Archive for the ‘Car Maintenance’ Category
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Most restaurants have a preventive-maintenance program, but it is very different from a predictive-maintenance plan.
Predictive maintenance was a concept launched by the airline industry in the 1970s to isolate potential breakdowns, initiate corrective action for a system's life extension, and eliminate the need for reactive maintenance and production interference. ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
The ARIA-CCC partnership will build on the more than 30-year heritage of the Council and its credibility among consumer media and recognition by the motoring public and the industry. In its new role as the brand and information source for the "Be Car Care Aware" industry campaign, the Car Care ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Salt Lake County's fleet headquarters often resemble a makeshift used-car lot with roughly 400 vehicles lined up that are either for sale or recently purchased by the county.
That switch from fleet management to car market has county leaders looking to ax the fleet's method of reselling cars an average ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
There are more than 150 million passenger cars and light trucks in this country, and 75 percent of their owners pump their own gas. "That's frightening," says Donald Midgley, president of the Car Care Council, "because it means owners are just filling the gas tank and not performing any ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Salt Lake County's fleet headquarters often resemble a makeshift used-car lot with roughly 400 vehicles lined up that are either for sale or recently purchased by the county.
That switch from fleet management to car market has county leaders looking to ax the fleet's method of reselling cars an average ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
AS the weather heats up, travelers and vacationers will surely take to the open road to enjoy some fun in the sun. But before packing up the car for that long road trip, beach outing, or a possible overnight drive to the nearest nature preserve, owners should tune up their ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Gene, 47, was walking onto a covered display area at a ear dealership when she slipped on accumulated ice on the deck and fell. Gene suffered a fractured shoulder, incurring medical expenses of about $34,800. She is expected to need shoulder replacement surgery in the future. Her future medical expenses ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
"In much of the past ten years, 'peak' was rather predictable, from October to perhaps early December. That gradually began to move to an earlier period, so now 'peak' looks more like a parabola starting in the late spring than a sudden spike in the fall. That being the case, ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
YOU have seen it countless times--stalled cars and their frustrated owners. It's just one of the signs that winter is in full effect, and every year it amazingly takes people by surprise. But you can make sure your car is not among the casualties. The following are tips to help ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
GETTING the car ready for winter now can save you a lot of headaches and money later. So while you are changing your wardrobe, and making other personal and business adjustments, you should take time to winterize your car.
Check The Battery
The same battery that started the car with ease during ...
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