Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Ford Pro Demand Drives F-Series Super Duty Production Expansion to Canada, With Future Multi-Energy Technology →

Ford Motor Company announced plans to assemble F- Series Super Duty pickups at its Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada, starting in 2026, boosting production of one of the company's most popular and profitable vehicles. The move to add production of up to 100,000 units of its best-selling Super Duty to Oakville expands Super Duty production across three plants in North America, including Kentucky Truck Plant and Ohio Assembly Plant, which are operating at full capacity. Click for more...

Backing the Blue, Felling Trailers Announces 2024 Trailer for a Cause Auction Dates →

Felling Trailers Inc. is hosting its 12th annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to support a nonprofit organization. The 2024 beneficiary is Backing the Blue Line, an organization dedicated to supporting the law enforcement community. The goal is to raise awareness about the valuable work that Backing the Blue Line does for officers and their families through their various programs and support services. Click for more...

FleetWatcher Live Order Tracking Helps Grow Material Sales for Aggregate, Asphalt Plants →

FleetWatcher introduces Live Order Tracking, a new feature that allows FleetWatcher customers to grow their external material sales business by letting their customers track deliveries online in real time. Providing total transparency allows the purchaser to monitor delivery status and timing, ensure that someone will be there to accept delivery, order additional materials on the fly if needed, and more. Click for more...

North American Teams Head to Sweden for Volvo Trucks Global Service Training Award Championship →

Volvo Trucks North America has four of its top dealership service teams advancing to the world finals in the 67th Volvo International Service Training Award (VISTA), the world's largest service market competition. This prestigious event, which includes more than 16,000 participants within Volvo Trucks and Volvo Buses global dealer networks, will see four teams from North America — two from the United States and two from Canada — compete at Volvo's global headquarters in Sweden this fall. Click for more...

Volvo Trucks North America Customer Hight Logistics Expands All-Electric, Zero-Emission Fleet →

Volvo Trucks North America customer Hight Logistics, a privately-owned port drayage services business, is expanding its all-electric fleet with the delivery of five zero-tailpipe emission Volvo VNR Electric trucks. At the recent Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Las Vegas, Hight Logistics signed a sales order for an additional nine Volvo VNR Electric trucks in 2024 and 10 more for Q1 2025. Click for more...

Tri-West Tractor Powers North-Central California Construction Market by Adding Thunder Creek Fuel & Service Solutions →

Tri-West Tractor Inc. has added the Thunder Creek lineup of field fueling and service solutions as part of its offering to construction, forestry and heavy civil contractors in Northern California. The compact and heavy equipment dealer, carrying premium brands such as Takeuchi, Kobelco and Hitachi, serves North-Central California out of its operation in Livermore, Calif. Thunder Creek designs and manufactures innovative, premium fueling and preventative maintenance solutions that are used in a variety of industries including construction, logging, oil and gas, and utility construction. Click for more...

Volvo Trucks Celebrates First Order of 50 All-New Volvo VNLs by Legend Transportation →

Volvo Trucks North America customer Legend Transportation secured the first order of 50 all-new Volvo VNLs, the truck designed to change everything. Legend Transportation worked with TEC Equipment to order 50 VNL 860s, Volvo Trucks' flagship sleeper with top-of-the-line features that will be manufactured at the Volvo Trucks New River Valley Assembly Operations (NRV) in Dublin, Va. Volvo Trucks introduced the all-new Volvo VNL in January, opened order books in April, and will start production this summer, with customer deliveries beginning later this year. Click for more...

Western Global Announces New MultiCube Non-Hazmat Diesel Fuel Trailer Solution →

Western Global, a provider of portable tanks and dispensing equipment for the storage and handling of fuels, lubricants and other fluids, introduces its first non-hazmat, multi-tank diesel fuel trailer solution: MultiCube. This transportable 630-gal. multi-tank diesel fuel trailer — available only in the U.S. market — is ideal for fuel distributors, rental companies, general contractors and others looking for a simple option that allows them to haul diesel fuel without needing hazmat drivers. Click for more...

Kenworth Introduces PACCAR MX-13 CARB-Compliant Engine for T680, T880, W990 Models →

Kenworth introduced a California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant version of the PACCAR MX-13 engine for heavy-duty Kenworth models that meet 2024 requirements. The new PACCAR MX-13 CARB-compliant engine is available to order now on select Class 8 models, including the T680, T880 and W990. Production will begin in the fourth quarter of 2024. The PACCAR MX-13 CARB-compliant engine features new aftertreatment hardware that meets stringent California low nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions requirements. Click for more...

Volvo to Launch Hydrogen-Powered Trucks →

Trucks that run on green hydrogen instead of fossil fuels provide one way to decarbonize transport. Hydrogen trucks will be especially suitable over longer distances and in regions where there is limited charging infrastructure, or time for, recharging of batteries. Volvo will begin customer tests with trucks using hydrogen in combustion engines in 2026, and the trucks will be commercially available towards the end of this decade. Click for more...

Volvo Expands its Range of Biodiesel-Powered Trucks →

Volvo Trucks is expanding its model offers adapted for biodiesel B100. This is yet another move in line with the company's strategy to reduce the climate impact of its trucks. Volvo Trucks has one of the industry's broadest ranges of renewable fuel options, including biodiesel, HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils) and biogas. B100 is now available for a wide selection of engines in the Volvo FL, FE, FM, FMX, FH and FH16 models. Click for more...

Premier Truck Rental Celebrates Decade of Custom Truck Rentals →

Premier Truck Rental (PTR), a leader in the work truck and trailer rental industry, announced its 10th anniversary. Since its inception in 2014, the company has continuously pushed the boundaries of innovation, achieved significant milestones and set new standards in the equipment rental space. Started by a father-daughter pair, PTR quickly grew in reputation and impact, growing rapidly in fleet numbers and personnel. Click for more...

Remembering Felling Trailers' Kevin Athmann →

Kevin Athmann, beam welder operator, joined the Felling Trailers team in November of 1999, initially working with the Finishing team, and then transitioned to weld production. "I was in Finishing for a couple of months when my dad, Vern Athmann, lead welder in the deck over trailers, asked me to help in bay 16 welding," said Athmann. Before being hired at Felling, Athmann had worked for MidCon Asphalt in Sauk Centre, Minn., after graduating high school in 1997. Click for more...

Seattle Hosts Touch-A-Truck Event →

On Sat., May 11, Seattle Department of Transportation specialists participated in the Junior League of Seattle's 11th Annual "Touch-A-Truck" event at the University of Washington. This yearly, community-based education and fundraising event gives kids and families the chance to explore a wide variety of vehicles, including those from public agencies and private companies in the region. Attendees could view, touch and step into vehicles outfitted for emergency response, utility work, heavy construction, landscaping, transportation infrastructure, goods delivery and more. Click for more...

Felling Trailers' Engle to Embark on Life's Next Adventure: Retirement →

Laurie Engle, Felling Trailers' inside trailer sales consultant, has lived and breathed trailers for 32 years. Engle's trailer tale started in the fall of 1991; Merle and Kathy Felling (founders of Felling Trailers) were in the midst of an office expansion. The local contractor running the expansion was Engle's husband. Like many family-owned businesses, Engle was lending a hand to complete the project, working on painting and staining. Click for more...

Thunder Creek Rolls Into Maine With Coop's Truck & Equipment →

Coop's Truck & Equipment of Bangor, Maine, has added the Thunder Creek lineup of field fueling and service solutions to its new equipment sales lineup. The company specializes in truck, trailer and equipment solutions for the construction and agricultural industries, including truck body fabrication, farm tractors and livestock trailers. "We've had really exciting growth in our business with a focus on delivering premium truck and equipment solutions to everyone from roadbuilders to farmers," said Cooper Marden, owner, Coop's Truck & Equipment. Click for more...

Stellar Donates UR10 Robot to North Iowa Community College Robotics Team →

Stellar Industries, a 100-percent employee-owned and -operated manufacturer of high-quality mechanic trucks, cranes, tire service trucks, hooklifts, trailers and service truck and van accessories, has donated a UR10 collaborative robot to North Iowa Area Community College's (NIACC) Industrial Automation and Robotics Technology (IART) program. The collaborative robot, also known as a cobot, has a value of $130,000. Click for more...

Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo Financial Services Launch Volvo On Demand to Accelerate Battery-Electric Vehicle Adoption →

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) and Volvo Financial Services (VFS) have joined forces to form Volvo on Demand, a collaborative initiative to change and lead the industry in the Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) business model. Using 25 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks, Volvo on Demand was designed as an innovative solution to simplify the acquisition and reduce the major upfront investment in battery-electric vehicles. Click for more...

Kenworth Announces Production Schedule for Class 8 Trucks Specified With New Cummins X15N Engine →

Kenworth announced it will begin production of Kenworth T680 and T880 models specified with the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine in the third quarter of 2024. The Cummins X15N, powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) or Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), is the industry's first 15-liter natural gas engine that delivers diesel-like power, range, and performance, making it appealing for short, regional, and long-haul operations. Click for more...

Isuzu to Launch Zero Emission, Battery-Electric Medium-Duty Trucks Utilizing Accelera →

Isuzu North America Corporation announced the development of an all-new, zero-emission Isuzu class 6 & 7 truck utilizing an Accelera by Cummins powertrain for both the United States and Canada. This truck represents the first zero-emissions solution facilitated by the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership formed in May 2019. Powered by Accelera's next generation lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology, this new Isuzu medium-duty truck will support customers in achieving zero emissions while providing all the benefits associated with a low cab forward chassis. Click for more...

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