[VIDEO] Putting the New Mack 2017 Pinnacle with mDrive Transmission to the Test

Stuart Russoli, highway product manager for Mack Trucks, demonstrates the mDrive transmission at a recent Powertrain Ride and Drive at the company’s Allentown, PA, customer service center

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Mack Adds Creep Speeds to mDrive Automated Manual Transmissions

[VIDEO] Mack Introduces Heavy-Duty mDRIVE for Granite Trucks

[VIDEO] Mack Simplifies Driver Operation with mDrive Automated Transmission

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Biden Announces Plan for Economic Recovery, Promises Infrastructure Next Month

Biden's two-step plan for rescue and recovery in our nation includes presenting his "Build Back Better" plan to Congress in February. The plan includes $2 trillion in spending over four years for infrastructure.

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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: Winter Diesel Dos and Don’ts

Most-read construction stories of the week include each state DOT’s take from the COVID relief bill, three big prospects for 2021construction, concrete company admits to antitrust violations, how calcium improves cold weather concrete pours, more

CASE 580 Electric Vehicle Backhoe Loader Receives 2020 Good Design Award

CASE Construction Equipment is the recipient of the 2020 Good Design Award for Project Zeus: the world’s first electric backhoe, the CASE 580 EV.

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Buyers Products Creates New Director of Snow and Ice Position

Buyers Products introduces Scott Moorman as the new director of snow and ice, a position created to develop the SnowDogg plow, SaltDogg spreader and ScoopDogg by Buyers' pusher lines.

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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.

FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 net orders for December continued at an extremely high level at 52,100 units.

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.

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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.

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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.

The frame is a good place to start when shaving weight. Because most frame strength lies in the flanges, Volvo Trucks North America uses 3.54- and 4.13-in. flanges rather than a typical industry-standard flange of 3.25 in. to increase the frame’s strength. Larger flanges positioned farther apart result in a higher RBM.

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

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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.

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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.

The Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program laid out an estimated $26.2 million, multi-year plan with seven project phases to reclaim the McIntosh Pit back to the original landscape .

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.

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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.

As F-600 enters its second year of production, the Ford TorqShift 10-speed automatic transmission comes with a 10-bolt design live drive power takeoff (PTO) provision standard on both the 7.3-liter V8 gasoline and 6.7-liter V8 diesel powertrains.

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.

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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.

The Ford F-150 4x2 PowerBoost, with EPA-estimated ratings of 25 mpg city and 26 mpg highway, has an EPA-estimated range of 750 miles on a single tank of gas (Range calculation based on 30.6-gallon tank). The 4x4 PowerBoost-equipped truck has an EPA-estimated range of 700 miles on a single tank of gas.

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.

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Daimler Trucks North America Recognizes 55 Masters of Quality

The award honors the top components and services suppliers to Freightliner and Western Star trucks.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Aluma 8200-14K Tilt Tandem Utility Trailer

Features all-aluminum construction and two 7,000-lb. rubber torsion axles with easy lube hubs.

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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

GM is doing most of the development work on its second-generation Ultium cells internally at its Chemical and Materials Systems Lab, located at the Global Technical Center in Warren, MI.

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

The biggest mistake buyers make is not doing their research. Make sure you know and understand the specs for your job and buy the truck that best meets your needs. Some key specs to pay attention to are overall weight, front and rear axle ratings, length/height/weight of the bed, style of gate, style of hinge release, style of hoist system, engine/transmission and horsepower.

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.

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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