Off-Highway Trucks

Robert Stevens Elected Green Truck Association Chairman →

The Green Truck Association, an affiliate division of NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry, recently elected new officers of its Board of Governors. Robert Stevens, vice president of strategy for ROUSH CleanTech (Livonia, MI), will serve as the 2015–2016 chairman of the Green Truck Association. Stevens accepted this responsibility from preceding chairman Bill Burns, fleet operations manager for City of Columbus, Ohio (Columbus, OH). Click for more...

Product Integration and Customer Uptime in the Spotlight for Mack at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking S →

Mack Trucks is spotlighting the benefits its integrated solutions and Uptime support bring to customers with the products on display at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show. Visitors to the Mack display in booth no. 30245 will see Mack’s lineup of models. Mack models equipped with Mack MP engines are equipped with Mack GuardDog Connect, the proactive telematics solution that improves diagnostics and reduces down time. Click for more...

Dump Truck Added to Curry Supply Product Line →

Curry Supply Company has expanded its commercial service truck product line by introducing a medium duty dump truck. The new model is designed for use in the construction, agriculture, equipment rental industries, and other industries requiring general use hauling. Standard specifications of the Curry Supply dump truck include 5 to 6 cu. yd. (3.8 to 4.6 cu m) fill capacity, 7 gauge ASTM steel construction, continuous welds, formed side walls, hydraulic 18 ton (16 t) hoist with a 50 degree dump angle, and pintle hitch plate with 25 ton (22.7 t) capacity. Click for more...

New A-Tipper Design From Crysteel Mfg. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crysteel Manufacturing recently unveiled the newly redesigned A-Tipper aluminum dump body. The Crysteel A-Tipper has been redesigned with minimum welds and an aerodynamic design. The Crysteel A-Tipper is designed for contractors and municipalities that need strength, durability and lightweight efficiency. The A-Tipper offers significant strength and added safety with a strong crossmemberless understructure with 8-in. Click for more...

International Truck Introduces More Powerful Electronics, Enhanced Diamond Logic Features →

International Truck has announced a new body control module in conjunction with enhanced Diamond Logic features. The new body control module, designed in line with Society of Automotive Engineer (SAE) 500k baud standards, will expand customer and truck equipment manufacturer electronics capabilities, driving more uptime. The new design will deliver six times the current processing speed for truck and body electronics, add 16 more input/output slots for equipment manufacturers, and provide three additional data links to expand truck capabilities, and will be built in production starting in November 2015. Click for more...

AmeriPride Advances Alternative Fuels Program with 20 New Propane Trucks →

AmeriPride Services is expanding its program to include additional propane autogas fueled trucks. In addition to the five ROUSH CleanTech Ford F-59 delivery trucks in Topeka, the uniform and linen company is adding 20 more in Northern California later this year. AmeriPride announced their program expansion plans at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis today. “We’ve been extensively testing fuels and vehicles to find the right area and application that gives us the best environmental and economical benefits,” said Banny Allison, fleet services manager for AmeriPride. Click for more...

Mack Fans to Choose Their Favorite Trucks for 2016 Mack Calendar Photo Shoot →

GREENSBORO, NC (March 9, 2015) – Every dog may have its day, according to the old saying, but six special Bulldogs will each get an entire month in the 2016 Mack Trucks Calendar. Mack Trucks is offering its customers an opportunity for their Mack® models to be spotlighted in next year’s calendar. Customers may nominate their trucks and submit photos through a link on Mack’s Facebook page. Click for more...

ANSI Accredits CCO Lift Director and Service Truck Crane Operator Certifications →

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators has announced it has been awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for its CCO Lift Director and CCO Service Truck Crane Operator programs. This brings to 11 the number of CCO certifications that ANSI has accredited. ANSI’s decision to accredit these programs came after thorough analysis of test data and rigorous audits of NCCCO’s management systems and psychometric procedures, as well as detailed scrutiny of its test development and administrative processes, said NCCCO Director of Operations and Program Development, Joel Oliva. Click for more...

Transfer Flow Introduces 40 Gallon Refueling Tank for Light Duty Trucks →

Transfer Flow, Inc has introduced a 40 gallon refueling tank for 2010 – 2015 light duty pickups, including the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, GMC Canyon, Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra and Tacoma. This tank allows you to manually fuel your ATV, boat, lawn equipment, vehicle and more. This fuel system comes standard with a 12-volt refueling pump, wiring harness with cab-mounted power switch, 12-foot hose and fuel nozzle, locking fuel cap and mounting hardware. Click for more...

McCandless Truck Center Receives National Recognition →

Scott McCandless, president of Aurora, Colo. based McCandless Truck Center LLC, has been named the 2015 Truck Dealer of the Year. The national award focuses on excellence in dealership performance, as well as industry and community leadership. McCandless started his career at his father’s International Truck dealership in Las Vegas in 1972. By holding positions in almost every department of the dealership, McCandless had the opportunity to learn the business from the ground up — from entry level to management. Click for more...

Hyundai Construction to Sponsor NASCAR Camping World Truck Series →

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. will serve as the title sponsor when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race returns to the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb. 28. The event will be named the Hyundai Construction 200. The NASCAR partnership also secures Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas’ position as the official heavy machinery equipment supplier at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Located in Norcross, Ga., a key business hub in the state, Hyundai Construction’s facilities include a warehouse and office space for the company’s finance, sales and service operations for its construction equipment and forklift product lines. Click for more...

Curry Supply Expands Product Line With 2,500 Gallon Articulated Water Truck →

Curry Supply Company has teamed up with Hydrema US Inc. to produce 2,500 gal. (9,463 L) articulated water trucks on a Hydrema chassis. These new low-profile off-highway trucks are designed for use in a variety of industry applications including underground and surface mining, oil and gas, forestry and construction. The low profile makes these vehicles ideal when working on rough to normal terrain where low operating height is a concern, or where unstable ground conditions are a factor. Click for more...

Newly Redesigned Rancher Truck Bodies From Rugby Manufacturing →

Rugby Manufacturing’s Rancher truck bodies are designed for durability, performance and style. The new design features a narrower, tapered bulkhead and a B&W turnover ball hitch that allows a flat surface with no cutouts in the floor. The Rancher is built with strong black powder-coated 12-gauge steel. Additionally, the Rancher features outside stake pockets with tie rails on the sides and rear. Click for more...

HPT-316 Dump Body From Duraclass →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The DuraClass HPT-316 heavy-duty dump body provides hauling contractors durability, strength and high payload capacity. The HPT-316 design includes deep flanged longmembers, which eliminates the need for crossmembers. As a result, the HPT-316 is easier to keep clean in harsh environments. Like all premium heavy-duty DuraClass dump bodies, the HPT-316 uses high tensile steel throughout for superior strength and lighter body weight than comparable dump bodies, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Mack mDRIVE HD to Be Available, Standard in the Mack Granite →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mack Trucks unveiled a heavy-duty version of its Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission. The mDRIVE HD will be available as standard equipment on orders as of March in the rugged Mack Granite model, offering improved performance for demanding on- and off-road applications. “Our construction customers told us they wanted a heavy-duty version of the mDRIVE designed specifically to handle rough jobs in tough conditions,” said Stephen Roy, president of Mack Trucks North American Sales and Marketing. Click for more...

WSDOT Creates Tool to Help Truckers Avoid Low Bridges →

SEATTLE (AP) Hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2013 Skagit River Bridge collapse, state transportation officials have created a new online tool to help truckers plan their routes and avoid collisions. A section of that bridge on Interstate 5 fell into the Skagit River on May, 23, 2013, after a truck carrying a tall load hit the bridge in Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle. Two other vehicles also went into the water and three people had to be rescued. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Expands Body Builder Support →

Mack Trucks broadened its already extensive support for customers and body builders by creating a body builder order manager position and a support team focused on ensuring effective collaboration among body builders, dealers and customers during the ordering and body installation process. “Mack has gained tremendous knowledge during many decades of working with body equipment manufacturers,” said Stu Russoli, Mack vocational segment product manager. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Renews Special Financing Opportunity for U.S. Military Personnel →

Mack Financial Services is again offering returning veterans special financing terms for new Mack commercial vehicles. Recent veterans who have received an honorable discharge can receive a half percent (50 basis points) discount off the approved finance rates from Mack Financial Services and obtained through a Mack dealer. Veterans must possess a valid and current commercial driver’s license (CDL) and must have been honorably discharged of active duty within the past 24 months to qualify. Click for more...

Nicolozakes Trucking Company Receives HTC-3140 LB Key at Link-Belt HQ →

When executives at Nicolozakes Trucking Company in Cambridge, Ohio, decided to buy a larger crane, the company spent months studying the options, looking at brands they had owned, and those they hadn’t. In the end, they chose to purchase their first Link-Belt crane, an HTC-3140 LB. Company leaders received the key to their new 140-ton (127 t) truck crane at the Link-Belt factory in Lexington in late November. Click for more...

Komatsu Introduces HM400-5 Articulated Dump Truck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.'s HM400-5 articulated dump truck features a net 469 hp (350 kW) and is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D140E-7 engine that is EPA Tier IV Final emissions certified. Komatsu's Tier IV Final engines are built on the solid foundation inaugurated in 1996 with the introduction of Komatsu's Tier I engines. This new articulated dump truck leverages Komatsu's leadership in technology and innovation by delivering a more environmentally friendly engine that provides high levels of performance while reducing fuel consumption and operating costs, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

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