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Mercedes to launch a luxury midsize pickup based on the Nissan Frontier by 2020

Just when we thought Ford’s F-150 Platinum, GMC’s Sierra Denali and Ram’s Laramie editions were the top of the luxury truck rock as one could get, along comes Mercedes announcing they are entering the pickup market. Those lads across the pond that have given us wonderful German luxury cars, M-Class SUVs, and the Sprinter vans now […]

April 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Jeep’s Red Rock Responder is the pickup/Wrangler hybrid we’ve always wanted, one of 7 off-roading concepts (PHOTOS)

No. 14 Story in 2015 « No. 15 No. 13 » [imagebrowser id=226] This week at the Easter Jeep Safari, an annual nine-day off-road trail event in Utah, Jeep unveiled 7 concept vehicles. And while several of them are excellent, there’s one in particular that we’d be pretty psyched to see go into production. The […]

April 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Stellar’s compact TC series crane offers service trucks big reach in a small package

With a small installed footprint but a large extended reach, Stellar’s new TC series of hydraulic cranes offer service truck operators lots of lift capability without hogging space in the truck bed. A tall mast telescoping design, the TC series offers up to 18.6 feet of hydraulic reach. These “T-boom” type of cranes have traditionally […]

April 2, 2015

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Service Truck Trends: How to spec your next truck for maximum productivity

With the recession a distant memory, contactors are buying new equipment again and one of the categories of equipment to benefit from the recovering economy is service trucks. There’s more confidence in the economy today and contractors are putting more hours on their trucks, says Brian Heffron, product specialist at Palfinger. “With new private and […]

April 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

VMAC’s Underhood Lite provides on-board air for European-style work vans

In the last few years work vans have surged in popularity thanks to dozens of new contractor focused designs. But when it comes to vans and portable, gas-engine air compressors don’t mix. Wheeled units displace a lot of cargo or tools, and carrying any gas-powered equipment inside a van is a safety hazard and a […]

March 31, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ram unveils Texas Ranger 1500: a concept truck Chuck Norris would give 2 roundhouse kicks up (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=221] Look, there’s nothing in Ram’s announcement of the Texas Ranger 1500 that explicitly says the truck was designed in honor of the classic 1990s action show “Walker, Texas Ranger”. In fact, the announcement spends most of its time talking about the real Texas Rangers’ long history as one of the proudest law enforcement agencies in the […]

March 30, 2015

Technology

Navistar’s comprehensive OnCommand telematics service is now free on all International trucks

Navistar’s OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics system will now be free and standard on all 2007 and newer model International trucks, the company announced this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville. It no longer will be charging a monthly fee for the service, the company announced, and it will be giving new OnCommand subscribers what they […]

March 27, 2015

Construction Equipment

Make any pickup a Cat truck with Caterpillar’s new auto accessories

Until that glorious day when Caterpillar agrees to miniaturize the amazing front end of the CT660 and put it on a pickup, those wishing the smaller trucks in their fleet better matched the yellow iron and vocational trucks in their fleet will have to make due with accessorizing. Luckily, Cat has made that a lot […]

March 26, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ford F-150 insurance costs aren’t going up and that new aluminum body might actually be why they begin to drop

When Ford released the 2015 F-150 into the wild, some predicted that insurance costs on the truck could increase over prior years. Unsubstantiated or not, many thought durability and repair cost concerns over the truck’s new aluminum body would cause insurers to up their monthly premiums. But as customers have taken delivery of their new F-150s […]

March 25, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils the 2015 Ranger: the diesel pickup you can’t have gets even better (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=219] At the Bangkok Auto Show, Ford has unveiled the latest model of its midsize pickup, boasting better fuel economy and an updated look. And it’s a combination that makes this whole “not available in North America” thing even harder. For this 2015 model, the most noticeable change is a new trapezoidal grille and a […]

March 24, 2015

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar intros 735C, 740C EJ, 745C articulated trucks with bevy of powertrain improvements (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=218] Caterpillar’s 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks feature a host of upgrades over the machines’ predecessors, the B Series. With engines that meet Tier 4 Final standards, the 735C’s C15 ACERT engine delivers 452 horsepower, and the C18 ACERT engine in the 740C EJ and 745C delivers 511 horsepower. The trucks have […]

March 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros 735C, 740C EJ, 745C articulated trucks with bevy of powertrain improvements (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=218] Caterpillar’s 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks feature a host of upgrades over the machines’ predecessors, the B Series. With engines that meet Tier 4 Final standards, the 735C’s C15 ACERT engine delivers 452 horsepower, and the C18 ACERT engine in the 740C EJ and 745C delivers 511 horsepower. The trucks have […]

March 23, 2015