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Vocational
Latest heavy truck advances all about comfort, configurability and driver assistance
Equipment World dives into heavy-truck advancements in electronic safety features, steering, drivetrain integration, chassis and body integration. Details here.
November 19, 2020
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Case unveils 2-in-1 DL550B dozer/CTL; Volvo unveils new VHD work trucks; Cab cleaning tips for coronavirus; Gehl shows 165E electric skid steer concept; Mecalac’s new wheeled excavators offer higher stability, side boom
New Mecalac MWR Series combines higher wheeled excavator stability with side-boom mobility At ConExpo 2020, Mecalac introduced its new MWR Series wheeled excavators to the U.S. market, touting the new machines as having “the stability of a crawler excavator and the mobility of a backhoe loader.” To increase stability over conventional wheeled excavators, the company […]
April 6, 2020
Vocational
Volvo unveils new VHD vocational trucks with new look, driver assist features for more comfort
Volvo is calling its new VHD Vocational Series trucks its most significant vocational offering in decades. With modern aesthetics, improved capability and the latest in safety and uptime solutions, Volvo says the new VHD is “tougher made smarter.” For starters, the new trucks feature and updated exterior designed to reflect the look of other Volvo […]
March 30, 2020
Class 7-8
Heavy-truck market settles down as technology advances ramp up
After the huge backlogs and massive sales numbers in recent years, the truck market has returned to calmer days. But calm isn’t stagnant, as ongoing changes to technology and market conditions clearly demonstrate.  A return to normalcy Perhaps the best news for those seeking to invest in new trucks is that the lead time […]
December 31, 2019
Vocational
Volvo adds Auto Neutral, Paver Assist features to VHD trucks with I-Shift AMT
Volvo Trucks has added auto-neutral and Paver Assist features to its I-Shift for Severe Duty, and I-Shift with Crawler Gears automated manual transmissions. Auto neutral and Paver Assist mark the latest Volvo VHD updates centered on the capabilities of I-Shift, an automated manual transmission (AMT). Volvo says Auto Neutral can help improve jobsite safety in many applications, […]
May 26, 2017
Business
Machine Matters
Calling on Construction Established and new players alike take aim at the vocational truck market.  By Mike Anderson While there may be a new brand in the heavy-duty construction truck business, established players are intent on keeping their strong positions in the vocational market, currently about one-third of all Class 8 trucks made. All […]
November 1, 2011
Equipment
Machine Matters
A loader first and foremost New features, options place the traditional single-purpose wheel loader into more applications, keeping it working in tough times By Mike Anderson The 135- to 174-horsepower wheel loader is often perceived as a throwback: Valued as a highly functional, reliable, yet often single-purpose machine. It’s been a rank-and-file plodder, if you […]
August 3, 2011
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