Thu March 29, 2012
World Truck Show, NTEA Convention Held in Indianapolis
The Work Truck Show 2012 was held March 6 to 8, 2012, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The 47th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention was held in conjunction with the trade show....
Wed March 28, 2012
NTEA’ s Green Truck Association Announces Technology Councils
The Green Truck Association (GTA) announced the formation of three technology councils to better represent specific segments within the green truck industry. Technology Councils operate under the GTA umbrella....
Wed March 28, 2012
Highway Equipment & Supply Company Adds Mack Service Truck to Its Fleet
Highway Equipment & Supply Company has added a Mack service truck to its fleet of Volvo CE support vehicles. This vehicle emphasizes the alliance between Highway Equipment & Supply Company, Volvo CE and Mack Trucks Inc....
Tue February 28, 2012
Titan Machinery Announces Closing of Acquisition of Adobe Truck & Equipment, LLC
Titan Machinery Inc. announced recently that it has closed on the acquisition of Adobe Truck & Equipment, LLC. The acquisition consists of three Case Construction dealerships located in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Loveland, Colorado....
Thu February 23, 2012
Putzmeister Introduces 42Z Truck-Mounted Concrete Boom Pump
Putzmeister America Inc. introduced its new 42Z truck-mounted concrete boom pump at the World of Concrete trade show in January 2012. The new pump keeps the operator in mind with greater payload capacity, a user-friendly design and increased ease of service, according to the manufacturer....
Fri February 17, 2012
Putzmeister Introduces 56Z Truck-Mounted Concrete Boom Pump
Putzmeister America Inc. will introduce its new, lightweight 56Z-meter truck-mounted concrete boom pump during 2012. The new pump’s compact design will offer a reduced unit weight and a smaller footprint, while accommodating a long-reaching boom, according to the manufacturer....
Thu February 09, 2012
Yancey Truck Centers Acquires International Truck Dealership
Yancey Bros. Co., announces they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operating assets of Mays International Trucks in Augusta, Ga., effective January 31, 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, Yancey Truck Centers will assume all International Truck sales, service and parts support responsibilities for eastern Georgia and neighboring counties in South Carolina....
Thu February 09, 2012
Yale Lift Trucks of Florida & Georgia Rebrands Itself
Yale Lift Trucks of Florida and Georgia, a 30-year veteran forklift dealer will be rebranded MacKinnon Equipment & Services effective April 1, 2012. The new name does not signal any change in the company’s product line coverage, policies or ownership, which remains family-owned and independent....
Mon January 02, 2012
Secretary of Energy Chu to Keynote Green Truck Summit
United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will give the keynote address at the 2012 Green Truck Summit on March 5. The Green Truck Summit is held March 5 to 6, 2012, in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2012 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis....
Clarke Canfield - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri December 16, 2011
Safety Questions Fly Over Heavier Trucks
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Officially, the national weight limit for freight trucks on interstate highways is 40 tons (36 t). In reality, trucks are getting heavier in more states — legally — and advocates for highway safety and the trucking industry are sharply at odds about it....
