Off-Highway Trucks

Sterling Trucks, Sprinter Utility Vans Gather Under Tracey Road’s Umbrella →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Tracey Road Equipment has announced the purchase of Sterling Trucks of Syracuse, located at 955 Spencer St. This acquisition gives Tracey the ability to be a full parts and service dealer for Sterling Trucks and the Western Star brand of trucks. In addition, Tracey and Freightliner have added the Sprinter van to their product line offerings. This new van, by Freightliner and Mercedes Benz, is tailored to meet the needs of the U.S. Click for more...

Alban Takes Truck Chassis Inspection to the Job Site →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Soon, getting that annual truck chassis inspection should be less of a chore, as Alban Engine Power Systems brings its vehicle inspection system (VIS) right to your door. Six months ago, Baltimore based Alban, purchased a machine from Vehicle Inspection Systems Ltd., an Australia-based company whose North American headquarters is in Louisville, KY. This system has been available Down Under for several years, but according to Alban, this marks the first time a Caterpillar dealer will offer this service to customers in North America. Dominick Adams, VIS supervisor of Alban Engine Power Systems, described the system: “You can put either the front or the back wheels of a vehicle on the VIS machine, simulating its motion going down the road. Click for more...

Rea’s I-77 Design-Build Project Unsnarls Traffic in Charlotte →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Interstate 77 that runs through Charlotte, NC, has had major traffic problems for years. Currently, a $71-million highway design-build project is underway to help improve the congestion situation. By widening this 8-mi. (13 km) portion of the highway, the I-77 project will solve many of the troubles this busy interstate encounters on a day-to-day basis. The I-77 project is managed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the prime contractor for the project is Rea Construction Company, one of the leading highway, paving and bridge contractors in the Southeast. Click for more...

Komatsu Steers TX’s Longhorn →

From Construction Equipment Guide... “When moving large amounts of earth like we do,” said Jack Parker, vice president of Longhorn Excavators Inc., Sugar Land, TX, “time is of the essence.” He would know. He’s been doing it for more than 40 years. Parker got his start in heavy construction and earthmoving with his father in 1961. Eight years ago he reciprocated and did for his sons what his father had done for him. Click for more...

Curry Supply Rolls Out Two New Lube Trucks at ConExpo/Con-AGG 2002 Show →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Curry Supply, located in Curryville, PA, unveiled two new trucks at the McLellan booth G130 at ConExpo/Con-AGG 2002. The Ford F-650 is Curry’s newest mini-lube truck, which is designed for light field service preventative maintenance. The Ford-650 sports a 3126 Caterpillar 210-hp (156.5 kW) engine and features a 12-ft. enclosed body with access to product reels from the curbside of the vehicle. Click for more...

J&J Truck Expands Offerings With DynaHauler/LWC Body →

From Construction Equipment Guide... J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding and Steel Inc., and a manufacturer of dump bodies and trailers, recently announced the addition of the DynaHauler/LWC to its product line. The lighter weight dump truck body is built with Hardox steel and has no cross members. It allows operators to haul more payload without compromising the structural integrity of the truck. The dump body is installed on an oak cushion and features newly designed formed bottom rails. Hardox 450 steel is a new extra high-strength wear plate being used to develop a new concept of body construction for heavy-duty dump trucks and trailers. Click for more...

Crews Work on First Section of WV 9 Replacement Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Crews in West Virginia are currently working on the first section of a $110-million project that will replace WV 9 with a new four-lane highway that will run from Charles Town to the Virginia line. The current project runs from U.S. 340 and intersects with Cattail Road, a distance of approximately 1.25 mi. (2 km). The contract includes two separate overpass bridges for 340 and all on/off ramps. Matt Kitchen, project engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highways, reported the cost at $7.8 million. Click for more...

Vecellio & Grogan Carves Out Mountainside for U.S. 221 Job →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Department of Transportation engineers decided Cut 4 on a U.S. 221 four-laning project in western North Carolina wasn’t as laid back as they would like, so a Vecellio & Grogan (V&G) construction crew redesigned how it would slice away the mountainside. V&G workers moved farther west at the peak of the ridge. They started a cut that lets a slope descend at a more stable 1.25-to-1 ratio toward the highway 250 ft. Click for more...

Work Truck Show, NTEA Convention Plan Diverse Programs →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The Work Truck Show 2002 will be held March 6-8 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Held in conjunction with the 38th annual National Truck Equipment Association, which begins March 5, the Work Truck Show brings together distributors, upfitters, manufacturers and buyers of work trucks in all industries, including construction, mining lumber, government and landscaping. Hundreds of industry suppliers will display full-size equipment from Classes 1-8. Several business leaders and chassis manufacturers will conduct educational sessions, and award-winning actor James Earl Jones, and research and development pioneer Doug Hall, will be the featured speakers. For more information, call 800/700-2099 or visit www.ntea.com. Click for more...

Plasterer Celebrates New Web Site With Toy Truck Giveaway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Plasterer Equipment Co. Inc., the John Deere dealer serving contractors and municipalities in southeastern and south central Pennsylvania since 1912, recently introduced its newly redesigned user-friendly Web site. The Web site features used and rental equipment for sale, a tractor of the month special, information on Keystone Construction Rentals — Plasterer’s rental division — links to John Deere machine specifications and John Deere bid specifications. Click for more...

Nittany Lions Roar for I-99 Corridor →

Commercial growth in and around State College, PA, has brought increased traffic and accompanying safety concerns. However, help is at hand with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) I-99 corridor project, now well under way. When completed, the Route 26 portion to the east of State College will connect the Mount Nittany Expressway (U.S. Route 322) to the Bellefonte Bypass (Route 26) and Interstate 80 at the current exit 24. Four prime contractors are currently overseeing construction of the new four lane, 8 mi. Click for more...

J&J Truck Equipment Named Top Auto Crane Distributor →

J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding and Steel Inc., recently announced that it has been named the top distributor of Auto Crane service bodies, cranes, and compressors by the Auto Crane Company. The Presidential Award for outstanding achievement was given in recognition of J&J Truck Equipment’s excellence in sales for 1999. The award was presented by Alan Marsh, regional sales manager of the Auto Crane Company. Click for more...

Anderson Takes on Rosco Water Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Anderson/Rupp Equipment Co. is now renting and selling Rosco DS water trucks. Standing in front of the Rosco 7,570-liter (2,000 gal.) water truck are Peter Fletcher (L) and Steve Kenney, both of Anderson Equipment’s, Albany, NY, branch. Click for more...

Newell Kicks Volvo, Hitachi Fleet Into Overdrive to Meet Deadline →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Keith Newell knows that the best way to stay successful is to surround himself with the best people and the best equipment. When his company, W.S. Newell Inc., took on a site prep job in Montgomery, AL, he armed himself with a little of both, including some of the newest offerings from Hitachi and Volvo. The arsenal of 25 machines that Newell is using on the Wal-Mart development project includes eight Volvo articulated haulers and three Hitachi excavators the 50-year-old business just bought from Trax Inc.’s operation in Montgomery. Click for more...

RDO Sees Q4 Loss, Exits Truck Operation →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Construction equipment retailer RDO Equipment Co. said it expects to incur a fiscal fourth-quarter loss from operations of about $6.5 million and a one-time charges of about $7.5 million. The company said the losses reflect a decrease in demand and inventory value for trucks and construction equipment and said it had an agreement to sell its truck operations. The Fargo, ND-based company said the losses include those on its truck operations. Click for more...

Terex Trucks Travel Worldwide to Serve as Coal Mine Workhorses →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Rigid dump trucks built in Scotland have for the past seven years played a role in keeping pace with international demand for some of the world’s lowest sulphur coal, from the Pasir coal mine in Kalimantan, Indonesia, where annual output in 2001 is set to reach 10 million tons (9 million t). Terex Equipment, supported by its dealer, has since 1993 supplied rigid mining trucks to the Pasir mine at Batukajang Pasir, East Kalimantan, in the Indonesian part of Borneo. Click for more...

’Monster Truck’ Stomps More Lime Out of Nevada Quarry →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Chemical Lime, one of largest producers of industrial lime in the world, is dramatically stepping up its Nevada production requirements. With the decision to increase production from 810,000 metric tons to 3 million metric tons (900,000 tons to 3.3 million tons), Chemical Lime decided it was time to call in a monster truck – a Cat 775D quarry truck. “[The increase] necessitated a vehicle that could outperform its class,” said Rex Simpson, quarry superintendent, Chemical Lime. Click for more...

Kids Look to Future With Career Days →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Thousands of students recently were introduced to the exciting career opportunities within the construction industries. Approximately 3,200 career and technology students from 45 schools representing 32 independent school districts were transported out to the Eagle Mountain Lake Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Field Day site. Students visited with the construction industry in the Second Annual Construction Career Days Exposition. Click for more...

Monroe Truck Hosts Russian Visitor →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Monroe Truck Equipment, Monroe, WI, recently hosted a visitor from Russia who spent three days shadowing a variety of employees from different areas of the company in manufacturing, sales, accounting and purchasing. Boris Schepkin is the deputy director on economics and finance at OCNA3, a manufacturer in Oryol, Russia. While in Monroe, he spent considerable time with Monroe Snow & Ice Control manufacturing Foremen Kevin Davis and John Hromadka who took time to show him American manufacturing methods and quality control procedures. Click for more...

Contractor Uses New Paving Technique to Keep on Truckin’ →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Jack’s Truck Stop in Cullman, AL, got a new concrete parking lot recently, but the usual forms, concrete finishers and carpenters were nowhere to be seen. The six-acre parking lot was made using roller compacted concrete, a process which utilizes asphalt paving machines and dump trucks instead of ready-mix trucks and finishing crews. This revolutionary new way to place concrete was selected as the optimum method for expanding the truck stop. Click for more...

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