Tag: commercial trucks

Roadbuilding

Rising traffic fatalities in Maine prompt new safety plan

Due to an increase in traffic fatalities, the Maine Department of Transportation has released a new Strategic Highway Safety Plan. The plan sets out focus areas, such as lane departure, speeding, impaired driving, and recommends strategies to address them. “Maine’s traffic fatalities have been on the rise during the last three years after seeing improvement […]

February 2, 2018

Dealers

Kan. Cat dealer Foley Equipment teams with HDA Truck Pride on parts, services

Foley Equipment says it is now partnering with HDA Truck Pride to enhance and expand quality parts and services for customers throughout Kansas and northwest Missouri. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Foley Equipment now operates 19 locations in 14 cities across Kansas and northwest Missouri. The family-owned business employs nearly 1,000. “Partnering with HDA Truck Pride […]

January 31, 2018

Construction Equipment

Mercedes upgrades the beastly Unimog U4023, U5023 all-terrain work trucks with engine power take-off (PHOTOS)

Its top speed and horsepower might not jump off the page, but the Mercedes-Benz Unimog is likely the most capable truck on the planet. And the company recently made its extreme all-terrain models even more capable with a new mid-engine design and engine power take-off feature. RELATED >> Caterpillar unveils the CT680, a rugged work truck wrapped in […]

May 28, 2015

Construction Equipment

Cummins enters development partnership to boost natural gas truck adoption

Cummins and Agility Fuel Systems have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at boosting adoption of natural gas-powered trucks, the companies announced at the ACT Expo in Dallas on Tuesday. The partnership will include technology development and integration of software and hardware between Cummins’ natural gas engines and Agility’s onboard fuel storage and delivery system. “Our […]

May 7, 2015

Technology

Freightliner unveils first self-driving truck that will roam U.S. highways legally (PHOTOS)

Freightliner did it. If you’re one of the many who scoffed at the idea of a commercially-viable self-driving truck, or at best figured such technology was years—if not decades—away, you need to reset your expectations. At a press event today at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway outside Las Vegas, NV, Freightliner, in conjunction with the […]

May 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Remote, keyless entry now available on Kenworth T680, T880 trucks

Responding to customer requests for the feature, Kenworth has introduced remote, keyless entry on its T680 and T880 trucks. The option, which can be retrofitted through a kit available at Kenworth dealers, provides two key fobs for locking and unlocking the truck’s doors. RELATED >> First Drive: Kenworth’s new T880 vocational truck has a luxury feel […]

April 30, 2015

Technology

Ford’s 2016 F-650 and F-750 will boast quieter cabs, improved telematics service

[imagebrowser id=35] At the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Ford teased the upcoming release of its new vocational trucks with a couple of announcements. First, Ford says the cab of both the 2016 F-650 and F-750 is 45 percent quieter at idle and 25 percent quieter while driving than the previous generation models. RELATED: PHOTOS: […]

March 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Decreased warranty costs leading Navistar turnaround as company reports first income in 3 years

Navistar has been weighted down by the failures of its EGR-only engines now for several years, and the company’s quarterly earnings reports became a regular reminder of the work that lies ahead in restoring a once prominent trucking heavyweight. After nearly three full years of taking a beating from a combination of analysts, investors and […]

September 4, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ford reveals 3 tailored power levels for 2016 F-650, F-750; claims best-in-class standard power

[imagebrowser id=35] Though Ford’s decision to drop the Cummins ISB 6.7 liter engine currently offered in its F-650 and F-750 work trucks raised more than a few eyebrows, the automaker announced three power levels this morning for the 2016 models—including a standard package that is best-in-class. The new trucks will be powered by Ford’s own 6.7-liter […]

May 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Build and share your work truck online with Navistar’s new Web configurator

Navistar has launched new, re-designed online configurators for its International ProStar, DuraStar and TerraStar models, allowing customers to build their work truck to spec’ and see what it will look like before requesting a quote or placing an order. The online tool allows customers to design their trucks by choosing options for the truck’s cab, […]

January 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

IronPlanet launches TruckPlanet, an online marketplace for commercial trucks

Having sold $500 million worth of used trucks to date, IronPlanet is no stranger to serving that market. And given that success, the company has launched TruckPlanet, a separate website dedicated solely to the buying and selling of used commercial trucks.  The site will hold its first auction Tuesday, May 7 when it sells off 300 […]

May 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

U.S. experiences 3.6-percent increase in commercial trucks crossing borders in 2012

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has released figures reporting 3.6 percent more commercial trucks crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico in 2012 than in 2011. The figures, from BTS’s 2012 Border Crossing/Entry Data, show that 10.7 million commercial […]

April 5, 2013