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Stellar Industries Introduces the TMAX Low Cab Forward Aluminum Service Body
Stellar Industries designs the TMAX Low Cab Forward Aluminum Service Body, equipped with an aluminum body, low cab chassis, stainless-steel billet style hinges and double spring over center door closures.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Kenworth W990 Adds AG130 Front Air Suspension as Option
Pickup Trucks & Vans
FCA Becomes First Automotive OEM to Implement Amazon’s New Alexa Custom Assistant
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Mack Over the Air Updates Standard with Driver Download Activation Feature
Utility Vehicles
John Deere Updates Gator Utility Vehicle Line
Trucks & Accessories
Buyers Products Creates New Director of Snow and Ice Position
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Rental
Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time' Technology for a COVID World
Serious Labs’ mission of revolutionizing the way people learn with VR simulators is right in line with COVID’s ever-present consequence of change.
Business
Civil Contractors Believe Construction Market Will Rebound in 2021
More than half of civil contractors have high or very high confidence in the market’s ability to provide them with new business in the next 12 months.
Construction Safety
US Department of Labor Launches New Initiative to Collect OSHA Debts
New series of payment letters will make clear what’s owed, and OSHA will put businesses that fail to pay citations on a priority list for further inspection
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Trucks & Accessories
CM Truck Beds Gen 2 SB Service Body
CM Truck Beds introduces the new Gen 2 SB Service Body, which features a 16-gauge (G60) galvanized steel body, T-handle compression latches, automotive D-bulb weather stripping and oval LED lights protected by a lifetime warranty.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Preliminary North American Class 8 Truck Net Orders for 2020 End on High Note
December activity remained at an extremely high level of 52,100 units.
Trucks
Curry Supply Names Will Buddin Director of Sales
Curry Supply Company promotes Will Buddin to director of sales, effective Jan. 1, 2021, to work with and oversee regional sales managers across the U.S.
Service & Fuel Trucks
Dakota Bodies Gen II Service Body
Dakota Bodies designs a new and improved weld-together design of the Gen II Service Body — providing a long-term, solid connection between parts to achieve structural integrity.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Cost-Saving Specifications to Cut Construction-Truck Weight to Haul More Payload
There are many alternatives to expensive aluminum components which can help cut construction-truck costs and weight at the same time, without sacrificing durability
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Autocar Celebrates 100-Year Milestone of Vocational Truck Series
Autocar builds premium quality, custom-engineered OEM trucks, collaborating with customers in refuse and recycling, terminal tractors, construction and concrete, road maintenance, aircraft support, and military support.
Construction Technology
GM Opens 3D Printing Center for Parts
General Motors announced the opening of the 15,000-square-foot Additive Industrialization Center, dedicated to productionizing 3D printing technology in the automotive industry.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Cleaning Up the Cold War: Wyoming Uranium Mine Reclamation Project
Summit Excavation & Grading used two Volvo 40-Ton Articulated Dump Trucks each pulling two K-Tec 1237ADT train scrapers on the former uranium mine site — the McIntosh Pit, a multi-phase reclamation near Jeffrey City, Wyoming.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for October Jumped to Highest Level Ever Measured
This record comes just six months after the lowest TCI reading ever recorded during the initial phases of the pandemic.
Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 - 6
Class-Straddling Ford F-600 Tows and Hauls More Than Any Other Super Duty Its Size
F-600 with 6.7-liter V8 Power Stroke diesel engine delivers 43,000 lbs. maximum GCWR and up to 34,500 lbs. gooseneck towing capacity.
Pickup Trucks & Vans
Ram 1500 Crew Cab Earns 2020 IIHS Top Safety Pick Rating
Equipped with Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking and adaptive LED projector headlamps, Ram is first pickup to earn Top Safety Pick rating under new, more stringent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) testing.
Pickup Trucks & Vans
2021 Ford F-150 Hybrid Offers Up to 25 mpg
The 2021 F-150 with 3.5-liter PowerBoost V6 -- the only full hybrid available in a pickup -- delivers an EPA-estimated rating of 25 mpg on 4x2, the most of any gas-powered light-duty full-size pickup.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Daimler Trucks North America Recognizes 55 Masters of Quality
The award honors the top components and services suppliers to Freightliner and Western Star trucks.
Equipment Trailers
Bravo Trailers Introduces New Extra-Heavy-Duty Brute Trailer
Bravo Trailers has added the Brute Trailer, an extra-heavy-duty built trailer for hauling light equipment — ideal for transporting up to 7,500 pounds of equipment and safely storing equipment on location.
Rental
Nesco Holdings to Acquire Custom Truck One Source
Nesco Holdings has agreed to purchase Custom Truck One Source, creating a leading one-stop-shop provider of specialty rental equipment, which will grow infrastructure end-markets.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Preliminary North American Class 8 Net Orders Explode to 52,600 Units in November
December 2020 Class 8 order activity was the best performance since August 2018.
Trucks & Accessories
ATW Expands its Truck Equipment Business Unit
ATW, North America’s leading provider of trailers, truck equipment and related parts, announced the purchase of Dakota Bodies — expanding the ATW Truck Equipment business unit.
Equipment Trailers
Felling Trailers Replaces Old Trailers for City of San Diego
The City of San Diego has employed Felling Trailers to replace several worn trailers across the city after their previous supplier's issue with quality control and delayed delivery time.
Equipment Trailers
Aluma 8200-14K Tilt Tandem Utility Trailer
Features all-aluminum construction and two 7,000-lb. rubber torsion axles with easy lube hubs.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
5 Things to Look for When Buying a Used Dump Truck
Ritchie Bros. offers this list of inspection items to check out before you purchase your next used dump truck
Pickup Trucks & Vans
GM Plans More Than Half of Capital Spending and Product Development Devoted to Alternate-Fueled Vehicles
General Motors CEO Mary Barra says 40% of US new products will be battery electric vehicles by the end of 2025, financial commitment to EVs and AVs increased to $27 billion through 2025 – up from $20 billion planned before COVID-19
Trucks
Explore Alternate Truck Acquisition Strategies to Weather the COVID Economy
Looking toward uncertain pace of recession recovery in 2021, here are some ways to overcome the many unknowns that influence construction truck purchase decisions.
Pickup Trucks & Vans
Ram Launches Fourth Phase of U.S. Armed Forces-inspired, Limited-edition ‘Built to Serve’ Trucks
"Built to Serve Edition" Ram 1500 pickup trucks honor five branches of the United States armed forces
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
General Motors Agrees to Supply Hydrotec Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems for Nikola Heavy Trucks
Under the global supply agreement, GM would engineer its Hydrotec fuel cell system to specifications mutually agreed upon by both companies to power Nikola’s Class 7/8 trucks.
Pickup Trucks & Vans
Ford Unveils Max Recline Seats for F-150 Pickup
Max Recline Seats provide business-class comfort in F-150 during downtime – folding flat to nearly 180 degrees; innovative design raises the seat bottom for lower back support while the upper seatback can be rotated forward to provide neck comfort.
Trucks
DTNA’s Mount Holly Manufacturing Plant Marks Production of 700,000th Truck
The manufacturing plant recently marked two milestones, its 41st anniversary and the production of its 700,000th truck.
Equipment Trailers
XL Specialized Trailers Expands Production Capacity Over 30 Percent
XL Specialized Trailers aims to add 55,000-square-feet contributing to increased production capacity and job positions within the company.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Mack Defense Donates to the Fisher House Foundation
A multiyear partnership between Mack Defense and Fisher House Foundation provides a $20,000 donation to the nonprofit serving military and veteran families. This contribution comes from the Mack Anthem Digi Camo diecast model's sales.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
International Truck Launches the Next Generation of its HX Series Severe Service Trucks
This is the first product released under the Navistar 4.0 strategy and its Project Compass initiative – which focuses on flexible, modular design to meet customer needs, streamline the customer experience and deliver the very best support and service.
Pickup Trucks & Vans
2021 Full-size Pickups Ramp Up Capability
New full-size pickup truck features and technology reduce driver stress and simplify tasks.