Thu November 19, 2020
Volvo Articulated Haulers: Half a Century Strong
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) popularized the articulated hauler concept in 1966 with the birth of the 10-ton payload DR631 – fondly known as ‘Gravel Charlie'. Some 54 years later, the company is still transporting earth, gravel and a host of other materials over rough, muddy, slippery, steep or otherwise impassable terrain....
Wed November 11, 2020
Buyers Products Upgrades 3-Cubic-Yard, Electric, Poly-Hopper Spreader
Buyers Products, a manufacturer in the work truck equipment industry, introduced a larger version of its SaltDogg PRO Series electric spreader. The new 9-1/2-ft. PRO3000 model boasts a 3-cu.-yd. capacity, which equates to roughly 3.2 tons of bulk #1 rock salt....
Tue November 10, 2020
Kenworth Awarded New 4-Year Cooperative Government Purchasing Contract with Sourcewell
Kenworth Truck Company has won a new, four-year Cooperative Government Purchasing Contract with Sourcewell. The cooperative contract (060920-KTC) expands sales opportunities for new Kenworth Class 5-8 chassis to more than 77,000 Sourcewell members throughout the United States and Canada....
Mon November 09, 2020
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....
Thu November 05, 2020
VIDEO: Volvo Trucks Launches Electric Truck Range Starting in Europe in 2021
Next year, haulers in Europe will be able to order all-electric versions of Volvo's heavy-duty trucks. This means that Volvo Trucks will offer a complete heavy-duty range with electric drivelines starting in Europe in 2021....
Wed October 28, 2020
Western Earthworks Develops 12 Acres for New 3.5-Megawatt Solar Farm
Residents in Lunenburg, Mass., will soon enjoy expanded renewable solar power. A new 3.5-megawatt commercial solar farm is under way along Electric Avenue — no pun intended. Located in northern Massachusetts, Lunenburg, pop....
Wed October 28, 2020
Mack Trucks Maximizes Fuel Efficiency with Factory-Installed FlowBelow System for Mack Anthem
Mack Trucks announced the availability of a factory-installed FlowBelow Tractor AeroKit system on its Mack Anthem highway models, further improving fuel efficiency by up to 2.23 percent. The system will be available for order beginning later this quarter....
Tue October 27, 2020
Mack Trucks Again Sponsors ATA's Share the Road, Workforce Heroes Programs
Mack Trucks announced its continued sponsorship of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Share the Road and Workforce Heroes programs in 2021. This will be the 20th year that Mack has sponsored Share the Road....
Tue October 27, 2020
2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour Schedule Announced
The 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour schedule is now available, as announced by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests in partnership with nonprofit partner Choose Outdoors and Colorado Tourism....
Thu October 22, 2020
Jankel Provides Seating Solutions for Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck Program
Mack Defense is partnering with Jankel, a world-leader in the design and manufacture of high-specification defense protection systems, to provide the seating solution for the M917A3 heavy dump truck (HDT)....