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Construction Equipment
Vactor unveils concept HXX vacuum excavator designed for maximum payload at ICUEE
Vactor Manufacturing has been designing its concept vacuum excavator for three years and plans to begin production in mid-2018, says Ben Schmidt, company product manager. The company debuted the concept truck, which is designed to evenly distribute payload throughout the vacuum excavation process, at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Kentucky. The design for the new […]
October 5, 2017
Vocational
BrandFX now offers all-composite truck bodies with introduction of UltimateFX understructure
Since the 1980s BrandFX has built lightweight truck bodies from a fiberglass-based composite the company says “compares favorably with that of heavier steel bodies, and far exceeds that of aluminum.” The company’s latest EverLast bodies are no exception, offering fuel savings over the course of five years of $275,580 over a steel body. But after […]
October 4, 2017
Vocational
Chevy’s Navistar-built work trucks will be Silverados
During an event at the State Fair of Texas, General Motors announced that the Chevy-branded medium duty work trucks it has been developing in partnership with Navistar will be called the Silverado 4500 and Silverado 5500. The trucks, announced in October 2015 and set to launch in late 2018, represent a long-awaited return to the […]
October 3, 2017
Vocational
International unveils HV Series, a severe duty truck focused on driver comfort; adds sleeper option to HX Series
Over the past two years, International has introduced a new or refreshed product every 4 to 6 months, giving the Lisle, Ill.-based truck-maker the distinction of featuring the industry’s newest truck lineup. Navistar continued its tractor reinvention with the debut of the driver-centric HV Series severe service truck. “Imagine [an interior] space that works for drivers […]
October 2, 2017
Pickups
Ford dealer resurrects F-150 SVT Lightning with a 650-hp tribute
Breman, Georgia, a small town about 50 miles west of Atlanta has been getting a lot of attention lately. Pioneer Ford, a dealership there, recently posted on Facebook that they’re offering a 650-hp Lightning Tribute F-150. With 5,500 shares to date, that’s nearly as many Facebook shares as there are people in the town which […]
September 27, 2017
Vocational
Used vocational trucks may not remain a buyer’s market for long (Part 4 of a special report)
This is Part 4 of a five-part series on used equipment. Click here to see the other parts of the series. Click here to download the full version of the Used Equipment Report. While much of the sleeper-cab used truck market was spiraling downward earlier this year, used vocational trucks have been a steady bright […]
September 26, 2017
Construction Equipment
Cat’s fleet of autonomous mine trucks is about to get a lot bigger
The number of mining trucks driving themselves on Caterpillar’s autonomous Command system will soon more than triple through the expansion of a deal with one of the world’s largest iron ore producers. Cat announced today that Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group has ordered 100 mining trucks be retrofitted with the autonomous mine truck platform at its Chichester Hub […]
September 25, 2017
Pickups
Report: Jeep’s new pickup revives Scrambler name, will have a diesel option
Jeep’s long-anticipated pickup, which is scheduled to roll out next year as a 2019 model, will be called the JT Scrambler and will be available with a diesel engine, according to jeepscramblerforum.com. The forum reports that it learned about Jeep’s new truck through the FCA dealer system. “The JT Scrambler and the JL Wrangler will […]
September 25, 2017
Construction Equipment
Mixer truck tumbles after bad turn into steep bank
It’s hard to make sense of what causes the tipover accident in the video below, other than poor driving and decision making. The actual accident occurs about one minute in when, after some shouting between some of the workers standing around a mixer truck approaching the top of a steep bank, the driver places the […]
September 21, 2017
Class 7-8
Mack unveils Anthem, a brand new on-highway tractor
Mack Trucks on Wednesday upped its ante in the company’s on-highway business with the debut of Mack’s newest, most driver-centric tractor to-date. The Anthem model was unveiled at Mack’s Global Dealer Summit in Allentown, Penn. amid much fanfare and following nearly two months of teasers. “For me, this is almost like Christmas Day,” Volvo Group CEO […]
September 19, 2017
Vocational
Mack updates Granite, Pinnacle with redesigned cabs
Mack may have debuted a new tractor, but that doesn’t mean existing models are being overlooked. Mack Granite—the best-selling conventional straight-truck in the U.S.—and Pinnacle axle forward models will get all-new interiors and LED headlights, while Pinnacle axle forwards also get a new grille. Pinnacle axle back models are being replaced by the new Anthem tractor […]
September 19, 2017
Autonomous
Cat’s autonomous mine truck system will soon drive Komatsu 930Es
With 100 autonomous haul trucks expected to be working in mines across the world by the end of this year, Caterpillar is emphasizing its brand agnostic mining technology platform, part of its efforts to embed itself deep into a mine’s operation. “Autonomy is no longer an experiment,” said Denise Johnson, Caterpillar Resource Industries group president […]
September 18, 2017
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