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Navistar and Caterpillar create NC2 Global as part of joint venture plans
Navistar International and Caterpillar closed a joint venture plan resulting in a new company, NC2 Global, to serve the global commercial truck market. The companies announced the NC2 leadership team and board members, along with global truck venture plans. The joint venture, originally announced in June 2008, will develop, manufacture and distribute commercial trucks with […]
September 15, 2009
Equipment
Daimler adds surcharge for models with SCR
Daimler Trucks North America will add surcharge up to $9,000 for Detroit Diesel and Cummins models that use EPA 2010-compliant engines and emissions technologies. Vehicles equipped with Detroit Diesel BlueTec emissions technology, DD15 and DD16 big bore engines and the mid-bore D13 will require a $9,000 surcharge. A surcharge of $7,300 will be added for […]
September 9, 2009
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Equipment
Detroit Diesel completes 25 million miles of testing with BlueTec SCR
Detroit Diesel announced during the Great American Truck Show in Dallas, Texas, the completion of 25 million miles of testing on its BlueTec emissions technology. The company says that by January 1, 2010, the technology will undergo more than 28 million miles of testing, making it one of the most proven and tested emission production […]
September 4, 2009
Equipment
Trucks – September 20091
Truck manufacturers have begun to detail cost increases of 2010 emissions technology as they prepare to meet the EPA’s heavy-duty truck emission standards, effective January 1. Navistar International announced pricing for its 2010 MaxxForce advanced EGR engines, at a $6,000 increase for the MaxxForce 7, DT, 9 and 10, and an $8,000 increase for the […]
September 1, 2009
Workforce
Reporter
While double-digit construction unemployment figures have delayed its workforce marketing and recruiting initiative (see October 2008 Equipment World), the Construction Workforce Development Center is forging ahead with its Labor Supply /Demand Forecasting Model. CWDC is recruiting both owners and contractors to provide project and labor forecast information on its www.cwdcforecasting.com website, launched in January. “We’ve […]
August 3, 2009
Safety
Product Focus – August 2009
REACH OUT Elevate an operator to a working height of more than 21 feet with Lift-A-Loft’s VAL 15/28, which offers a 300-pound capacity. · Rotating mast allows 32 inches of side reach · Features fully proportional controls and can be driven at full elevation · Unit features narrow 28-inch width. SOUND SELECTIONS Choose from four […]
August 3, 2009
Equipment
Marketplace
Editor’s Pick ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL Caterpillar’s TH406 and TH407 telehandlers have a rated load capacity of 8,100 pounds, with two-section booms delivering a 20-foot lift height on the TH406 and a 24-foot lift height on the TH407. Both are powered by Cat’s C4.4 Tier 3 diesel engine, which produces 100 horsepower in its mechanically […]
August 3, 2009
Business
Machine Matters – August 2009
Articulated dump trucks with 30- to 40-metric-ton hauling ratings prove massive muscle can be efficient and effective. In a market where many machines now sit idle, articulated dump trucks in the 30- to 40-metric-ton payload range can often find new lives as not just rock and dirt haulers, but also as fuel, water or lube […]
August 3, 2009
Safety
Envirowatch
Concept cars and a handful of hybrids aside, we’re still in for a wait. The cars of tomorrow could present significant improvements in fuel efficiency, however, if President Obama’s newly proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards become law. If finalized, the standards would apply to model year 2012 through 2016 passenger […]
August 3, 2009
Equipment
Volvo taking orders for EPA 2010-ready trucks
Volvo Trucks North America is now taking orders for trucks in its entire product line equipped to meet the EPA 2010 emissions standards. The new trucks will use Volvo’s selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to ensure reduction of harmful emissions. Volvo’s SCR aftertreatment system converts harmful nitrous oxide into nitrogen gas and water using diesel […]
July 14, 2009
Safety
Reporter
On March 31, Navistar, quietly filed a challenge in a federal appeals court to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Feb. 18, 2009, certification requirements for heavy-duty engines using selective catalytic reduction (SCR). On May 4, the truck maker submitted a statement of issues to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia raising the […]
July 9, 2009
Equipment
RunWise Hybrid Drive System reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions
Parker Hannifin’s RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive system for Class 8 refuse vehicles features hydrostatic drive and brake energy recovery capabilities that reduce fuel consumption, carbon emissions and brake wear. RunWise replaces a refuse truck’s conventional drive train with a combination of features of the hydrostatic drive and mechanical drive systems. Break energy recovery technology […]
June 18, 2009
Business
AEM webinars focus on product safety and compliance
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is offering live webinars of three of its top-rated presentations on product safety and compliance. Webinars will allow the experience of an AEM seminar for those who cannot attend during conferences. “AEM webinars allow more industry professionals to benefit from the knowledge sharing and practical, ready-to-use information found in […]
June 18, 2009
Business
Navistar’s second quarter earnings dip
Navistar International has reported weak second quarter profits of $12 million, equal to $0.16 per diluted share, on $2.8 billion in net sales and revenues, in what the company calls historically weak market conditions not seen since 1962. In the second quarter a year ago, Navistar reported net income of $211 million, equal to $2.88 […]
June 10, 2009
Equipment
MARKETPLACE
Editor’s pick MULTI-PURPOSE POWER Miller Electric’s EnPack Mechanic Series integrates with a truck’s electrical and fuel systems to eliminate the need for a PTO, while still providing enough power to run air tools, hydraulic cranes and electrical equipment – all with the truck turned off. The diesel engine-driven EnPack combines a rotary screw air compressor, […]
June 2, 2009
Equipment
Maintenance – June 2009
A lot of attention focused on engine oils in the last few years as environmental regulations and low emissions engines forced nearly a half dozen changes in engine oil formulations. Gear oils have had it easier, but that’s not to say you can ignore them. While gear oils don’t fight combustion heat, soot, high acid […]
June 2, 2009
Equipment
ENVIROWATCH
Let’s face it: medium- and heavy-duty trucks haven’t always been the “greenest” or most fuel-efficient vehicles on the block. But times have changed, and with the addition of a hybrid truck, your fleet’s operating costs can reflect this now and in the future. “Fleet owners and operators are concerned about all expenses at this time. […]
June 1, 2009
Business
Compact Focus: Utility vehicles
In the time that contractor Ricky Weand has owned his Bobcat 2300 utility vehicle, he has come to appreciate its usefulness. “I was looking for a lightweight vehicle for my excavation and construction business that had the attachments in the front,” he says. “This vehicle is more maneuverable than a pickup. We work in areas […]
May 28, 2009
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