Thu August 04, 2016
VIDEO: Backhoe Hits Gas Line, Explodes
Local news affiliate KABC is reporting that a backhoe hit a gas line and caused a massive fire in a Los Angeles suburb. Homes were evacuated in the Woodland Hills neighborhood. Fire officials told KABC that the backhoe/trailer hit a 4-inch gas main on Wednesday afternoon causing an eruption of flame that consumed the machine....
Thu July 28, 2016
Kenworth T880 Super Dump Boosts Driver Productivity for Asphalt Hauler
For Tucci & Sons, enhancing productivity, driver comfort and safety is the name of the game when it comes to delivering asphalt. And with the new Kenworth T880 Super Dump, it's a game Tim Tucci fully expects his family's Tacoma, Washington-based full-service heavy construction business to win....
Mon July 25, 2016
Cummins Introduces Next-Generation X Family
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) President - Engine Business Srikanth Padmanabhan introduced a new era in Cummins heavy-duty power with the next-generation X Series. With the lineup expanded to three X engines, and ratings extending from 350 hp to 605 hp, this represents the broadest and most capable heavy-duty engine range that Cummins has ever made available to the North American truck market....
Mon July 25, 2016
Cummins Reveals Next-Generation X15
Cummins Inc. has revealed the next-generation X15 heavy-duty engine, ready to exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2017 greenhouse gas (GHG) and fuel-efficiency standards, with lower fuel consumption, extended service intervals, enhanced performance and the highest quality standards across a 400 hp-to-605 hp ratings range....
Mon July 25, 2016
Cummins Next-Generation X12 Redefines Medium-Bore Engine Productivity
Cummins Inc.has unveiled the next-generation X12 Series engine, anticipating the productivity and performance needs of the North American Class 8 truck market. With the highest power-to-weight ratio of any engine in the 10-to-16-liter class, the X12 enables regional-haul, intracity delivery and vocational trucks to operate at maximum payload with lower fuel consumption and more responsive driving than previously experienced from an engine of this size....
Thu July 21, 2016
Terex Trucks: In it For the Long Haul
In June 2014 when Terex Trucks became part of Volvo Construction Equipment the central message of the acquisition was that both companies were 'stronger together'. Two years on, and despite a further downturn in demand for haulers in general, a series of product, service and distribution improvements at the Motherwell, Scotland based company have firmly taken root....
Mon July 18, 2016
Isuzu, Spartan Motors Mark Milestone
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc., announced that the 30,000th gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series truck has been produced at the Spartan Motors Inc. facility in Charlotte, Mich. The truck rolled off the line on June 10, 2016....
Mon July 18, 2016
Ford 2017 Super Duty Payload, Towing Data Released
Specific payload and towing numbers released today for the new 2017 F-Series Super Duty truck – a vehicle officially unveiled late last year – result in Super Duty models that offer “more towing and hauling capability than ever before,” according to Ford Motor Co....
Fri July 08, 2016
Stoneway Concrete Adds Kenworth T880 to Its Fleet
When Ralph Lo Priore looks at which new specification choices would likely work best for his company's trucks, he prefers to deal in cold hard facts, not egos or emotions. “Too often people make purchasing decisions on what's always been done before,” said Lo Priore, director of fleet assets and processes for Stoneway Concrete and its parent company, Gary Merlino Construction Co....
Wed July 06, 2016
Kenworth T880 Short Hood Now Available with Allison 4700 RDS Fully Automatic Transmission
Kenworth has announced the availability of the 7-speed Allison 4700 Rugged Duty Series(TM) fully automatic transmission with the 116.5-inch BBC Kenworth T880 short hood. The Allison 4700 RDS is available with the PACCAR MX-13 engine as well as the PACCAR MX-11, which provides a 400-pound weight savings over 13-liter engines....
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