Tue October 04, 2016
H.O. Penn, SITECH Hold Demo Open House at Holtsville Facility
H.O. Penn held a SITECH demonstration open house at its Holtsville, N.Y. (Long Island) facility on Sept. 15. During the event, contractors from the Nassau and Suffolk counties on the Island, as well as from New York City, were treated to demonstrations of SITECH technology on Caterpillar D5K2 XL, 323F, 279D and Caterpillar mini-excavator models....
Lori Tobias - Tue October 04, 2016
Contractor Snuffs Out Underground Coal Mine Fires
For more than nine months, crews with Earthmovers Unlimited Inc. have labored cautiously to reach a coal fire 146 ft. (44.5 m) below the surface of the earth in Carbondale, Pa. At stake, 50 homes and the safety of all who reside within them....
Tue October 04, 2016
Mack Underscores Integration, Fuel Efficiency Benefits of 2017 Powertrain
Emphasizing fuel efficiency, power and its pioneering tradition of integration, Mack Trucks today highlighted its 2017 Mack powertrain, including its MackMP series engines, Mack mDRIVE HD 13- and 14-speed automated manual transmissions, ClearTech One single package Exhaust Aftertreatment System (EATS) and Mack Predictive Cruise....
Tue October 04, 2016
Mack Introduces Mobile App to Increase Uptime Efficiency
Mack Trucks today announced a new Mack ASIST mobile app that allows customers to manage service and unplanned events from wherever they may be located. Mack ASIST is a cloud-based service relationship management tool that keeps fleet customers, dealers and service providers, Mack field staff and Mack Uptime Center agents connected during service and repair events....
Sat October 03, 2015
Mack to Again Sponsor the ATA Share the Road Program in 2017
Mack Trucks has announced it would continue its sponsorship of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Share the Road highway safety program in 2017. This marks the 15th year that Mack has supported the educational outreach initiative....
Fri September 30, 2016
Kenworth T680 To Deliver 52nd U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
This fall, a specially-decaled Kenworth T680 will transport the 52nd U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on a special cross-country tour to the U.S. Capitol. The tour will visit 26 community celebrations during the 2,800-mile journey....
Tue September 27, 2016
Volvo A60H – World's Largest Articulated Hauler — Makes North American Debut at MINExpo 2016
Volvo Construction Equipment once again reinvents the category of articulated haulers with the A60H — a first-of- its-kind, 60-ton- capacity, fully articulated hauler that invites customers to rethink the way they're moving material....
Tue September 27, 2016
Komatsu Unveils Autonomous Haulage Vehicle at MINExpo 2016
Komatsu has unveiled an "Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle" featuring a cabless structure at MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas, U.S.A. this year. Unlike 930E and 830E autonomous models, Komatsu has newly developed this vehicle exclusively as an unmanned vehicle designed to maximize the advantages of unmanned operation....
Fri September 23, 2016
Terex Trucks Will Take Part in Autobahn Expansion
Five Terex Trucks 31 ton (28 t) capacity TA300s have been selected by local contractor Windisch to take part in the expansion of the North Autobahn (A5), which will form a modern highway between Vienna in Austria and Brno in the Czech Republic....
Wed September 21, 2016
NTEA to Announce New Work Truck Show 2017 Keynote Speaker
Due to a conflict, NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, has cancelled the previously announced keynote address by Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger that was to take place at the President's Breakfast & NTEA Annual Meeting during The Work Truck Show 2017....
