Fri December 11, 2015
Mack Truck’s New Video Making Grown Men Cry
The holiday season is a time for memories, and a new video from Mack has awakened a flood of them – and in some cases tears – from those who have seen it. The video, “The Horn,” shows a man’s love for trucks from the time he was a boy until now as a driver....
Mon October 12, 2015
Mack, Omnitracs to Expand Truck Fleet Management Options
Mack Trucks has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Omnitracs LLC to develop future service options for Mack Fleet Management Services. The additional options will expand Mack’s fleet management offerings and provide customers with more choices to boost safety and lower costs through improved operational performance....
Thu September 10, 2015
Veteran Trucker Calls I-95 ’Terrible’
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A little after 7 a.m. on a gray Wednesday in March, the red cab of the L.R. Hawthorne & Son 18-wheeler chugs away from a rest stop near Exit 13 on the northbound side of Interstate 95....
MICHAEL RUBINKAM - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 26, 2015
Driverless Trucks Protect People-Filled Work Zones
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Roving construction crews - the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines, inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic signal - are often protected from oncoming traffic by a specialized truck outfitted with a crash barrier....
Wed August 19, 2015
New Aluminum Landscape Dump Body From Crysteel
The new aluminum landscape body from Crysteel combines the strength and durability of the Crysteel landscape body with the lightweight efficiency of aluminum construction including increased payload capacity, corrosion resistance and lower maintenance costs....
Mon August 17, 2015
Nuss Hosts 5th Annual Truck Show
Approximately 100 people attended Nuss Truck & Equipment’s 5th Annual Antique Truck Show in Rochester, Minn., on July 18. All proceeds, which amounted to $1,200, were donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Minn....
Thu August 13, 2015
Thief Absconds With Heavy Equipment in Broad Daylight
The South Strand News is reporting that police in South Carolina have produced a photo of a pickup truck they think may have been used in the theft. At about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Georgetown Police Department released an image of an pickup truck that was towing a Bobcat Skid Steer as it traveled down a city street....
Giles Lambertson - Mon August 03, 2015
Long-Haul Truck-Driving Teens: A Scary Proposal
One provision in the current surface transportation bill would drop the interstate commercial truck driving age to 18 from 21. It is one of those issues with two appealing sides. In the end, though, the idea doesn’t pass muster....
Wed July 29, 2015
John Deere E-Series Articulated Dump Trucks Feature a Load of New Updates
Bolstered with big updates, the new 370E, 410E and 460E articulated dump truck (ADTs) are designed to keep materials moving and profits flowing. The three models are highlighted by an EPA Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV John Deere PowerTech diesel engine and a pressurized Deere-designed cab — both of which combine to boost productivity and uptime, while minimizing daily operating costs....
Tue July 28, 2015
Caterpillar to Design, Build Its Vocational Trucks
Caterpillar Inc. today announced it will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant, which opened in 2012, currently produces hydraulic excavators....
