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1. get smart. standing levels of quality, reliability Information Officer Jeff Murphy. “To
Utilize technology. The right equip- and uptime of the ProStar with the keep up with the ever-changing culture
ment will provide cash and movement MaxxForce 13-liter SCR engine and the of today’s world, providing this app was
reports so you can stay on top of your Cummins ISX15. ProStar is the best- the next logical step. Our customers
business with real-time updates on selling heavy truck in Arkansas! will now have an easy tool to access
maintenance issues and driver perfor- To learn more about the ProStar MHC’s full array of services and loca-
mance. Technology is one area where you powered by the refined MaxxForce tions, right at their fingertips.”
don’t want to save a buck. 13 liter SCR engine or the Cummins Also available for iPhone, both apps
2. get tough. ISX15, call one of one of our Diamond are available for download at www.
Institute a fuel program and moni- International locations in Arkansas: mhctruck.com/MobileApp.
tor it. Carriers should contact fuel ven- North Little Rock (800-844-4388),
dors regularly and negotiate the best Lowell (800-477-7436), Pine Bluff (800- loSS of USe, do yoU
prices possible. Track transactions to 844-4685), and Russellville (800-748- RecoVeR IT?
measure the results and make sure driv- 9288). Diamond International offers a
ers are fueling at stops in the network. Higher Standard of Value with industry-
3 get clean. leading products and unparalleled cus-
Make sure you aren’t wasting miles tomer service. For more information,
or keeping equipment you don’t need. visit www.diamondtrucks.com. Be a fan
Review your rates and your lanes in of Diamond International at www.face- Not surprisingly, the answer to this
detail so you know where your trucks are book.com/diamondtrucks. question usually goes like this, “some-
going. times, but not as much as we should be.”
Jeff Lovelady is a senior partner and mHc aNdRoId app ReleaSed SDI’s legal department has
an expert analyst on accounting strate- researched and stays up-to-date with
gies specific to the trucking industry at loss of use case law and statutes in all
Bell & Company in North Little Rock, 50 states.
Ark. The firm provides expert accounting An excellent example of this is
and financial advice to over 40 south- the PurCo v. Koenig case, a Colorado
eastern trucking and logistics companies Supreme Court decision. The ruling
with a combined revenue of almost $650 in this case is the most recent decision
million annually. Contact him at pertaining to loss of use for vehicles in
jeff.lovelady@bellandcompany.net. a commercial setting, and although it
comes from Colorado, it can be used to
IT’S a NeW day! argue loss of use rights everywhere.
®
The International ProStar is now It says, in part, that “loss of use
®
available with a full portfolio of SCR- damages in a commercial setting may
based engines, including International’s be measured either by actual lost profits
proprietary MaxxForce® 13 and or by reasonable rental value.” It also
Cummins ISX15. The MaxxForce MHC has released a locations and outlines the fact that loss of use is an
13-Liter engine with the proven services directory application, available “intrinsic” loss associated with physi-
Cummins SCR aftertreatment system now for download from the Google Play cal damage and goes on to say that the
has received certification from the U.S. store for Android. premise wherein an owner could not
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The intuitive, user-friendly appli- recover loss of use because they had
and California Air Resources Board cation allows customers to quickly another vehicle sitting idle was “unten-
(CARB). find the closest MHC location to their able.” The words “intrinsic” and “unten-
Navistar introduced its first SCR- current location or final destination. able” are powerful negotiating tools.
based commercial trucks for the U.S. An interactive map of locations across Sometimes it takes an expert to
and Canadian markets in 2012 with the country is also accessible. Listings maximize results. Our management
the International® ProStar® with the include contact information, hours of team has overseen the recovery of more
Cummins ISX15 engine. The remain- operation and available services of each than $30,000,000 of loss of use and
ing line-up of International heavy-duty MHC location. diminished value. That is why our cli-
truck models will transition to SCR- “Our customers are very tech-savvy ents call us the “loss of use experts.”
based clean engine technology in the and utilize all of the latest innovations
coming months. to manage their business processes,”
Customers rave about the out- said Murphy-Hoffman Company Chief

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