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Construction Equipment

ROAD TEST: Natural gas retrofit fuel systems and glider kits reveal interesting hauling possibilities for cost-minded contractors

The first part of my test drive began westbound on Interstate 80 out of Salt Lake City, on the level desert run that leads to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The goal then had been to find flat ground and a little traffic to give me a feel for the truck. But now, we’d doubled back […]

February 3, 2014

Machine Matters

How to build out the perfect work truck by taking advantage of dealer spec’ing technologies

Not long ago spec’ing a vocational truck meant going to a dealer, picking from a limited list of wheelbases and axle ratings, selecting a few options for the cab and then welding, drilling and cutting until all your equipment fit. Those were the Dark Ages of truck building. What we have now is a period […]

November 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

NTEA: Freightliner Frameworks program finalizes upfitter relationship

Freightliner unveiled its new Frameworks Truck Equipment Manufacturers Program on March 7 at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. Dave Hames, general manager for Freightliner, says the new program is designed to formalize the relationship between the OEM and truck body upfitters. “We recognize that for many of our customers we are not the […]

March 7, 2013

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Western Star’s 4700SF proves itself on ascent from desert floor

The 4700SF proves itself on a serious ascent from the desert floor.

January 1, 2013

Business

Hebe leaves his mark on an industry he loved

Love 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, 2012

Roadbuilding

Freightliner makes cross-country natural gas haul

A CNG-powered Cascadia 113 with a Cummins ISX12G natural gas engine will carry a load of paper from LA to DC.

May 18, 2012

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Freightliner makes cross-country natural gas haul

[kaltura-widget wid=”8qdzcqo5ag” width=”320″ height=”292″ addpermission=”” editpermission=”” align=”right” /]A Cascadia tractor with a 30,000 pound trailer full of waste paper will set out from Long Beach, Calif., bound for a recycling facility in Washington, DC. It’s a long way to haul a load of waste paper. But it’s just a side project. The tractor in question […]

May 18, 2012

Maintenance

Trucks

Ready for Natural Gas? LNG and CNG look to be a medium-duty hit – but will they work in Class 8? By Jack Roberts Natural gas as a fuel for internal combustion engines isn’t a new idea. What is new is the scope of its penetration into new vehicle applications in the wake of rising […]

April 29, 2012

Equipment

Tier 4 rules for gensets and compressors

As Tier 4 Interim and Final construction equipment continues to roll into the marketplace over the next two years, contractors and fleet managers will be paying increased costs for the engines and learning new maintenance protocols. Unlike mobile equipment, the environmental protection agency puts generators in two categories: those that are standby emergency power generators […]

April 5, 2012

Roadbuilding

New Road Products

Asphalt rollers, a hydraulic calculator, a combicutter for heavy demolition and a positioning system are among the products featured.

September 7, 2011

Roadbuilding

New Road Products

Asphalt rollers, a hydraulic calculator, a combicutter for heavy demolition and a positioning system are among the products featured.

September 7, 2011

Technology

Daimler Trucks North America recognizes 29 North American manufacturers for quality

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has recognized 29 North American manufacturers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico as recipients of the Daimler Trucks North America Masters of Quality Supplier Award for 2010. The selected suppliers provide top quality components for the company’s Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation brands. […]

July 28, 2011