Off-Highway Trucks

Cross Pipeline Looks to Moxy Trucks to Increase Earthmoving Capacity →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Faced with moving approximately 200,000 cu. yds. of dirt at a 50-acre subdivision in Grayson, GA, the crew at Cross Pipeline Inc. knew they needed more trucks. As a result, the firm ended up bringing on two extra Moxy MT31 trucks. The machines were the first two delivered to a job site from the Lawrenceville, GA-based Stafford Tractor Company since it took on the Moxy line. The contractor had previously purchased two Link-Belt 460 excavators and a Vibromax 605PD compactor from Stafford Tractor. Click for more...

Twin Bridges Will Mark First Time PA Uses Precast Concrete Segmental Method →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Twin bridges now under construction across the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, PA, are the first to be built in the Commonwealth using the precast concrete segmental method. The two spans will replace a 55-year-old bridge owned by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC). Detailed studies carried out as part of the PTC’s long-term program of improvements showed that re-decking the current bridge at this site would be too expensive. Click for more...

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Names Director of Asian Sales →

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel Inc., and a leading manufacturer of dump bodies, trailers, and specialty truck equipment, has announced the appointment of Mike Long as director of Asian Sales. In this capacity, Long will be responsible for overseeing J&J’s interests in the Asian market and will promote and sell dump truck bodies, trailers and specialized truck equipment to mining, construction and oil companies. Click for more...

Briggs Equipment Staff Learns About Case Artic Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... It’s easier to sell equipment if you know its ins and outs. For that reason, approximately 30 Briggs Equipment salespeople converged in Charlotte, NC, for a day-long session with Case Construction Equipment personnel to learn about the new 40-ton articulated trucks unveiled at this year’s ConExpo in Las Vegas. Case Marketing Manager David Wolf said the 335 and 340 models offer a wider rear frames than its competitors. Click for more...

Klein Lube Truck Drives S. American Mining Op →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A mining company in South America is using large shovels and off-highway trucks to remove overburden at a vast mine in Columbia. Due to the size of the mine and the distance to the service centers, servicing these machines efficiently presented a real challenge. The company had been using pull-behind trailers for fuel and lubricants, but due to the terrain and the maneuvering room, this process quickly became very inefficient. Click for more...

New Jersey’s Jesco Adds 14 New Water Trucks to Rental Fleet →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In an effort to provide for its customers’ needs, New Jersey equipment dealer Jesco is constantly upgrading its rental fleet to offer the most up-to-date equipment. Recently, Jesco added 14 water trucks to further expand on its rental fleet. Whether it is for safety or by law, the water trucks will help suppress dust and increase health and visibility. The 2,000-gal. (7,571 L) capacity aluminum tanks are mounted on non-CDL 2005 Freightliner automatic transmission trucks. Click for more...

Tracey Road Equip., TAT Truck Named LBX Distributors →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LBX Company LLC, makers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has announced the appointment of Tracey Road Equipment Inc. and TAT Truck & Equipment as authorized dealers of these products. Tracey Road Equipment Inc. will cover upstate New York in the northern, central and southern tier and northeast Pennsylvania. Tracey Road is headquartered at 6803 Manlius Center Rd., East Syracuse, NY, with branch offices in Binghamton, and Watertown, NY, and can be reached at 800/872-2390 or by visiting www.traceyroad.com. Click for more...

Nextran-Orlando’s Focus on Mack Trucks Aids Customers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... No matter which direction a person looks while on the Orlando lot at Nextran Truck Center, the view will look the same. They’re surrounded by Mack class 8 trucks. Tom Dreiling, general sales and finance manager, said the focus on just one segment of the over-the-road market exemplifies the company’s motto: “In constant pursuit of perfection. One customer at a time.”“This specialization allows us to become business partners with our customers,” he said. Click for more...

Overweight Trucks Tearing Up State’s Roadways →

From Construction Equipment Guide... RALEIGH, NC (AP) More than two years ago, state legislators put the Highway Patrol in charge of policing overweight trucks. The result has been more overweight trucks tearing up the state’s highways, according to a newspaper report. The decision to take the responsibility from the Division of Motor Vehicles as well as laws passed by legislators to allow heavier trucks has meant millions of tax dollars each year going to expensive road repairs, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. Click for more...

Hitachi Drives Lattimore Operations in TX →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In a world dominated by publicly owned ready-mix and aggregate companies, Lattimore Materials is a thriving, family-owned business. But don’t equate “family owned” with “small.”Headquartered in McKinney, TX, Lattimore is one of the top three ready-mix producers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The company owns 19 ready-mix plants, and seven sand, gravel and rock mining operations in north Texas and southern Oklahoma. Click for more...

Five Star Equipment Beefs Up Its Service Truck Fleet →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Five Star Equipment is a full service John Deere, Hitachi, Timberjack and Euclid dealer and when it came time to add new service vehicles to its fleet, not just any truck would do. The company has Deere- and Hitachi-certified technicians and it wanted service vehicles that would complement its ability to offer the best service possible. With equipment getting larger, and customers traveling farther from their home base, Five Star wanted to bring its shops to the customers and service their equipment in the field. Click for more...

Komatsu America Moves Artic Truck Production to Tennessee →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America Corp. moved the production of its 30- to 40-ton (27- to 36-t) articulated truck from Mooka, Japan, to Chattanooga, TN, in January. Joining production of Komatsu’s mid-size excavator line at the Chattanooga facility are the HM300-1, HM350-1 and HM400-1 articulated trucks used in earthmoving, road construction and quarry applications. The truck line was moved to Chattanooga to better serve Komatsu’s North American customers, said Steve Moore, product manager of trucks of Komatsu America Corp. Click for more...

Reputation for Quality Work Keeps Harrisburg Firm Busy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... When John Hockenberry started Mainline Excavating in June of 2000, he had one employee other than himself and just a couple of small machines. But Hockenberry never had any doubt as to whether or not his company would be successful. “I was a fairly young guy, but I’d worked for other contractors long enough to see what you had to do to make it in this business,” said Hockenberry. “One, you’ve got to be in an area where there’s work being done —- and there’s a lot of work in and around Harrisburg [PA]. Click for more...

J&J Truck Equipment Names Andy Perrin to Sales Team Roster →

From Construction Equipment Guide... J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has announced the appointment of Andy Perrin as sales representative for western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. In this capacity, Perrin will be responsible for increasing truck equipment sales and providing product support and service to existing and new customers. Most recently, Perrin served as a branch manager of an industrial distribution company where he demonstrated a proven track record in increasing sales and developing customer relations. Click for more...

Volvo Muscle Drives Belair’s Service-First Philosophy →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For a company that’s not sales- or volume-driven, Belair Excavating has shown growth since its founding in the late 1940s. “We want to be driven by serving the needs in our industry, as opposed to trying to meet sales quotas or volumes,” said Belair Excavating CEO Mark Murlowski. “Our mission is to serve the needs of our stakeholders, which include customers, employees, subcontractors, vendors, shareholders and others. Click for more...

2005 Work Truck Show Slates Fleet Management Symposium →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A Fleet Management Symposium is slated to kick off the more than 30 training opportunities scheduled for The Work Truck Show 2005 and 41st Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention. Designed specifically for managers of vocational truck and equipment fleets, the day-and-a-half symposium delivers tools needed to maximize driver/tradesman productivity while minimizing cost per mile. Click for more...

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Builds for the Long Haul →

It’s easy to use the cliche “in business for the long haul” when referring to a trailer/dump truck manufacturing company, but it’s not nearly as easy for a company to actually do the things to make it true. J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, however, with its sights set squarely on emerging technologies, engineering innovation and evolving customer needs, is not only a contemporary success story, but also should prove to be one far into the future. Click for more...

JCB Serves Up Southern Hospitality, Shows Off New Product Lines During 2004 Savannah Summit →

From Construction Equipment Guide... On the evening of Thursday, Oct. 14, more than 250 customers and dealers arrived at JCB’s North American Headquarters in Savannah, GA, to kick off the manufacturer’s 2004 Savannah Summit, which opened up the following morning. JCB representatives started off the day with two big company announcements: the arrival of the the Compact and Utility Division in North America as well as the manufacturing of two models of the Robot skid steer loaders at the Savannah plant. Click for more...

H.A. DeHart Celebrates 120 Years of Outfitting Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... H.A. DeHart recently celebrated 120 years in business when it hosted several hundred customers at an open house. Considering the event was on a Wednesday, Sept. 22, DeHart drew a good crowd. (It helped that the event occurred on one of the first sunny days following almost two weeks of cloudy and rainy weather.) DeHart sales and service people were joined by representatives from 37 of the firm’s suppliers of equipment and services. Click for more...

Stiles Excavating & Trucking Celebrates 40th Anniversary →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Do you believe in destiny?Mike Stiles, owner of Stiles Excavating & Trucking Inc., in Halfmoon, NY, does. It was back in the 1960s — when New York’s north country didn’t even have a Northway — that Stiles discovered his love of earth. He was working the land with his uncle and brother. “We were farmers. My uncle operated a grader for big road outfits. There wasn’t enough money made from farming, so we did extra dirt and earthwork. Click for more...

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