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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...

Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Hosts Holiday Events →

Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company recently hosted Ohio-area contractors, municipal maintenance employees, farmers and landscape contractors for the dealership's round of annual holiday open house events. This year, the events were held at the company's Ohio branch locations in Brunswick, Canton, Cincinnati, Painesville and Poland throughout the month of December. Attendees of the events enjoyed catered lunches and door prizes with raffles held for additional prizes at each of the events. Click for more...

LA 2024 Releases $5.3B Budget; No New Stadiums Needed →

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles bid committee for the 2024 Olympics released details of a nearly unheard-of budget plan, insisting $5.3 billion will be enough to cover both operational and infrastructure costs for an Olympics that won't need any new, permanent stadiums. The cost would be less than half that of the recently completed Rio Games and about a quarter of Tokyo's ballooning budget for the 2020 Olympics. Click for more...

BLOG: Advantages of 5D Macro BIM →

You need five dimensions to tell the whole storyHow 5D Macro BIM saves time and money in pre-construction and early designThe back of a napkin may be a famous medium for getting an idea off the ground, but when it comes to early design and pre-construction on multi-million dollar projects, it just doesn't cut it. Thankfully, 5D Macro building information modeling (BIM) is giving the ideas of architects and designers the respect they deserve. Click for more...

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