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April 2011
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Japan - Supply Chain
Product Launches
What's New at InterMotive
Product Focus
From the Service Desk
Message from the President
Industry Articles/Links
Follow InterMotive on LinkedIn
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Japan / Supply Chain

How Japan Crisis May Affect U.S. Manufacturing

By Linda Schafer, CEO 

 

With the crisis in Japan still a top story in the international news, what does that mean for manufacturing businesses within the United States? According to Business Breaking News, leading economists have warned that the manufacturing supply chains will be disrupted.
  

 

Product Launches
By Marc Ellison
 
Marc EllisonTrade Shows and Product Launches in Full Swing

 

The Julian calendar may say it is only the beginning of April, but the trade show calendar suggests that we are much deeper in to 2012 and that the future looks good.
  
InterMotive just finished exhibiting at two of our biggest trade shows of the year - the NTEA Work Truck Show and the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) -
  
  
What's New at InterMotive

 

 InterMotive Welcomes New Sales Employee

 

Earlier this year InterMotive hired Sarah Durfee to become our new Inside Sales Person responsible for taking sales calls, processing orders, and  handling other sales and Sarah Durfeemarketing administrative functions. She has done a fantastic job of getting up to speed on our products and customers and her automotive parts sales experience has helped her to make a positive impact on our business within weeks of starting her new job. 

 

We are very glad to have Sarah on board and we know you will find her to be a valuable resource at InterMotive.  If you have a sales question or need to place an order, you can reach Sarah at sdurfee@intermotive.net or 800-969-6080 ext 30.

 

 

 

Product Focus
By Dick Collier 
 
Dick Collier

Eco-Star, anti-idle with auto Stop/Start

 

With fuel prices going through the roof, once again, Installing an Eco-Star makes more sense than ever before. Eco-Star does one simple thing; it turns off an idling engine when it doesn't need to be running. With the automatic "stop/start" feature of Eco-Star, the driver does not have to think about this product; everything is automatic.

 

Reason #1 to use Eco-Star - Save operational cost (fuel consumption)

Reason #2 to use Eco-Star - Save operational cost (fuel consumption)

Reason #3 to use Eco-Star - Save operational cost (fuel consumption)

 

OK, a little reduntant, but that's what Eco-Star can do for the transit operator. Side benefits are cleaner air, less wear & tear on the engine & doing the right thing for the ecology. Certainly all good reasons in themselves.

 

Best yet, if this is part of your State's specification, aquistion costs are extremely low and payback very quick.

 

Please take a look at the back of our Eco-Star brochure for some real-time facts, I think you will see the benefits of this product. 

 

 

From the Service Desk

By Debbie Cabrera

  

Debbie Cabrera
InterMotive provides an extended warranty for products that are registered through our online warranty

 

Instead of the standard 1 year from the purchase date, users will benefit from the 2 year, unlimited mileage starting from the installation date.

 

There is no cost to register and it only takes a few minutes to enter the information. Registration can be completed by the installer, dealer or end-user.

 

Go to our website: www.intermotive.net Click on Register Product and follow the instructions

 

Once completed, you will receive a confirmation email that the registration has been submitted. It's that easy and your customers will benefit from the additional warranty coverage on their InterMotive parts.

 

Please contact Debbie Cabrera for additional assistance

 

 

 

 

Message from the President

 By Greg Schafer

 

HCIO ModuleUpfitter Interface Module

 

We now offer a programmable, highly flexible yet very inexpensive, Upfitter Interface Module for Ford and G.M. chassis.  This device is based off of our extremely successful Highly Configurable Input/Output (HCIO) family of products that includes the Gateway High Idle/Lift Interlock, Engine Monitor/Shutdown and Seat Belt Monitor systems.

 

Read on... 

 

 

Industry Articles
 

Diesel leaps 14.3 cents to $3.716 a gallon; Gasoline spikes almost 20 cents to $3.383 

Diesel jumped 14.3 cents to $3.716 a gallon, its biggest gain in almost two years, while gasoline soared 19.4 cents to $3.383, the Department of Energy said. Diesel is at its highest level since October 2008 when it was in retreat from its record high of $4.764 a gallon, set on July 14, 2008. 
 
Read this Transport News Article

 

 

Compendium of Idling Regulations
 
This link provides an overview of anti-idle regulations across the country.  While it is not an official document or exhaustive, it is a very good quick-reference guide. 

 

InterMotive Related Products: Eco-Star & ITC Idle Timer Controllers

  

 

 

 

Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1949

by KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Ken Thomas, Associated Press - Fri Apr 1, 4:10am ET WASHINGTON - Highway deaths have plummeted to their lowest levels in more than 60 years, helped by more people wearing seatbelts, better safety equipment in cars and efforts to curb drunken driving.
Read this AP article

 

InterMotive Related Products: Speed Sentinel & Seat Belt Monitor Systems  

 

 

InterMotive on LinkedIn

InterMotive on LinkedIn

 

Sign up to "Follow InterMotive" and get a pocket knife perfect for your car road side emergency kit, tool box, or hunting / fishing equipment box - while supplies last.

 

To connect to InterMotive from your LinkedIn home page click on "Companies", type in "InterMotive", then click on "Follow Company".

 

  View our profile on LinkedIn

 

After adding InterMotive to your "Follow" list send Marc Ellison an e-mail at mellison@intermotive.net with your mailing address to claim your knife. 

 

 

If you are a member of LinkedIn, you can receive updates about InterMotive and our new products via this website for business professionals. 

  



 
InterMotive's email newsletter was created to provide our customers with an additional resourse for information on both our products as well as our company. Please let me know if there is more we can do to assist you.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Ford Cut-away
 
Dick Collier
InterMotive, Inc.