Wed November 04, 2009
Kenworth Receives Green Washington Award for Hybrids, LNG Trucks, Renton Plant
Kenworth Truck Company was honored with the 2009 Green Washington manufacturing award from Seattle Business magazine during a special awards banquet in Seattle. Kenworth received recognition for its T270 and T370 diesel-electric hybrid trucks, T800 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles, and award-winning efforts by its manufacturing plant in Renton, Wash., to build trucks in an environmentally sustainable manner....
Wed October 21, 2009
Terex Welcomes Central Equipment Company As New Articulated, Rigid Truck Distributor
Central Equipment Company now distributes a full line of Terex articulated and rigid trucks to its customers in Pocatello, Jerome and Heyburn, Idaho. The Terex line of construction trucks includes six articulated models, ranging from 25 to 42-ton (22.7 to 38 t) payload capacity, and six rigid models, ranging from 35 to 100-ton (31.8 to 90.7 t) payload capacity....
Wed October 14, 2009
WES, Tow Trucks For Tots to Build on Success
For the second year in a row, Worldwide Equipment Sales LLC is sponsoring Tow Trucks For Tots — collecting toys for the non-profit orgranization Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle parade. Last year was the organization’s first year, which displayed more than 240 trucks....
Jennifer Hetrick - Tue October 13, 2009
Bronx County Recycling, Atomic Truck Crush Problems
Salvatore Cascino, owner, and Vincent Grottola, facility superintendent, both of Bronx County Recycling, wanted to produce a cleaner, higher-quality end product for their customers. Bronx County Recycling, as its name implies, is located in the Bronx, N.Y., within a few blocks of Yankee Stadium on a modest five-acre parcel....
Jay Adams - Mon October 12, 2009
Antique Truck Lovers, NE Rockbusters Join for Sixth Annual Machine Show
In trucking, cooperation is everything. The same could be said for construction work, all contracting and the running of any successful club or organization. Cooperation in all these arenas came together as one at the Antique Truck Club of America’s Little Rhody Chapter’s Sixth Annual Antique Truck Show on Sept....
Wed October 07, 2009
New Vanguard Truck Center Facility Opens Outside Austin
Vanguard Truck Center of Austin, a member of the Vanguard Truck Centers dealer group, marked the opening of a $4.5 million truck center facility in Buda, Texas on Oct. 2. The group, which distributes Mack Trucks, Inc....
Wed September 16, 2009
Navistar and Caterpillar Announce Global Truck Joint Venture NC2
Navistar International Corporation and Caterpillar Inc. closed a joint venture transaction resulting in a new company, NC2 Global LLC, to serve the global commercial truck market. Navistar and Caterpillar first announced plans to form a joint venture in June 2008 and have identified the leadership team of the new entity that will establish its headquarters in the Chicago area....
Fri September 04, 2009
Used Parts Make Sense for Updating Aging Concrete Truck Fleets
Tampa Truck Salvage, an LKQ Company, knows that good quality used parts are a better option for ready mix fleets that are trying to keep their aging existing fleets on the road. It’s no secret that the current economy has about 50 percent of the nation’s concrete trucks currently parked....
Mon August 31, 2009
NorCal Kenworth Relocates to New Facility in San Leandro
NorCal Kenworth recently relocated to a new full-service facility in San Leandro, Calif., that serves as its corporate headquarters and offers enhanced customer support. A member of the Kenworth dealer network of more than 300 locations in the United States and Canada, NorCal Kenworth-Bay Area is a full-service, 44,000 sq.-ft....
Dorinda Anderson - Wed August 19, 2009
Nuss Truck Keeps on Delivering Excellence in Minn., Wis.
Before there were computers to keep track of all available parts, a good memory was a vital business tool. Bob Nuss started his career in the late 60’s running a parts counter for his father, Charley, at Mack of Rockford, Ill....
