Wed August 10, 2016

Mack Trucks Presents Virtual Reality Test Drives

Anyone interested in what it's like to sit in the cab and ride in a Mack truck while on the job can now experience it through virtual reality offered by Mack Trucks. Mack is the first Class 8 OEM to offer such a virtual reality test drive of a commercial vehicle to a wide audience....

Tue August 09, 2016

New Online Tool Gives Mack Customers the Fuel Efficiency Edge

Mack Trucks customers recently gained an advantage in their search for fuel efficiency savings, thanks to a new fuel economy tool available exclusively at Mack dealerships. The new online tool enables Mack customers to input and modify a number of variables on Mack Pinnacle highway models, select a route and evaluate fuel-savings potential against a baseline configuration....

Mon August 08, 2016

Winter Kits Keep Deep Freeze at Bay

It takes only a drop of four degrees in core body temperature for hypothermia to set in, therefore the body wastes no time in activating its defence against cold weather. Goosebumps, shivers, teeth chatter and raised hair are all symptoms triggered by the hypothalamus – the brain's temperature centre – to produce heat....

Fri August 05, 2016

Truck Company's Goal: To Build a Better 'Mechanics Truck'

For more than 40 years, Jack Harriman has had a handle on what field mechanics need in a utility truck. His customers have suggested how to build a better “Mechanics Truck.”“These guys know what they want and need,” said Harriman....

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....