Thu May 19, 2016

TBEI Lake Crystal Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc. (TBEI) has announced that its Lake Crystal facility has achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification. The recognition makes the TBEI Lake Crystal facility one of the only dump body manufacturers in the United States to achieve this level of certification....

Thu May 19, 2016

Terex Offers Online Driver Safety Training Courses for Medium-Duty Utility Trucks

Terex added 13 new driver safety training courses for medium-duty utility trucks, part of the company's Master Mechanic Learning Center, to its suite of online training courses. These web-based modules provide utility fleet professionals with proactive driver training, including mitigating the risk of driving infractions or collisions before they occur, which enables participants to learn safe driving techniques of Terex aerial devices, digger derricks and auger drills at each individual's own pace, when it is convenient for them....

Fri May 13, 2016

New Facility Opening as 4 Rivers Equipment Turns 90

4 Rivers Equipment will celebrate the grand opening of its brand new facility as well as 90 years of growth and partnership with customers and suppliers. The new storefront will be moving 4 mi. (6.4 km) to Rojas Drive in El Paso, Texas....

Mon May 09, 2016

Mack mDRIVE HD 13-Speed Now Standard on Mack Granite Models

In response to increasing customer demand, Mack Trucks today announced its Mack® mDRIVE HD 13-speed automated manual transmission (AMT) will be standard on Mack Granite® models. Featuring a low ratio creeper gear, the mDRIVE HD 13-speed helps boost customer productivity thanks to improved performance and reduced weight....

Thu April 28, 2016

Crysteel Re-Introducing Two Series of Class 8 Bodies

Crysteel Manufacturing recently announced the reintroduction of the Paradox and Raptor series of Class 8 dump bodies. These Class 8 bodies are made from hi-tensile steels, and come in standard and heavy duty models....

Mon April 25, 2016

Mack Trucks Unleashes 2017 Engine Lineup, Boosting Power, Productivity and Efficiency

Mack Trucks has revealed the next step in the evolution of its integrated powertrain by introducing its 2017 Mack MP series engines, bringing significant improvements in fuel efficiency, power and productivity, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions....

Mon April 25, 2016

Mack Predictive Cruise Adds Intelligence, Fuel Savings to Mack mDRIVE

Mack Trucks today introduced Mack Predictive Cruise, yet another fuel-saving offering in Mack's full suite of integrated products delivering an improved total cost of ownership to customers. Mack Predictive Cruise is an intelligent system that memorizes a route when cruise control is on, storing up to 4,500 hills in its memory....

Mon April 25, 2016

Freightliner Celebrates Anniversary of 'Hardest Working Cities' Program

Exactly one year ago at the NTEA Work Truck Show, Freightliner announced a recognition program called Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities to honor communities leading the way in innovation and municipal growth....

Mon April 25, 2016

MX-11 Engine Proves Popular for Kenworth Customers

The new PACCAR MX-11 engine is catching the attention of Kenworth's vocational and regional haul customers operating in weight-sensitive applications in the United States and Canada. “The PACCAR MX-11 engine has been even more popular among Kenworth customers than expected....

Mon April 25, 2016

Kenworth TruckTech+ Gives Fleets New Visibility, Provides Remote Diagnostics

The future in mobile truck diagnostics is here today in the form of Kenworth TruckTech+ for Kenworth Class 8 customers. “Kenworth TruckTech+ is now operational in more than 10,000 new Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with PACCAR MX-13 engines, and those trucks have logged nearly 170 million miles since the system entered production last summer,” said Jason Skoog, Kenworth's assistant general manager of sales and marketing....