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Maintenance/Management: Remanufactured components
There are people who buy a new car every year or two. And there are contractors who never keep a piece of equipment more than two or three years. Vanity usually drives new car fans, but there is a long-standing school of thought that says continually turning over near-new construction equipment is the best way […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Equipment Details: Filters
A teaspoon of dust circulating throughout your engine oil is enough to cause premature wear – a handful will destroy an engine. A mere pinch of dust can sandblast the insides of your hydraulic system and a speck or two of microscopic grit can ruin high-pressure fuel injectors. Your machines may work in the dirt […]
June 12, 2007
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Cover Story: 2006 Class 7 and 8 conventional trucks
Should you buy a new truck next year? The short answer is yes. As 2005 lurches to an end, be aware recent natural disasters, fuel and raw material shortages, as well as tighter diesel engine emissions regulations coming in January 2007 will lead to truck shortages and increased retail prices in the latter part of […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Compact Focus: Utility vehicles
Smart contractors know success on a job depends on consistent productivity from their machines and their employees. One key to productivity is efficiency: having your crews work smarter, not harder. For many contractors, the use of small utility vehicles is one way to do this. To the uninitiated, utility vehicles can seem rather pointless. Pickup […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Truck Management: Truck News
Mack celebrates 100 years in Lehigh Valley In 1900, John Mack and his brothers hammered together their first commercial vehicle – a sight-seeing bus. That bus went on to log more than 1 million miles before retiring. And 100 years ago, in June 1905, the success of the Mack brothers’ commercial trucks led them to […]
June 12, 2007
Business
New oil specs for heavy-duty diesel engines
When the EPA set the deadline for manufacturers to come up with Tier 2 emissions compliant engines by October 1, 2002 – 14 months ahead of schedule – everyone knew there wouldn’t be enough time for lengthy field tests on the new engines. What was known from lab tests was engines using exhaust gas recirculation […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Oils and oil analysis
Thanks to EPA regulations that kicked in about two years ago, the engines you run in your new on-road trucks today and your off-road equipment tomorrrow may very well run hotter and create more soot and acid inside the combustion chamber. In anticipation of this, the oil industry and several engine manufacturers beefed up their […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Small gas engines
Ah, the good old days, when everybody smoked unfiltered cigarettes and your portable power equipment ran off noisy, fume-spewing, two-stroke engines – and nobody cared. “In the past we didn’t have to worry about emissions,” says Dale Gabrielse, training manager for Robin America. “They ran them as rich as they wanted. More gas equaled more […]
June 12, 2007
Roadbuilding
Innovations 2004
This past year, Equipment World‘s editors set out to find the most innovative new construction equipment products. We were looking for more than updates and upgrades to existing machines. We wanted to see bold thinking and creative engineering that produced real value for the end user. And we wanted to pay tribute to all the […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Sterling’s HX chassis design
It may not quite qualify as a model change, but Sterling’s new HX chassis design includes so many enhancements, refinements and improvements that it comes close. The HX chassis was originally designed to make room for the bigger engines required by the the new emissions regulations, but designers didn’t stop there. In addition to new […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Construction trucks
Manufacturers have done a lot to extend component life and service intervals for all types of big trucks, on and off road. As a result, today’s trucks spend more time working and less time in the shop than ever before. But without good maintenance and knowledgeable drivers the harsh realties of the off-road construction environment […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Update: Oregon’s voluntary diesel retrofit program fails to capture industry imagination
July, 2001: As reported on equipmentworld.com, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in conjunction with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Trucking Association, held a conference in Tourtdale, Oregon, to highlight the state’s voluntary diesel retrofit program. Although Oregon environmental activists noted that upcoming emissions mandates in 2002 continuing through 2010 would create […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Side by side: Pickup trucks, diesel vs. gas
Diesel pickup trucks have been around for years but a new generation of diesel engines offers a major leap in convenience and drivability, says Jack Blanchard, assistant chief engineer at GM Powertrain. Gone are the smoke, noise and difficult cold-weather starts. In the heavy duty pickup truck market GM started it all by offering Isuzu-Duramax […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance management: Oil sampling & analysis
Would you spend $10 to prevent a major overhaul on a quarter-million dollar machine? In a capital-intensive business like heavy construction, returns on investments are important and there is no other activity or service procedure in your fleet management that can save you as much money for so little up-front cost than oil sampling. Whether […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Selection Guide: Construction Trucks
October has passed. The new engines are here, and the world didn’t fall off its axis. Many thought that the tough emissions deadline last month would preclude any non-powertrain innovation on the part of truck manufacturers. They were wrong. In addition to significant upgrades industry-wide, two manufacturers recently launched brand new vehicle platforms. Here’s what […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Trucks: Volvo’s VT 880
Volvo has a new truck, and has built a high-horsepower, large-displacement diesel engine to power it. The company is known for advanced aerodynamics and technically advanced truck designs. The new VT 880 gives the company something it hasn’t had until now: a long-nosed conventional tractor that allows owners and drivers to project a strong, decidedly […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Product and service reps
As a construction contractor you don’t make money fixing equipment, monitoring wear rates and studying up on the latest engine oil specs. All these things are important and necessary to keep your fleets running and in good order, but you have to ask yourself if these activities would be better performed by someone outside your […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Interview: Kenworth general manager Bob Christensen
Kenworth Truck Company, a division of PACCAR, has a long history of service in vocational and construction markets coupled with a reputation for quality recognized today by J.D. Power and Associates Awards for customer satisfaction ratings in 2000, 2003 and 2004. The 2004 award is particularly pertinent for Equipment World readers as the company’s leading […]
June 12, 2007
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