Tue October 13, 2015

Terramac RT9 Customized with Digger Derrick for Utility Applications

Terramac, a leading manufacturer of innovative rubber track crawler carriers, is well-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 respected RT9 model....

Mon October 12, 2015

Mack, Omnitracs to Expand Truck Fleet Management Options

Mack Trucks has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Omnitracs LLC to develop future service options for Mack Fleet Management Services. The additional options will expand Mack’s fleet management offerings and provide customers with more choices to boost safety and lower costs through improved operational performance....

Fri October 09, 2015

Mack Pinnacle Model Delivers ’Big Red’ to the Big Show

The Great American Trucking Show (GATS) received a big dose of Mack attitude when a Mack Pinnacle 70-inch high-rise sleeper model delivered Evel Knievel’s 1974 Mack FS786LST model show truck. Knievel’s truck, affectionately nicknamed “Big Red,” arrived fresh off its appearance in Hollywood at the premiere of the documentary film “Being Evel,” and was featured in Mack booth no....

Sat October 03, 2015

Mack to Again Sponsor the ATA Share the Road Program in 2017

Mack Trucks has announced it would continue its sponsorship of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Share the Road highway safety program in 2017. This marks the 15th year that Mack has supported the educational outreach initiative....

Thu September 17, 2015

WSM Auctioneers Holds Monthly Auction in Phoenix

WSM Auctioneers held its monthly auction on Sept. 12. A large number of utility trucks, bucket trucks and other fleet vehicles were sold, in addition to a wide variety of construction equipment and other construction materials....

Thu September 10, 2015

Veteran Trucker Calls I-95 ’Terrible’

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A little after 7 a.m. on a gray Wednesday in March, the red cab of the L.R. Hawthorne & Son 18-wheeler chugs away from a rest stop near Exit 13 on the northbound side of Interstate 95....

Wed August 26, 2015

Driverless Trucks Protect People-Filled Work Zones

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Roving construction crews - the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines, inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic signal - are often protected from oncoming traffic by a specialized truck outfitted with a crash barrier....

Wed August 19, 2015

Transfer Flow's In-Bed 'Hauler' Tank

Transfer Flow's 100-gal. (378.5 L) “Hauler” in-bed auxiliary fuel tank system offers maximum fuel capacity at an affordable price. The Hauler is based on customer requests for more gallons available in a commercial-grade tank....

Mon August 17, 2015

Mack Customer Center Hosts Ryder Top Tech Competition

The top heavy-duty truck technicians from Ryder System Inc. recently gathered at the Mack Customer Center in Allentown, Pa., for the 2015 Ryder Top Technician (Top Tech) Recognition Program. The program, which is designed to identify, recognize and reward high-performing truck maintenance technicians, features the top eight performers from Ryder’s team of more than 5,000 U.S.- and Canada-based technicians....

Mon August 17, 2015

Nuss Hosts 5th Annual Truck Show

Approximately 100 people attended Nuss Truck & Equipment’s 5th Annual Antique Truck Show in Rochester, Minn., on July 18. All proceeds, which amounted to $1,200, were donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester, Minn....