Off-Highway Trucks

Don’t Let These Common Mistakes Kill Your Next Work Truck Spec →

At its most basic level, a work truck is a piece of equipment that helps your employees do their jobs. Since well-designed equipment enhances productivity, your objective when designing a work truck is to optimize the vehicle to achieve the best overall return for dollar spent. But three common mistakes can jeopardize your results and lead to a work truck that just doesn't work. Here's some advice on to to defeat these spec' killers and write a killer spec', instead. Click for more...

Kenworth T880 Vocational Truck Now Available for Order →

The Kenworth T880 — the flagship of Kenworth’s outstanding vocational trucks — is now available for order. Introduced at the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show, the Kenworth T880 is especially suited for vocational customers who demand a durable and reliable truck, including dump, mixer, refuse and heavy haul applications. The Kenworth T880 is standard with the PACCAR MX-13 engine rated up to 500 hp (373 kW) and 1,850 lb.-ft. Click for more...

Towmaster Truck Equipment Announces New Territory Manager →

Towmaster Truck Equipment has announced the addition of Brett Stinar to the Towmaster team. As territory manager, Stinar will cover Minnesota, Wisconsin and eastern North Dakota, with responsibility for the sales and market expansion of OSP/Pal-Pro Mechanic’s, Service Body, and Crane product lines distributed through Towmaster. Stinar also will represent Towmaster’s HT (hydraulic tail) and DTG (detachable gooseneck) trailer models to the agricultural market within the same territory. Click for more...

HM400-3 Powered by Komatsu Tier IV Interim Engine Technology →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Komatsu HM400-3 articulated truck is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D140E-6 engine with a net horsepower of 469 hp (350 kW) and is EPA Tier IV Interim and EU Stage 3B emissions certified. Komatsu built on its Tier III engine platform to design a more environmentally friendly engine that increases power while decreasing fuel consumption, according to the manufacturer. With the introduction of the Komatsu Care program, every Komatsu Tier IV Interim construction machine comes standard with complimentary factory scheduled maintenance for 2,000 hours or the first three years (whichever occurs first), and includes two complimentary Komatsu diesel particulate filter (KDPF) exchanges within the first five years. Click for more...

Komatsu Revolutionizes 200 Ton Truck Class With the 730E-8 →

Komatsu America Corp.’s 730E-8 mining truck with AC electric drive technology is built on the success of the 730E DC drive haul truck. The 730E-8 utilizes a modern design concept with proven drive system technology and advancements in structure, hydraulics and telemetry. Designed for the FutureKomatsu recognizes that mining investment requires careful consideration for the total cost of ownership over the life of an asset. Click for more...

Truck Utilities Celebrates 50 Years With Open House →

Truck Utilities welcomed guests to its open house to celebrate 50 years of business on Sept. 18 at its Maplewood, Minn., location. Those who attended were treated to a pig roast catered by Divine Swine out of Lakeville, Minn. Since 1963 Truck Utilities Inc. has been a single source for utility, crane and commercial vehicle needs, according to the company. Truck Utilities Inc. performs many types of service and repairs that range from light welding and metal bending to custom bodies and installations. Click for more...

Volvo CE F- Series: Bringing Innovation to the Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Volvo F-Series line includes four models, ranging in capacity from the 26.5-ton (24 t) A25F to the 43-ton (39 t) A40F. Designed for Power and Fuel EfficiencyVolvo F-Series articulated haulers are equipped with Volvo D11 (A25F, A30F), D13 (A35F), and D16 (A40F) Tier IVi engines featuring Volvo advanced combustion technology (V-ACT). V-ACT is environmentally friendly technology that provides the engine with high torque at low revolutions to improve fuel efficiency, reduce noise levels and increase engine life. Click for more...

Pyle Equipment Launches Truck, Utility Auction →

Pyle Equipment Auctions, West Virginia’s largest remarketer of heavy equipment and fleet surplus, is launching a monthly truck and utility auction. This sale is a collaboration between Pyle Equipment and Mountain State Auto Auction, the regional leader in automobile remarketing, and will be held the fourth Thursday of each month. This sale will be open to the public as well as dealers. The inaugural sale was held Aug. Click for more...

Komatsu HD1500-7 Provides Power, Reliability →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Powered by a turbocharged Komatsu SDA16V159E-2 engine, Komatsu's HD1500-7 has a nominal payload of 158.9 tons (43.3 t) and delivers 1,487 hp (1,109 kW) at 1,900 rpm. With the incorporation of VHMS and integrated payload meter as standard equipment, the HD1500-7 offers owners and operators a system for monitoring both the application and performance of this haul truck. Power Plant The Komatsu SDA16V159E-2, 16 cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine provides reliability while incorporating today's latest technology. Click for more...

The Cat 777G Off-Highway Truck Delivers on Performance →

The Cat 777G off-highway truck features enhanced performance, production and fuel efficiency in the 100-ton (91 t) size class. The 777 was first introduced by Caterpillar in 1977 and has proven to be a workhorse for mining and large earthmoving customers. The 777G replaces the 777F and delivers greater levels of production and fuel efficiency as well as enhanced safety, operator comfort and service convenience. Click for more...

Terex Unveils Fuel-Efficient Generation 9 Articulated Truck Range →

The new Generation 9 range of Terex articulated trucks are powered by Scania engines, which are renowned for high uptime and reliability, underpinned by a worldwide service network. Back-to-back testing with the new Generation 9 Tier IVi TA300 and the previous model (Tier III TA300) demonstrates that the new range is not only more productive but also more fuel efficient, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Doosan DA40 Articulated Dump Truck Offers Improved Performance →

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has launched the new DA40 articulated dump truck (ADT), the first in a new family of Doosan ADTs offering increased engine power and torque, higher payloads, lower fuel consumption, enhanced operator comfort and faster travel speeds. Incorporating more than 40 years of expertise in the ADT market, the new Doosan ADTs are optimized for extreme performance. The agile undercarriage, designed to ensure that all six wheels are in permanent contact with the ground, means that Doosan articulated dump trucks can operate on very rough and soft terrain on construction sites such as road projects and mass excavation hauling as well as in mining and quarrying applications, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Selects Top Bulldog in Annual Walk the Bulldog Competition →

Tom Tenseth of Bruckner Truck Sales of Fort Worth, Texas, earned the right to be top bulldog as the winner of the 2013 Mack Trucks Walk the Bulldog competition. Walk the Bulldog features Mack sales professionals from across the United States competing to determine who most effectively presents the Mack total value proposition. During the championship, Mack sales professionals conducted a truck “walkaround,” a hands-on presentation of the Mack Granite model to a customer. Click for more...

TruckPlanet Moves to Weekly Online Auction Schedule →

TruckPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, adopted a weekly auction format starting with the Aug. 15 featured auction. TruckPlanet will now host over-the-road truck auctions every Thursday at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. Since its launch, TruckPlanet has sold more than 1,700 trucks and trailers — including day cabs, sleeper cabs, cargo trucks, refrigerated trucks, trailers and more — generating sales exceeding $20 million. Click for more...

ConExpo 1975 Keeps on Truckin’ - ConExpo 1975 Part 5 →

These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on March 5, 1975 and June 25, 1975, respectively. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG. We hope you enjoy these retros as much as we did searching for them deep in our archives. Every year brings new and bigger construction equipment and the developments in off-highway trucks have proved no exception. Click for more...

Lloyd Meekins Holds Equipment, Truck Auction →

Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co. held an Absolute Equipment and truck auction in Mount Airy, N.C., on July 24. Click for more...

Duck Commander Chooses Hyster Lift Truck to Help Duck Call Operation →

Hyster Company has supplied one of its Hyster J35XN lift trucks to the duck-men of Duck Commander, makers of world-famous duck calls. The Duck Commander business experienced significant growth in 2012 as a result of its popular television show, and needed to make significant operational improvements. They asked the local Hyster dealer, Deep South Equipment, to help them make their facility more productive. Click for more...

J&J Truck Equipment Becomes Fassi Authorized Distributor →

J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has been appointed an authorized distributor of Fascan International, a U.S. supplier of Fassi hydraulic articulating cranes. With headquarters in Bergamo, Italy, the Fassi Group is a worldwide provider of cranes and components. J&J Truck Equipment will offer the full Fassi product line to its customers. David Spear, J&J Truck Equipment's general manager said, "We are pleased to partner with a solid company like Fassi, a top quality manufacturer in our industry. Click for more...

Truck Works Inc. Integrates Galvanizing Technology Into a New Application →

Truck Works Inc. (TWI), a Phoenix, Ariz., based corporation and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), integrated a proven technology with a new application. This new cost effective solution involves an old technology by hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) liquid transportation tanks. Previous to this new HDG application, customers’ options were limited to applying an epoxy coating over bare steel or costly aluminum and stainless steel. Click for more...

America’s Fallen Honored at Mack Truck’s Ride for Freedom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... America’s fallen or missing military personnel were honored by employees of Mack Trucks during the Memorial Day weekend Rolling Thunder — Ride for Freedom rally. Employees from the Mack Customer Center and Macungie Assembly Operations, both located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, caravanned to Hagerstown, Md., for a memorial ceremony at the company’s powertrain plant. Following the ceremony, Lehigh Valley and Hagerstown employees traveled by truck and motorcycle to Washington, D.C., joining thousands of participants for the 26th annual rally. Click for more...

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