[VIDEO] Mack Updates mDrive HD Transmission

mDrive can now be used is all applications.

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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories this Week: Biden will Request OSHA COVID Standards

Why these are the most-read construction stories of the week: new John Deere Gators, OSHA increases civil penalties, how stopping work can help you get paid, the infrastructure spend in Biden’s economic rescue, and more

The National Concrete Expo tour will be making stops in Dallas, Daytona (Bike Week), Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and Sandusky for a series of 2-day events loaded with educational instruction, demonstrations, and concrete polishing certification.

Are Your Troweling Skills up to the Challenge?

The National Concrete Polishing, Education, Demonstration & Certification Tour includes the first-ever National Concrete Expo and World Trowel Challenge Championships. The tour runs from February to July.

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Five Key Components of a Successful Government Construction Bid

If you’re going to take the time and effort to bid for a state, local and education project, be sure to put your best foot forward.

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John Deere Updates Gator Utility Vehicle Line

John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles (UVs), including the HPX Work Series, Mid-Size XUVs and Full-Size XUVs, have been updated to include new automotive-like features that make them easier to operate and provide improved control.

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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.

Changes that have been pioneered in other industries, including long-haul trucking, are coming to construction and changing the game. Cloud-based software, GPS tracking and mobile applications all contribute to an ecosystem in which parties are empowered by real-time tracking, multi-modal communications and data integration/connectivity.

Tomorrow's Digital Dispatcher Will Drive Profits

Software will empower dispatchers to increase customer satisfaction.

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Things to Consider When Finding a Company to Transport Your Construction Equipment

It important to find a hauler that offers a reasonable rate but will also get your load to its destination safely and on time, while operating in a professional and legal manner

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.

Decisiv Announces Collaboration with Navistar

Decisiv, Inc. collaborates with Navistar to provide the 30,000 fleet users of SRM with connectivity to all International Truck and IC Bus dealer locations across North America — providing customers a choice with open access to service communications.

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NTEA Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions with New Climate Change Policy

NTEA announced its Board of Directors adopted a climate change policy that continues the commitment in facilitating productive use of alternative fuels and advanced technologies for commercial vehicles — reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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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.

Mack Trucks announces that Zach Bourn will be the regional vice president of the U.S. Western Region effective Jan. 4, 2021.

Zach Bourn Named Mack Trucks Regional Vice President, Western Region

Bourn will be responsible for working with dealers and meeting customer needs in various market segments in the U.S. states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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.

Command Alkon Acquires Trucking Management Software Portfolio

In its second investment in the construction logistics software space, Command Alkon has acquired trucking management software company, Ruckit Inc.

Manufacturing engineer Benjamin LeBlanc inspects a 3D printer at the GM Additive Industrialization Center in Warren, Michigan.

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.

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Volvo Group Begins Customer Deliveries of All-electric Products in France

French contractor Eiffage has taken delivery of an all-electric FE electric truck and a ECR25 electric compact excavator.

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.

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Bendix Tech Tips Series Shares the ABCs of Winter Prep

Bendix Tech Tips series provides information on proper upkeep for air, brakes and control system components for safe vehicle operation.

DTNA's Portland truck manufacturing plant is setting the course for the company’s “green” production in the U.S. by achieving carbon neutral production in 2020 with reduced energy consumption and the offset of on-site emissions.

DTNA Commits to Carbon Neutral Vehicle Production by 2025

Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant Will be First to Meet Target in 2020.

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.

Mack Trucks has named Jeff Oldham regional vice president of the U.S. Central Region.

Mack Trucks Names Jeff Oldham Regional Vice President, Central Region

The Central Region includes Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, western Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, western Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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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.