Off-Highway Trucks

Long-Haul Truck-Driving Teens: A Scary Proposal →

One provision in the current surface transportation bill would drop the interstate commercial truck driving age to 18 from 21. It is one of those issues with two appealing sides. In the end, though, the idea doesn’t pass muster. Young men and women 18, 19 and 20 years old fight wars, marry, operate heavy construction equipment, and start online companies that make them millionaires. They are never more physically vigorous than they are at that age and are fully capable of wrestling a big rig for hours on end. Click for more...

John Deere E-Series Articulated Dump Trucks Feature a Load of New Updates →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bolstered with big updates, the new 370E, 410E and 460E articulated dump truck (ADTs) are designed to keep materials moving and profits flowing. The three models are highlighted by an EPA Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV John Deere PowerTech diesel engine and a pressurized Deere-designed cab — both of which combine to boost productivity and uptime, while minimizing daily operating costs. “The new E-Series articulated dump trucks are the result of our most important asset, our customers,” said Mark Shea, ADT product consultant, John Deere Construction & Forestry. Click for more...

Caterpillar to Design, Build Its Vocational Trucks →

Caterpillar Inc. today announced it will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant, which opened in 2012, currently produces hydraulic excavators. “The on-highway vocational truck product family is important to our product line; customers like our trucks and want to include them in their fleets in a variety of heavy duty applications such as dump trucks, mixers, haulers or one of the other configurations we offer ,” said Chris Chadwick, Caterpillar’s director of the Global On-Highway Truck Group. Click for more...

Interstate Bridge Destroyed in Fiery Truck Crash →

The website Truck Driving Jobs is reporting that a tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol near Columbus, Ohio crashed and overturned under the eastbound I-70 bridge, causing massive damage to the bridge itself. According to the district deputy fire chief, the damage to the steel and concrete is so significant that he expects the bridge to be closed for several weeks. Fire battalion chief, Tracy Smith, explains that the ethanol caused the blaze to be so bad that the crews just had to let it go. Click for more...

Construction Flagger Struck and Killed by Truck in Wyoming →

ELK MOUNTAIN, Wyo. (AP) - A flagger has been struck and killed by a truck in a construction zone on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming. The accident occurred about 5:50 p.m. Thursday about 15 miles west of Elk Mountain. The Wyoming Highway Patrol identified the victim as 44-year-old Shelly Yoho, of Rawlins. The patrol says Yoho was flagging traffic in the construction zone when a truck pulling two trailers drifted onto the shoulder, hit a guardrail and then hit Yoho. Click for more...

FBI Investigating Liebherr Stolen Truck Designs Lawsuit →

The Daily Press is reporting that the FBI is looking into a case in which a manufacturer is accusing several of its former workers of stealing designs for a huge mining dump truck for copycat truck production in China. A lawsuit brought by Liebherr Mining & Construction Equipment — a Swiss company that runs a mining truck factory in Newport News, Virginia — has been strictly a civil proceeding. Click for more...

Isuzu Delivers 500,000th Isuzu-Built Truck in North America →

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. has delivered the 500,000th Isuzu-built truck since the Isuzu brand entered the North American market in 1984. The N-Series truck was sold to Farmers Home Furniture in Dublin, Ga. The unit marked the 235th Isuzu truck the home-furnishings retailer has purchased. “We are very proud that a half a million Isuzu-built trucks have been sold over the last 31 years,” said Shaun Skinner, executive vice president and general manager of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. Click for more...

Illinois Truck Fleet Owner Sentenced in Double-Brokering Scheme →

Trucking News Online is reporting that Dragan Simovski, who operated Freedom Transportation Inc., in Illinois, was sentenced earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Chicago to 36 months incarceration, 36 months supervised release, and was ordered to pay $532,000 restitution in connection with an illegal double-brokering scheme. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General, Simovski pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with the scheme. Click for more...

Newest CAT Truck, the CT680, Delivers Class-Leading Combination of Durability, Comfort and Style →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Cat Vocational Truck line continues to grow to meet customer needs with the addition of the CT680, a Class 8 set-forward-axle model built to tackle today’s most demanding jobs while setting new standards for comfort and style, according to the company. The third vocational truck offered by Caterpillar, the CT680 features a rugged exterior, attractive automotive appearance, spacious and ergonomic cab, and vocational-specific engine and transmission. Click for more...

Ditch Witch FXT60 Truck Vac Designed for Large Cleanups →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Ditch Witch FXT60 truck vacuum excavator is a versatile machine with the power to perform a wide variety of cleanup tasks, even in difficult-to-access locations, according to the manufacturer. The FXT60 is a powerful vacuum excavator available on a Class 6 or 7 single-axle or Class 8 tandem-axle truck. An FXT60 configured with a tandem rear-axle truck offers maximum payload and towing capacity. Click for more...

Two Construction Workers Struck by Lightning Bolt →

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Two construction workers were injured, one seriously, after being stuck by a bolt of lightning in Bonita Springs. The News-Press of Fort Myers ( http://newspr.es/1EFtGTW ) reports four brothers were working on the roof of a home Wednesday afternoon. D. Peck Roofing owner Dave Peck says the men were working on the job site when the lightning struck. The bolt hit them just before they started to climb down a ladder after hearing thunder. Click for more...

Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities Program Launched →

Vocational truck operators provide essential services that help revitalize communities, and Freightliner Trucks believes it’s time to celebrate these accomplishments. During an event at the 2015 NTEA Work Truck Show, the company announced the Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities program to recognize the role vocational trucks, and the men and women who operate them, play in stimulating economies across the United States and Canada. Click for more...

Construction Worker Dies While Trying to Free Cement Truck →

SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a construction worker died Saturday in northeast Nebraska while trying to free a cement truck. The Colfax County Attorney’s office told the Columbus Telegram ( http://bit.ly/1FCoMx3 ) that 26-year-old Craig Anderson of Columbus died Saturday around 8 a.m. while working south of Schuyler. A cement truck got stuck near Lake Socorro, which is just west of Highway 15. Click for more...

New C Series Articulated Trucks Increase Profit Potential →

The Cat 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks build on the performance, reliability and durability of their B Series predecessors with significant new features. These include engines that meet U.S. EPA Tier IV Final/EU Stage IV emission standards, new transmissions with expanded electronic control, automatic traction control, automatic retarder control, hill assist and waiting brake systems, and an optional payload weighing system — all aimed at delivering lower costs per ton by reducing cycle times, saving fuel and easing the operator’s work load. Click for more...

STAHL Unveils First Polymer Composite Service Body →

From Construction Equipment Guide... STAHL, a Scott Fetzer Company, has partnered with United Plastic Fabricating of North Andover, Mass., to offer the Razorback, the first polymer composite service body for the work truck industry. The Razorback features a high impact polypropylene service body mounted on a steel or aluminum sub-frame. It’s available in a variety of line, aerial and service body configurations, including custom configurations. Click for more...

36-Gallon Hydraulic Bulkhead Reservoir Available From Buyers Products →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Buyers Products has added a 36-gal. (136 L), hydraulic, bulkhead reservoir to its line of hydraulic truck equipment. The new reservoir is ideal for use on mechanic’s trucks with hydraulic cranes and compressors. Buyers’ new reservoir is constructed of 12-gauge, black powder-coated steel with 36-gal. gross capacity and 30-gal. (113.5 L) usable capacity. It features two 2-in. (5 cm) NPTF suction ports, one on either side, allowing for optional plumbing. Click for more...

New Waterproof Electric Winches Available From Buyers Products →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Buyers Products has new waterproof, electric winches. Available in two sizes, 9,500- and 12,000-lb. (4,309 and 5,443 kg), the new commercial-grade electric line pull winches are ideal for utility, government and contractor fleet vehicles. The waterproof-submersible construction seals and protects the electronics and internals for reliable use in the harshest of environments. The 12-volt winch is powered by a 4.9-hp series wound motor. Click for more...

One of Michigan’s Best: ’Mr. Boom Truck’ Dennis Berling Passes Away →

One of Michigan’s top and best-known boom truck salesmen, Dennis “Berls” Berling passed away on March 5, 2015 in White Lake, Mich., after a three-year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was 71. Mr. Berling worked for Ford Motor Company’s Rouge Plant in an office setting responsible for shipping cars from 1966 to 1987. After three years as owner of his own business (Denny’s Dairy Mart), he landed a job as an equipment salesman for KMH Equipment Co. Click for more...

Calif. Pregnant Woman Crushed to Death by Gravel Truck →

MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) - Officials say a pregnant woman was fatally crushed in her driveway by a gravel trailer that tipped onto her car. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1Bjs9C8) that Lindsey Combs, 32, had been asked by a Martinez city-contracted construction crew to move her car farther away from a sidewalk construction project. She was killed after a trailer carrying 20 tons of gravel crushed her and as her 4-year-old daughter looked on. Click for more...

International Truck Bolsters Commitment to Customer Uptime Through its OnCommand Offering →

At the Mid-America Trucking Show, International Truck today announced a number of industry-leading advancements to its OnCommand Connection open architecture remote diagnostics system. OnCommand Connection works with a customer’s existing telematics provider, pulling diagnostic-related data to create easy-to-understand vehicle health reports. Visibility into the operational health of the vehicle empowers customers to understand the severity of vehicle issues and determine the appropriate actions—ultimately leading to increased uptime. Click for more...

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