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News & notes with its sister operations, Midwest Fuel Injection Service, in business since 1981 along with Diesel Service Center, which started in 2005. In addition to heavy duty truck parts, Action Truck Parts supplies parts for medium and light duty trucks and a complete line of tools and equipment. The company's customer base includes fleets, owner operators, municipalities, OEM dealerships and independent truck repair facilities. "Action Truck Parts provides VIPAR with a strong presence in the highly competitive Chicago market with the industry's leading brands," said Jim Pennig, vice president, business development, VIPAR Heavy Duty. "Action is a wellrespected heavy duty distributor that continues to grow by being innovative in their product offerings, while also researching new opportunities to enhance their current business structure. We are excited to come alongside them to help accelerate their growth." Nick Seidel stated, "Joining VIPAR Heavy Duty provides us with another key opportunity to give our customers the best value in truck parts. We are also excited about the chance to grow along with the VIPAR Heavy Duty network." U.S. EPA's SmartWay® Transport Partnership as a low rolling resistance drive tire for class 8, line-haul tractor trailers. EPA has determined that certain tire models can reduce NOx emissions and fuel use by 3 percent or more, relative to the best selling new tires for line haul class 8 tractor trailers, according to the SmartWay Transport Partnership website. This tire is now the 20th in a line of Continental new and retreaded truck tire products that are currently listed as verified by SmartWay. Conti Hybrid HD3 is a third-generation longhaul highway drive tire, named because it allows drivers to operate in the combined highway and regional application with an excellent combination of long mileage, traction and fuel saving characteristics. With advanced tread cap compounding, a self-stabilizing ribblock pattern, and minimized tread deformation from a stiff shoulder, drivers can expect the Conti Hybrid HD3 to have more than 10 For more information on Action Truck Parts, phone 815-306-6000 or visit www.actiontrkparts.com. For more information on VIPAR Heavy Duty, visit www.vipar.com or e-mail: info@vipar.com. Conti's Hybrid Application Drive Tire SmartWay Verified Continental Tire the Americas, LLC's Commercial Vehicle Tire business unit ("Continental") today announced that its hybrid application drive tire for commercial trucks, the Conti Hybrid HD3, is verified by the / Owner operator/ october 2013 / / 44 OO 1013 newsandnotes.indd 3 9/6/13 2:04 PM