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Medium-duty repair support
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itchell 1, a Snapon Company, has recently debuted Medium-Truck.net, a complete web-based service and repair information product covering Class 4-7 medium-duty straight trucks built from 1990 to the present. Mitchell 1’s companion product, Tractor-Trailer.net, supports the maintenance of Class 7-8 tractors and trailers. Medium-Truck.net provides 24/7 online access to A web-based support center speeds the repair process. real-world service information for medium-duty are automatically updated The site has thousands vehicle operators and ser- on a monthly basis so sub- of detailed color wiring vice and repair shops, the scribers know they have diagrams to help solve same type of information the most current service complex electrical probthat is available for heavy- and repair information lems. CircuitSelect allows duty operators through available to diagnose and the user to easily trace, Tractor-Trailer.net. Both fix vehicles quickly and highlight, isolate and hide Internet-based products correctly, said Mitchell 1. individual wiring circuits
Simplify parts management
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ntended to automate parts management and simplify maintenance data keeping, the next release of Dossier maintenance software will integrate with NAPA’s parts inventory management system. The data exchange between the two systems will automatically populate Dossier’s database with full details on all parts consumed by a fleet, including part numbers, VMRS codes and cost,
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according to developer Arsenault Assocs. It also assigns data to corresponding repair orders, freeing shop technicians from data entry. Data flow in the other direction will automatically assign Dossier repair order numbers to NAPA’s purchase orders, speeding up the ordering process, the company says. The integration was rolled out with Dossier 5.1. www.arsenault.biz
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using different colored highlights. Service information is enhanced with full-color photos that provide a real-world view of vehicle components and assemblies. Medium-Truck.net is easy to learn and use, said Mitchell 1. Technicians simply navigate through the program after they log in to find all the information required to fix a particular vehicle. By entering the vehicle VIN number, the program automatically populates the year/make/ model for rapid vehicle selection. Diagnosis and repair are made correctly the first time, said the company, thus quickly putting the vehicle back in service. www.mitchell1.com
Software tightens controls
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u M I can now restrict access to various reports and features based on levels of user responsibility. The module allows companies to assign up to five levels of access to users, customers, carriers, locations, drivers, tractors and trailers. For example, brokers
ity while restricting agent access to their assigned orders and movements, the company said. The responsibility access feature can be set to limit users to a specific menu option or to restrict user access to orders and movements. www.mcleodsoftware.com
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