Tag: load capacity

Construction Equipment

AUSA intros D450AHG articulated dumper with industry’s highest hopper capacity

AUSA has boosted the load capacity of its new D450AHG articulated dumper and has focused on operator safety and visibility. The 4×4, all-terrain vehicle features a load capacity of 9,900 pounds – up from 8,800 pounds on its predecessor, the D400AHG. The company says this is the highest hopper capacity on the market. The D450AHG keeps […]

March 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

Everything you need to know to understand pickup truck weight ratings

If you haul or tow heavy loads as a part of your business (and who in the construction trades doesn’t?) there are various numbers that you need to pay attention to and realize that no suspension upgrades to your vehicle will change these numbers. It’s also important to note, exceeding these ratings set by the […]

December 26, 2014

Pickups

Road Test: 2014 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4×4 EcoDiesel-Carrying The Load

Hauling A Load With Ram’s 1500 4×4 Crew Cab EcoDiesel (Photos by Larry Walton/Editorial Services West) Toting a yard-and-a-half of bark mulch to a jobsite in the bed is a typical task for a landscaper’s pickup and just the type of job to test the payload capacity and handling of Ram’s 2014 EcoDiesel 1500 Crew […]

August 19, 2014

Pickups

Firestone Air Command App

Control your Firestone air-helper springs from your cell phone with new app

December 18, 2012

Business

Trucks

Tote the Load   Selecting a trailer? Consider payload material, job location and design.   Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is famous for confusing quips, such as “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” While he was giving directions to his house at the time (either route would get you there), that […]

July 1, 2012