Mon March 26, 2018
Mack Trucks Enhances Productivity with Mack Connect
Mack Trucks shared additional details about Mack Connect, a suite of tools designed to help customers and drivers manage productivity and profitability. Mack made the comments during the 2018 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky....
Mon March 26, 2018
Mack Trucks Improves Uptime through Customer Experience Management Approach
Mack Trucks recently extended its commitment to uptime by incorporating a new process that efficiently and effectively captures customer feedback regarding their service experience. During the first year of using the new Customer Experience Management approach, Mack slashed by 50 percent the time it took to address outstanding customer service issues, according to the company....
Thu March 22, 2018
CalPortland: A Step Ahead with a Green Footprint
"We're a leader. Not a follower." That's the matter-of-fact mantra Steve Mitchell has about CalPortland, the oldest continually producing Portland cement company west of the Rocky Mountains. With nearly 4,000 pieces of equipment — which includes 1,300 mixers and 450 additional Class 8 units (dumps, flat decks, pneumatic, boom, water trucks and others), as well as 205 medium duty trucks — CalPortland also is one of the largest....
Mon March 19, 2018
Kenworth Expands PACCAR Proprietary Front Axle Offering with New Standard Track
Kenworth's new standard track options for the 20,000- and 22,800-lb. (10,342 and 10,342 kg) PACCAR proprietary front axle lineup are available for order with Kenworth Class 8 vocational models. Designed for construction and vocational application, the PACCAR front axle enhances vehicle payload-carrying capability and complements the performance of PACCAR's MX-11 and MX-13 engines....
Mon March 19, 2018
NTEA Hosts Annual Work Truck Show, Innovation Awards
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) held its annual Work Truck Show in conjunction with the Green Truck Summit on March 6 to 9 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Recognized as North America's largest annual work truck event, fleet managers, truck equipment distributors, upfitters and truck dealers attend the show to meet and network with suppliers and peers while gaining insights into the latest equipment innovations and market trends....
Mon March 19, 2018
Elliott Adds Stephenson as Boom Truck Distributor in New York
Elliott Equipment Company has announced an expanded distribution agreement with Stephenson Equipment Company covering Elliott's boom truck crane product line in upstate New York. Currently, Stephenson Equipment represents the Elliott Equipment Company HiReach telescopic aerial work platform product line in Pennsylvania and the upstate New York area....
CM Truck Beds - Thu March 15, 2018
CM Truck Beds Introduces Key Additions to Product Lineup During NTEA Show
CM Truck Beds introduced a powerful new product, the HD Dump Body, and also announced upgraded hitch ratings at this year's NTEA Work Truck Show. These notable additions allow CM to offer a more well-rounded product lineup and give distributors more options to serve their customers, according to the company....
Knapheide - Thu March 15, 2018
Knapheide Unveils All New Aluminum Service Body, Platform Body
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company revealed an all new aluminum service body and aluminum platform body. The addition of these bodies reinforces Knapheide's commitment to producing the best portfolio of aluminum truck bodies....
Emily Buenzle - Thu March 15, 2018
Uber Tests Self-Driving Trucks for Deliveries Across Arizona
At the end of 2017, Uber began to use Volvo's self-driving trucks for deliveries in Arizona. Following testing in 2017, Uber, who owns the fleet of the autonomous trucks, began contracting with various trucking companies to use the vehicles to make deliveries throughout the state, USA Today reported....
Wed March 14, 2018
OnGuardACTIVE Available on Peterbilt Medium Duty Lineup
Peterbilt Motors Company announced the availability of WABCO's OnGuardACTIVE safety system on its medium duty Models 348, 337 and 220. OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that provides the driver with acoustic, visual and haptic alerts in potentially dangerous situations....
