Tag: Mitsubishi

Vocational

Mitsubishi Fuso will stop selling new trucks in North America

Amid the pandemic-fueled economic downturn, Japanese truck and bus maker Mitsubishi Fuso has announced that it will stop selling new trucks in North America. In a press release the company did not clarify what the primary cause behind the decision was—be it the coronavirus or other impacts to its business—saying only that it will “shift […]

May 27, 2020

Construction Equipment

Fuso intros the FE180, the first gas-powered cabover on the market

Fuso at the recent Work Truck Show in Indianapolis debuted its new FE180 gasoline-powered truck. The first Class 5 gasoline cabover on the market—and part of the Fuso FE GAS Series that debuted last year—is exclusive to the North American market. It is powered by General Motors’ 6-liter V8 engine, featuring a power output of 297 […]

March 14, 2019

Construction Equipment

Godwin prepares for Tier 4 Final, Dri-Prime pump fourth generation

Although its global headquarters is in Bridgeport, New Jersey, Xylem Dewatering Solutions’ Godwin division still retains its heritage operation in Quenington, England, where several of the company’s pump end and canopies are produced. “Ninety percent of our revenue is outside of the United Kingdom,” says Jim Mowbray, managing director, in a conversation with editors last […]

May 6, 2014

Home

Hyundai offers 9-Series excavators

Hyundai Construction offers a line of Compact Radius Excavators, which are intended to maximize performance in confined job spaces. This line, Hyundai’s 9-Series, includes the R27Z-9 and R35Z-9 zero tail swing models, the R60CR-9 and R80CR-9 compact radius models and the R145CR-9 and R235CR-9 excavators. The R27Z-9 and R35Z-9 are small excavators with a tail-swing […]

June 6, 2012

Safety

Obama unveils truck fuel standards

President Obama announced new fuel-economy standards for heavy-duty trucks at Virginia-based Interstate Moving Services Aug. 9. The standards will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. Diesel use would be cut by 4 gallons per 100 miles traveled, yielding a total fuel savings of $73,000 over a truck’s life, according to calculations used in […]

August 19, 2011