On-Road Trucks

Fri February 06, 2009

UltraShift HV Transmission Available in Ford’s F650, F750

Eaton Corporation’s UltraShift Highway Value (HV) transmission is now available as a data book option for Ford F650 Super Duty and Ford F750 Super Duty series trucks. The UltraShift HV transmission is a fully automated transmission for Class 6 and 7 vehicles with diesel engines in the 195 to 260 hp (145 to 194 kW) range....

Tue December 02, 2008

Kenworth T800 Adds Automatic Transmission Offerings

Kenworth has introduced new automatic transmission offerings for customers in construction and short-haul applications with high horsepower requirements. Customers can now order the Kenworth T800 with Allison 4000 and 4500 series transmissions when spec’d with Cummins ISX engines, not to exceed 1,650 ft.-lbs....

Sat November 22, 2008

Operators Hit the Ground Running With TC37 Excavator

Designed to turn 360 degrees within the width of its tracks, the Terex TC37 zero-tail swing excavator is at home in confined and restricted areas. Ideal for utility contractors, this mini allows operators to get up close and personal in places where conventional excavators can’t fit....

Sat November 22, 2008

Doosan Infracore Portable Power Upgrades Mobile Line

Doosan Infracore Portable Power has upgraded several models in its mobile generator portfolio to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s current standards for mobile, off-highway, diesel-powered equipment....

Fri December 19, 2008

Hyundai Unveils New 9 Series Excavators

At ConExpo earlier this year, a pre-production version of the R210LC-9 was debuted. On Dec. 11 and 12 the R210LC-9 and R290LC-9 models were unveiled to Hyundai dealer principals in Orlando, Fla. The R210LC-9 and R290LC-9 will be available to the market in the first quarter of 2009....

Thu December 11, 2008

Operators Hit the Ground Running With TC37 Crawler Excavator

Designed to turn 360 degrees within the width of its tracks, the Terex TC37 zero tail swing excavator is at home in confined and restricted areas. Ideal for utility contractors, this mini allows operators to get up close and personal in places where conventional excavators can’t fit....

Sat November 08, 2008

Peter Kiewit Sons Relies on Kenworth for Winter Games

When the Winter Olympic Games open in British Columbia in 2010, athletes and visitors will travel a spectacular 60-mi. route along Highway 99 from Horseshoe Bay to the Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Ski Area....

Thu November 20, 2008

Kraft Power Expands Sales, Service Facility to Massillon

Kraft Power Corporation has selected Massillon, Ohio, as the site for its new 30,000-sq.-ft. service and sales facility. The new facility was constructed in early 2007 on approximately 9 acres in the NEOCOM Industrial Park, Millennium Blvd....

Ben Leubsdorf - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Sat November 01, 2008

Tiger Stadium’s Second Life May Be in New Cars, Roads

DETROIT (AP) Going to a baseball game in Detroit used to mean heading to Michigan and Trumbull, the intersection that became shorthand for Tiger Stadium. Go there today, and all that remains is a small slice of the arena that once drew throngs of fans to see legends like Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg play....

Thu October 23, 2008

A&A Custom Crushing Recycles U.S. 24’s Excess Material

As reconstruction continued on U.S. Route 24, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) had to find a solution to deal with excess material that covered the 2.2-mi. (3.5 km) project. ODOT contracted E.S....