Lori Lovely - Mon April 23, 2007
GM Demolishes Plant in Lansing, Mich.
Due to the prohibitive cost of operating safely and in an environmentally friendly manner in two existing plants in Lansing, Mich., General Motors Corporation constructed two new facilities (the Grand River Assembly and Delta Township plants) to replace them....
Fri March 16, 2007
GVT Creates Products to Improve Truck Performance
GT Development and Norgren’s Global Truck Group have combined forces in a new business unit called Global Vehicle Technologies (GVT), an international developer of products for a broad range of heavy-duty truck cab/chassis and powertrain applications....
Thu March 29, 2007
Concrete Trucks Race to Keep Up With WMC’s Pace
WMC Contracting Company in Trenton, Tenn., has been in the construction business since 1950, and has specialized in all kinds of slipform concrete projects. If it thinks the project can be slipformed, it will figure out a way to do it with its GOMACO machines, using either one of its Commander IIIs or GT-3600....
Fri February 23, 2007
Komatsu America Launches Off-Highway Dump Truck
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the HD785-7 off-highway truck with Tier II engine. The new truck features a powerful, clean burning Komatsu SAA12V140E-3 turbocharged, aftercooled engine that provides a maximum net output of 1,178 hp (878 kW)....
Mon February 19, 2007
J.C. Lee Foreman Wins Ram Truck at Pittsburgh Expo
Contractors, landscapers and public works crews weathered sub-zero temperatures (and that was before the wind chill factor) to attend the third annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo Feb. 6 and 7. The venue, the ExpoMart in Monroeville, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, was filled with heavy equipment, exhibitors and attendees during the two-day show....
Tue December 19, 2006
Caterpillar Lift Truck Forks Equipped With XAR Steel
Cat Lift Trucks’ new WR6000-WR8000 series of AC powered electric end-rider walkie lift trucks features an AC controller matched to drive motor power requirements with efficiency. The series offers two models with capacities of 6,000 and 8,000 lbs....
Tue January 23, 2007
Study Proposes I-10 Bypass Could Ease Truck Traffic Flow
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Transportation Board may study an Interstate 10 bypass route that would allow trucks and other traffic to avoid the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. S.L. Schorr, who represents Pima County on the board, proposed the bypass at a board meeting Dec....
Mon January 08, 2007
Elusive Komatsu HM400 Spotted on N.Y. Contractors Job Site
The business was started in 1982 by Michael Ritter as a residential tree service. The company expanded rapidly in the 1990s after Frank Paratore purchased an interest in its operation. Today the company operates as a large enterprise performing excavation, site work, demolition and environmental work....
Wed January 03, 2007
Superior Industries Expands Truck Unloading Products
Superior Industries has added another model to the RazerTail truck unloader product line. The 48-in. (122 cm) RazerTail unloader has a 6-ft. (1.8 m) discharge height, 50-hp (37 kW) motor, 44-ft. (1.3 m) in length and capable of 1,000 ton (907 t) per hour....
Claire Parker - FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER - Fri December 22, 2006
Ex-Bank VP Hauls Over Career With Trucking Company
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Janet Parsons’ red trucks are as well manicured as her nails. The former BB&T vice president keeps her fleet as sharp looking as the power suits tucked away in her closet....
