Off-Highway Trucks

TruckPlanet Moves to Weekly Online Auction Schedule →

TruckPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, adopted a weekly auction format starting with the Aug. 15 featured auction. TruckPlanet will now host over-the-road truck auctions every Thursday at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. Since its launch, TruckPlanet has sold more than 1,700 trucks and trailers — including day cabs, sleeper cabs, cargo trucks, refrigerated trucks, trailers and more — generating sales exceeding $20 million. Click for more...

ConExpo 1975 Keeps on Truckin’ - ConExpo 1975 Part 5 →

These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on March 5, 1975 and June 25, 1975, respectively. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG. We hope you enjoy these retros as much as we did searching for them deep in our archives. Every year brings new and bigger construction equipment and the developments in off-highway trucks have proved no exception. Click for more...

Lloyd Meekins Holds Equipment, Truck Auction →

Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co. held an Absolute Equipment and truck auction in Mount Airy, N.C., on July 24. Click for more...

Duck Commander Chooses Hyster Lift Truck to Help Duck Call Operation →

Hyster Company has supplied one of its Hyster J35XN lift trucks to the duck-men of Duck Commander, makers of world-famous duck calls. The Duck Commander business experienced significant growth in 2012 as a result of its popular television show, and needed to make significant operational improvements. They asked the local Hyster dealer, Deep South Equipment, to help them make their facility more productive. Click for more...

J&J Truck Equipment Becomes Fassi Authorized Distributor →

J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has been appointed an authorized distributor of Fascan International, a U.S. supplier of Fassi hydraulic articulating cranes. With headquarters in Bergamo, Italy, the Fassi Group is a worldwide provider of cranes and components. J&J Truck Equipment will offer the full Fassi product line to its customers. David Spear, J&J Truck Equipment's general manager said, "We are pleased to partner with a solid company like Fassi, a top quality manufacturer in our industry. Click for more...

Truck Works Inc. Integrates Galvanizing Technology Into a New Application →

Truck Works Inc. (TWI), a Phoenix, Ariz., based corporation and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), integrated a proven technology with a new application. This new cost effective solution involves an old technology by hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) liquid transportation tanks. Previous to this new HDG application, customers’ options were limited to applying an epoxy coating over bare steel or costly aluminum and stainless steel. Click for more...

America’s Fallen Honored at Mack Truck’s Ride for Freedom →

From Construction Equipment Guide... America’s fallen or missing military personnel were honored by employees of Mack Trucks during the Memorial Day weekend Rolling Thunder — Ride for Freedom rally. Employees from the Mack Customer Center and Macungie Assembly Operations, both located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, caravanned to Hagerstown, Md., for a memorial ceremony at the company’s powertrain plant. Following the ceremony, Lehigh Valley and Hagerstown employees traveled by truck and motorcycle to Washington, D.C., joining thousands of participants for the 26th annual rally. Click for more...

LiuGong Announces Lift Truck Supply as New Forklift Dealer in Texas →

From Construction Equipment Guide... LiuGong Construction Machinery N.A. LLC, headquartered in Katy, Texas, has announced that Lift Truck Supply, Inc. has recently joined LiuGong as a new forklift dealer in Texas, USA. Lift Truck Supply has been serving East and Central Texas material handling needs for over 30 years from their headquarters in Tyler and their full service branch in Temple. Their 50 employees have been factory trained to support LiuGong forklift distribution and service ranging from Austin to Texarkana, including Waco and Shreveport, LA. Click for more...

NCCCO Launches Service Truck Crane Operator Program →

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) made available a new CCO certification program for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for propane delivery, mining and heavy equipment assembly, repair and service, as well as by local municipalities’ service workers. Although relatively small, these cranes are still engaged in lifting operations covered by OSHA 1926 Subpart CC, which requires operators to be certified or qualified if they are involved with material delivery at construction sites. Click for more...

912HM Flatbed to Join Hydrema Dump Truck Product Line →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Hydrema’s 912HM flatbed truck will join seven other models in the articulated dump truck product line. Based off the 912HM articulated dump truck model, the 912HM flatbed features a 1.6 ft. (.5 m) extended rear half with a built-in tipping frame ideal for the construction, utility and oil and gas industries. The 912HM flatbed is equipped with a 131 hp (97.6 kW), Perkins E1104D-44TA Tier III engine and accommodates up to 22,000 lbs. Click for more...

Mack Trucks to Sponsor Tasca Racing →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Mack Trucks will sponsor Tasca Racing, a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mello Yello Series race team based in Charlotte, N.C. As part of the three-year agreement, Mack will provide three SmartWay-certified Mack Pinnacle Axle Back model sleepers, which will transport the Tasca race car, additional engines and equipment as the team travels the nationwide race circuit. The NHRA has 16.3 million avid fans in the United States and is considered one of the largest motorsports sanctioning bodies in the world. Click for more...

IronPlanet Launches Truck-Exclusive Auction Site →

IronPlanet has launched TruckPlanet, an online marketplace dedicated exclusively to buying and selling used commercial trucks. "We are very excited to bring the same marketplace that changed the used equipment business to the truck industry," said Greg Owens, CEO of IronPlanet. "Truck buyers and sellers can now enjoy the convenience and confidence at TruckPlanet that our used equipment customers have come to know and trust at IronPlanet."Since IronPlanet pioneered online equipment auctions over a decade ago, the company has sold over $3 billion of used equipment including thousands of trucks. Click for more...

NTEA Work Truck Show Showcases Latest Products and Equipment →

From Construction Equipment Guide... The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) held its 2013 Work Truck Show in conjunction with the 49th Annual NTEA Convention March 6 to 8 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The event included 500,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space showcasing the latest vocational trucks, equipment and products displayed by more than 550 exhibitors. More than 60 educational sessions, on topics ranging from fleet maintenance to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new requirements for crane operator certification and qualification, were conducted throughout the event. Click for more...

Ox Superdump Featured at 2013 World of Asphalt →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ox Bodies in partnership with Freightliner Trucks, will be displaying Freightliner 114SD trucks featuring the Ox SuperDump at the World of Asphalt, March 19 to 21, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas and the Mid-America Trucking Show, March 21 to 23, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. The design touts increased payloads up to 25 tons (22.7 t) featuring four, six or seven axle configurations. Enhanced strength and performance is delivered through an AR450 floor, 100XF sides and a lightweight and durable I-Beam understructure. Click for more...

Much-Needed Truck Climbing Lanes Under Way on SR 20 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Two sections of truck climbing lanes are currently being constructed along State Route 20 in Georgia. The project begins approximately 600 ft. (182 m) west of Union Hill Road/CR 762 at mile post 15.96 and ends 1,500 ft. (457 m) east of Greenwood Court/CR 1968 at mile post 22.40. The project was awarded by the Georgia Department of Transportation to C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Marietta, Ga., for a full dollar amount of $7,608,028.07. Click for more...

Cat Lift Provides Trucks for 2013 Houston Livestock Show, Rodeo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... More than 2 million people and 30,000 animals are expected at Reliant Park for the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in February and March. Behind the scenes Cat Lift Trucks will provide the equipment and expertise, including more than 100 lift trucks, needed to prepare for the massive influx of show-goers and livestock. In its ninth year as the official lift truck provider for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Cat Lift Trucks and local dealer Adobe Equipment Houston LLC (Adobe) will provide a broad range of internal combustion pneumatic tire lift trucks ranging in capacity from 5,000 to 36,000 lbs. Click for more...

Ohio Attorney General DeWine Issues Opinion on Truck Weights →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has issued an opinion on the 7.5 percent weight tolerance for vehicles hauling aggregate on Ohio’s public highways and streets. In part it states:“The term ’surface mining truck,’ as used in R.C. 5577.043(A)(1), means a ’vehicle’ as defined in R.C. 4501.01(A), used to haul minerals upon Ohio’s improved public highways and streets.”This definition is important as several local law enforcement agencies had claimed that a “surface mining truck” was a larger truck that hauled aggregate within a plant property such as an articulated haul truck or a 100 ton (91 t) ore truck. Click for more...

Volvo Truck to Pair with China’s Dongfeng →

From Construction Equipment Guide... STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish truck maker AB Volvo says it will acquire a 45 percent stake in a new heavy-truck unit of China’s Dongfeng Motor Group Co. for a total amount of 5.6 billion yuan ($890 million)Volvo CEO Olof Persson says the move to buy the stake in Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles was part of "a clear strategy" to become the world’s largest maker of heavy-duty trucks. He said Saturday completion is expected within a year, adding it will increase Volvo’s net debt by approximately 6 billion kronor ($926 million). Click for more...

’Dump Hunger’ Campaign to Fill Five Dump Trucks With Food →

When the calendar turns to January, donations to local food banks drop dramatically — a 36 percent decrease on average in Idaho alone. In 2008, the Dump Hunger campaign planned to fill one dump truck with 75,000 lbs. of food and support local food banks when donations are needed most. Five years and nearly two million lbs. of food later, the 2013 Dump Hunger campaign launched with its loftiest goal yet. Click for more...

Sixers, Ransome CAT Use Dump Truck to Deliver Toys →

The Philadelphia 76ers and Ransome CAT, the official truck provider of the Sixers Toy Drive, joined forces to collect toys for the hundreds of children affected by Hurricane Sandy. A Ransome CAT dump truck delivered the toys to the Salvation Army of Atlantic City. Fans in attendance at the Sixers’ home game against the Atlanta Hawks on Dec. 21 were asked to bring new, unwrapped toys to support the Toy Drive, in exchange for a voucher for a postgame autograph session with guards Evan Turner or Nick Young. Click for more...

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