Off-Highway Trucks

Dallas Convention Center Hosts Great American Trucking Show →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Dallas Convention Center hosted the 10th annual Great American Trucking Show (GATS) Aug. 21 to 23. Attendees had the opportunity to visit more than 600 exhibitors. GATS 2008 also had education seminars sponsored by The Texas Motor Transportation Association. Seminars included “How to Become Motor Carrier Broker,” “Fuel Management for Fleets/Owner Operators,” “I’m An Independent Contractor — Now What” and “Safety Supervision of Motor Fleets.”For the fourth consecutive year, the three-day event has been named to Trade Show Week magazine’s “Top 200” trade shows from all industries. Click for more...

King County Taps $1.8 Billion to Expand Treatment Plant →

From Construction Equipment Guide... As in many urban areas, infrastructure in King County, Wash., was not built to handle the needs of today’s population levels; in 2006, King County was the nation’s 14th largest county, with 1.8 million people. Even a decade ago, it was clear that the area’s growing population would soon overwhelm its two existing sewage treatment plants in Seattle and Renton. In fact, the possibility of a development moratorium was raised due to wastewater management concerns. Click for more...

Hydrema 912C Compact Dump Truck Excels in Tight Spaces →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Building Corp II, a general contracting company specializing in the development of human services/special needs facilities, is successfully using a Hydrema 912C articulated dump truck to handle its onsite construction needs at the Center for Discovery project. Located in the mountains of Monticello, N.Y., the Center for Discovery, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of children and adults with significant disabilities and medical frailties, is developing a 10-acre campus for its students and residents. Click for more...

Komatsu HD785-7 Truck Geared With Komtrax System →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp.’s HD785-7 off-highway truck with Tier II engine features a powerful, clean Komatsu SAA12V140E-3 turbocharged, aftercooled engine that provides a maximum net output of 1,178 hp (878 kW). The new truck is equipped with the latest Komtrax technology. It sends machine operating information to a secure Web site utilizing wireless technology. Data such as operating hours, location, cautions and maintenance alerts are relayed to the web application for analysis. Click for more...

Kenworth Offers New Front, Rear Suspensions for Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Kenworth unveiled new front and rear suspensions for its heavy and medium duty truck models recently. The Kenworth AG130, AG210L and AG400L suspensions are the latest additions to Kenworth’s suspension family. The AG130 is a front axle air spring suspension; the AG400L tandem rear suspension offers a cost-effective solution for fleets and a smooth ride by using a trailing arm design; and the AG210L single-axle rear suspension is an economical choice for Kenworth’s Class 6 and Class 7 conventional models. Click for more...

Komatsu, Roland Machinery Make Splash at Annual Rubber Ducky Derby →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The 3rd Annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby took place Aug. 8 on the Chicago River at noon. For the second year in a row, Komatsu America Corp. and Roland Machinery sponsored the event. Steve Beemsterboer, president of Beemsterboer Slag Corp. in Hammond, Ind., loaned the Komatsu HM300 articulated truck used in the Rubber Ducky Derby. All proceeds directly benefited the more than 22,000 athletes served by Special Olympics Illinois. Click for more...

IMT Contributes Articulating Crane for ’Trick My Truck’ Show →

A grateful beekeeper is enjoying increased productivity and safety, due to the generosity of Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation company. IMT contributed an articulating crane and operator-training services to a lucky trucker in Tipton, Okla., for an episode of “Trick My Truck” on CMT. Gary Grose, manager of Tipton Valley Honey Co., received a Hino chassis decked out with an IMT 4/29 articulating crane. Click for more...

Legends Mfg. Offers Keyboard Mounts, Brackets for Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Legends Manufacturing, a provider of vehicle mounts and accessories, in Lino Lakes, Minn., provides truck owners with console accessories such as keyboard mounts and brackets. The Legends’s keyboard mount holds the keyboard securely in place on the motion attachment in a vehicle. Additionally, the mount is fully adjustable to hold most keyboards and is available with easy adjusting brackets. The keyboard mount attaches to post platform, keyboard bracket or keyboard arm. Click for more...

Navistar Plans on Hiring 200 Engineers for Truck, Engine Center →

From Construction Equipment Guide... FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) Navistar International plans to add 200 engineering jobs to its design and engineering center in Fort Wayne, Ind., by the end of the year. A spokesman for the Warrenville, Ill.-based company said it is hiring engineers for the International Truck and Engine center to be sure that its diesel engines meet federal environmental requirements set to take effect in 2010. Navistar also announced plans in June to create an alliance with Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar to work on technology development, engines and construction vehicles. Click for more...

One-Lane Bridge Collapses Under Overweight Truck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A steel deck-truss bridge collapsed June 4, injuring a man who was driving an overweight concrete truck over it, transportation officials said. Work was under way to replace the 158-ft. (48 m), one-lane bridge over Walker Creek in Giles County, which had been deemed structurally deficient under federal guidelines, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Heidi Coy. The designation, which applies to 10 percent of the state’s 20,000 bridges, means a bridge must be monitored, inspected and maintained but does not imply that it is unsafe or likely to collapse. Click for more...

High Price of Diesel Makes Truckers Rethink Career Choice →

From Construction Equipment Guide... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Harold E. Funderburk has noticed more and more big rigs parked on the side of the road with “For sale” signs in their windows. “They are just giving it up, selling their stuff and going to work for some big [trucking] company,” the Raleigh trucker said. The high price of regular gasoline usually gets all the attention, but the price of diesel has been steadily climbing. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Employees Honor American Heroes With ’08 Ride for Freedom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Each year over the Memorial Day weekend, Mack Trucks employees at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Va., gather for a Memorial Day ceremony. On May 24, for the fifth year, a Mack highway truck built at NRV joined several hundred motorcyclists — many plant employees — on a journey to Washington, D.C., as part of the annual Rolling Thunder — Ride for Freedom Rally. The Mack Pinnacle Axle Forward model features special graphics showing the sacrifices American military have made throughout history and promoting the Wounded Warrior Project, a national effort to raise awareness and support for the needs of men and women severely injured in the service of their country. Click for more...

Volvo Construction Equipment Set to Begin Delivery of E-Series Artic Haulers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has begun delivering the new E-Series articulated haulers, featuring more power and more capacity. It will begin delivery of the new E-Series articulated hauler with full suspension (FS) in the second quarter of 2008. The Volvo E-Series articulated hauler includes seven new models, ranging in capacity from the 26.5-ton (24 t) Volvo A25E to the 43-ton (39 t) Volvo A40E. Click for more...

Volvo Takes Part in San Juan River Project in New Mexico →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Fresh water rivers’ flows prevent areas of the world from becoming arid, nonproductive wastelands. Such could be the description of the northwest corner of New Mexico but for the San Juan River. Johnny and Machelle Stinson, owners of Adobe Contractors Inc., located in Bloomfield, and Daniel Thompson, product specialist with Golden Equipment Company, Volvo Construction Equipment’s exclusive Farmington based New Mexico dealer, were amongst the first to harness the potential of this broad, slow flowing river caused by the Navajo Irrigation Dam. Click for more...

Truck Works Inc. Adds Steel Horse as Rep in Phoenix →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Truck Works Inc., based in Phoenix, Ariz., has appointed Steel Horse EMR Inc. as an authorized independent manufacturers representative. Steel Horse is based in Colorado and covers the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah as an industrial on-road application dealer network. Steel Horse EMR will market vacuum trucks, lubrication trucks, bio/diesel trucks, water trucks, environmental trucks, waste oil trucks, fire tenders, slurry tankers and water pulls. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Honors Distributors Throughout the Country →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mack Trucks Inc. has announced the recipients of its 2007 Distributor of the Year awards. Every year, Mack acknowledges the efforts and contributions of its dealer network by honoring high-performing distributors in its U.S., Canada and International business units. Selection criteria include sales, facilities, personnel, leasing, service, parts, general management, customer satisfaction and community service. Click for more...

Crews Race to Complete Concord Dragstrip for September Event →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Close to 300 people are working six days a week to build a state-of-art drag strip adjacent to Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS) in Concord, N.C. Plans call for the quarter-mile track to be open in time for the Sept. 11 to 14 National Hot Road Association (NHRA) Carolinas Nationals event, an inaugural event on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The racetrack, just northeast of Charlotte, is currently being called The Dragway at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but a new name will be announced soon as part of a fan contest. Click for more...

Fuel/Lube Service Truck Assists in Coal Mine Operations →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Elliott Machine Works recently produced mobile fuel/lube service trucks for a coal mine operation in North Dakota. A coal company official said the company chose to pair Cat 730 articulated trucks with Elliott Machine Works’ combination fuel and lube units for the rough terrain and volume of equipment that need to be serviced. The coal mine had three drag lines and kept 10 to 20 300-ton (272 t) Kress Haul trucks racing along a 7-mi. Click for more...

Hydrema 912C Dump Truck Proves Bright Choice for Sunrise Unlimited →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Sunrise Unlimited, a full service landscape and construction company recently purchased the Hydrema 912C articulated dump to handle its specific landscaping and construction needs at residential developments. Hydrema’s 912C Series articulated dump truck is designed with a Multi-Tip configuration, which allows the dump body to swing 90 degrees left and right to unload material, offering the operator maximum flexibility across multiple job sites, especially in congested areas and practical for Sunrise Unlimited’s residential projects. Click for more...

Truck Enterprises Opens in Manassas, Va. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Truck Enterprises recently opened a full-service facility in Manassas, Va. A member of Kenworth’s dealer network of nearly 300 locations in the United States and Canada, Truck Enterprises is set to serve a wider range of customers in northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., area with its new location. “Our new location will meet customers’ needs now and well into the future,” said Brett Hartman, vice president and director of operations for Truck Enterprises. Click for more...

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