Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Company Offers Service Body Alternative: the Pickup Pack →

The pickup pack from Highway Products is a service body alternative for companies or blue collar workers needing organized storage and lockup security without the cost. This package solution comes standard in an aluminum body that can be easily installed on your pickup in a few hours, according to the company. The “service body” in a pickup pack includes two full-length lockable low-side boxes, a flat or dome center hatch and a diamond plate aluminum finish. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Inc. Earns ISO 9001 Certification for Quality Management →

Felling Trailers Inc. , a manufacturer of industrial and commercial trailers, has recently received ISO 9001:2015 Certification for its Quality Management System for its Sauk Centre, Minn., and Litchfield, Minn., operations. In addition to Felling Trailers, Inc.'s 40 plus years of exceeding customers' expectations, the company is now proud to add the ISO 9001:2015 Certification to its credentials. Click for more...

Rapp Joins the Felling Trailers, Inc. Team →

Felling Trailers Inc., an industrial and commercial trailer manufacturer has announced that Mark Rapp recently joined its organization. Mark Rapp now serves as a Product Manager for Felling Trailers' Utility and Telecom Products. Mark comes to the company with more than a decade of sales and support experience dealing with investor-owned utilities, public utilities, cooperatives, contractors, government agencies and more. Click for more...

Buyers Products Introduces Slide Out Truck Bed Box Line →

Buyers Products, an industry leader in work truck accessories and snow and ice management equipment, introduces the new slide out truck bed box line specifically engineered for truck beds. The new slide out truck bed boxes boast a reinforced box design that fits comfortably in truck beds for easy access to tools. With a smooth aluminum construction and a rain-gutter design, these toolboxes provide year-round durability and protection. Click for more...

Discarded Tires: Beyond Ugly, They Are a Health Hazard →

The incentive to eliminate tire scrap gained new momentum after the emergence of the Zika virus threat. Click for more...

Bri-Mar Offers New 16-Inch Deck Length →

Bri-Mar is offering new 16 ft. deck length equipment trailers for 2017. Its EH18-10ELE and EH818-10LE are designed to be the right trailer, at the right price, according to the manufacturer. This 10K low pro is perfect for zero turn mowers, golf carts, compact tractors and similar equipment. Both models are now available in 16 in. deck lengths. Click for more...

Mack Extends 6x2 Liftable Pusher Axle Benefits with Addition of Automatic Standby Option →

Mack Trucks announced Automatic Standby Mode, a pioneering option for its 6x2 liftable pusher axle available on Mack Pinnacle highway models. Mack made the announcement during the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. The 6x2 with liftable pusher axle offers improved fuel efficiency and productivity benefits and is designed for applications that haul out heavy and return empty, such as bulk haul. Click for more...

XL Specialized Trailers Introduces a Prototype at ConExpo-Con/AGG with New XL V →

XL Specialized Trailers displayed their new prototype Bottom Dump design at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017. The 25 cubic yard or 60,000 pound capacity trailer has a base weight 1,000 pounds lighter than the standard model, giving the user more payload capacity. The steel design of the XL Bottom Dump is durable, using reinforced sidewalls made from 1/8-inch Hardox steel and gates made from 3/16-inch Hardox steel. Click for more...

Crysteel Showcases Paradox and Raptor Dump Body Lines and Roller Combo Hoist at the Work Truck Show →

Crysteel Manufacturing, one of the world's leading dump body and hoist manufacturers, showcased its Paradox and Raptor Class 8 dump bodies and Roller Combo 650 hoist at the Work Truck Show, March 14–17. “Crysteel is focused on providing cutting-edge products and services to the Class 8 market that improve our customers' operations,” said Stephen Hueser, general manager, Crysteel Manufacturing. Click for more...

XL Specialized Trailers Introduces Power Tail Trailer →

Ideal for transporting medium-duty construction equipment, the trailer features a hydraulic fold-under flip tail ramp for quick loading and unloading of hard-to-load equipment. Click for more...

J&J Truck Bodies, Walsh Equipment Team Up for Open House →

J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers teamed up with Walsh Equipment Company Feb. 17 to host a Customer Appreciation Day Open House at J&J's facilities in Somerset, Pa. The event featured a plant tour at J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers' facilities, as well as truck and equipment displays and demonstrations. Afterwards, the event moved to J&J Truck Equipment's sales office and manufacturing and upfitting facility where attendees were treated to lunch and door prizes. Click for more...

Felling Revamps Pan Series Trailers →

Felling Trailers Inc. has made enhancements to its Pan Series model line of trailers. The Pan Series trailers are known for offering one of the lowest load angles for a ramp trailer in the industry, according to the manufacturer. In Felling's continuing effort to offer more value to its customers the company made the following features standard on the entire product line: increasing the ramp width from 14 to 16 in. Click for more...

Cummins 450-Hp ISX12 Ratings to Exceed Toughest Demands →

Cummins Inc. announced the availability of two new 450-hp ISX12 ratings for linehaul and regional-haul truck markets. For decades, Cummins has led the development of a wide range of engines optimized for a multitude of customer applications and duty cycles. From light-duty through heavy-duty, its full product lineup has helped define the industry over the years. Dating back to the L10 and M11 in the 1980s, Cummins has been a pioneer in 10- to 13-L smaller heavy-duty engines, commonly known as medium-bore engines, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Thompson Truck Centers Now Offers Load King Trailers →

Thompson Truck Centers LLC, a division of Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation based in LaVergne, Tenn., has been named a distributor of Load King trailers. Allan Wainscott, general truck sales manager of Thompson, said the addition of the Load King line enhances its offerings to the vocational truck market. "Load King offers many choices and configurations for our forestry, construction and agricultural customers, as well as the vendors who haul for Thompson. Click for more...

Felling to Offer Lifetime Warranty →

Felling Trailers Inc. is set to implement a new Lifetime Limited Warranty on its trailers, effective March 1st, 2017. The new warranty will apply to all new trailers built on or after the effective date in lieu of its previous offering of a 5-year Structural Warranty. Felling Trailers has been providing innovative solutions to the transportation industry for over 40-years and has become known as a manufacturer of quality trailers. Click for more...

Palfinger Divests Service Body Business In North America →

The Palfinger Group announced a purchase agreement was executed with the Reading Truck Group to transfer the service body distribution and upfitting business at four locations. Reading Truck Group will assume the customer commitments and specified assets at four PalFleet sites: Council Bluffs, Iowa; Indianapolis, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee. The transaction is expected to close in March 2017. Click for more...

Kenworth T680 and T880 Make Bendix ESP System Standard →

Kenworth announced today that the Bendix ESP Electronic Stability Program is now standard on new Kenworth T680 and T880 tractors. Bendix ESP full stability meets the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's new electronic stability control (ESC) technology mandate, which goes into effect Aug. 1, 2017, on Class 8 tractors with tandem drive axles. “The T680 on-highway flagship and T880 vocational leader are Kenworth's most technologically advanced vehicles. Click for more...

First 3D Construction Printing Conference Launched in Denmark →

Scandinavia's leading supplier of 3D technology, 3D Printhuset is organizing the Northern European region's first 3D construction printing conference. The conference will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 28th and feature five 3D construction printing experts sharing their experiences and knowledge. 3D Printhuset has coordinated the show with the assistance of sister company, Larsen & Partners A/S, an international construction consultancy firm. Click for more...

Wide Base 385 Steer Tires Now Available on Kenworth T370 with Upper Axle Ratings →

The popular Kenworth T370 just became even more versatile thanks to the availability of wide base tires for applications requiring up to 20,000-pound front axle ratings. Available in 385/65R22.5 sizes, from Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin, the tires were previously available only on all-wheel drive T370 steer axles with ratings up to 16,000 pounds. “These tires can now be ordered for new T370s with our heaviest non-drive front axles – rated at 16,000, 18,000 and 20,000 pounds,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director. Click for more...

Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel Celebrates New Location →

Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel celebrated its new branch location in Jacksonville, Fla., with a grand opening on Nov. 10. Barry Hale, founder and president of Hale Trailer, and his team gathered to showcase the company's latest achievement, its newest facility at 271 Halsema Road South, Jacksonville, Fla., 32221. The beach-themed event was attended by hundreds of customers, vendors, friends and family, who all enjoyed gator tail and seafood appetizers along with a wide variety of barbeque dishes and desserts. Click for more...

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