Jack RobertsGearMack Trucks launches Granite MHD 4×2 at NTEA Work Truck ShowHow about a “little” news from the Work Truck Show? Or, rather, as “little” as things can get when you’re talking about Mack Trucks. The venerable manufacturer chose the Work Truck Show here in Indianapolis to show a new, medium-duty Granite that is optimized for municipalities, landscapers and small contractors. Curtiss Dorwart, vocational product manger […]March 6, 2013GearInternational unveils TerraStar 4×4 at Work Truck ShowInternational has finally unveiled it’s much anticipated four-wheel-drive TerraStar vocational truck. The big debut was made at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show this morning. This new TerraStar model features a 300 horsepower, 6.8 liter, V-8 engine cranking out 660 pound-feet of torque. International has specifically targeted construction, utility, landscaping and other off-highway […]March 6, 2013Construction EquipmentFord shows its new take on Transit commerical van design at Work Truck ShowFord  Motor Company announced Tuesday at the NTEA Work Truck Show the introduction of the all-new Transit chassis cab and cutaway models, which it says is engineered to tackle an almost unlimited variety of specialized jobs and vocations. The company also unveiled the next-generation Transit Connect compact van/wagon. Tim Stoehr, commercial truck marketing manager for […]March 6, 2013Construction EquipmentLatest ProStar+ a triumphant reunion for International and CumminsI was in Columbus, Mississippi, visiting International dealer Waters Truck & Tractor, which had just taken delivery of one of the first ProStar+ daycab tractors to come off the assembly line. I was on hand to take the new rig, with a fully-loaded 53-foot trailer on a drive through middle-Mississippi and see what I could […]March 4, 2013Construction EquipmentMack Granite blends power, performance and eleganceDriving a new, fully-loaded Mack Granite dump truck near Allentown, Pa., I was reminded that there’s something special about the rolling Pennsylvania backroads. I was following State Road 309, running south from West Hazelton toward Tamaqua. It’s something like 350 years old – a pleasant reminder of how much transportation has changed. Mack has deep […]February 4, 2013HomeWestern Star’s 4700SF proves itself on ascent from desert floorThe 4700SF proves itself on a serious ascent from the desert floor.January 1, 2013RoadbuildingHebe leaves his mark on an industry he lovedLove him, or hate him, there’s no disputing the fact that Jim Hebe has been one of the prime movers in the North American trucking industry for 20 years now. His brash personality matched the bold business moves he made both as president of Freightliner Trucks and more recently in his role at Navistar. His […]October 16, 2012BusinessHebe leaves his mark on an industry he lovedLove him, or hate him, there’s no disputing the fact that Jim Hebe has been one of the prime movers in the North American trucking industry for 20 years now. His brash personality matched the bold business moves he made both as president of Freightliner Trucks and more recently in his role at Navistar. His […]October 8, 2012BusinessNavistar discontinues MaxxForce 15, drops ICT+ terminologyDealers key to International’s turnaround Navistar announced today it will drop its MaxxForce 15-liter heavy-duty diesel engine in favor of the Cummins ISX15, which will appear in ProStar+ tractors by year’s end. International will continue to build the MaxxForce 15 in the short-term until the order board is filled and then cease production. The announcement […]September 26, 2012RoadbuildingNavistar CEO resignsDaniel Ustian, president, chairman and CEO of Navistar, is stepping down, the Lisle, Ill.-based company announced this morning. Navistar’s board of directors has appointed Lewis Campbell, former chairman, president, and CEO of Textron Inc., executive chairman of the board of directors and interim CEO as his replacement. The company also announced that it has promoted […]August 27, 2012Previous PagePage 6 of 21Next PageTop StoriesMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Skid Steers and Sales Trends 2024Find out the most popular models of new and used financed machines, and which models are fetching the most at auction.Graders/ScrapersMotor Graders Getting Easier to Operate, More VersatileExcavatorsVideo: Watch Komatsu’s First High-Reach Demolition Excavator for U.S.PickupsRam Rolls Out 5 New Off-Road 1500 and 2500 PickupsFeatured SponsorSelecting the Correct Construction Tire Solution