Off-Highway Trucks

Lanier Sand and Soil Continues Its Many Decades of Success →

One of South Carolina's most long lasting and highly regarded companies is Lanier Construction, which, as a provider of mined materials to contractors for several decades, does business as Lanier Sand and Soil. The task ahead for Helen Lanier is to keep the Columbia-area company on its upward path following the death of her husband, Dennis, who took over the business from his father in the 1970s before operating it with Helen since 1996. Click for more...

Hickory Contractor Evolves Over 54 Years to Stay Successful →

From Construction Equipment Guide... If a new construction company can make it past its fledgling years and manages to keep the lights on, any continuing success is due to a series of evolutionary periods. For Hickory, N.C.'s Neill Grading & Construction, its success is rooted in being a third-generation family company. But it also is one that has evolved from its founding in 1966 to the present by slowly expanding with and adapting to changes in the industry. Click for more...

Terex Trucks TA400 Impresses On Tough Landfill Site in Australia →

Landfill operations can be tough, but that's exactly when Terex Trucks' articulated haulers excel. Civil and demolition company DECC recently bought a TA400 dump truck to work on a landfill site just outside Brisbane, Australia, and the team is already impressed with its reliable and efficient performance in tough conditions. The Terex Trucks TA400 articulated hauler has been working hard at a site in Swanbank, near Brisbane, carrying out a variety of jobs from remediation of landfills to stormwater management. Click for more...

Next Generation Cat 785 Mining Truck Advances Efficiency, Productivity for Lower Costs →

The Next Generation Cat 785 mining truck enhances operator safety and performance, provides more intuitive and predictable operation, delivers faster and easier access to data, and streamlines maintenance — to boost efficiency and lower costs — according to the manufacturer. Leveraging the Next Generation concept, the new 150-ton class mining truck features an expandable technology platform, so it is future-ready. Click for more...

John Deere Improves Fuel Burn, Boosts Productivity With New E-II Articulated Dump Trucks →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Designed with the demands of today's job site in mind, John Deere has introduces the new E-II articulated dump trucks (ADTs). The models, including the 410E-II and 460E-II, incorporate customer-driven features, resulting in greater operator comfort, reduced fuel burn, increased uptime and lowered daily operating costs, according to the manufacturer. They feature a redesigned dump body, updated operator station, and new drive and transmission retarder modes. Click for more...

Niece Manufacturing Offers Construction, Mining Solutions →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Niece Manufacturing offers a full line of off-highway water trucks, fuel trucks and fuel/lube trucks for the construction and mining industries. Its line also includes on-highway water trucks and fuel trucks. Niece trucks are manufactured with American made components at its facilities in Budha, Texas, and Fort Scott, Kan. It offers finished tank trucks built on most manufacturers' rigid frame or articulated bodies, including Cat, Deere, Komatsu, Volvo and Bell Truck. Click for more...

Tennessee Contractor Leases Equipment for Predictability →

From Construction Equipment Guide... In the clay mining business, you must have dependable trucks. That's why Keith Radford, owner of KR Trucking in Gleason, Tenn., leases his 20 off-highway articulated dump trucks (ADTs) and purchases extended warranties. Since Radford and his dad Kenneth founded KR Trucking in 2002, the company has grown from five to 66 employees. Radford attributes his company's success to his faith, his commitment to honesty and values and sound planning. Click for more...

Heavy-Duty Trucks Market Size is Projected to Reach $538.8B by 2026 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Heavy-duty trucks are used for cargo transportation, logistics operations, construction, mining, etc. Growth in the manufacturing and construction sector, developments in road infrastructure, and steady growth in the freight and logistics sectors are some of the major factors that are expected to increase the heavy duty trucks market size. The global heavy duty trucks market size is projected to reach $538.8 Billion by 2026, from $446 Billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 3.2 percent during 2020 to 2026. Click for more...

A Prestart Checklist to Keep Articulated Haulers in Good Shape →

From Construction Equipment Guide... A thorough equipment walkaround before starting a shift can make a big difference, and it doesn't need to take a lot of time. Every good articulated hauler operator should establish a daily routine of prestart checks. Regular machine upkeep can ensure safety, while improving productivity and uptime. Here is a basic checklist crews should review each time before they operate an articulated hauler. Click for more...

Volvo CE Brings 100-Ton Class Rigid Hauler to North America →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is launching its 105- ton (95 t) R100E rigid in North America. With a size and capacity that make it the largest hauler in the company's line-up, the new R100E rigid hauler from Volvo CE promises to drive down operating costs for customers by boosting productivity, uptime and operator comfort, according to the manufacturer. The R100E is powered by a 1,075 hp (783 kW) Tier IV Final engine, with a combined drivetrain to provide high torque capabilities and pulling performance and class-leading rimpull for optimum travel times. Click for more...

Bell Adds 20-Ton B20E Low Ground Pressure Truck →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bell Equipment has added the 20-ton Bell B20E low ground pressure (LGP) truck to its range, thus offering an additional solution for compromising underfoot conditions. A physically smaller incarnation of the Bell B30E, but entrenched with the same DNA, the B20E 6WD ADT has proved itself a popular machine from residential excavation to site sensitive archaeological digs. The 4-cylinder Mercedes Benz diesel engine provides 228 hp, (170 kW), enabling the B20E LGP to perform with a similar power-to-weight ratio to the larger Bell B30E, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

New Bridgestone MasterCore Tire Line Provides Mine Sites With Customized Tire Performance →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) recently announced the introduction of the company's MasterCore off-the-road (OTR) tire line. MasterCore tires are engineered for ultra-high durability with performance that can be customized to various mine sites and operations. The MasterCore product line is launching initially with 63-in. tires with additional patterns and sizes available to customers in 2021. Click for more...

Kenworth and T880s Meet the Challenge of Charah Solutions →

When Charah Solutions challenged Kenworth to meet its tough truck application specifications, the result was a success for its operations. "We had a wide range and mix of manufacturers' trucks at different sites. I saw the need to come up with a better solution than anybody else had offered before," said Gavin Nawrocki, fleet manager of Charah Solutions. "Kenworth advertises that they make the World's Best trucks and I challenged them to do that." Founded in 1987 and based in Louisville, Ky., Charah Solutions is a leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry. Click for more...

Bell Trucks Names Quality Fleet Service New Dealer →

Quality Fleet Service, Inc. , based in South Hadley, Mass., has joined the Bell Trucks America team. The company was in search of an articulated truck line to round out its heavy construction equipment offerings and Bell was a perfect match, according to Nicholas Moynihan, president of Quality Fleet Service. "From the service side of what we do, we are very familiar with Bell's Mercedes engines and Allison transmissions, and we could not be more excited about offering this product to our customers," he said. Click for more...

Doosan Introduces New Generation of DA30-5, DA45-5 Articulated Dump Trucks →

As the newest generation of articulated dump trucks, the Doosan DA30-5 and DA45-5 represent the latest enhancements to articulated dump truck (ADT) performance, reliability, operator comfort and serviceability. In conjunction with ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020, Doosan Infracore North America LLC announced the two newest models in its ADT lineup. Since then, the company has invested in significant research and gathered input from customers to develop the new models with additional features for increased operator productivity. Click for more...

Cat 725 Articulated Truck Delivers Improved Performance With up to 50 Percent Less Operator Input →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Built with the next generation cab, powerful engine meeting the current emissions standards andautomatic features to elevate productivity, the new Cat 725 articulated truck sets the market standard of excellence for articulated trucks, the company stated. The new 26.5-ton payload 725 truck retains the reliability and durability of the 725C2, while increasing performance forcustomers engaging in heavy and general construction, mining, quarry and aggregates, landfill, waste and industrial applications. Click for more...

Holt Manufacturing to Showcase Spray King Off-Highway Water Trucks, Stand Tanks at ConExpo 2020 →

From Construction Equipment Guide... With a legacy dating back to 1886, the Holt family has a history of creating equipment for the construction industry, stretching back to when Benjamin Holt came up with the idea for (and built) the first Caterpillar tractor. While the technology has changed, the legacy has not. Visitors from across the world will be able to see for themselves when, for the first time ever, HOLT Manufacturing showcases its Spray King off-highway water trucks and stand tanks at ConExpo. Click for more...

Terex Trucks to Showcase TA300 and TA400 at ConExpo →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Terex Trucks is bringing both the TA300 and TA400 to ConExpo. As part of the Volvo family, the company will be sharing a booth in Las Vegas with other Volvo Group brands including Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks and SDLG. Visitors to the company's F3432 booth will have the chance to take a closer look at both the TA300 and TA400 articulated haulers and discover the significant investments and improvements that have been made in the products, facilities, people and processes since Terex Trucks was acquired by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) in 2015. Click for more...

Komatsu America's New HD785-8 Off-Highway Truck with High Horsepower →

From Construction Equipment Guide... Komatsu America's new HD785-8 rigid frame off-highway haul truck, with a Tier IV Komatsu SAA12V140E-7 engine, has the highest in class net horsepower, 1,140 hp (849 kW) in North America. With a payload capacity of 101.6 tons (92.2 t), it's built for mining, quarry and aggregates. "The HD785-8 has excellent travel performance on grade and wet multiple disc brakes on all four wheels provide great downhill brake retarding performance," said Robert Hussey, product marketing manager, Komatsu America. Click for more...

Contractor for Link-Belt Mid Atlantic Job Uses Hydrema →

From Construction Equipment Guide... For years Link-Belt Mid Atlantic had been in discussions internally about the need for expansion to create more building space. In early 2018, the discussion became a reality and they got together with RJ Smith Construction to work on drawings and designs. RJ Smith Construction, a local construction company based in Richmond, Va., had been working with Link-Belt Mid Atlantic for years renting equipment for their projects. Click for more...

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