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Construction Equipment

Mack’s new Predictive Cruise control for mDrive AMT remembers those hills

Along with the unveiling of its new 2017 MP Series engine models, Mack Trucks announced that it will offer Predictive Cruise, an intelligent system that memorizes a route when cruise control is on, storing up to 4,500 hills in its memory. The next time the driver travels the route, Mack Predictive Cruise engages Mack’s mDrive […]

April 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Mack launches 2017 MP7, MP8 engines with more power, new designs, better fuel efficiency

Mack Trucks has unveiled its 2017 11-liter MP7 and 13-liter MP8 engines with a handful of advancements designed to simplify maintenance and improve efficiency and productivity. John Walsh, vice president global marketing and brand strategy for Mack Trucks, says Mack’s new generation engines boost fuel efficiency from 2.1 to 8.8 percent compared with prior model year […]

April 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford F-150 becomes first full-size pickup to sweep IIHS top safety honors

The 2016 Ford F-150 has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick for SuperCrew and SuperCab configurations, the only large pickup to earn such a distinction. Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, Global Product Development, and chief technical officer, says the company set its sights on best in class crash performance […]

April 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Bell Equipment unveils B60E 60-ton artic with 4×4 configuration

Short on the heels of Volvo’s unveiling of their 60-ton articulated dump truck, Bell Equipment is showcasing a 60-ton prototype at the Bauma trade show that it expects will be in North America by year’s end. The B60E, directed at quarry and mining operations, will use a 4×4 all-wheel-drive configuration rather than the more typical 6×6, […]

April 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford F-750 gets Roush CleanTech autogas option for V10 engine

Roush CleanTech says it has developed a propane autogas fuel system for the Ford F-750 chassis. The Ford F-750 base model comes with a 50-usable-gallon fuel tank but an extended tank option is available. Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing for Roush CleanTech, says the the model was created in response to the growing demand […]

April 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

IRS eyeing changes to definition of vehicles that fall under excise tax

Some changes have been proposed by the Internal Revenue service relating to the excise taxes on the sale of trucks and more. The IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last week that would change the definition of vehicles that fall under excise taxes on the sale of highway tractors, trailers, trucks and tires; the […]

April 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

What it’s like to drive Mitsubishi Fuso’s all-electric work truck

Though outnumbered by larger and more powerful trucks at last month’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, no vehicle garnered quite as much buzz as Mitsbubishi Fuso’s Canter E-Cell. The all-electric work truck made its U.S. debut at the show. And since bringing you coverage of that unveiling, we’ve been able to hop behind the […]

April 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ram considering not one, but two midsize pickups for U.S.

Despite comments to the contrary around this time last year, Ram may indeed be entering the midsize pickup market. The Detroit News recently reported that Mike Manley, global head of Fiat Chrysler Automobilies NV and Ram trucks, said that there’s “opportunity there in the U.S. if you look at what’s happened in the mid-size segment […]

March 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Nissan unveils redesigned 2017 Titan with gas V8 coming soon to big brother XD

Nissan has officially unveiled the pickup it plans to send to battle against Chevrolet’s Silverado and the Ford F-150. The new Titan pulls heavy styling inspiration from its beefier brother the XD but lacks that truck’s 5-liter Cummins V8. Instead the 2017 half-ton Titan Crew Cab is powered by Nissan’s 5.6-liter, 390-horsepower Endurance V8 gasoline engine. The […]

March 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Volvo Trucks intros I-Shift AMT with crawler gears

Volvo Trucks North America introduced at its Hagerstown, Maryland, powertrain assembly plant a new I-Shift automated manual transmission (AMT) featuring crawler gears. Designed with crawler functionality and startability, John Moore, Volvo’s powertrain product marketing manager, says I-Shift with Crawler Gears is ideal for applications requiring a slow speed and maneuverabilty – like concrete mixers with […]

March 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Topcon launches SmoothRide system for mapping road surfaces at highway speeds

Topcon has launched a vehicle-mounted system for mapping road surfaces for road construction work that allows scanning at highway speeds. The information collected can be used to enhance work for pavers or milling machines for machine control using GNSS with sonic tracer sensor guidance, the company says. Because the SmoothRide system can scan at high […]

March 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Air bag defect halts sales of 2016 Chevrolet Colorado as GM issues recall

General Motors has issued a stop-sales order and recalled affected 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks. The recall, which is owed to potentially defective front air bags, also impacts the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. About 1,750 GM vehicles are effected by the automaker’s actions, according to a report from Reuters. GM vehicles in Mexico will […]

March 24, 2016