Tag: service trucks

Vocational

VMAC’s improved throttle control brings variable air flow to updated DTM70-H multi-power PTO system

VMAC just made its direct-connected DTM70-H multi-power PTO system for Ford work trucks even better with the addition of variable on-demand air flow. The DTM70-H was introduced back in 2017 as the first hydraulics and compressed air PTO system that uses a direct-drive connection. Unlike shaft-driven PTO systems, the VMAC DTM70-H mounts directly to Ford’s […]

September 16, 2020

Trucks

Service Truck Survey: Are users interested in electrified powertrains?

Air compressor-equipped service trucks typically are Class 2 and 3 trucks that are replaced every 3 to 9 years, according to a survey conducted by air compressor manufacturer VMAC. When asked their power preference for future service truck buys, respondents overwhelmingly voted for traditional sources, with diesel (70 percent) and gasoline (44 percent) coming in […]

August 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

This ’48 Dodge Power Wagon custom service truck will make you jealous

While we’ve come across older Power Wagons before, this one’s unusual in that it has a modern service body in place of a bed. Details here on Equipment World.

June 27, 2018

Vocational

Thunder Creek’s new DEF Saddle Tank easily installs to truck chassis frame rails

Thunder Creek Equipment introduced a new industrial-grade DEF Saddle Tank at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Wednesday. The ISO-compliant portable DEF system – available in both 60- and 120-gallon capacities – is designed to be mounted to the frame rails of a truck chassis. The stainless steel DEF tank features a lockable, weather-sealed enclosure, […]

March 14, 2018

Class 3-6

Ford intros diesel option for Transit Connect vans

For the 2019 model year, Ford is taking one of its diesel engines into unchartered waters: the small van segment. The Detroit automaker will add a 1.5-liter EcoBlue diesel engine as an option to its Transit Connect lineup with a targeted EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg highway. Ford didn’t release any performance numbers […]

February 9, 2018

Class 3-6

Mercedes unveils new Sprinter van available in 1,000 different configs

Mercedes-Benz Vans has introduced the all-new Sprinter van, the new flagship product of the van segment’s global heavyweight. The third-generation Sprinter will be available for order in the U.S. later this year, likely in the fourth quarter. For the first time, the Sprinter will be offered in a gasoline option, in addition to the traditional […]

February 7, 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

Maintenance

Is the service truck of the future a van?

There’s a certain swagger mechanics get when riding around in a massive, Class 7 service truck complete with welder, compressor and crane. But is that image and the truck that goes with it a dinosaur? Not entirely. Big service trucks still have their place, but increasingly vans—as in Mercedes Sprinters, Ford Transits and Ram Promasters—are […]

January 2, 2018

Vocational

This Acela Monterra is a 6×6 service truck with a battlefield resume

Though Montana-based Acela unveiled its Monterra lineup of extreme-duty cabover work trucks back in June, it wasn’t until last week’s ICUEE show in Louisville that these reset military trucks had made an official U.S. debut. For the special occasion Acela outfitted one of its Monterras with a 6×6 chassis (the truck is also available in a […]

October 10, 2017

Vocational

PHOTOS: The pickups and work trucks of ICUEE 2017

ICUEE is always a great show for truck gawking and the 2017 edition was no exception. Check out the gallery below to see a selection of the many crane, service and bucket trucks, UTVs and pickups that were on display in Louisville.

October 9, 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

Thunder Creek intros the Combo Tank, first transfer system for pickups that can dispense diesel and DEF

Thunder Creek Equipment introduces two portable tanks to help handle diesel exhaust fluid in the field, including the first combination diesel and DEF transfer tank for pickup trucks, the company says. The combo tank debuted at ConExpo, along with Thunder Creek’s DEF Saddle Tank, designed to be mounted to a truck’s frame rails. Combo Tank […]

April 20, 2017