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Vocational

Semi with raised bed rips through Texas highway sign

Dramatic video shot Aug. 24 in Houston prior to the flooding and destruction of Hurricane Harvey shows a tractor-trailer with a raised dump bed tearing down a large sign trestle on the East Loop of Interstate 610. The driver’s condition remains unknown. Video below posted by Carlos Escobedo on Facebook shows the elevated bed tearing […]

August 31, 2017

Business

Pushing your truck fleet’s oil drain intervals? Be sure you have the right filter

With new generations of engines and improved oil formulation, fleets and OEMs have added tens of thousands of miles to engine oil drain intervals that have now crept upwards of 75,000 in some long-haul segments. A fleet’s application isn’t the only factor in how long a drain interval can be pushed. The filter has to be […]

August 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

CDOT deploys world’s first autonomous work zone impact protection truck

Not only was this department of transportation the first to use a driverless impact truck to make work zones safer, it also got the first Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle ever built. Watch the video on Equipment World.

August 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Brown Transportation turns to Kenworth T880 trucks for hauling

Kenworth reports that one of its customers, Wayne Brown of Brown Transportation, started driving an aggregate hauler for his family’s business 43 years ago. He bought his own rock/aggregate hauling operation from his uncle in 2010 and added to the 24-truck fleet by purchasing Kenworth T880s with the PACCAR MX-13 engine, bringing the total number […]

August 22, 2017

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