Tue July 22, 2008
Komatsu HD785-7 Truck Geared With Komtrax System
Komatsu America Corp.’s HD785-7 off-highway truck with Tier II engine features a powerful, clean Komatsu SAA12V140E-3 turbocharged, aftercooled engine that provides a maximum net output of 1,178 hp (878 kW)....
Tue July 22, 2008
Kenworth Offers New Front, Rear Suspensions for Trucks
Kenworth unveiled new front and rear suspensions for its heavy and medium duty truck models recently. The Kenworth AG130, AG210L and AG400L suspensions are the latest additions to Kenworth’s suspension family....
Mon August 25, 2008
Komatsu, Roland Machinery Make Splash at Annual Rubber Ducky Derby
The 3rd Annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby took place Aug. 8 on the Chicago River at noon. For the second year in a row, Komatsu America Corp. and Roland Machinery sponsored the event. Steve Beemsterboer, president of Beemsterboer Slag Corp....
Fri August 29, 2008
IMT Contributes Articulating Crane for ’Trick My Truck’ Show
A grateful beekeeper is enjoying increased productivity and safety, due to the generosity of Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation company. IMT contributed an articulating crane and operator-training services to a lucky trucker in Tipton, Okla., for an episode of “Trick My Truck” on CMT....
Tue July 01, 2008
Legends Mfg. Offers Keyboard Mounts, Brackets for Trucks
Legends Manufacturing, a provider of vehicle mounts and accessories, in Lino Lakes, Minn., provides truck owners with console accessories such as keyboard mounts and brackets. The Legends’s keyboard mount holds the keyboard securely in place on the motion attachment in a vehicle....
Sun July 20, 2008
Navistar Plans on Hiring 200 Engineers for Truck, Engine Center
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) Navistar International plans to add 200 engineering jobs to its design and engineering center in Fort Wayne, Ind., by the end of the year. A spokesman for the Warrenville, Ill.-based company said it is hiring engineers for the International Truck and Engine center to be sure that its diesel engines meet federal environmental requirements set to take effect in 2010....
Dena Potter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu July 03, 2008
One-Lane Bridge Collapses Under Overweight Truck
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A steel deck-truss bridge collapsed June 4, injuring a man who was driving an overweight concrete truck over it, transportation officials said. Work was under way to replace the 158-ft....
Vicki Lee Parker -THE NEWS & OBSERVER OF RALEIGH - Wed June 18, 2008
High Price of Diesel Makes Truckers Rethink Career Choice
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Harold E. Funderburk has noticed more and more big rigs parked on the side of the road with “For sale” signs in their windows. “They are just giving it up, selling their stuff and going to work for some big [trucking] company,” the Raleigh trucker said....
Mon June 16, 2008
Mack Trucks Employees Honor American Heroes With ’08 Ride for Freedom
Each year over the Memorial Day weekend, Mack Trucks employees at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Va., gather for a Memorial Day ceremony. On May 24, for the fifth year, a Mack highway truck built at NRV joined several hundred motorcyclists — many plant employees — on a journey to Washington, D.C., as part of the annual Rolling Thunder — Ride for Freedom Rally....
Wed April 23, 2008
Volvo Construction Equipment Set to Begin Delivery of E-Series Artic Haulers
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has begun delivering the new E-Series articulated haulers, featuring more power and more capacity. It will begin delivery of the new E-Series articulated hauler with full suspension (FS) in the second quarter of 2008....
