Off-Highway Trucks

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...

Volvo’s Carbon-Dioxide-Neutral Trucks Visit Washington, D.C. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... After the Volvo Group’s showcasing of carbon-dioxide-neutral trucks in Stockholm and Brussels last year, it is now Washington, DC’s turn. In conjunction with the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) arranged by the U.S. State Department, the Volvo Group presented seven different trucks, all of which can be driven without any net contribution of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Click for more...

Workhorse Adds MetroStar Trucks to Its Walk-in Lineup →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Over the past year, the walk-in truck manufactured by Workhorse Custom Chassis has seen a number of changes, starting with its new, heavy-duty W62 chassis and including the new look of the front hood and grill. Now, it’s getting a new name to go with that makeover that links it to both present and past International trucks: the MetroStar. Workhorse, which manufactures chassis for walk-in trucks, motor homes and buses, is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Truck and Engine Corporation. Click for more...

Hino Trucks Offers UltraShift Highway Value Transmission →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced that the UltraShift Highway Value (HV) transmission will be offered by Hino Trucks on its 2009 model year 268A and 338 truck models, providing Hino customers significant fuel and operational savings over a conventional automatic. By combining the UltraShift HV with the 268A and 338, Hino is offering its customers the opportunity to spec a Class 6 and 7 truck built for maximum fuel efficiency and simpler maintenance. Click for more...

J&J Truck Equipment, LS&E Add Jeremy Bartels to Team →

From Construction Equipment Guide... J&J Truck Equipment and Lincoln Supply & Equipment, divisions of Somerset Welding & Steel, have appointed Jeremy Bartels as a construction and truck equipment sales representative for central Pennsylvania and parts of Maryland and West Virginia. He will be responsible for increasing sales and providing product support and service to existing and new customers. Most recently, Bartels served as a sales associate for a large home builders supply outlet and prior to that, he was an equipment operator for a large factory. Click for more...

Truck Works Inc. Names RMB Sales as Reps in Calif. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Truck Works Inc., based in Phoenix, Ariz., has appointed RMB Sales in California as an authorized independent manufacturers representative. RMB covers the Southern California and Las Vegas areas for the off-road construction and rental markets. It will be marketing lubrication/fuel trucks, water trucks, slurry tankers and water pulls. For more information on products or on becoming a dealer, call Ralph Beecher at 213/400-0431. Click for more...

VDOT Approves Interstate 81 Truck Climbing Lane in Rockbridge Co. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Major design features for truck climbing lanes on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County have been approved by Virginia Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Malcolm T. Kerley. The approval was given on March 13. VDOT held a design public hearing concerning a truck climbing lane proposed for northbound Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County on Nov. 8. The proposed project extends from mile marker 194.8 to 202.5 northbound on I-81 near Fairfield. Click for more...

Oshkosh Corp. Takes Out ’Truck’ From Its Name →

From Construction Equipment Guide... APPLETON, Wis. (AP) Oshkosh Truck Corp. has dropped the ’Truck’ from its name. The manufacturer of specialty emergency, military and other vehicles, said shareholders approved a proposal to rename the company Oshkosh Corp. at its annual meeting on Feb. 5 in Appleton. The change takes effect immediately. The board of directors had recommended that shareholders approve the measure. The Oshkosh-based company said in a December note to shareholders that the current name didn’t reflect the breadth of its product lines and it didn’t want to reference any specific product in its name. Click for more...

Thousands Attend NTEA Work Truck Show in Atlanta →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Thousands of industry professionals gathered at The Work Truck Show 2008 in Atlanta Feb. 26 to 28 to examine and compare the latest developments in work trucks and equipment, explore new hybrid and alternative fuels technology, learn from industry experts and talk with manufacturers — and each other — face to face. North America’s largest vocational truck event, it is produced annually by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA). Click for more...

Truck Works Inc. Offers HDG-Processed Water Tanks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Truck Works Inc. (TWI), an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) located in Phoenix, Ariz., has integrated an old technology into a contemporary application for water distribution and other related applications where cleaner water is necessary. The process of Hot Dip Galvanization (HDG) has been available for many years; however, using the HDG process for liquid transportation tanks is innovative because it provides the industry with a cost effective method of delivering a cleaner, safer product that is environmentally safe. Click for more...

Small Truckers Feeling the Pinch of Rising Fuel Prices →

From Construction Equipment Guide... All across the country, small companies that provide transportation services are being walloped by higher fuel costs. Just as consumers feel the pinch at the pump with prices that have doubled in several years, so are small trucking firms that provide consumer services. Colder climates like New England, in particular, gas, diesel and heating oil prices continue to hammer the small delivery vehicle industry. Click for more...

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