Off-Highway Trucks

Heroism of Marcor Crew Helps to Save Life of Trucker →

From Construction Equipment Guide... To hear Marcor Remediation’s Project Superintendent Jonah Tebben tell the story, you’d think there was nothing special about his team’s heroic actions. But to hear the tale from the perspective of the engineering consultant who came upon the scene of a horrific accident in the California Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, you’d really appreciate the courage of the crew who saved the life of a man whose truck had crashed more than 150 ft. Click for more...

Florida Trucking Firm Grows Into Grinding Force →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Starting up a new wood waste grinding and recycling business is extremely challenging, given the cost, expertise and business savvy needed to succeed. Companies who can draw upon personal strengths to gain a competitive edge, however, stand a far better chance of achieving that success. For Custom Mulch & Recycling, that meant capitalizing on its more than 20 year history as one of the Jacksonville-area’s mainstays in local and regional trucking. Click for more...

Terex Articulated Off-Highway Trucks Offer High Power →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Terex Generation 7 TA line of articulated off-highway trucks offer high power, high torque and Tier III emission-certified engines for maximum performance. Engine power ranges from 365 to 450 hp (272 to 336 kW) and hauling capacities range from 27.5 to 40 tons (25 to 36.5 t) with heaped capacities ranging from 20.3 to 30.3 cu. yd. (15.5 to 23.3 cu m). The dual-slope tail chute allows for complete and quick material ejection. Click for more...

Komatsu HD785-7 Truck Features Clean Burning Engine →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America’s HD785-7 off-highway truck with Tier II engine features a powerful, clean burning Komatsu SAA12V140E-3 turbocharged, after cooled engine that provides a maximum net output of 1,178 hp (878 kW). High Performance for Enhanced ProductivityThe truck’s engine performance delivers acceleration and travel speeds with high horsepower per ton. High torque at low speed, increased acceleration and low fuel consumption ensure maximum productivity. Click for more...

Hoist Controls Available on J&J Dump Truck Bodies →

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel Inc. and a manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers, and specialty truck equipment, is installing True Feather hoist controls on its commercial dump truck bodies. Air feather valves are popular mechanisms to raise and lower the hoist on commercial dump bodies. In the past, controlling the speed or "feathering" the hoist with standard air feather valves when raising and lowering the dump body was often difficult and prone to unpredictable hoist behavior, according to the company. Click for more...

Hitachi’s X850LC-3 Aids Mining Operation in Eastern Ky. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Formed in March 2004, Louisa, Ky.-based Diamond Energy has been working a 114-acre (46 ha) site in eastern Kentucky. Owner and president Glen Pope said mining there was a foregone conclusion. “I’ve been involved in mining in one way or another for many years, so you could say it’s in my blood,” he said. “I’d only owned a mine once previously, but rising coal prices and the availability of this site steered me back into it. Click for more...

Terex Site Dumpers Fit Where Dump Trucks Cannot →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Used for years on European construction sites, Terex PT2000, PT3000 and PT4000H site dumpers are now available to the North American market. Using Terex site dumpers, North American contractors will find it easier to move materials in confined areas, around or behind buildings — where they can’t fit or move a traditional dump truck. According to Terex Product Manager Ernie Ferguson, “Whether you have a big or small site, you’re a landscaper or construction contractor, whatever the application, site dumpers will help save many hours of hand labor loading and unloading materials on your job site, versus the efficiency of one worker on a Terex site dumper doing the job.”The multi-purpose Terex Power Tip (PT), or forward dump, site dumpers are designed to move a variety of materials, including dirt, clay, sand, stone, concrete and fertilizer. Click for more...

Genie Z-40/23N Articulating Boom Fits Through Narrow Passageways →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Genie Industries unveiled its new Z-40/23N Self-Propelled Articulating Boom. Ideal for “up, out and over” applications in tight workspaces, the Z-40/23N offers contractors a narrow profile of 4 ft. 11 in. (1.5 m) wide, which allows it to easily fit through standard-sized double doors. With a tight turning radius of just 2 ft. 11 in. (0.61 m), the Z-40/23N can easily maneuver through tight passageways and congested work areas. Click for more...

Sterling Bullet Trucks Now Available at Tracey Road Equip. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tracey Road Equipment now has new Sterling Bullet trucks available. The new Sterling Bullet, competing in Classes 4 and 5, is suited for construction, utility, municipality, government and local pickup and delivery. Bullet is available in both two-door and quad-cab models, with 4x2 and 4x4 drivelines. It features 50,000 psi front frame rails and its chassis components are mounted below the top of the frame. Click for more...

Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor. In addition to grading a 230-acre (93 ha) segment of the 520-acre (210 ha) Vineyards on Lake Wylie in Belmont, Thompson said he’s gearing up for work at the Buffalo Ranch development near Harrisburg, N.C., as well as the future site of IKEA in Charlotte. Click for more...

Hitzfield Excavating Paves Memory Lane in Indiana →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Back in June 2006, there was much hoopla at Iowa’s John Deere Dubuque Works. Not only were they building their 10,000th J-Series Dozer on that day, but also there was a big Gold Key Event for the 10,000th J-Series Dozer customer — Larry Hitzfield of Hitzfield Excavating of Roanoke, Ind. Deere Iron, Old and New“I’ve sold more Deere iron than I bought,” Hitzfield said. “Our company has been raving about the quality of these machines to anyone who would listen since 1961. Click for more...

Mr. Lift Truck Offers Lifting, Earthmoving Machines →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Don’t let the name fool you. Mr. Lift Truck, while it specializes in equipment that helps lift things, offers a few pieces of earthmoving machinery, too. The company added Terex and Genie complete lines in 2002 and Mustang skid steers in 2003. “The dirt equipment business has been very good to us,” said President Don Woods. “It complements the work we do with forklifts and gives us a wide area of coverage.”The Miami, Fla.-based company got its start in 1979 as a used forklift dealer. Click for more...

Swank Improves Inlets to Grove City Outlets →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Shoppers of the Prime Outlets in Grove City, Pa., and area residents will soon enjoy more traffic lanes and easier access to their favorite stores. The Route 208 at I-79 project was designed to accomplish three primary purposes: realignment of the intersection of Route 258/Prime Outlet Mall Drive to improve traffic flow and decrease congestion on Route 208 and I-79; widening of Route 208 to help accommodate future development; and improvement of usage characteristics of the I-79 ramps. Click for more...

GM Demolishes Plant in Lansing, Mich. →

Due to the prohibitive cost of operating safely and in an environmentally friendly manner in two existing plants in Lansing, Mich., General Motors Corporation constructed two new facilities (the Grand River Assembly and Delta Township plants) to replace them. The new facilities are capable of producing vehicles more efficiently, economically and safely. Now comes the job of demolishing, recycling and removing the two old plants — the Fisher Body Plant (Plant Six) and the Oldsmobile Plant (Plant One), located approximately 1.5 mi. Click for more...

GVT Creates Products to Improve Truck Performance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... GT Development and Norgren’s Global Truck Group have combined forces in a new business unit called Global Vehicle Technologies (GVT), an international developer of products for a broad range of heavy-duty truck cab/chassis and powertrain applications. Fleets and owner-operators have been using GT Development and Norgren products for years, but most don’t know it. “Our products don’t carry our name and aren’t usually visible to truck operators,” said Mike Bozich, GVT president. Click for more...

Concrete Trucks Race to Keep Up With WMC’s Pace →

From Construction Equipment Guide... WMC Contracting Company in Trenton, Tenn., has been in the construction business since 1950, and has specialized in all kinds of slipform concrete projects. If it thinks the project can be slipformed, it will figure out a way to do it with its GOMACO machines, using either one of its Commander IIIs or GT-3600. Dennis Garcia, president of WMC Contracting, has just as much experience in the concrete industry as the company he’s currently operating. Click for more...

Komatsu America Launches Off-Highway Dump Truck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the HD785-7 off-highway truck with Tier II engine. The new truck features a powerful, clean burning Komatsu SAA12V140E-3 turbocharged, aftercooled engine that provides a maximum net output of 1,178 hp (878 kW). The engine is EPA Tier II emission certified. Special features of the HD785-7 include:• High Performance for Enhanced ProductivityThe truck’s engine performance delivers acceleration and travel speeds with high horsepower per ton. Click for more...

J.C. Lee Foreman Wins Ram Truck at Pittsburgh Expo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Contractors, landscapers and public works crews weathered sub-zero temperatures (and that was before the wind chill factor) to attend the third annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo Feb. 6 and 7. The venue, the ExpoMart in Monroeville, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, was filled with heavy equipment, exhibitors and attendees during the two-day show. More than 100 exhibitors vied for the attention of a steady stream of expo guests from western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Click for more...

Caterpillar Lift Truck Forks Equipped With XAR Steel →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Cat Lift Trucks’ new WR6000-WR8000 series of AC powered electric end-rider walkie lift trucks features an AC controller matched to drive motor power requirements with efficiency. The series offers two models with capacities of 6,000 and 8,000 lbs. (2,722 and 3,629 kg), both of which are engineered for manufacturing, industrial and commercial applications. The AC electric end-rider walkies are ideal for food packaging, general stocking, and manufacturing applications where long runs, floor-level order-picking and the need for maneuverability are a substantial part of the working day. Click for more...

Study Proposes I-10 Bypass Could Ease Truck Traffic Flow →

From Construction Equipment Guide... TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Transportation Board may study an Interstate 10 bypass route that would allow trucks and other traffic to avoid the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. S.L. Schorr, who represents Pima County on the board, proposed the bypass at a board meeting Dec. 14 in Tucson, saying it’s needed because the interstate is getting more congested. Schorr said Tucson is the only city along the I-10 route from California to Florida that does not have a bypass option for trucks or those who don’t intend to get off the highway in the city. Click for more...

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