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Service & Fuel Trucks
Dakota Bodies Gen II Service Body
Dakota Bodies, Inc.
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.
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Trucks
Zach Bourn Named Mack Trucks Regional Vice President, Western Region
Mack Trucks Inc.
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.
Mack Trucks announces that Zach Bourn will be the regional vice president of the U.S. Western Region effective Jan. 4, 2021.
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
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.
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Autocar Celebrates 100-Year Milestone of Vocational Truck Series
Autocar
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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Construction Technology
Command Alkon Acquires Trucking Management Software Portfolio
Command Alkon
In its second investment in the construction logistics software space, Command Alkon has acquired trucking management software company, Ruckit Inc.
Construction Technology
GM Opens 3D Printing Center for Parts
General Motors Company
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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Equipment
Volvo Group Begins Customer Deliveries of All-electric Products in France
Volvo Group
French contractor Eiffage has taken delivery of an all-electric FE electric truck and a ECR25 electric compact excavator.
Volvo Electric Products
Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8
Cleaning Up the Cold War: Wyoming Uranium Mine Reclamation Project
K-Tec Earthmovers
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.
Summit utilized two Volvo 40-ton articulated dump trucks pulling K-Tec 1237ADT scrapers (such as shown) in a train configuration on the long haul from the east spoil pile.
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.
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Fleet Maintenance
Bendix Tech Tips Series Shares the ABCs of Winter Prep
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
Bendix Tech Tips series provides information on proper upkeep for air, brakes and control system components for safe vehicle operation.
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Trucks
DTNA Commits to Carbon Neutral Vehicle Production by 2025
Daimler Truck North America
Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant Will be First to Meet Target in 2020.
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.
Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 - 6
Class-Straddling Ford F-600 Tows and Hauls More Than Any Other Super Duty Its Size
Ford Motor Company
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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