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Construction Equipment

Lightning strikes Chevrolet Silverado in fiery direct impact that caused 2 craters

While driving along Highway 14 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada last month, Al and Betty Perry say all of a sudden they felt their Chevrolet Silverado shudder and heard something that sounded “like a sonic boom.” The couple’s truck had been hit directly by a strike of lightning. The strike was captured by a security camera […]

June 17, 2014

Construction Equipment

Mining excavator flattens pickup truck with one smash of the bucket

The ease with which this mining excavator is able to completely smash this pickup into the ground is nothing short of amazing. It’s the Hulk Smash of heavy equipment and the ultimate display of breakout force. But what’s best about this video is that the operator isn’t quite happy with the first pass and decides […]

June 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

Automakers say 75% of new pickups will be made of aluminum by 2025

By 2025, more than 75 percent of all new pickup trucks produced in North America will be aluminum-bodied, according to a recent survey of automakers. The study, conducted by Ducker Worldwide, confirms a major breakthrough for automotive aluminum into high-volume vehicles. Earlier this year, Ford revealed the 2015 F-150, the first pickup to feature an […]

June 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

Fix your CNG costs ahead of time, save big bucks filling up your trucks down the road

Fuel prices fluctuate dramatically and that price volatility is a source of concern to construction companies with even small fleets. One way to eliminate that variable line item is to fix the price of fuel. That’s where fleets running vehicles on compressed natural gas (CNG) have a huge advantage. CNG’s price per gasoline-gallon-equivalent (GGE) is […]

June 6, 2014

Safety

NRMCA launches online safety series for mixer truck drivers

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is ensuring training for mixer truck drivers is easier than ever by launching a video version of their Safety Series. The initial launch will include five e-learning sessions funded by the RMC Research and Education Foundation, with the first two sessions focusing on the industry’s most frequent on-road accident—backing […]

June 6, 2014

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Volvo, Terex finalize articulated truck, rigid-frame truck sale

Announced this past December, Terex’s sale of its off-highway rigid-frame and articulated trucks to Volvo Construction Equipment is now complete, the two companies announced today. The $160 million cash deal gives Volvo a rigid-frame haul product for the heavy construction and light mining segments, and targets the  oil and gas, aggregates production and road building […]

June 2, 2014

Pickups

How to buy the right backup camera for your pickup truck

Imagine backing out of a parking space in your favorite DIY mega store’s parking lot. You’re concentrating on not backing into the car across the lane, craning your head to see both side mirrors, when you hear and feel a crunch coming from the back of the truck. You tagged another car because the big […]

June 1, 2014

Trucks

Test Drive: Volvo VNX heavy-hauler is more cruiser than bruiser

While many truck manufacturers do long-range market studies to determine if they should add a new truck model to their lineups, Volvo’s approach to launching its new VNX severe duty tractor was a bit more casual than the company’s usual procedures. The VNX story began a little over a year ago as Göran Nyberg was […]

June 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: This Ferrari 412 pickup conversion is the fastest work truck on any jobsite

[imagebrowser id=83] “What if this Ferrari had a truck bed?” is likely something no one had ever thought before the History Channel gave a guy named Elo his own show. That being said, you’d certainly turn a few heads at the jobsite if you showed up in the insane conversion he created. Elo, the owner […]

May 29, 2014

Construction Equipment

How much does a CNG pickup fuel tank really hold? Specs don’t tell the whole story

The other day  I was testing a CNG-powered bi-fuel 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and was stumped when the truck’s “empty” 17 GGE (gasoline gallon equivalent) CNG tank would only hold 12 GGE. After discussions with both CNG tank suppliers and CNG automotive pickup engine builders, I found out the stated size on a CNG tank isn’t the capacity that’s […]

May 29, 2014

Construction Equipment

GMC unveils 2015 Sierra All-Terrain HD: a premium pickup designed for the jobsite (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=81] GMC has introduced an upgrade to its 2015 Sierra HD trucks with a luxury design meant to get hard work done in style. Available on 2500HD and 3500HD double cab and crew cab models, the 2015 Sierra All-Terrain HD design will be offered in SLE and SLT trims. A 6.0-liter gasoline engine is standard […]

May 28, 2014

Construction Equipment

As most-patented truck in Ford history, 2015 F-150 is “teaching the world” how to build a high-tech pickup

Given that the 2015 Ford F-150 is the first pickup with an aluminum body, it’s not exactly surprising that the truck is the most patented in the automaker’s 111-year history. What’s impressive is the sheer number of new Ford patents and patent applications the truck is responsible for: more than 100. And because of that, […]

May 27, 2014