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Craftsman tools came under fire in 2004 in a lawsuit accusing Sears of false advertising and consumer fraud for questionable use of the " Made in USA " slogan.
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* Craftsman ( tools ), a brand of tools
* Craftsman Truck Series, a racing series sponsored by Craftsman tools from 1994 to 2008, now known as the Camping World Truck Series
In September 1991, A. J. Foyt filmed a commercial for Craftsman tools at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
In 1988, Sears Roebuck purchased Western Auto from Wesray Capital, which resulted in greater tire selections, and in Craftsman tools and DieHard batteries being sold at Western Auto stores.
** Craftsman – Private-label hand tools for Sears, up until the mid-1980s.
Craftsman is a line of tools, lawn and garden equipment, and work wear controlled by Sears Holdings Corporation.
In 2009, the readers of Popular Mechanics named Craftsman their favorite brand of hand tools in their Reader's Choice Awards.
In the last 4 years, many of the hand tools sold under the Craftsman brand name are now made overseas.
Many Craftsman portable power tools have been manufactured by Techtronic Industries.
Many Craftsman bench and stationary power tools have been manufactured by Emerson Electric Company and DeWalt.
Craftsman hand tools have an unlimited lifetime warranty.
Sears has reduced the warranty in effect on many Craftsman non-powered lawn and garden products including rakes, shovels, clippers, brooms, trowels, pruners, hoses, sprinklers, hose nozzles, and other small gardening hand tools.
Similar rotary tools ( for example, those sold by Sears under their Craftsman brand ) are also sometimes colloquially called dremels in an example of a genericized trademark.
Some Sears Craftsman rotary tools are actually manufactured by Dremel, particularly those with model numbers beginning with 572.
The DieHard brand is also used on battery chargers, booster cables, power inverters, alkaline batteries, work boots, and more recently the batteries for Craftsman power tools.
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Craftsman and came
Edwards ' big break came in 2002, when he competed in 7 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events for MB Motorsports.
Hines began his NASCAR career in 2003, when he and NASCAR Craftsman Truck owner Jimb came to an agreement with Hines to run 5 truck races for him in the later portions of 2003.
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Unless interrupted by weather, Craftsman Truck Series races had to end under green flag conditions, and the rule mandated that all races must end with a minimum of two consecutive laps in green flag condition, often referred to as a " green-white-checkered " finish.
Kyle Busch was 16 when thrown out of a 2001 Craftsman Truck Series race in Fontana, CA by CART ( which sanctioned the Marlboro 500 that weekend ) because tobacco sponsorship regulations prohibited competitors under 18 in any race during the meet, and resulted in a 2002 NASCAR minimum age requirement of 18.
Along with Poulan and Husqvarna brand products, Husqvarna also provides lawn mowers, lawn tractors, and other yard equipment to Sears that are sold under Sears ' Craftsman house brand name.
On the 5 December 1726 he issued the first number of The Craftsman, a weekly periodical, which he conducted under the pseudonym of Caleb D ' Anvers.
Craftsman and 2004
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995
Don Potter ( 1902 – 2004 ) was an English sculptor and wood carver who was a lifelong staff member at Gilwell Park, serving as a Gilwell Master Craftsman.
In 2004, he also made a pair of starts in the Craftsman Truck Series at Darlington Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving the # 2 Team ASE Racing Dodge Ram for Ultra Motorsports, winning both races.
He competed in both the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series before his death from an airplane accident on October 24, 2004.
Mansfield formerly hosted a wide variety of events, most notably the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series ( formerly Craftsman Truck Series ), which raced at Mansfield on Memorial Day weekend since 2004.
When he was 15 years old, he found a Ford Pinto in his driveway as a gift from his father ( 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Bobby Hamilton ).
Charles Robert Hamilton, Sr. ( May 29, 1957 – January 7, 2007 ) was a driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ( now Camping World Truck Series ) championship.
Unfortunately, the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season was a struggle for Wood, who was forced to run unsponsored for virtually the entire season.
In 2004, Hamlin competed in five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ( NCTS ) races with EJP Racing, and had a tenth-place finish in his NASCAR debut at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
He was reinstated in 2004 and was picked up by Craftsman Truck series owner Billy Ballew Motorsports, a Busch ride with Braun Racing and a Cup ride with Bill Davis Racing.
Keselowski began his NASCAR career in the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season, as the driver of the # 29 for his family-owned K Automotive Racing team.
In 2004, he won NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors in the Craftsman Truck Series.
It was owned by four-time NEXTEL Cup winner and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton until his death on January 7, 2007.
In 2004, Clanton made his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the # 40 Chevrolet for Key Motorsports.
Renshaw ran in 14 of the last 15 races of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.
In 2004, Parker signed to drive for Innovative Motorsports ' new Craftsman Truck team.
Teague has also made nine starts in the Craftsman Truck Series between 1997 and 2004, posting a best finish of 13th in his first race in the series at Bristol International Raceway in 1997.
Craftsman and Sears
On December 3, 2007, Sears Holdings Corporation announced that, at the conclusion of the 2008 season, its Craftsman brand would no longer sponsor the series.
He was fatally injured during eliminations at the Sears Craftsman Nationals in Madison, Illinois.
Sears valued the freestanding Western Auto stores as outlets for Craftsman and DieHard.
The Craftsman trademark was registered by Sears on May 20, 1927.
Sears ' tool line, like many of its other product lines, uses a " good, better, best " pricing structure, with the Craftsman brand as the middle tier and Craftsman Professional or Craftsman Industrial as the highest tier.
Sears has never manufactured Craftsman products itself, instead relying on other manufacturers to make the products for them and then apply the Craftsman brand name.
Since 1991, Sears has run the Craftsman Club customer loyalty program, one of the oldest such programs by a retailer.
This lifetime warranty program was instituted by Sears when they began selling the Craftsman line in 1927.
It began producing products for private labels such as Sears, Craftsman, Woolworth and many others.
Companies who have used DRTV for these purposes include DuPont ( Teflon ), Hamilton-Beach, Space Bag, Rubbermaid, P & G, Toyota, Philips Consumer Electronics, Bissell, Evinrude, and Sears ( Craftsman brand ).
Said made his NASCAR debut in 1995 in the Craftsman Truck Series at Sears Point International Raceway, driving the # 4 Ford F-150 for Irvan-Simo Racing.
In 1996, Waltrip began his own team in the Craftsman Truck Series team, hiring Bill Sedgwick to drive his # 17 Sears / DieHard Chevy.
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