Wed April 20, 2016
Mack Trucks Announces $70 Million Investment Plan for Lehigh Valley Operations
Mack Trucks has announced a plan to invest about $70 million in its Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, truck assembly operations over three years in order to further improve manufacturing quality and efficiency and modernize the facility....
Mon April 18, 2016
First Volvo A60H haulers Sold at Bauma
Following months of discussion and speculation in the press, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) finally launched the industry's largest ever 6x6-configuration articulated hauler to great fanfare at the Bauma exhibition in Munich last week....
Wed April 13, 2016
Curry Supply Introduces Crash Attenuator Truck
Curry Supply Company, one of America's largest manufacturers of commercial service vehicles, has begun producing a truck-mounted crash attenuator truck. The newest addition to the Curry Supply product line has been designed primarily to protect the lives of motorists and jobsite workers....
Mon April 11, 2016
Subframe Scissor Hoist From Rugby Manufacturing
Rugby Manufacturing's SR-4016 subframe scissor hoist for trucks is up to 20 percent lighter than comparable hoists, providing greater fuel efficiency and payload capacity. It is available for a wide variety of work trucks with body lengths from 8- to 14-ft....
Fri April 08, 2016
Mustang Welcomes 1st Choice Equipment, LLC to the Mustang Dealer Network
Mustang is welcoming 1st Choice Equipment, LLC to the Mustang dealer network. 1st Choice Equipment is contracted to sell Mustang skid loaders, track loaders, compact excavators and articulated loaders in the following locations: Carol Stream, IL; Brownsburg, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Kaukana, WI; and Waukesha, WI....
Wed April 06, 2016
Ford to Build Small-Car Factory in Mexico
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. plans to build a new $1.6 billion auto assembly plant in Mexico, creating about 2,800 jobs and shifting small-car production from the U.S. at a time when moving jobs south of the border has become a major issue in the U.S....
Thu March 31, 2016
Altec Wins Work Truck Show 2016 Green Award for JEMS 4 Series Hybrid System
Altec Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.) won The Work Truck Show 2016 Green Award for its JEMS 4 Series (Jobsite Energy Management System) hybrid-electric system. The award was presented at The Work Truck Show 2016, which was held March 1 to 4 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis....
Fri March 25, 2016
Record Crowds Attend 52nd Annual NTEA Work Truck Show
The National Truck Equipment Association held its Annual Work Truck Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind., on March 1 to 4. This year's event, which marked the 52nd National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention, attracted the largest attendance on record for the show....
Fri March 25, 2016
Unique Truck Designs Heavy Duty Drawer Roller Box
Unique Truck Accessories, Sturgis, Mich., designed a heavy duty drawer roller box in early 2015, based on demand from contractors who needed a floor box but also wanted to save every pound of payload possible....
Thu March 24, 2016
Hy-Flo Twin Power System Provides Faster Cycle Times, Greater Capacity
Truck Bodies and Equipment International Inc. (TBEI) introduced the Hy-Flo twin electric power system for select medium-duty Crysteel, DuraClass and Rugby Manufacturing brand hoists. Compared to a standard electric double-acting hoist power unit, the Hy-Flo system provides three times greater capacity and up to six times faster hoist cycle times....