Wed September 04, 2013
TruckPlanet Moves to Weekly Online Auction Schedule
TruckPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used commercial trucks, adopted a weekly auction format starting with the Aug. 15 featured auction. TruckPlanet will now host over-the-road truck auctions every Thursday at 8 a.m....
Thu August 01, 2013
ConExpo 1975 Keeps on Truckin’ - ConExpo 1975 Part 5
These ConExpo articles were published in Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) on March 5, 1975 and June 25, 1975, respectively. These and other ConExpo articles to follow will be part of a continuing series that take a look back at ConExpos past through the reporting of CEG....
Mon August 19, 2013
Lloyd Meekins Holds Equipment, Truck Auction
Lloyd Meekins & Sons Auction Co. held an Absolute Equipment and truck auction in Mount Airy, N.C., on July 24. ...
Thu August 01, 2013
Duck Commander Chooses Hyster Lift Truck to Help Duck Call Operation
Hyster Company has supplied one of its Hyster J35XN lift trucks to the duck-men of Duck Commander, makers of world-famous duck calls. The Duck Commander business experienced significant growth in 2012 as a result of its popular television show, and needed to make significant operational improvements....
Mon July 15, 2013
J&J Truck Equipment Becomes Fassi Authorized Distributor
J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has been appointed an authorized distributor of Fascan International, a U.S. supplier of Fassi hydraulic articulating cranes. With headquarters in Bergamo, Italy, the Fassi Group is a worldwide provider of cranes and components....
Thu June 27, 2013
Truck Works Inc. Integrates Galvanizing Technology Into a New Application
Truck Works Inc. (TWI), a Phoenix, Ariz., based corporation and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), integrated a proven technology with a new application. This new cost effective solution involves an old technology by hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) liquid transportation tanks....
Wed June 19, 2013
America’s Fallen Honored at Mack Truck’s Ride for Freedom
America’s fallen or missing military personnel were honored by employees of Mack Trucks during the Memorial Day weekend Rolling Thunder — Ride for Freedom rally. Employees from the Mack Customer Center and Macungie Assembly Operations, both located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, caravanned to Hagerstown, Md., for a memorial ceremony at the company’s powertrain plant....
Mon June 17, 2013
LiuGong Announces Lift Truck Supply as New Forklift Dealer in Texas
LiuGong Construction Machinery N.A. LLC, headquartered in Katy, Texas, has announced that Lift Truck Supply, Inc. has recently joined LiuGong as a new forklift dealer in Texas, USA. Lift Truck Supply has been serving East and Central Texas material handling needs for over 30 years from their headquarters in Tyler and their full service branch in Temple....
Wed June 05, 2013
NCCCO Launches Service Truck Crane Operator Program
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) made available a new CCO certification program for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for propane delivery, mining and heavy equipment assembly, repair and service, as well as by local municipalities’ service workers....
Thu May 16, 2013
912HM Flatbed to Join Hydrema Dump Truck Product Line
Hydrema’s 912HM flatbed truck will join seven other models in the articulated dump truck product line. Based off the 912HM articulated dump truck model, the 912HM flatbed features a 1.6 ft. (.5 m) extended rear half with a built-in tipping frame ideal for the construction, utility and oil and gas industries....
