Fri December 14, 2007
Work Truck Show 2008 to Feature Hybrid Technology
New emissions regulations, environmental concerns and the rising cost of fuel are making hybrid vehicles increasingly attractive to a growing number of businesses. The Work Truck Show 2008 and 44th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention offer industry professionals the opportunity to check out the latest hybrid and alternative fuels technology developments, learn how to determine if hybrid vehicles are a good fit for their operations and take some of the existing hybrid commercial vehicles for a test drive....
Mon December 03, 2007
BSI Acquires U-MAD Truck Mounted Attenuator Technology
Barrier Systems Inc. (BSI), a subsidiary of Lindsay Corporation, has acquired the truck mounted and trailer mounted attenuator (TMA) technology from Albert W. Unrath Inc. and Traffic Maintenance Attenuators Inc....
Mon December 03, 2007
Link-Belt Unveils HTC-8675 Series II Telescopic Truck Crane
Link-Belt has introduced the 75-ton (70 t) telescopic truck crane — the HTC-8675 Series II. Originally introduced in 1996, the HTC-8675 established new performance standards for North American truck cranes and, with outstanding features and performance, captured the lion’s share of the market for more than a decade, according to the manufacturer....
Wed January 02, 2008
New Mining Truck Available at Shanahan Equipment
Komatsu America Corp.’s (KAC) new HD1500-7 mining truck is available at Shanahan Equipment’s seven locations in California and Nevada. This machine includes significant enhancements in its drivetrain, cab and frame, according to the manufacturer....
Wed November 07, 2007
Iowa Mold Tooling Adds Enclosed Lube Truck Unit to SiteStar Lineup
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc.’s (IMT) new lube truck offers all the benefits of the SiteStar unit released in 2006, including reduced unit weight and increased storage space, but now with an enclosed body....
Thu December 06, 2007
Lee-Smith Adds GMC, Isuzu Trucks
Lee-Smith Inc. has added Isuzu and GMC commercial trucks to its repertoire. The company, located at 2600 8th Avenue in Chattanooga, Tenn., serves southeast Tennessee, north Georgia and northeast Alabama....
Sun October 28, 2007
Vanguard Truck Center Sells 50,000th REMACK Carrier
For 20 years, Williams Brothers Construction Company in Houston, Texas, has been buying REMACK remanufactured parts for its fleet of 360-plus Mack trucks from Vanguard Truck Center of Houston. So it was little surprise to Eugene “Red” Moore, Williams Brothers’ transportation supervisor, when he learned the company had installed REMACK’s 50,000th remanufactured carrier on one of its trucks....
Sun October 28, 2007
Eaton Begins Production of Hybrid Systems for Trucks
Eaton Corporation’s medium-duty hybrid power systems are now commercially available and will be ready for customer deliveries in 2008 on the chassis of several major North American commercial vehicle manufacturers....
Sun October 28, 2007
Cobalt Truck Equipment Opens New Store in Las Vegas
Earlier this year Cobalt Truck Equipment opened its fourth location, in Las Vegas, after purchasing the assets of Nevada Truck Equipment. At about the same time, in Idaho, Cobalt Truck moved into a new 7-acre, 60,000-sq.-ft....
Tue November 13, 2007
Cobalt Truck Opens New Full Service Store in Las Vegas
Earlier this year Cobalt Truck Equipment opened its fourth location, in Las Vegas, after purchasing the assets of Nevada Truck Equipment. At about the same time, in Idaho, Cobalt Truck moved into a new 7-acre, 60,000-sq.-ft....
