The Maintenance Association of the Granite State (MAGS) is an organization dedicated to the education of vehicle maintenance personnel, whether they are technicians, parts professionals or managers.
We meet regularly for education and networking with others in our chosen field.
Monthly meeting locations are listed both in the newsletter and on this web site. While commonly held in Concord or Manchester, they are sometimes held at members' locations.
The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held at 5:30 pm, June 6th at Gilbert Driveline in Manchester, NH.
May General Meeting
Our sincere thanks go out to Bruce Gilbert of Gilbert Driveline, Manchester, NH for providing the both the location and the informative presentation on Driveline Service from components to procedures. We appreciate Bruce's efforts on behalf of MAGS and his ongoing support.
MEAL RESERVATIONS
The social hour will be from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The meal starts at 7:00 PM with the presentation starting at about 7:30 PM. For the June 13th Meeting, Liberty International has graciously offered to provide the meal. You do not have to be a MAGS member to attend. You do not have to purchase a meal to attend.
Please make your reservations no later than June 6th by calling 1-877-525-3581 or by e-mailing wpeasley@comcast.net
Please note: Return calls confirming meal reservations can not be accommodated.
MAGS - Welcome
Next Meeting - Wednesday June 13th, 2012
NH DOT Inspection Presentation:
Liberty International Trucks - Barrington, NH
One of the most interesting and highly attended seminars, the NH DOT Truck Inspection, will be held at Liberty International in Barrington New Hampshire on Wednesday June 13th. The speaker for June's meeting will Trooper Carl Huddleston from the State of New Hampshire, Department of Safety. Trooper Huddleston's presentations are always highly informative.
A mock NH DOT Roadside Inspection of a truck will be performed. Bring your questions about DOT roadside inspections, compliance reviews, drug and alcohol testing, financial responsibility, CDL licensing, DOT-training requirements, rules of the road for commercial vehicle operations, parts and accessories for safe operation, cargo securement, hours of service for drivers, vehicle inspection, repair and maintenance and hazardous materials transportation. A brief period for specific questions on your individual fleets will be available as time allows. As time is short, we ask that all questions be relevant to the subject matter.
Liberty International Trucks - A Brief History
On November 1, 2000 Liberty International Trucks Inc. gave way to Liberty International Trucks of New Hampshire, LLC. Mark Nicholas, a 26-year employee with International Harvester Company, Navistar and finally International Truck & Engine Corp., became the Manager/Owner. Virtually every operating aspect of the old Corporation continued with the new venture, including all employees.
Liberty International Trucks of New Hampshire, LLC not only represents International Truck & Engine Corp., but also handles Fuso cab-forward products from Mitsubishi, Workhorse Commercial products, Amthor International tanks and is a stocking dealer for the Danco line of wreckers & car carriers. Recently, Liberty became affiliated with the Zanotti line of truck/trailer refrigeration units.
In January 2012, Liberty opened their second location on Rt.125 in Barrington, NH. They purchased the former American Truck Service building, a four-year old state-of-the-art facility on 15 acres of land. Their goal is to better serve their current and new customers located in the Seacoast area with a full range of new & used truck sales, parts (including all makes) and service for all makes (warranty for International & Fuso). Note: Information concerning Liberty International was extracted and edited from material on their website.
Directions to Liberty International - Barrington
From North: Take RT-16 S/White Mountain Hwy and continue onto RT-16S. Take the RT-125 S exit, EXIT 12, toward Gonic/Epping/Plaistow. Turn slight right onto Gonic Rd/RT-125. Continue to follow RT-125 about 8 miles. Liberty is on the right.
From East: Take the US-4 W toward Durham/Concord. At Lee Traffic Circle take 1st exit onto Rt 125N. Travel 1.8M North. Liberty is on the left.
From South: From Route 101, take Exit 7 North toward Epping/Kingston and onto Route 125. Travel about 11.5 miles North. Liberty is on the left.
From West: Take US-202 E/US-4 E toward Portsmouth. At Lee Traffic Circle take 3rd exit onto Rt 125N. Travel 1.8M North. Liberty is on the left.
Copies of the MAGS newsletter MAINTAIN can be found at these facilities:
- Camerota Truck Parts, Bow NH
- Fleet Pride, Londonderry NH
- Fleet Ready, Hudson, NH
- Freightliner of New Hampshire, Londonderry, NH & Lebanon, NH
- Liberty International, Manchester NH
- Peasley Safety Consulting, Henniker, NH
- Sanel Auto Parts, Concord NH
- Yankee Truck, Concord NH