Off-Highway Trucks

Kenworth Honors Central Illinois Trucks as Dealer of Year →

Central Illinois Trucks in Normal, Ill., was named 2008 Kenworth Customer Support Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in Columbus, Ohio. “We’re honored to receive the Kenworth Customer Support Dealer of the Year award. This award recognizes the hard work of our employees, who are committed to provide a very high level of customer service every day,” said Erick Miner, president of Central Illinois Trucks, which operates dealerships in Bensenville, Champaign, Joliet, Morton, Normal, Peru, and Springfield, Ill. Click for more...

Caterpillar to Sell Articulated Truck Bare Chassis for Specialty Applications →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Caterpillar will offer a family of articulated truck bare chassis to support specialty machines not included in the portfolio of Cat products. Sales of the bare chassis without the dump bed will be targeted toward Caterpillar dealers and original equipment manufactures (OEMs) who specialize in such applications as water trucks, high capacity waste, lube and fuel trucks, etc. Cat articulated dump trucks will continue to be sold through Caterpillar dealers around the world. Click for more...

Treasurer Lockyer Kicks Off $48M Loan Program for Truckers in Calif. →

From Construction Equipment Guide... State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced May 19 the kickoff of a $48 million loan guarantee program to help California truckers comply with new diesel emissions regulations. The program is a partnership with the California Air Resources Board (ARB). “These loans provide truckers an affordable way to upgrade their vehicles,” said Lockyer. “They’ll save themselves money, increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. Click for more...

Air vs. Hydraulic Brakes: A Large Truck Comparison →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Air vs. Hydraulic Brakes is a popular topic when looking to figure out the best brake system, whether an air brake system or a hydraulic break system. All heavy truck drivers need to choose. Below you will find out what can happen and how they can affect stopping distances if not properly serviced. The Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) offers some pretty sobering statistics and investigations. Click for more...

Northshore Manufacturing Introduces Builtrite Model 2200 Truck Crane →

Northshore Manufacturing’s model 2200 crane can be used to load and haul a wide variety of material and tools used by contractors working in electrical utility, drilling, pipe laying, scrap pick-up, demolition clean-up, general construction, road building, mining and other applications. Key features include:• High Pressure Hydraulics (4,000 psi/275 Bar) and higher flow for greater lift capacity (more than 21,000 lbs./9,545 Kg. Click for more...

PACCAR Parts Offers Heavy-Duty Truck Replacement Fuel Tanks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... PACCAR Parts recently introduced ACRAFIT all-makes fuel tanks that offer heavy-duty truck operators and truck fleets a cost-effective alternative to repairing or replacing damaged fuel tanks. ACRAFIT fuel tanks are available in multiple sizes of 50 to 150 gal. (189 to 568 L) and a variety of diameters: 23-, 24.5-, 25- and 26-in. (58, 62, 63 and 66 cm), to fit all major OEM applications. ACRAFIT fuel tanks are manufactured by an ISO-certified manufacturer using the same thickness and grade of aluminum as OEM manufacturing standards. Click for more...

Kenworth Hybrid Trucks Qualify for Federal Tax Credits →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Purchasers of certain Kenworth medium duty diesel-electric hybrid trucks in the United States are eligible for a tax credit of up to $12,000, under a qualified hybrid motor vehicle credit available from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service recently certified the tax credit eligibility of Kenworth T370 Class 7 and Kenworth T270 Class 6 hybrid trucks in both pickup and delivery and utility boom applications, when equipped with a PACCAR PX-6 engine and an Eaton diesel-electric hybrid power system. Click for more...

Miller Industries, Eaton Bring Recovery Truck To Daytona 500 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation teamed with Miller Industries Inc. to set a sustainability milestone during the recent Daytona 500 motorsports race, when the company’s hybrid-electric drive powered the first hybrid race recovery vehicle to work at a NASCAR event. The 2009 International DuraStar 4300 recovery vehicle raced to the scene of several incidents during the event. Click for more...

Reading Truck Body Wins Media Awards at NTEA Show →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Reading Truck Body LLC won both of the industry trade press awards at the National Truck Equipment’s (NTEA’s) Work Truck Show in March in Chicago. The company’s new Aluminum Classic II service body earned the 2009 Editors’ Choice Award for New Product Innovation and the inaugural Work Truck Show Green Award. With these awards, attending media recognized the Aluminum Classic II as both the most innovative new product at the show and the one that best improves work truck fuel utilization. Click for more...

N.H. Truckers: Diesel Tax Hike Would Hurt Business →

From Construction Equipment Guide... By Norma LoveAssociated Press WriterCONCORD, N.H. (AP) Truckers told state lawmakers on March 13 that a proposal to raise New Hampshire’s gas and diesel tax 15 cents will badly hurt their industry, while paving contractors said the hike was needed to fund critical road and bridge repairs. Under the gas tax proposal, the state’s 19.6 cents-per-gallon tax would rise 15 cents over three years — a nickel a year. Click for more...

TruckWeight FleetLink Creates e-Record of Axle-Weight Data →

From Construction Equipment Guide... TruckWeight Inc.’s TruckWeight FleetLink, a telematics device that gives fleet managers the ability to electronically capture and communicate axle-weight data generated by the company’s Smart Scale wireless scale for commercial vehicles, is now available. “Traditionally, onboard scales produce results that have to be manually interpreted, logged, and reported by the truck driver,” said Peter Panagapko, president of TruckWeight. Click for more...

STI Offers New Cabinet Auto-Locking for Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Service Trucks International (STI) of Sioux Center, Iowa, the manufacturer of Eagle Pro service and lube bodies, has unveiled its new cabinet auto-locking system for service trucks. The cabinet auto-locking system allows users to lock or unlock all the cabinet doors of their service body by pressing a single button on an electronic key fob. If needed, the cabinet’s key allows for the manual override of the system. Click for more...

Harrisburg, Pa., Truck Stop Offers Food, Fuel, Prayer →

From Construction Equipment Guide... HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) On a frigid Sunday morning when dozens of rigs were clustered at an ice-crusted I-81 truck stop, drivers who had traveled thousands of miles came to Jerry Weaver to share their most personal cargo. Hopes and worries. Weaver’s tiny chapel, crafted from a truck trailer, was welcoming. There were folding chairs, hot coffee and homemade muffins. And Weaver, a soft-spoken native of Virginia dressed in gray slacks and a red shirt who, after leading hymns in a baritone voice, asked the truckers if they wished to offer anything personal for prayer. Click for more...

Bombs to Beetles: VW Builds $1B Plant in Chattanooga →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Following nationwide competition it was announced on July 15, 2008, that a former army site near Chattanooga, Tenn., had been chosen as the location for Volkswagen’s new $1 billion U.S. assembly plant. The facility will manufacture mid-sized vehicles in the United States rather than importing them. Slated to begin production in 2011, the plant will manufacture 150,000 vehicles a year, with the capacity to produce up to 200,000. Click for more...

PRIMAAX EX Air Suspension Improves Durability for Vocational Truckers →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For expanded application capabilities, Hendrickson recently launched the PRIMAAX EX system, an enhanced version of the PRIMAAX heavy-duty, vocational truck air suspension. PRIMAAX EX improves durability and performance while delivering a substantial weight savings alternative to competitive systems, report officials of Hendrickson Truck Systems Group. Refinements in the PRIMAAX EX system include enhanced joint integrity and durability, improved handling, increased air spring capacity, greater disc brake compatibility and improved resistance to torque rod bushing walk-out. Click for more...

Work Truck Show to Highlight New Products, Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With 500,000 sq. ft. of new vocational trucks, equipment and related products; more than 40 industry specific training courses; special sessions on green trucks and 2010 emission-compliant chassis; a green truck ride-and-drive; and countless opportunities to consult with technical personnel and network with peers, The Work Truck Show 2009 and 45th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention is the ultimate resource for anyone who uses work trucks to do their jobs. Click for more...

Eaton to Streamline VORAD Options on Freightliner Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Eaton Corporation recently announced that VORAD VS-400 collision warning systems are now listed as a published, factory-installed option on all Freightliner Cascadia, Century and Columbia Class 8 trucks. “With this new option made available to its customers, Freightliner again reinforces its commitment to truck safety,” said Phil Warmbier, marketing manager for Eaton’s VORAD business. Click for more...

Major League Work Involved With Braves Triple A Ballpark →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Back in June, it was farmland. But on April 17, Triple-A baseball teams the Gwinnett Braves and the Norfolk Tides will face off in the Braves’ new minor league stadium at the transformed 44-acre (17.8 ha) site in suburban Gwinnett County, Ga. The roughly $59 million construction project — headed by general contractor Barton Malow Company — is on schedule to have the 10,000-plus-seat stadium ready for the game, said Preston Williams, chief executive officer of the Gwinnett Convention & Visitors Bureau, the entity responsible for developing the land and managing the lease on the county-owned stadium. Click for more...

Caltrans Finally Completes Red Hawk Parkway →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Red Hawk Parkway in El Dorado County opened in December 2008, providing a connection between U.S. Highway 50 and the Shingle Springs Rancheria. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians has been waiting more than 40 years for a public access road to its reservation, ever since the construction of Highway 50 in 1965. Previously, the only road available for its use was a winding private road, covered with speed bumps and prohibited from commercial use. Click for more...

Millennium Pipeline Replaces Old Gas Line in New York →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Replacing a flowing gas line is tricky. If the gas line happens to be 182 mi. (293 km) long and involves working in areas that feature nearly straight vertical drops, it’s that much more of a challenge. And those are the fundamentals of the new underground, natural gas pipeline going into the ground in upstate New York, under the direction of Millennium Pipeline Company LLC, Pearl River, N.Y. Click for more...

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