Wed July 29, 2009
EX1200 Loads Trucks Every 80 Seconds at Quarry in Oahu
Fifty-ton (45 t) haul trucks scurry about the new quarry being established by Grace Pacific Corporation on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Like ants from a pile of honey they scurry from the Hitachi EX1200, one every minute and 20 seconds, their beds heaped high....
Mon July 27, 2009
Less Noise, Enhanced Driver Comfort With Lined Truck Boxes
The rock excavation and processing industry is associated with high noise levels. Workers are exposed to a tremendous amount of noise that could lead to serious hearing impairment. In addition, the noise generated impacts the surrounding areas....
Fri July 03, 2009
Cat to Sell Artic Truck Bare Chassis for Specialty Apps
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....
Wed July 01, 2009
New Alternative to Truck’s PTO Helps Peterson Tractor Co.
Life in the landfill is hard on equipment. The constant pushing of garbage and dirt puts a heavy strain on the hydraulics and drive train of large bulldozers. Compactors take a constant beating to prepare the trash to be covered....
Betsy Mordecai - Thu July 02, 2009
Slew of Intersections in Ga. Get Much-Needed Makeovers
Overall improvements involving resurfacing and widening of various intersections on State Routes 9 and 20 in Forsyth County, Ga., are proceeding on schedule, according to Jeff Shropshire, roadway division vice president of C.W....
Sat July 04, 2009
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....
Fri July 03, 2009
Kenworth Trucks Play Role in Minneapolis Projects
When Cemstone, a ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel producer and concrete block manufacturer was founded by Hammon T. Becken in 1927, the company’s trucks routinely drove by Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis....
Fri June 12, 2009
Terex TA40 Articulated Off-Highway Truck Offers High Power, Torque
With an engine power of 450 hp (335 kW) and a hauling capacity of 41.9 tons (38 t), with a heaped capacity of 30.3 cu.yd. (23 cu m), the Terex TA40 Generation 7 TA articulated off-highway truck offers high power, high torque and Tier III emission-certified engines....
Sat June 06, 2009
Calif.’s Service Rock Products Taps Kenworth PremierCare
The thought of picking up the phone or listening to voicemails in the morning no longer makes Service Rock Products shop supervisor Steve Womack cringe. “I used to get complaints from our mechanics that they didn’t have the parts needed to complete repairs, and operators or plant managers would complain about repair delays or repairs that didn’t get done....
Sun March 08, 2009
Worldwide Equipment Sales Unveils New Wrecker Body
At the Chicago Auto Show, Worldwide Equipment Sales LLC was asked by Ford Motor Company to introduce the new 2009 Ford F-450 X-Cab complete with the Jerr-Dan MPL-NG self-loading wrecker body. The Jerr-Dan MPL-NG self-loading wrecker body promotes safety and damage free-towing....
