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Dealers

Five dealer advantages from using auctions for trucks

More dealers are turning to auction companies as a way to relieve their used truck glut. While auctions typically net lower prices than the retail markets, auctions’ benefits can make up for the difference. The biggest advantage is speed. Instead of turnover measured in months with no sure sign of ending, the auction process is […]

May 2, 2017

Vocational

Kenworth intros AWD configuration for T880

Kenworth has added an all-wheel drive configuration to its T880. The front drive axle is installed at the Kenworth factory, which Kenworth Marketing Director Kurt Swihart says speeds delivery time and saves costs. “We see our all-wheel drive T880 being used in oil fields, configured as an off-road crane, in utility and construction work, or used with […]

May 1, 2017

Construction Equipment

Rear eject bodies, concrete planer among Philippi-Hagenbuch’s 4 new truck attachments

Philippi-Hagenbuch has released four new products to improve truck performance for dumping, hauling, concrete planing and carrying water. ♦  Rear Eject Bodies, which eliminate the need to raise the body of the truck to dump. ♦  Autogate Tailgates, which increase hauling capacity by as much as 20 percent. ♦  Rolling Wedge Concrete Planer, which reduces […]

April 24, 2017

Vocational

Thunder Creek intros the Combo Tank, first transfer system for pickups that can dispense diesel and DEF

Thunder Creek Equipment introduces two portable tanks to help handle diesel exhaust fluid in the field, including the first combination diesel and DEF transfer tank for pickup trucks, the company says. The combo tank debuted at ConExpo, along with Thunder Creek’s DEF Saddle Tank, designed to be mounted to a truck’s frame rails. Combo Tank […]

April 20, 2017

Pickups

Ford files patent for sliding pickup bed

Loading and unloading a pickup bed can be a real challenge. To help make the job easier, Ford has come up with plans, seen in the images below, for a sliding bed floor that it submitted recently to the U.S. Patent Office. The automated floor may be available on the automaker’s upcoming hybrid F-150 which […]

April 19, 2017

Vocational

Test Drive: Kenworth’s T880S is a more versatile replacement for the W900S

Last September, Kenworth announced it would add a set-forward front axle configuration to its T880 and those trucks entered production early last month. I flew up to Kenworth’s assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio to watch one roll off the assembly line and to hop behind the wheel for a roughly 100 mile drive. The T880S, at its […]

April 17, 2017

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Articulated hauler sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

April 14, 2017

Maintenance

Redline NanoLeak Finder makes quick work of pinpointing air brake leaks

The Air Brake NanoLeak Finder from Redline Detection takes only minutes to find leaks in air-brake, air-suspension and air-powered accessories in heavy trucks and other construction equipment, according to the company. The machine creates a vapor and when a leak is detected, a handheld NanoLeak Locator emits audible and visible signals pinpointing the location of the […]

April 14, 2017

Construction Equipment

Ford recalls 2017 F-250 for parking brake defect, F-450 and F-550 for driveshaft replacement

Ford has issued two separate recalls impacting three of its heavy duty pickups. The automaker is recalling approximately 52,000 2017 Ford F-250 pickups for unintended vehicle movement while in park. The recall affects F-250s equipped with gasoline-powered 6.2-liter engines built at the Kentucky Assembly Plant between October 9, 2015 and March 30, 2017. The Ford reference number for […]

April 4, 2017

Vocational

Duramax engine will power GM/Navistar’s new Class 4/5 work truck

General Motors’s all-new Class 4/5 commercial truck—which is being developed jointly with Navistar and set to debut next year—will get a GM Duramax engine under the hood and will be matched with an Allison transmission, the company recently announced. RELATED >> Chevrolet partners with Navistar in return to medium-duty work truck market. Why they did it and […]

March 28, 2017

Vocational

Yeti F-550 Super Duty a go-anywhere service truck with a cold custom look

While the company’s Hemi-Hellcat-powered 1973 International 1700 stole the show at the Summit Truck Bodies ConExpo 2017 booth, a more understated service truck has already attracted buyers. Sitting just a few feet away from that vintage 1700 Loadstar was a 2016 Ford F-550 with a wild custom look. Built with mining and quarry customers in mind, […]

March 27, 2017

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s new 310E, 260E articulated dump trucks redesigned from the ground up

John Deere has introduced two updated models to its E-Series articulated dump truck lineup. The 260E and 310E ADTs feature updated styling, cabs, frames and axles from their D-Series predecessors. Both models run on a John Deere PowerTech 9-liter Final Tier 4 engine. The 26-ton 260E is powered  by a 321-horsepower engine, and the 31-ton 310E has […]

March 17, 2017