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Pickups

Buyer's Truck And Trailer Hardware

Buyers Products has a wide range of parts and accessories to upfit or repair pickups and trailers

February 26, 2013

Gear

Ox Bodies introduces versatile Trail Ox steel end dump trailers

Perform a range of applications with Ox Bodies’ Trail Ox series of steel end dump trailers, which handles everything from sand to large aggregates, as well as riprap and asphalt. Available in full and quarter-frame versions, the Trail Ox offers a choice of three body styles – a square bottom L shape, elliptical U shape […]

February 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Product Focus: Trailers

SEVENTY TONS The Trail-EZE TE120-OF59 was specifically designed for the oilfield industry. This 59-foot trailer is rated at 70 tons evenly distributed and features a 45-foot bottom deck. It features a removable neck, air-activated bed rollers, a 10-inch tail roll and a 120,000-pound concentrated capacity.   HYDRAULIC GOOSENECK Jet’s 51-ton Detachable Gooseneck Trailer is available […]

February 4, 2013

Gear

Rogers’ CobraNeck speeds trailer unhooking

Unhook trailers faster with the optional CobraNeck multi-ride height detachable gooseneck option from Rogers. Available on all Rogers 55-ton and larger detachable gooseneck trailers, the CobraNeck allows for increased ground clearance, saving time that would ordinarily be spent changing ride height settings. Rogers’ new support system, Universal Neck Support, is standard on all CobraNeck models […]

January 10, 2013

Pickups

Towing and the Law Video

Nathan Cash, a Dallas attorney, spoke at a ProPickup Truck Expo 2012 Smart Session on Towing and the Law.

December 22, 2012

Business

Hendrickson launches PLUS, “Parts Look Up System”

Hendrickson has begun offering PLUS, the “Parts Look Up System,” which is designed to provide fleets, repair centers and distributors with serviceable parts information for Hendrickson Truck and Trailer suspension systems. The system recognizes truck suspension assembly numbers, trailer suspension model numbers, trailer suspension serial numbers and display parts or kits available for purchase through […]

December 17, 2012

Business

Top 10 truck and trailer theft prevention tips for the holidays

The four days we celebrate as Thanksgiving are also celebrated by thieves who know that this will likely be the longest period of time your trucks and trailers equipment will sit with nobody watching them during the year. So the folks at CargoNet have come up with a list we think is worth sharing that details all […]

November 21, 2012

Business

Felling hires Kyle Wald as lead professional engineer

Felling Trailers has hired Kyle Wald as the company’s lead product engineer. Wald’s responsibilities include new trailer designs and enhancements, as well as assisting in improving engineering standards and processes. Wald has more than 10 years of experience in engineering, four of which are trailer-specific. Prior to joining Felling, Wald worked with Millerbernd Manufacturing as […]

November 15, 2012

Construction Equipment

Wabash National trailers feature Meritor axles

Wabash National has selected Meritor trailer axles to be standard equipment on all its trailers As part of the agreement, other Meritor components available on Wabash National models include air suspensions, Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI, automatic slack adjusters and wheel-end components. For more information, visit meritor.com.

October 18, 2012

Maintenance

What’s in a tow rating?

During the second day of the 2012 Construction Symposium in Dallas, General Motors trailering engineer Robert Krause delivered a presentation on the process behind tow ratings and the new SAE standardized ratings.

August 24, 2012

Business

Reporter

Equipment-centric disaster relief   Tad Agoglia and his crew arrived to what was left of Haiti within a week after the 2010 earthquake. As the team used their Cat excavator and Peterbilt dump truck to clear the rubble for a medical clinic, he was struck by the vast need surrounding him. “In that moment I […]

July 1, 2012

Business

Product Focus

TRAILERS By Lauren Heartsill EXTENDABLE DECK The Fontaine Magnitude 55MX heavy-haul trailer features a 55-ton frame capacity in 16 feet and a modular, extendable design. • Clear deck length ranges from 29 feet retracted to 50 feet extended • Includes a built-in tool box • Has a 20-inch loaded deck height with 6-inch ground clearance. […]

May 24, 2012