Wed November 18, 2015

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc. Announces New Operating Company Name and Unveils New Logo

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts marketed globally primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names will change its corporate name to Hyster-Yale Group, Inc....

Wed November 11, 2015

Mack's mDRIVE AMT Achieves Record Penetration

The Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission (AMT) continues to take the industry by storm, recently exceeding 70 percent penetration in Mack Pinnacle axle back models and also is now the dominant transmission choice in Pinnacle axle forward models for the first time, according to the manufacturer....

Tue November 03, 2015

Hauling Water During Drought: What You Need to Know About Water Trucks

With the epic California drought heading into its fourth year, nearly the entire state is feeling the effects, with areas of southern California hardest hit. With mandatory water restrictions finally in effect across the state, Californians are feeling the pinch....

Wed October 28, 2015

Mendenhall Auto Auction Inc. Holds Surplus Auction

On Oct. 17, Mendenhall Auto Auction Inc. held a surplus auction for the city of Winston Salem, and also was selling for Winston Salem City Surplus, area contractors and farmers, among others. The sale included a John Deere 750C dozer, John Deere and Ford backhoes, excavators from John Deere and Link-Belt, utility trucks, dump trucks and much more....

Wed October 21, 2015

Modern Group Takes on Hyundai Construction Line; Adds Other Lines

To succeed in business, a company needs to find ways to distinguish itself from others. Modern Group, based in Bristol, Pa., hopes adding a new, major equipment line will do just that. The ability to be “unique within the marketplace” is what led Modern Group to its new relationship with Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, according to Modern President and CEO Paul Farrell....

Fri October 16, 2015

Kenworth Announces Three New Options for Vocational Trucks

Kenworth has announced three new options for its vocational lineup of trucks. Allison’s 4700 RDS 7-speed automatic transmission — with optional second “deep reverse” — can be ordered on Kenworth’s T880, T800, W900, and C500....

Fri October 16, 2015

Terramac RT9 Customized With Digger Derrick for Utility Applications

Terramac, a manufacturer of rubber track crawler carriers, is known for its versatile RT9 and new RT14 units that accommodate a wide variety of support equipment. The company released its latest customization at ICUEE, which included the installation of a digger derrick on its RT9 model....

Wed October 14, 2015

The Terex Crossover 8000 Blends Truck Crane and Boom Crane Designs

The Terex Crossover 8000 is an 80 ton (72.5 t) capacity class boom truck that blends truck crane and boom crane designs to offer a 360-degree load radius. Featuring the same upper structure as the field-proven Terex T780 telescopic truck crane, the Crossover 8000 boom truck offers almost identical load ratings throughout most lift situations, regardless of lifting from the front, rear or sides of the crane....

Wed October 14, 2015

Terex Utilities Introduces New Installation Standards

To help fleet managers balance equipment value with user requirements, Terex has developed a new process to assist customers with spec'ing utility trucks, including aerial devices and digger derricks, that complies with bid specs, costs less to purchase and takes less time to produce....

Wed October 14, 2015

Terex HyPower Hybrid System Available on Utilities Work Trucks

The Terex HyPower hybrid system is designed to save fuel, reduce noise and increase efficiency, especially suited for the electric and utility industry. Operators appreciate that there is no reduction in the performance of the controls while the trucks are in hybrid mode....