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Vocational: Page 11
Dealers
New VP Vatter brings sales expertise to Elliott Equipment Co. of Omaha
Tom Vatter has joined Elliott Equipment Company of Omaha as vice president of sales and marketing. Vatter brings more than 25 years’ experience in several vocational body and chassis industries. He began his career at McNeilus Companies, which later transitioned to become part of Oshkosh Truck Corporation. There, Vatter was instrumental in bringing the Autocar […]
February 12, 2018
Dealers
Doosan Portable Power adds Six & Mango of Texas to its dealer network
Doosan Portable Power has named Six & Mango Equipment of Texas as an authorized dealer. The company will distribute Doosan generators, air compressors, light towers and light compaction equipment to customers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and northern suburbs. Six & Mango Equipment owners David Six and Jim Mango have more than 50 […]
February 7, 2018
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Vocational
International unveils HV507, HV607 mid-range diesel trucks with a config aimed at concrete
Unveiled at the recent World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, International announced a new Mid-Range Diesel (MRD) HV Series, which includes a bridge formula truck for the concrete industry. The HV507 and HV607 models are powered by either a Cummins B6.7 or L9 engines and have a 107-inch BBC dimension, making them shorter than the […]
February 2, 2018
Vocational
Mack launches Granite online truck configurator
Mack Trucks has launched a new online tool that enables customers to build and customize Mack Granite and Granite MHD models. Tim Wrinkle, Mack construction product manager, says the Mack Trucks Configurator presents customers with recommended specs for seven Granite applications, plus six more for the Granite MHD. “Customers can then tailor several spec options to create […]
February 2, 2018
Vocational
Mack intros mDrive split-shaft PTOs that pump concrete high into the sky, shows off redesigned Granite cabs
So, what do you want first, form or function? Let’s go with form. Everybody knows how hard it is to find and retain CDL drivers. Mack’s solution, shown at the World of Concrete show last week, is a lap-o-luxury styled cab with automotive-style appointments and comforts for its Granite line of vocational trucks. It starts […]
February 1, 2018
Vocational
Liebherr debuts 50 M5 XXT concrete pump truck, a rugged, electronically simplified machine designed to last decades
At the World of Concrete Tuesday Liebherr showed for the first time its new 50-meter truck-mounted concrete pump, the 50 M5 XXT. The pump truck’s five section boom reaches to 161 feet vertically and 146 feet horizontally. For moving the material, the M5 XXT offers four pump unit options with outputs from 138 to 167 […]
January 23, 2018
Vocational
Chevy sets all-new Silverado 4500, 5500 unveiling for March at the Work Truck Show
Chevrolet says it will reveal the all-new Silverado Class 4500 and 5500 chassis cab trucks at The Work Truck Show 2018, which takes place March 6-9 in Indianapolis. The Work Truck Show is North America’s largest work truck event and this year it is expected to draw more than 11,000 public and private truck fleet […]
January 12, 2018
Vocational
Sweeping changes overtake heavy-duty truck market
Emissions, technology and metallurgy have changed nearly every aspect of trucks used in the construction market. Amid such wide-ranging changes, buyers need to become educated about the new features so when spec’ing trucks they take full advantage of the value those features can reap. Emissions regulations increase demand for gliders, other work-arounds Each tightening […]
January 9, 2018
Class 7-8
Paccar 12-speed transmission now standard on Kenworth T680
The 12-speed Paccar Automated Transmission and its right-hand column-mounted shifter are now standard on linehaul and regional haul applications of Kenworth’s T680. The column-mounted shifter places gear selection and engine brake controls at the driver’s fingertips for better ergonomics, comfort and overall performance. This placement also frees up dash space by eliminating engine brake control […]
January 2, 2018
Vocational
Ram recalls 1.48 million trucks over shifter defect
FCA is voluntarily recalling an estimated 1.48 million trucks in the U.S. to help prevent occupants from inadvertently moving the vehicles’ gear-shifters out of the ‘park’ position. The recall is limited to vehicles equipped with shifters mounted on their steering columns. Those with rotary-dial shifters or floor-mounted shifters are unaffected. An FCA US review of […]
December 29, 2017
Class 7-8
Test Drives: 2017 an epic year for new heavy trucks
This year, I logged 62,781 air miles en route to trucking events across the U.S., Canada and Mexico and many of those miles were ticked en route to test drives – 17 of them, in fact. A big part of my job is climbing behind the wheel of trucks, and occasionally vans, but this year has […]
December 27, 2017
Vocational
Fire dept. creates viral Christmas light show with trucks
Most of the time when trucks are used to help celebrate the holidays you’ll see them in Christmas parades dressed up in lights and pulling floats, honking horns and—in the case of firetrucks—sounding off sirens. However, a determined fireman in Colorado took a different approach this year by synchronizing the lights of his station’s firetrucks […]
December 25, 2017
Class 7-8
Freightliner helps deliver Wreaths Across America to honor vets
Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, Maine, is better known as the man behind Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering and honoring veterans during the holidays. In 1992, the wreath company donated remembrance wreaths that were placed on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. […]
December 22, 2017
Dealers
Former Volvo CE chief Weissburg appointed president of Mack Trucks
Martin Weissburg has been named president of Mack Trucks beginning June 1. For the past three years, he’s been serving as president of Volvo Construction Equipment. He joined the Volvo Group in 2005 as president of Volvo Financial Services Americas, and in 2010 became global president of Volvo Financial Services. Weissburg will be headquartered in […]
December 8, 2017
Trucks
Old Soviet military truck used screw propellers to traverse land and sea
Okay, so you wouldn’t want to drive it over asphalt or concrete. Nonetheless, a former Soviet military truck built with two giant stainless steel screw propellers looks like a lot of fun to drive. All-Terrain Vehicles Plant, based in Russia, has restored the truck and posted it on their website alongside other impressive off-road vehicles, […]
December 7, 2017
Vocational
GM recalls 2011-15 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra 3500 models due to fuel tank issue
GM is recalling certain 2011-2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 and GMC Sierra 3500 trucks equipped with dual fuel tanks. The low fuel level sensor for the front tank may stick causing the rear tank to overfill the front tank. GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear tank fuel pump or update the fuel-level […]
December 6, 2017
Vocational
How to winterize your trucks before the cold season takes full effect
Temperatures nationwide are beginning their downward trend and some parts of the country are already seeing snowfall. In extreme temperatures, Petro-Canada Lubricants OEM Technical Liaison Brian Humphrey says lubricants can harden or become too viscous, possibly causing equipment to seize up or fail. “To avoid this situation, fleet managers and owner-operators need to use a […]
December 4, 2017
Vocational
The Duke is a ’72 Chevy C50 transformed into one bad work pickup
As I walked across the central show floor at SEMA earlier this month, I heard something from behind that made me turn around as I stepped into the Chevrolet booth. “F***ing awesome,” said a random guy out of my line of sight. The phrase was said at a volume that indicated not so much someone […]
November 14, 2017
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