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Construction Equipment

This Ford F-700 with built-in backhoe is all the truck you’ll ever need…and only $5k (PHOTOS)

Looking like it came straight out of a Hot Wheels package is this 1995 Ford F-700 with an honest-to-God bed-mounted backhoe. Likely decommissioned from a utility or a municipality, this magnificent beast was recently listed and sold on eBay just south of $5,000. It took two attempts to sell however, with the first auction not […]

August 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

Making sense of the split: Don’t worry about Navistar, but where will Caterpillar find its 15-liter truck engine?

The big news story last week was, of course, Cat and Navistar breaking up. At first brush, given Navistar’s fresh troubles with a brand-new EPA lawsuit, you’d be forgiven for thinking Cat’s move was a sign of more trouble in Lisle, IL. I don’t think that’s the case. Though I focus more on the trucking industry […]

August 3, 2015

Business

Caterpillar splits with Navistar, will design and build its own vocational trucks in Texas

Caterpillar has announced a parting of ways with truck maker Navistar, ending a six-year partnership between the two companies that launched the Cat brand into the vocational truck market. MORE >> Navistar to launch new line of severe duty work trucks once split with Cat is complete Cat has worked with Navistar to design and build […]

July 28, 2015

Business

Navistar to launch new line of severe duty work trucks once split with Cat is complete

With Caterpillar’s announcement this morning that it would begin designing and building vocational trucks on its own, Navistar, Cat’s partner in the work truck business up to this point, has announced plans to launch a new line of trucks once the partnership has officially concluded. In a brief announcement released alongside Cat’s news, Navistar said it would […]

July 28, 2015

Construction Equipment

TEST DRIVE: Freightliner’s 108SD, 114SD work trucks blend power, serious comfort on long haul through Texas hill country

What do you do if you’re Freightliner and your OTR market share numbers are in the stratosphere? You turn your attention to the vocational truck market, of course. Freightliner has always had a vocational presence. But about four years ago, the company decided it was time to update its work truck lineup to take advantage […]

June 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils 2016 Transit vans with more configurations, improved SYNC 3 interface

Though the pickup is still by far the king of the construction jobsite, Ford has enjoyed sizable success in commercial applications with its new Transit vans. In November, the Transit became the best-selling van in America. On Thursday, the automaker revealed the 2016 models. Though the vans did not receive an exterior makeover for the […]

June 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

City of Lexington uses high-tech SUV to analyze pavement conditions and prioritize projects

Lexington, Kentucky, officials are spending nearly $400,000 to assess the condition of the city’s roads using lasers, cameras, and GPS equipment in an effort to better prioritize repaving and repair projects on the 4,024 streets the city maintains. “Maintaining basic infrastructure like roads is a key responsibility of local government,” Lexington Mayor Jim Gray said […]

June 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Mercedes upgrades the beastly Unimog U4023, U5023 all-terrain work trucks with engine power take-off (PHOTOS)

Its top speed and horsepower might not jump off the page, but the Mercedes-Benz Unimog is likely the most capable truck on the planet. And the company recently made its extreme all-terrain models even more capable with a new mid-engine design and engine power take-off feature. RELATED >> Caterpillar unveils the CT680, a rugged work truck wrapped in […]

May 28, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar unveils the CT680, a rugged work truck wrapped in style (PHOTOS)

The new Cat CT680 looks considerably different from previous versions of the company’s vocational trucks and that’s no accident. The bling, the styling; customers were asking for it, says Dave Schmitz, vocational truck product manager. A lot of owner-operators and fleets think a truck’s looks should reflect pride of ownership and reinforce a company’s brand, […]

May 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

Why putting your keys in the freezer is the only way to thwart certain vehicle thieves

Thieves are always trying to stay one step ahead of honest folks. The latest wrinkle involves break-in artists walking up to vehicles with keyless entry and unlocking them as if they had the owner’s key fob. Nick Bilton at the New York Times, has had his car broken into this way multiple times recently as have some of his Los Angeles neighbors. Bilton […]

May 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

How to survive an earthquake while driving a big rig

When your peaceful drive gets interrupted by severe vibrations or worse, you could be driving through an earthquake. Especially, if you are in one of these top 10 most earthquake prone states. Truckers who’ve driven in one say at first it feels like something’s wrong with your truck. Once it’s over—well, it might not be really over. […]

May 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

Cummins enters development partnership to boost natural gas truck adoption

Cummins and Agility Fuel Systems have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at boosting adoption of natural gas-powered trucks, the companies announced at the ACT Expo in Dallas on Tuesday. The partnership will include technology development and integration of software and hardware between Cummins’ natural gas engines and Agility’s onboard fuel storage and delivery system. “Our […]

May 7, 2015