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Pickups
Ramâs 2018 Tungsten Edition half-ton, HD pickups are its âmost luxuriousâ yet
Billed as the truck makerâs most lavish pickups yet, Ram has unveiled the Tungsten Edition for its Limited 1500, 2500 and 3500. The unique design of the truck borrows from both Ramâs Limited and Sport models. So what makes these trucks so opulent? For starters, the headliner is suede, and the majority of the truckâs cabin [âŚ]
July 6, 2017
Vocational
Fassi intros F345A, F345RA XE medium-duty knuckle boom cranes
Fassi has introduced two new XE knuckle boom cranes in its medium duty range. The new F345A xe-dynamic and F345RA xe-dynamic cranes have a maximum lifting capacity of 33.4 tm with a maximum hydraulic horizontal outreach of 20.5 m, which can be increased to 26.7 m in a configuration with six telescopic booms combined with [âŚ]
July 5, 2017
Class 7-8
âDisruptiveâ electric tractors might end up hauling heavy trucks in the opposite direction
A couple of years ago, you were probably being inundated by the sheer volume of headlines proclaiming natural gas as truckingâs great disruptor. Then diesel prices â the ultimate disruptor â dropped and have held under $3 per gallon for more than a year. One of my Facebook friends recently posted a query, asking his [âŚ]
July 4, 2017
Components
Michelinâs new X Multi D tire lasts longer, supports high-torque applications
Designed for a wide variety of applications, the new Michelin X Multi D tire introduced this week features a number of innovative design features. The rubber in the tire is not a uniform compound, but rather a co-extruded rubber compound that combines a top layer of scrub resistant rubber with a bottom layer at the [âŚ]
June 30, 2017
Pickups
Hennesseyâs 605-hp VelociRaptor can flat out embarrass the stock Raptor
John Hennessey didnât mince words following his Âź-mile run in a stock 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor. âThis truck is bad ass,â Hennessey said in a video of acceleration testing for the truck. âWe all kind of expected that anyway, but I was not expecting 0 to 60 in 5.3 seconds. I was not expecting horsepower [âŚ]
June 29, 2017
Pickups
Diesel-powered Chevy Silverado 1500 spied in testing
ICYMI: The Silverado is going diesel! https://t.co/tPSeyOoCsc pic.twitter.com/F17fDNdRoz â Off-Road.com (@OffRoaddotcom) June 24, 2017 Looks like even Death Valley provides no escape from spy photographers. A heavily camouflaged, diesel-sipping Silverado was photographed at a fueling station there at Death Valley National Park. Looking at the pictures posted on autoguide.com, itâs plain to see that the truck [âŚ]
June 28, 2017
Business
Cummins unveils ZED Connect with launch of ELD smartphone app
Engine maker Cummins announced it has launched a new software company, ZED Connect, whose first offering is a smartphone-based electronic logging device thatâs compliant with the USDOTâs looming ELD mandate. The ZED smartphone ELD app is aimed at the small fleet and owner-operator segments. Dubbed a âplug and playâ device, the ELD includes visual inspection [âŚ]
June 27, 2017
Business
Safety, Profits and Productivity â The Many Benefits of ELDs for construction fleets
Tracking hours of service compliance is just a fraction of what most ELD systems can do. Some of the simplest, most inexpensive systems â often a smartphone app paired with an engine control module (ECM) connection device â come with web-based, back-office unit tracking software and dispatch tools. Others have more robust back-end programs. Contractors [âŚ]
June 26, 2017
Pickups
Guys beg snake that just slithered from hood of moving pickup to please get off
If youâve been driving long enoughâespecially in rural areasâyouâre going to end up with some interesting critter stories. Two men driving to work in a pickup recently on a Texas highway got up close and personal with a bull snake that had taken refuge under the hood in the wiper bay right next to the [âŚ]
June 26, 2017
Pickups
Ford details 2018 F-150 engines: More power, better MPGs, short delay for diesel option
While Ford F-150 fans are excited to hear about the new diesel option coming to the 2018 model, theyâll have to wait until spring of next year to get it. The news came as Ford released more information on its upcoming half-ton pickup, including performance numbers on its all-new 3.3-liter V6, which the automaker reports [âŚ]
June 23, 2017
Class 7-8
Electric trucks will drive supplier innovations says Michelin COO
The pending tidal wave of electric trucks that may or may not ever see the highway presents a unique set of challenges for tire makers: Torque management. In an interview with sister site CCJ during the companyâs global summit for sustainable mobility in Montreal Tuesday afternoon, Michelin Americas Truck Tires Chief Operating Officer Ralph Dimenna said innovations in [âŚ]
June 22, 2017
Pickups
Stolen pickup found impaled on a guardrail
âRiding a railâ was an 18th and 19th century practice in the U.S. where citizens would band together, place an offensive resident atop a fence rail and carry the scoundrel out of town. The phrase takes on all new meaning in light of a bizarre pickup crash in rural Idaho. About four hours after a [âŚ]
June 20, 2017
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