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Pickups

PHOTOS: The baddest Ford F-Series trucks of SEMA 2017

The Equipment World crew spent last week at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas checking out all the latest concept trucks and amazing custom builds from automakers and shops from around the U.S. As it does just about every year, Ford’s F-Series truck lineup took home SEMA 2017’s Hottest Truck award which goes to […]

November 6, 2017

Pickups

Ford unveils 600-hp F-150 RTR Muscle Truck

Inside the automaker’s massive SEMA 2017 booth inside the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Ford debuted a powerful new F-150 designed by Vaughn Gittin Jr. Gittin Jr. is known not only for being a world champion drifter but also for creating the Mustang RTR in 2010. Now Gittin Jr. has brought the high performance and sport […]

November 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Terex posts 70% jump in 3Q profit

Terex Corporation reports that income from continuing operations soared 70 percent in the third quarter of 2017 to $56.6 million – up from $33.3 million for the same period a year ago. Terex posted earnings of 63 cents per share in the quarter, compared to 31 cents reported a year ago.   “Our third quarter […]

November 3, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cummins unveils its first crate engine, the R2.8 Turbo Diesel

Admit it. You’ve always wanted a diesel. You dreamed of what you could do with that torque. Now you can have one and retrofit it into an older truck or Jeep and not have to pay a fortune for a new model. At SEMA Wednesday, Cummins unveiled its first crate engine, the R2.8 Turbo Diesel. […]

November 2, 2017

Pickups

Chevy x Luke Bryan Suburban blends pickup, SUV and UTV for hunters and fishers

Chevrolet again kicked off the big SEMA car and truck aftermarket show in Las Vegas Monday night with the unveiling of a celebrity-designed concept truck, this time a Suburban designed by country music star Luke Bryan that might just be a dream vehicle for a lot of hunters and fishers out there. These celebrity concept […]

October 31, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: CTLs becoming more powerful; New Genie XC platforms; First Look at International HV Series; New JCB CTLs; Hyundai HX130LCR excavator

Genie’s new XC aerial platforms add capacity, meet ANSI standards Genie has unleashed a slew of improvements to its aerial work platform models under the XC label. The XC stands for “extra capacity,” and the company has added four telescopic boom models to the XC lineup – the S-60 XC, S-65 XC, S-80-XC and S-85 […]

October 31, 2017

Dealers

Proxibid selected as online bidding provider for RES Auction Services

Ohio-based RES Auction Services, poised to open a sprawling new equipment yard, has selected Proxibid as the exclusive provider of online bidding for its auctions. The first RES equipment auction in the new yard will be at 9 a.m. November 18. Bidders can participate in person at the auction facility in Wooster, Ohio, as well […]

October 30, 2017

Class 7-8

Test Drive: Eaton Endurant 12-speed AMT smoothly balances power, efficiency

Following three years of development and barely 90 days after Eaton and Cummins announced a formal joint powertrain partnership, Eaton’s Endurant 12-speed automated transmission was officially born last month. The first “purpose built” heavy-duty automated transmission on the market, Endurant and its torque ratings of up to 1,850 lb.-ft. will be matched with the Cummins […]

October 27, 2017

Dealers

Strong rentals, sales and record utilization boost H&E 3Q revenues 5.9%

At a glance: Third-quarter revenue results: New equipment sales increased 9.3 percent to $48.9 million, up from $44.8 million a year ago. Used equipment sales increased 7.9 percent to $22.3 million, compared to $20.6 million a year ago. Parts sales rose about 1.6 percent to $27.8 million from $27.3 million in third-quarter 2016. Service revenue remained the same – $16.1 million. Driven by strength in […]

October 27, 2017

Pickups

Ram unveils plush Laramie Longhorn Southfork, brings Lone Star Silver edition to Heavy Duty lineup

Ram has unveiled a new Southfork edition of its Laramie Longhorn truck, saying the latest edition of this “opulent” model packs “more luxury, technology and refinement.” The truck maker also announced that its Lone Star Silver edition would now be available on its Heavy Duty 2500 and 3500 trucks. From the outside, the Longhorn Southfork […]

October 24, 2017

Dealers

Equipment roundup: Ram’s new Harvest Edition trucks; Volvo VNL Test Drive; Volvo unveils L20H, L25H loaders, Compact Assist for soil; American Augers intros M-300D cleaner, DD-240T HDD; New Atlas Copco pumps

Ram’s new Harvest Edition trucks designed for farmers Calling agriculture “part of the foundation” of which the truck maker’s success is built on, Ram has introduced a special edition pickup designed for farmers and their families. The new Harvest Edition will be available on Ram’s 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups in all four-door Quad, Crew […]

October 24, 2017

Vocational

First Look: Navistar’s HV Series replaces WorkStar with hopes of wooing drivers back

Navistar’s new International HV severe-duty vocational truck is the latest truck introduction in the company’s efforts to rebrand its entire vehicle lineup. It was made available for limited on-course test drives to members of the media at a press event in New Carlisle, Indiana this week. From the outside, the HV looks identical to its WorkStar […]

October 23, 2017