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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
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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
Safety
Class 7-8 trucks: What’s best for your job?
Because there are so many powertrain, body and chassis configurations, writing a generic article about spec’ing Class 8 construction trucks can be difficult. So we’re taking a slightly different tack: We dreamed up four fictional construction trucking applications, assigned some specific, real-world needs and problems to each and then asked North American Class 8 truck […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Mitsubishi debuts new lineup
Mitsubishi Fuso has completed the most extensive redesign of its Class 3 through 5 cabover trucks in 10 years. In addition to this new truck line, the company has also significantly upgraded its Class 6 and 7 models and introduced a new corporate logo, which will appear nationwide in 2005. According to Bob Aquaro, vice […]
June 12, 2007
Business
The EPA and your fleet
Part II: The diesel police have spoken, the deadline for cleaner on-highway engines is here and while the process has been chaotic, the sky has not fallen. As of October 1, if you buy on-highway trucks – haul trucks for your equipment, vocational trucks such as dump trucks or cement mixers or any road-licensed diesel-powered […]
June 12, 2007
Equipment
Maintenance Management: The EPA and your fleet. Part I
Part I: The new engine oils are here and low-sulfur diesel isn’t far behind *Editor’s note: In Part II of this series we’ll take a closer look at the new Tier II-compliant on-road diesel engines, and in Part III we’ll profile a group of contractors who have already made their fleets compliant with Tier II […]
June 12, 2007
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