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....
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....
Thu September 29, 2016
Komatsu Previews the 930E-5 Mining Haul Truck
Komatsu America Corp. previewed the 930E-5 haul truck at MINExpo. Scheduled for availability in the second half of 2017, the 930E-5 joins a 930 line that is the world's most popular for ultra-class mining trucks, with more than 1900 sold worldwide....
Wed September 28, 2016
Somerset Welding Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers and J&J Truck Equipment has announced the successful transition of their ISO 9001:2008 certification to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. ABS Quality Evaluations, a leading international auditing and certification body, issued the Certificate of Conformance, the scope of which applies to “Design and manufacture of dump bodies, trailers, pressure vessels and truck equipment; mobile hydraulic system design and installation; pressure vessel installation, repair and inspection; installation of vehicle mounted truck equipment; sale and repair of equipment used in construction, mining, energy and gas production, utilities, state and municipal governments; custom fabrications utilizing steel, stainless steel and aluminum.”J&J was one of the first truck body manufacturers in the U.S....
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
The History of Articulated Dump Trucks
Artic dump trucks have a history that traces back to, of all things, a tandem ag tractor conceived in the 1950s in England by an Essex farmer. Early HistoryErnest Doe bought two Fordson tractors, removed the front axles from each tractor and connected the front end of one to the rear of the other using a hydraulic turntable....
Fri September 23, 2016
Finding the Best Articulated Dump Truck Finance Option
One of the reasons you may like renting an articulated dump truck (ADT) for your projects is the ability to have short-term access to high-capacity and reliable machinery for moving materials in any terrain you encounter — especially in muddy or difficult terrain....
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
VIDEO: Watch 14 Tractor Trailers Form a Working Clock
Precision and reliability are always important when it comes to running tractor trailers. One truck-maker, Scania, demonstrates the point in a new viral video. In the video, Scania had 14 of its trucks form an accurate clock keeping correct time for 24 hours....