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Construction Equipment

Equipment roundup: Bell intros B30E artic; Diesel F-150 test drive; 9035E is LiuGong’s first zero tailswing excavator; Wacker Neuson unveils DW60 dumper with rotating cab; Hamm intros GRW 280i roller

Hamm intros GRW 280i, its first pneumatic tire roller with Easy Drive At the Intermat show in Paris last week, Hamm unveiled its first pneumatic tire roller to feature the Easy Drive operation system, the GRW 280i. Hamm calls Easy Drive, which is also used in the tandem rollers of Hamm’s DV+ and HD+ series as well […]

May 7, 2018

Pickups

Test Drive: Ford’s new diesel F-150 delivers great power, quick response

Five months into the calendar year, Ford’s venerable F-150 will undergo a mid-model year shakeup when the first diesel-powered versions – cranking out an EPA-estimated 30 MPGs on the highway – hit dealer lots next month. Ford offers seven different trim levels for F-150 but the 3-liter Power Stroke V6 – Ford’s sixth available engine […]

April 30, 2018

Pickups

2018 Ford F-150 with 3L Power Stroke will offer most half-ton diesel power and 30 mpg

A first-of-its-kind option on the company’s flagship F-150 pickup, Ford’s 3-liter Power Stroke diesel engine received an EPA-estimated rating of 30 miles per gallon highway, 22 mpg city and 25 mpg combined, Ford announced Thursday – the highest EPA-estimated rating available in a full-size pickup truck. Hau Thai-Tang, Ford executive vice president, product development and […]

April 19, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat’s latest cold planers boast unique design; International unveils MV Series trucks; Ford teases new off-road SUVs, hybrid F-150; The first VR training simulator for heavy equipment; Ditch Witch intros new HX vacuum excavators

Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the series – the HX30, HX50 and HX75 – are equipped with Kubota Tier 4 Final engines that have greater fuel capacity than their predecessors and boost power […]

March 19, 2018

Vocational

Ford teases new off-road and electric SUVs, hybrid pickup in truck-heavy preview of product line revamp

The people at Ford are excited. Fired up, charged, revved up, eager, however you want to put it. That’s what just about every Ford employee I’ve spoken to and heard from in the last 24 hours has communicated about what the company has in store for the next few years. In fact, folks inside the […]

March 15, 2018

Vocational

Chevy Silverado 4500/5500 and more reveals coming at Work Truck Show

Look for plenty of work truck reveals at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis where we’ll have coverage streaming in all week. Mitsubishi Fuso is up first on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) at Booth 5159 where it will unveil new Fuso gasoline-powered Class 4 and Class 5 trucks. Ford comes next at […]

March 2, 2018

Pickups

Ford unveils the Ranger Raptor with new 2L diesel

Ford unveiled its first Ranger Raptor and it features a small diesel engine that’s big on torque. The truck, which was unveiled in Thailand and will be marketed in the Asia Pacific region, comes with an all-new 2.0-liter twin-turbo diesel rated at 211 horsepower and 369 lb. ft. of torque and mated to Ford’s 10-speed […]

February 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils revived 2019 Ranger: Bigger, badder and a segment-first 10-speed transmission

Ford Ranger is back and more capable than ever before thanks in part to some help from its highly successful global counterpart and its big brother, F-150. While there was no talk of a Ranger Raptor at the recent unveiling in Dearborn, Michigan, the 2019 Ranger will come in an entry-level XL, mid-level XLT and […]

January 15, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Ammann launches paver lineup; Sweeping changes in heavy-duty trucks; Vans as service trucks; Ford unveils 3L Power Stroke diesel; Deere’s new Roll-Out buckets

Ammann launches new 17-model paver lineup Global supplier Ammann Group is launching a new, technologically advanced line of premium asphalt pavers, the company says. The new machines excel in applications ranging from narrow paths to city streets to wide lifts for roadways and airports, the company says in a press release. To read more, click […]

January 10, 2018

Pickups

Ford unveils 2018 Super Duty with improved 6.7L Power Stroke, dually F-450

For the 2018 model year, Ford’s 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel engine will get a class-leading power boost. Todd Eckert, Ford truck group marketing manager, says redesigned cylinder heads that offer added strength under higher loads and optimized fuel and turbo boost calibrations that take advantage of the increased cylinder head capacity add 10 horsepower and 10 […]

December 5, 2017

Pickups

PHOTOS: The showstopping custom vintage trucks of SEMA 2017

Over the last several years we’ve seen pickups slowly take over more and more floor space at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. And this year it felt like we saw more vintage trucks than in years past. In the gallery below I’ve collected my favorite classic truck builds from SEMA 2017. If you […]

November 15, 2017

Pickups

This 1951 Ford F1 stole the thunder of every modern F-Series truck at Ford’s SEMA booth

Ford always brings a lot of trucks to SEMA. Each year the automaker tasks a bevy of amazing custom builders from across the country with taking F-150s, 250s and 350s and transforming them into trucks made for off-roading, racing, law enforcement and more. This year’s show was no different, and the 600-horsepower 2018 F-150 RTR […]

November 13, 2017