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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2018

Booster Expands Services to Fleets

Booster, a gas delivery service, announced that fuel delivery and tire care services are available for fleets in Texas and California.

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NewsApril 18, 2018

HUBB to Show Oil Filters at Fleet Trade Show

HUBB Filters will demonstrate its oil filter to fleet managers gathered at the NAFA 2018 Institute & Expo (I&E), April 23-27 in Anaheim, Calif.

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NewsApril 10, 2018

Icahn Selling Federal-Mogul to Tenneco

Icahn Enterprises L.P., the parent company of Icahn Automotive Group LLC, is selling auto parts maker Federal-Mogul LLC to Tenneco Inc. for $5.4 billion. Tenneco plans to split Federal-Mogul into two entities.

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NewsApril 9, 2018

GM Extends Warranties for More Than 281,000 Replacement Parts

General Motors Co. (GM) has extended the warranties of more than 281,000 Genuine GM and ACDelco replacement parts to 24 months and unlimited miles.

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NewsMarch 31, 2018

Fram Relaunches Website

Fram has relaunched Fram.com so its website is easy to navigate and responsive on mobile. The website's enhanced design introduces a series of helpful features and offers a superior experience for new and returning visitors, according to the filters provider.

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NewsMarch 22, 2018

Hino Recalls 2018-2019 Trucks for Valve Train Nuts

Hino Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. is recalling an estimated 45 2018 to 2019 trucks with engine codes NE8J, NJ8J, and NV8J because the screw lock nuts that secure the engine's valve train may not have been properly tightened during manufacturing, and could potentially loosen within the engine and damage it.

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NewsMarch 9, 2018

Rising Parts Costs Drive Vehicle Thefts

Thefts of vehicles in the U.S. rose again last year by more than 4%, according to preliminary 2017 crime data from the FBI. Many of the vehicles that are recovered are missing wheels and rims or other key parts.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 7, 2018

Valvoline Offers Oil for Natural Gas, Diesel, and Gasoline Engines

Valvoline says its new Premium Blue One Solution 9200 is the first engine oil approved for use in natural gas, diesel, and gasoline engines.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Mike AntichMarch 1, 2018

Higher Labor, Parts Drive Up Fleet Maintenance Costs

Although repair incidents were flat, other fleet-related maintenance expenses were up in calendar-year 2017, primarily in labor rates and parts prices. PM costs were up around 3%, while replacement tire costs increased 5-10%.

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Articlesby Mike AntichMarch 1, 2018

Replacement Tire Costs Increase 5-10%

For the past four years, tire costs have been stable. But, new cost pressures have emerged in 2017, due to higher prices for the commodities used to manufacture tires and the trend to larger diameter, more expensive tires.

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