Thu January 14, 2021
Mack Over the Air Updates Now Standard With Driver Download Activation Feature
Mack Trucks announced that its driver-activated Mack Over The Air (OTA) updates feature is now standard on the Mack Anthem, Pinnacle and Granite models, enabling customers to implement software updates themselves at a time when it's most convenient for them....
Tue January 12, 2021
Kenworth T680 FCEV Climbs to Pikes Peak Summit
A new Kenworth video features the zero emissions Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) on the road to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. Kenworth became the first company to reach the summit of "America's Mountain" with a Class 8 fuel cell electric vehicle....
Tue January 05, 2021
NTEA Announces Climate Change Policy
NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced its board of directors adopted a climate change policy that continues the association's commitment to facilitating productive use of alternative fuels and advanced technologies for commercial vehicles....
Mon January 04, 2021
Dakota Bodies Unveils Second Generation Service Body
Dakota Bodies announced the release of its new and improved weld together service body. The weld together design of the Gen II Service Body provides a long-term, solid connection between parts to achieve increased structural integrity, according to the manufacturer....
Thu December 17, 2020
Volvo Group Begins Customer Deliveries of All-Electric Products
Dec. 17 saw the first delivery of a Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) machine and the first all-electric Volvo FE truck in France. The recipient of the new products – an electric Volvo FE truck, with electrically powered crane, and a Volvo ECR25 Electric compact excavator – was leading French contractor and long-term Volvo customer Eiffage....
Tue November 24, 2020
Apex Transportation Drivers Enjoy Experience of a Lifetime Hauling U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Kenworth T680
For Apex Transportation drivers William "Butch" Hanna and Theron Schmalzried, transporting the 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests in Colorado to Washington, D.C., was an experience like no other....
Thu November 19, 2020
Volvo Articulated Haulers: Half a Century Strong
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) popularized the articulated hauler concept in 1966 with the birth of the 10-ton payload DR631 – fondly known as ‘Gravel Charlie'. Some 54 years later, the company is still transporting earth, gravel and a host of other materials over rough, muddy, slippery, steep or otherwise impassable terrain....
Wed November 11, 2020
Buyers Products Upgrades 3-Cubic-Yard, Electric, Poly-Hopper Spreader
Buyers Products, a manufacturer in the work truck equipment industry, introduced a larger version of its SaltDogg PRO Series electric spreader. The new 9-1/2-ft. PRO3000 model boasts a 3-cu.-yd. capacity, which equates to roughly 3.2 tons of bulk #1 rock salt....
Tue November 10, 2020
Kenworth Awarded New 4-Year Cooperative Government Purchasing Contract with Sourcewell
Kenworth Truck Company has won a new, four-year Cooperative Government Purchasing Contract with Sourcewell. The cooperative contract (060920-KTC) expands sales opportunities for new Kenworth Class 5-8 chassis to more than 77,000 Sourcewell members throughout the United States and Canada....
Mon November 09, 2020
Terex Trucks TA400 Impresses On Tough Landfill Site in Australia
Landfill operations can be tough, but that's exactly when Terex Trucks' articulated haulers excel. Civil and demolition company DECC recently bought a TA400 dump truck to work on a landfill site just outside Brisbane, Australia, and the team is already impressed with its reliable and efficient performance in tough conditions....