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SDMO Gear Launches New Site for Products

By SDMO Gear, LLC In September, SDMO Gear, LLC announced the launch of its new online store offering fresh designs in Slow Down Move Over-branded items to consumers. SDMO Gear is dedicated to generating public awareness of the dangers emergency responders and others face on the nation’s roadways and to educating motorists about the existence…

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Dynamic’s New Python Unit

Dynamic Towing Equipment & Manufacturing Inc. has introduced the new Python unit with power and negative tilt. The 5,000-lb. fully-extended wheel-lift has 25 degrees of negative and power tilt with a reach of 82 inches from the tailboard and an 8,000-lb. tow rating. The Python makes it easier to recover vehicles down a driveways or…

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Urgently Launches Collision Logistics Management™ for Insurers and Customers

Global mobility and roadside assistance platform Urgently has introduced Collision Logistics Management™ designed to provide a more efficient, transparent and cost-saving alternative to existing accident scene and secondary towing processes, and a better overall experience for insurers and their policyholders. Urgently Collision Logistics Management leverages advanced technology with collision protocols to improve transparency and efficiency…

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Rand McNally Releases Updated Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas Line

Updated editions of the Rand McNally’s Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas are now available. The 2020 edition of the atlas are available in paperback and a version with laminated pages and a spiral binding. The atlases are available at travel centers,bookstores, e-commerce stores and at https://store.randmcnally.com Although technological innovation in the commercial transportation sector continues at a meteoric…

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Safety4Her High-Visibility Clothing for Women

Safety4Her was founded in response to a lack of safe, comfortable, durable and fashionable clothing items for women in the towing industry. They offer practical designs for women who work in towing, construction, emergency response and other industries that demand hard work and physical agility — and to be seen day and night. Safety4Her offers…

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Tow Buddy for Towing Bobtail Trucks

The Tow Buddy is a heavy-duty wrecker fifth-wheel hitch with a kingpin. It can be easily mounted on the wrecker’s wheel-lift crossbar in less than a minute. Simply back the wrecker up with the Tow Buddy’s kingpin into the fifth wheel of a bobtail truck and the rear end of the truck can be lifted.…

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Detroit Connect Platform Integrates First Telematics Service Provider

Detroit™ Connect, Daimler Trucks North America’s suite of connected vehicle services has announced that third party telematics service providers can now be integrated into the Detroit Connect platform. The proprietary Detroit Connect platform, exclusive to the Freightliner® new Cascadia®, was designed to allow the services of third party providers to be supported via the platform, providing…

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Kenworth To Offer Remote Diagnostics Option for Medium-Duty Trucks

Kenworth is adding the TruckTech+® Remote Diagnostics system as an option for its medium duty conventional trucks. Fleets and truck operators buying new Kenworth T270, T370, T440 and T470 models equipped with the 6.7-liter PACCAR PX-7 engine, 8.9-liter PACCAR PX-9 engine, or Cummins Westport L9N natural gas engine will be able to order Kenworth TruckTech+®…

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Towing Industry Video Camera Systems

Dynamic Manufacturing and Spin Fleet Solutions have partnered to make live-view video technology available in the towing industry. Spin Fleet’s HD dash camera systems encourage safer driving, reduced faults, reduced costs and increased efficiency. Spin Fleet works with fleets and insurers to identify, record and report key driving information in real time. Spinfleet’s GPS tracking cameras…

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Peterbilt Showcases Powertrain, New Exterior Options at TMC

Peterbilt, a PACCAR Company (NASDAQ: PCAR) showcased its on-highway Model 579 featuring new exterior options and the proprietary PACCAR Powertrain at the American Trucking Associations Technology Maintenance Council (TMC) 2019 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. On display were two Model 579s equipped with the advanced PACCAR Powertrain, Peterbilt’s most fuel-efficient option. One of the trucks…

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