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Pickups

Ford’s best F-150 engine lineup yet offers choice of top payload, towing, mileage

Ford has provided more details on its 2018 F-150 engine lineup and says the new power options not only increase the truck’s capability, but also its efficiency. Notably, the new engine lineup offers customers a great deal of choice. Whether your priority is towing, payload or mileage, you can find an engine tailored to deliver. […]

August 21, 2017

Construction Equipment

Altec CEO helps bring professional soccer team to Alabama

The chairman and CEO of Altec, the Alabama-based manufacturer of truck cranes, bodies and more, is part of the proud ownership team behind a new professional soccer team that will join the company in calling Birmingham home. The United Soccer League, a minor league soccer association, recently announced that it had awarded Birmingham a franchise, saying […]

August 17, 2017

Vocational

Test Drive: Kenworth’s natural gas T880S impresses even off-road

Kenworth knows that meeting government requirements can be a critical part of doing business. For mixer customers needing to comply with federal bridge formulas and cleaner emissions, the truck maker now offers the 2018 T880S natural gas mixer. The Cummins-Westport 8.9-liter ISL G Near Zero NOx engine offers quieter and cleaner performance with power that’s comparable […]

August 16, 2017

Pickups

Ram 3500 steals torque crown from Ford, claims best-in-class fifth-wheel towing

Ram announced today an uptick in power for its 2018 Ram 3500 which edges it past Ford for bragging rights to best-in-class torque. The ramped up Ram delivers 930 lb. ft. of torque, or five more foot pounds than the 2017 F-350. The truck can also tow up to 30,000 lbs. with its fifth-wheel hitch, […]

August 15, 2017

Class 7-8

SmartDrive 360 puts eyes in the back of truck drivers’ heads

Capturing video is a great tool for truckers who want to protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits, and for trucking companies that want to coach their drivers to improve safe driving skills. SmartDrive Systems has expanded on this idea, offering a video-based safety program that enables fleets to deploy up to four cameras on each truck […]

August 14, 2017

Safety & Compliance

Can ELDs be hacked? Data security, privacy add to list of considerations

Considering the abundance of industry news involving electronic logging devices, cybersecurity seldom gets mentioned. As of Dec. 18, most drivers who currently maintain records-of-duty status — about 3 million, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — will be using electronic logs or risk out-of-service violations. Most fleets will be using devices that come […]

August 11, 2017

Pickups

GM recalls 700,000 pickups over power steering defect

GM is recalling nearly 700,000 pickups over concerns that the electric power steering assist (EPS) could malfunction and lead to a crash. Certain 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 trucks are affected by the issue. A temporary loss of EPS assist is possible in these vehicles especially during low-speed turns which increases […]

August 11, 2017

Construction Equipment

Excavator tumbles from trailer towed by dump truck into Ga. morning traffic

Commuters in Roswell, Ga. were up against an unusual traffic jam Thursday morning—a dump truck and a toppled excavator. A dump truck had been towing the dozer around 9:30 a.m. on Holcomb Bridge Road when a traffic accident caused the driver to swerve and lose the excavator off the flatbed. On their Facebook page Roswell […]

August 10, 2017

Vocational

Kenworth details driver-centric development of T880S

Kenworth’s latest addition to its popular T880 lineup, the T880S, offers another glimpse into why the company bills itself as ‘The Driver’s Truck.’ As you’ll see in the interview below, it doesn’t take long for Kenworth Marketing Director Kurt Swihart to point out the truck’s features and creature comforts that are tailored to the preferences […]

August 9, 2017

Vocational

Dump truck’s raised bed slams into I-10 overpass in Fla., badly damaging beam

A dump truck traveling in Florida with an elevated bed slammed into an Interstate 10 overpass causing structural damage and a highway shutdown. No injuries were reported after the raised bed of a Chavers Construction dump truck traveling east-bound on I-10 struck the Wilkerson Bluff Road overpass early Friday morning about five miles east of […]

August 9, 2017

Vocational

T880/S demand, dealer growth, construction spending have Kenworth bullish on work trucks

Whether it was new dealerships, more connected trucks, more service centers, a stronger warranty, new products or a strong first half in 2017, Kenworth had plenty of good news to report recently at its headquarters in Kirkland, Washington. First up in the hour-long meeting came the news that first-half demand in 2017 for Kenworth vocational […]

August 8, 2017

Vocational

Navistar to discontinue medium duty N Series engines

Navistar will cease engine production at its Melrose Park, Illinois, plant by early next year as the truck maker continues that facility’s transformation into a technical center. The move will bring production of the company’s medium duty 9- and 10- liter engines to an end. “Our N9/10 engine family was updated in 2014 and since […]

August 7, 2017