Monday, March 17, 2008

Getting A Truck Permit Online?

A lot of truck Permit Service providers have setup their shops on the Internet. With the easy availability of wireless internet connectivity Truck Service Providers have setup websites offering all kinds of relevant services as are required by truck operators for obtaining truck permits.

From submitting application to the applicable truck permit issuing authorities the truck permit service providers provide their personalized service till the time the permit is handed over to the truck driver. For this purpose that truck operators are required to have a running account with the service provider, be it route wise, or monthly or annual. The kind of contract is dependent upon the type of service required. Truck Permit service providers having national foot print are at an obvious advantage over other providers who only provide local service. Most of the truck permit service providers operate nationally and have office across the country.

A simple search in Google for the term “truck permit service” would throw up a huge list of service providers who are available on the internet providing for such services. However, the quality of service of these providers cannot be judged by their websites. So before signing any contract with any of these service providers it is essential that the truck operators do a background check with their co-operators who might have experience of dealing with a particular web based service provider. A quick check with the local truck permit issuing authority or agency may also give preliminary information as to the operation of the web – based service provider in the local area. However, more information about the service providers may be available with the local office of the truck operators association or similar body.

Most such service providers require the operators to deposit a certain sum of money with them as a security deposit or membership fees. Recurring charges are regularly billed upon the operators for payment. Its is prudent that before paying the service provider the operator must satisfy itself about the bonafide of the service provider. A bank reference may be asked for or a list of clients can be asked for cross verification of credentials.

Once satisfied with the credentials of the service provider the truck operator can sign a contract with the service provider and then let the service provider handle all matters of issuing of a truck permit.


Saturday, March 15, 2008

Mobile Auto Detailing and Truck Washing Combination Businesses

perhaps you have considered what to do in the Winter Time where you live when it is downpouring rain or totally covered in snow. It is rather hard to detail cars in the snow and no one wants a car wash if God is doing it for free or if you are just going to spray snow off the car and turn it to ice. After all the last thing a property management company wants to see is a portable ice maker in their parking lot and people slip sliding away to the local slip and fall lawyer with paper work in hand for the courthouse the next day, that is for sure.

Recently a gentleman told me; I know a few dozen Landscape companies that have trucks, equipment and for a small fee, they are out on the road with clean trucks and making a good impression. I also know of two general contractors that have their trucks detailed at least once a year if not more. I can see the slow time would be the winter, but we do have a large garage that we can work out of if there are clients that need these services in the winter months.

Yes, these types of small businesses have lots of vehicles they make Excellent customers too. Fleet truck washing can definitely help an auto detailing or car washing business get thru the Winter Months and stay business and this makes a lot of sense. Contractors and Landscape business all need to keep their trucks clean, good points all of them. Well then, perhaps you should consider this in 2006?


Net-Centric Systems to Guide Trucks

Perhaps you have heard about the Future of Net-Centric Automobiles? The car's systems will all work together like a Company Office and its computer system. Even better all these four-wheeled net-centric systems will have a system like the wireless Internet and they will communicate with each other and the Smart-Highways of the Future.

This means no car can ever crash into another car, because the other car will be talking to it at all times giving its changing coordinates. How is this possible you ask? Well each car will be using the same systems and satellites with the same information. Sounds to Sci Fi for you? Well that is okay, because in a way it is really, as this is some ways off in the future.

Although once these systems are in place and working well fewer people will be killed in auto-accidents and that is a very good thing. Losing 40,000 people per year to accidents is a horrific thing indeed.

Of course many Modern Trucks are already on their way to doing some of this. The Truck's digital nervous system is already in constant contact with all its components. The Truck itself may be in constant contact with the satellite and the dispatch office.

The Truck's Transponder talks with the computer system at the truck Scale, Toll-ways and at Border Checkpoints. Soon more and more roads will also contact the truck for warnings and traffic alerts. So all that is really left is simply allowing them to talk together with all the other cars and that is the net-centric vehicle vision of the future and it will save lives.


Friday, March 14, 2008

Mobile Auto Detailing and Truck Washing Combination Businesses

If you own a mobile car wash or auto detailing business then perhaps you have considered what to do in the Winter Time where you live when it is downpouring rain or totally covered in snow. It is rather hard to detail cars in the snow and no one wants a car wash if God is doing it for free or if you are just going to spray snow off the car and turn it to ice. After all the last thing a property management company wants to see is a portable ice maker in their parking lot and people slip sliding away to the local slip and fall lawyer with paper work in hand for the courthouse the next day, that is for sure.

Recently a gentleman told me; I know a few dozen Landscape companies that have trucks, equipment and for a small fee, they are out on the road with clean trucks and making a good impression. I also know of two general contractors that have their trucks detailed at least once a year if not more. I can see the slow time would be the winter, but we do have a large garage that we can work out of if there are clients that need these services in the winter months.

Yes, these types of small businesses have lots of vehicles they make Excellent customers too. Fleet truck washing can definitely help an auto detailing or car washing business get thru the Winter Months and stay business and this makes a lot of sense. Contractors and Landscape business all need to keep their trucks clean, good points all of them. Well then, perhaps you should consider this in 2006?


Thursday, March 13, 2008

Mobile Auto Detailing and Truck Washing Combination Businesses

If you own a mobile car wash or auto detailing business then perhaps you have considered what to do in the Winter Time where you live when it is downpouring rain or totally covered in snow. It is rather hard to detail cars in the snow and no one wants a car wash if God is doing it for free or if you are just going to spray snow off the car and turn it to ice. After all the last thing a property management company wants to see is a portable ice maker in their parking lot and people slip sliding away to the local slip and fall lawyer with paper work in hand for the courthouse the next day, that is for sure.

Recently a gentleman told me; I know a few dozen Landscape companies that have trucks, equipment and for a small fee, they are out on the road with clean trucks and making a good impression. I also know of two general contractors that have their trucks detailed at least once a year if not more. I can see the slow time would be the winter, but we do have a large garage that we can work out of if there are clients that need these services in the winter months.

Yes, these types of small businesses have lots of vehicles they make Excellent customers too. Fleet truck washing can definitely help an auto detailing or car washing business get thru the Winter Months and stay business and this makes a lot of sense. Contractors and Landscape business all need to keep their trucks clean, good points all of them. Well then, perhaps you should consider this in 2006?


Net-Centric Systems to Guide Trucks

Perhaps you have heard about the Future of Net-Centric Automobiles? The car's systems will all work together like a Company Office and its computer system. Even better all these four-wheeled net-centric systems will have a system like the wireless Internet and they will communicate with each other and the Smart-Highways of the Future.

This means no car can ever crash into another car, because the other car will be talking to it at all times giving its changing coordinates. How is this possible you ask? Well each car will be using the same systems and satellites with the same information. Sounds to Sci Fi for you? Well that is okay, because in a way it is really, as this is some ways off in the future.

Although once these systems are in place and working well fewer people will be killed in auto-accidents and that is a very good thing. Losing 40,000 people per year to accidents is a horrific thing indeed.

Of course many Modern Trucks are already on their way to doing some of this. The Truck's digital nervous system is already in constant contact with all its components. The Truck itself may be in constant contact with the satellite and the dispatch office.

The Truck's Transponder talks with the computer system at the truck Scale, Toll-ways and at Border Checkpoints. Soon more and more roads will also contact the truck for warnings and traffic alerts. So all that is really left is simply allowing them to talk together with all the other cars and that is the net-centric vehicle vision of the future and it will save lives.


Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Different Types of Car Speakers - Coaxial Speakers, Component System, And Cone Material

There are different types of speakers out on the market today. Finding out what you exactly need may save you some money, but more significantly, improve the sound system of your car. Read on to learn more about the different types of car speakers available to you!

Coaxial Speakers

This type of speakers is the most common. Factory installed audio system usually install at least two pairs of this type in new vehicles. It's basically a midrange cone woofer with at least one tweeter mounted right on top of it. The result is a low to midrange sound reproduction from the midwoofer, as well as having high frequency reproduction from the tweeter.

Older cars usually only have the midwoofer without the tweeter attached to it. As car makers realize the significance of car audio within the last couple of decades, they improved factory-installed systems with coaxial speakers. Don't be fooled by car makers today who say their car features a 6-piece speaker system because the four speakers are generally midrange woofers, with speakers 5 and 6 being simply detached tweeters. Unless it is configured as a component system (explained below), comes with a factory-installed amplifier or subwoofer, you could not call that 6-piece system premium audio; and therefore you should not pay extra for something you would otherwise already have.

Additionally, coaxial speakers are normally described as 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, etc. speakers. Simplistically speaking, a two-way is one woofer with one tweeter attached to it. A 3-way adds another tweeter, and so on and so forth. You may ask why is it that it even needs a tweeter and to that I will explain.

A typical non-tweeter speaker will pick up around 15-10000 Hz (remember low frequency means more bass). Regular source units like CD players put out a full range sound, like everyday noise that you hear from 20-20000 Hz. Without tweeters, your system will attempt to reproduce that missing 10000 Hz with something it physically can't do. The result would be not only a missing high-frequency sound but also additional distortion or degradation to the overall sound quality of your system.

Tweeters allow your system to reproduce the otherwise impossible sound, giving you a much clearer and defined sound quality. Any additional tweeter adds more detail to the sound as it hones in on a particular range.

Component Speaker System

A component system typically includes midrange woofers, separate tweeters, and crossover filter networks. What is explained above concerning midwoofers and tweeters apply the same as component systems. The only difference, as you may have noticed, is the separate tweeters. It would function the same exact way as the coaxially mounted tweeters, except for the crossover filter networks.

These filters improve sound quality significantly by channeling only audio signals the different components could physically handle. For instance it would channel only high-frequency signals (10000-20000 Hz) to the tweeters and the lower frequencies (25-10000 Hz) to the midwoofers. The result is an even better sound quality because each component is not given signals that they could not physically reproduce.

Component systems tend to be significantly more pricey but with much improved sound reproduction. Additionally, you generally will not find 3 or more way component systems because it is unnecessary, thanks to the filter. This is why I said that factory installed audio systems would only be premium if a crossover network is present.

Cone and Surround Material

The material of the woofer or the tweeter plays a significant role primarily in their longevity. Sound quality is only as good as the entire construction (i.e. voice coil type, magnet size, etc.). Though denser cones (Kevlar, glass fiber, polypropylene) tend to produce better sound quality than thinner materials (cloth, paper), understand that it takes the whole construction to produce great sound so don't dismiss a set of speakers just because it has thinner cone material. Heavier or denser cone materials last longer, especially helpful with constant high-power outputs.

Just like cone material, surround material plays a significant role in the longevity of your speakers as well. In its most simple explanation, a cone must move up and down as it produces sound. Think of your speaker as a trampoline, with the center elastic material of the cone and the springs on the edges as your surround. The surround must be tough and be able to stretch a little bit. Once again, denser material would do much better as thinner material tend to fray and degrade over time. Most lower-end car audio speakers have foam as the surround material, but these tend to harden and crack after temperature changes-which occurs in your car in the summer and winter with heater or air conditioning (especially under direct sunlight).


Car Speakers - For All That Jazz And Groove, On The Move

Music enthusiasts love it all! Be it rock, jazz, soul, mettle, groove, classic etc. The music aficionados make it a point to not let the music detach from their lives. Almost everyone has a flair for music but the passion can range from listening to singing. World over, people love to carry their music with themselves. It can be in the form of I-pods, USB music players or even your car audio system. When it comes to audio, the system is not complete without high quality speakers.

The speakers come in variety of shapes, sizes and performance levels. The discretion is all about your choice, money, facilities and pleasure. The performance of audio is accentuated by good car speakers. The music aficionados can find speakers online. You will come across several renowned companies. Dabbling on the internet will leave you with wide choices. The car speakers must be judged on quality parameters, which ensure enhanced music performance output. Moreover, the speakers you are going for must be genuine and tagged with warranty.

Good quality car speakers become a priced accessory for your car. They are the voice of your car audio system and must not be compromised. One can experience exhilarating music when the audio system is a combination of most advanced technology car speakers and stereo. The use of woofers and bass tube is also popular among the music buffs. Analyse your music need and the level of output you are looking for and then make a sensible choice about speakers.

According to your personal choices, your car can be accessorised with two to four car speakers. The audio is all about enjoying the drive with choicest of music soothing your ears. When the music is inseparable for you then go for good quality speakers for the pleasure of long drives across the serene pastures.


Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Tough Guys Love Chevy Trucks

Chevy brandished its trucks under the marketing tag 'A Legacy Built on Dependability'. For the 2008 model year, three distinctly outstanding models were introduced in the market. Silverado, Avalanche and Colorado are simply the best in their own class.

Tough guys want their trucks to be durable enough to stand the country dirt roads. Silverado's rock-solid body is a favorite choice. Owners bragged that this truck model can outlive them and would even fit as their son's inheritance. Power and driving comfort adds up to the excellent features of this Chevy truck. Silverado's extremely powerful 6.6L V8 Turbo diesel engine matched with a six-speed automatic transmission can hurdle long dirt road and highway trips with ease. Its versatile passenger cab with a rear door capable of opening at 170-degrees takes care of easy cargo handling.

For guys who love sporty vehicles but still prefers the power and carrying capacity of a truck, the Avalanche is their preferred model. It is endowed with an innovative midgate system that allows the extension of the pick-up bed in the back seat area. When the midgate is folded down, it converts the pick-up's rear bed as a comfortable sleeping quarter. This is why the Avalanche is an outdoor-lover's favorite. Two sleeping bags nicely fit in this 'convertible' truck, so mountaineers do not need to pitch a base camp tent when the Avalanche joins the trek.

Economy conscious fellows would love a truck who can offer the same hardworking performance. The Colorado is Chevy's mid-sized truck powered by a smaller 3.5L I5 engine. As a model co-developed with the Japanese manufacturer Isuzu, this pick-up truck has all the much sought after features such as durability, flexibility, comfort and power all rolled into one.

Mindful that trucks usually haul cargo in long trips, entertainment and information connectivity are two important considerations. All 2008 model Chevy trucks are equipped with CD and MP3 capable entertainment package and state-of-the-art Radio Data System compatible radio. The Avalanche went beyond this by integrating a Navigation Radio.

General Motor's patented Active Fuel Management technology is also common to all new models of Chevy trucks. This revolutionary technology installed the engine's capability to shift between eight cylinder full power and fuel-saving four cylinder mode. This process is fully automated and electronically controlled.

Some models are adapted to E85 ethanol-blended fuel as an expression of Chevy's commitment to alternative energy utilization and development. Ethanol burns more efficiently that fossil-fuel based gasoline and thus, minimizing carbon gas emission in the atmosphere. True to its commitment to the American Revolution, Chevy is contributing in the global initiative to reverse the trend of climate change.

You have all the reasons to be a proud owner of a Chevy truck. Dress up your key with a Chevy Truck Keychain. Remember, that little rod gives you access to all the wonderful goodness stored in your Chevy. Your key is the lucky charm capable of activating all the powers of the greatest truck in the planet.

Net-Centric Systems to Guide Trucks

Perhaps you have heard about the Future of Net-Centric Automobiles? The car's systems will all work together like a Company Office and its computer system. Even better all these four-wheeled net-centric systems will have a system like the wireless Internet and they will communicate with each other and the Smart-Highways of the Future.

This means no car can ever crash into another car, because the other car will be talking to it at all times giving its changing coordinates. How is this possible you ask? Well each car will be using the same systems and satellites with the same information. Sounds to Sci Fi for you? Well that is okay, because in a way it is really, as this is some ways off in the future.

Although once these systems are in place and working well fewer people will be killed in auto-accidents and that is a very good thing. Losing 40,000 people per year to accidents is a horrific thing indeed.

Of course many Modern Trucks are already on their way to doing some of this. The Truck's digital nervous system is already in constant contact with all its components. The Truck itself may be in constant contact with the satellite and the dispatch office.

The Truck's Transponder talks with the computer system at the truck Scale, Toll-ways and at Border Checkpoints. Soon more and more roads will also contact the truck for warnings and traffic alerts. So all that is really left is simply allowing them to talk together with all the other cars and that is the net-centric vehicle vision of the future and it will save lives.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Popular Jeep Parts And Accessories Easier To Find, Easier To Buy

Jeeps have been part of automobile Americana ever since the first Jeep rolled off the American assembly line. Jeeps are rugged vehicles, but every now and again they have to be refitted or have their parts and accessories customized to meet the growing demands of off-road driving. Whether it is for aesthetic purposes or for repair the most popular Jeep parts and accessories can be found easier and faster than in decades past. No longer do you have to go to the junkyard or make back door deals with Jeep part dealers. The Internet will allow you to pick out the most popular Jeep parts and accessories that you can imagine and have them delivered to your front door.

With the proper use of key words, you can find Jeep parts and accessories available online without the hassle of talking to auto parts clerks who have no idea what a Jeep is nor the conception of what Jeep part you need for your particular make and model. From Jeep bumpers to sidesteps, you can find what you need with the click of a mouse and be able to purchase popular Jeep parts and accessories without leaving the comfort of your home. You can wait for your new lift kit or skid plate and have them delivered to your front door.

Not only are these parts top-of-the-line, they come from the most popular Jeep parts and accessories manufacturers in the world. Name brand Jeep product manufacturers like Bestop Products, Warrior, and Rugged Ridge are available to meet your popular Jeep parts and accessories needs with better service and with Jeep parts that are less expensive than you would find in a brick-and-mortar auto parts store. Some sites online even offer free shipping and reduce costs for multiple orders. You can be sure of the quality and the service when you buy popular Jeep parts and accessories from these popular manufacturers and their online affiliates.

Whether you are looking for air filters and air systems or wanting to modify your Jeep with stainless steel accessories, the options are endless because there is a plethora of popular Jeep parts and accessories available from online vendors. You can surf these sites and find that winch or body component that will make your Jeep unique or you can find the parts that you need that will make your Jeep run better and faster than it ever has before.

If you own a Jeep you know that Jeep owners are a special breed, that need top-quality parts and accessories that will not only bring out the individuality of the Jeep, but also will reflect the personality of the owner. Whether you live in a small town or in a large city you can't beat shopping for popular Jeep parts and accessories online instead of going to brick-and-mortar auto parts stores and take a chance of being overcharged and under serviced. So bring your Jeep back to life and at the same time, have it looking good and running great and shop for your popular Jeep parts and accessories online to save both time and money.

Diesel Engine Problems - Heating And Starting A Diesel Engine Easily

The main problem with a diesel engine is - getting it to start. The problem is compounded if
a. The engine happens to be an indirect injection model
b. The temperature is near or below freezing point
c. The engine is to be started with fuel other than diesel.

To overcome this problem most diesel engine vehicle manufacturers provide an engine heating system and/or a provision to start the engine with ether or petrol and then change over to diesel. Electric heating systems can be auto or manual. Electrical heating of the diesel engine is done in several ways. Two of the most commonly used systems are heating the chamber with glow plugs and heating the intake air with an electric air heater placed in the intake manifold.

In a manual heating system, a push button is pressed to make the dashboard mounted glow indicator to show the amount and duration of glow being transmitted to the chambers through a series of glow plugs. The advantage of this system is that there is no complicated electronic glow control system. However the disadvantage is that you try and heat on a hunch. If the button is kept pressed for a longer time than necessary, the battery will get drained and the life of the glow plugs will get reduced.

In an automatic engine heating system through glow plugs, the heating is started automatically as soon as the ignition switch is turned on. The CPU controller (timer) either senses the actual temperature of the engine through a sensor mounted on the engine block or in the cooling water jacket, or it senses indirectly with an internal device in the controller (timer). On the basis of the `feed back' of the sensor, the controller (timer) automatically determines the amount of heat duration to be given to the glow plugs. At the end of the required heating cycle the controller gets automatically switched off and indicates that pre-heating is over and the engine is ready for starting. The controller waits for the next starting of the engine. The advantage of this system is that the operation is fully automatic whenever the engine is started and heating cycle automatically operates as per the required time. This conserves battery power and increases the life of glow plugs. Further it eliminates `white smoke' which causes harmful air pollution. This kind of automatic system is more advantageous than intake air heating system, which can not pre-heat the chambers causing heating inefficiency. The air heater is also far more costly than glow plugs and replacement is difficult. It also consumes more energy than direct heating through glow plugs.

Most manufacturers of indirect or direct injection diesel engines are incorporating automatic engine heating systems of 12 or 24 Volt glow plugs but some are also using a quick glow system through 5.6V or 9 V systems for quick glow of glow plugs. With the quick glow system the controller becomes more complicated and expensive. Therefore the standard has become a normal heating time of around 7/8 Sec. at 20 Deg. C. The time-heat curve has been calibrated in the controller to vary the heating time automatically as per the engine temperature. In other words the heating time will get reduced to a second when the engine is in hot condition whereas the time will extend to as long as 30 Sec when starting conditions are extremely cold.

Additionally, for extremely cold climates, manufacturers are providing simultaneous heating during cranking after pre-heat period is over and again post heating time after the diesel engine has started. This simultaneous & post heating eliminates the emission of `white smoke' due to nil or partial combustion of the fuel, in extreme cold climates. However to retain the prospect of future parts sales, manufacturers do not allow interchangeability of the heating systems between different vehicles. This escalates prices and often local technicians do not know how to check, replace and calibrate these systems.

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