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Class 7-8

Tesla Semi whirs along in some of the first footage of the electric truck driving

While you may not see a Tesla Semi anytime soon in your neighborhood, there was one caught on video recently traveling along a street next to a UPS customer center in Sunnyvale, Calif. Though Brandon Camargo has only one uploaded video to his name, his 8-second Tesla Semi clip has gone viral with roughly 676,500 […]

January 31, 2018

Roadbuilding

The Electric Summer: EVs will have big impact on road construction industry

1967. I was a teenager. The Summer of Love. Fast forward four decades , and it appears we just experienced the Summer of Electric drive vehicles, or EVs, in 2017. No less than GM, Volvo, Daimler, Honda, and even Dyson – yes, the vacuum cleaner people – have announced a coming EV in the last few […]

January 22, 2018

Construction Equipment

Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2017

2017’s Top Newsmaker: Deere buys Wirtgen After identifying Wirtgen as an attractive strategic fit several years ago, John Deere pulled the trigger in a surprise move this June, buying German equipment manufacturer Wirtgen Group. The all-cash $5.2 billion deal gave Deere access to Wirtgen’s deep roots in roadbuilding and quarry equipment markets. The deal also […]

December 29, 2017

Class 7-8

Diesel mechanic ponders what Tesla Semi means for his future, goes viral

While electric trucks and vans are generating a lot of headlines lately, they’re still a long, long way from running internal combustion engines out of the market. In the interim, there are mechanics out there wondering what their future might look like in a world of electric powertrains. For instance, a semi mechanic recently posted […]

December 15, 2017

Class 7-8

Let’s talk about Tesla’s unique electric Semi design

Jason Cannon, our trucks expert and the Equipment Editor for our partner site Overdrive has been writing and thinking about Tesla’s buzzworthy electric Semi ever since its unveiling a few weeks back. In the video below, Jason goes over the unique design of the truck and gives his thoughts and first impressions on some of […]

December 6, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Tesla electric Semi cuts costs; GMC tracked Sierra 2500HD All Mountain; Vermeer ECO75, VX75 vacuum excavators; Talbert trailer made to haul road equipment; Mack Pinnacle Test Drive; Gradall’s new XL 3300 V wheeled excavator

How much will Tesla’s electric Semi save on operating costs over diesel? How would you like to get an extra dollar for every five miles you drive? That’s one of many notable promises made by Tesla Motors at the unveiling of the electric Tesla Semi. The boast gets at the heart of what owner-operators care […]

December 5, 2017

Class 7-8

How much will Tesla’s electric Semi save on operating costs over diesel?

By Max Heine How would you like to get an extra dollar for every five miles you drive? That’s one of many notable promises made by Tesla Motors at the unveiling of the electric Tesla Semi. The boast gets at the heart of what owner-operators care the most about: Would this equipment save me serious […]

December 4, 2017

Pickups

Laugh if you want at Tesla’s gigantic pickup truck concept

Elon Musk is an interesting guy. Never a dull moment. And he likes to laugh—keep that in mind. Have you ever looked at who he follows on Twitter? It’s not many. Though he’s got 15.1 million followers, he only follows 47. The cartoons “South Park” and “Rick and Morty” are among those that have earned […]

November 22, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat unveils next-gen excavators, first UTVs; The Duke is one bad ’72 Chevy; Tesla unveils electric Semi; Tracks that monitor their own wear; Volvo intros EC27D excavator

Cat intros next-gen excavators with “digital heart” All three of Caterpillar’s new Next Generation excavators feature a radically new hydraulic system driven by a “digital heart.” The 320 and 323 (pictured here) models offer automated digging and positioning technology in addition to payload weighing. How cool is this: An excavator that you can start with […]

November 21, 2017

Class 7-8

Searching for Tesla’s place in trucking from behind the wheel of a Model S

If there was a polar opposite of a tractor trailer, Tesla‘s Model S just might be it. The sporty sedan is limited to whatever cargo capacity five people can wedge into its front storage compartment – the “frunk” – and the traditional rear trunk compartment. But, as I made my way to Los Angeles this […]

November 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mo. coalition forms to lure high-speed Hyperloop route for I-70

A new coalition is raising money to try to attract a Hyperloop route to Missouri between Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis along Interstate 70. The coalition hopes to beat out other urban areas around the world to entice the Hyperloop One company to build its first Hyperloop route in Missouri. The company says it […]

October 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Atlanta creates Smart Corridor to improve traffic, prepare for driverless vehicles

Atlanta has launched its new North Avenue Smart Corridor, equipping 18 intersections with advanced technology designed to improve vehicle, transit, bike and pedestrian flow and safety, and help pave the way for autonomous vehicles. The technology includes adaptive signal systems using artificial intelligence to eliminate stops and reduce wait times by 25 percent without […]

September 20, 2017