Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Talbert Displays Fully Customized 55SA-HX, 65-Ton Modular Trailers →

The company puts its customization capabilities to the test. Click for more...

IronPlanet Launches Truck-Exclusive Auction Site →

The new online service will focus on everything from day cabs to sleepers, refrigerated trucks to flatbeds, and light-duty work pickups to heavy haul tractors. Click for more...

Foley Industries Receive Women-Owned Business Certification From NWBOC →

Foley Industries and its three operating entities, Foley Equipment Company, Foley Rental and Foley Rebuild Center, have each been officially certified as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC). Many public corporations as well as local, state and federal government purchasing agencies have programs for allotting a certain percentage of business to women-owned companies. Click for more...

Time Takes Toll on the Talley →

Construction crews in Tennessee are preparing to replace an historic bridge that dates back to the 1920s. Built by the State Highway Department as part of the special toll bridge program, the Edward R. Talley Bridge in Hancock County is being retired due to significant deterioration. It currently remains open to the public, as teams work to complete a new structure by 2014. “The new bridge will not resemble the Edward R. Click for more...

Ox Bodies Introduces Trail Ox End Dump Trailers →

Ox Bodies is formally introducing its new Trail Ox series of steel end dump trailers. The Trail Ox family of trailers is well-suited for a range of applications from sand-to-large aggregates, to riprap and asphalt, according to the manufacturer. Designed for long-term reliability and profitability, the product line comes in full and quarter-frame versions with three body styles in square bottom “L”, elliptical “U” and a “J” body, which is a cross between the “U” and “L”. Click for more...

Landoll Introduces Artic Hose Package →

Landoll Corporation has a new option for customers that will be operating in the extreme weather conditions of northern Canada and Alaska. The new “Arctic Hose Package” may be installed on the full line of Landoll’s traveling axle trailers. Landoll trailers have standard components that operate in conditions down to minus 20 F. When working in areas that are consistently below that temperature, Landoll recommends the all new “Arctic Hose Package option”. Click for more...

’Dump Hunger’ Campaign to Fill Five Dump Trucks With Food →

When the calendar turns to January, donations to local food banks drop dramatically — a 36 percent decrease on average in Idaho alone. In 2008, the Dump Hunger campaign planned to fill one dump truck with 75,000 lbs. of food and support local food banks when donations are needed most. Five years and nearly two million lbs. of food later, the 2013 Dump Hunger campaign launched with its loftiest goal yet. Click for more...

Ervin Equipment Responds to Oil Boom →

Ervin Equipment is expanding its supply services to the aggregates, asphalt, roadbuilding and oilfield industries by providing an expanded line of new and used bottom dump trailers. A long-time supplier of a variety of specialty trailers, Ervin has seen the demand for bottom dump trailers spike in recent months. To continue to serve the growing needs of its customer base as a single source supplier for all trailer requirements, Ervin is expanding its selection to include bottom dump trailers as well as exploring other units requested by customers in the oil boom areas. Click for more...

Terex Offers Special Lease Terms on Generation 9 Articulated Trucks →

Terex Construction has introduced affordable lease options to customers on its TA300 and TA400 models of Generation 9 articulated trucks. The new Terex Gen 9 articulated truck lease program features low monthly payments, no money down, with the option to refinance at the end of the initial lease period or lease a new Terex articulated truck. The program will run until March 31, 2013, in North America. Click for more...

Landoll Introduces 835D Construction Trailer →

Landoll Corporation’s model 835D Construction is a 35-ton (32 t) capacity hydraulic detachable non- ground bearing trailer. This two-axle trailer has a frame rating with 12 ft. (3.6 m) and is equipped with flip third axle brackets and air connections as standard equipment. Landoll has maximized the lower deck lengths that are available up to 32 ft. (9.7 m). The load deck has been lowered down to a loaded deck height of 18.5 in. Click for more...

Talbert Manufacturing Introduces New 40-Ton Lightweight →

Talbert Manufacturing’s 40-ton lightweight trailer can be customized for customers who need to remain below the superload weight limit in states with 120,000-lb. (54,431 kg) gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) restrictions. Each state has separate laws surrounding superloads. Generally, once a truck reaches superload status, route surveys and engineering reviews are required on roads and bridges to ensure the superload can travel the desired route without causing a hazard. Click for more...

Rogers Introduces New Optional Cobraneck →

ROGERS’s CobraNeck multi-ride height detachable gooseneck is an optional neck designed to make unhooking and delivering safer, faster and more convenient for today’s drivers. It allows increased ground clearance, when necessary, while saving time that would be spent in changing ride height settings, according to the manufacturer. The CobraNeck is currently available on all ROGERS’s 55-ton (50 t) and larger detachable gooseneck trailers. Click for more...

Truck Bodies & Equipment Welcomes Marketing Manager →

Truck Bodies & Equipment International, Inc., (TBEI) has announced the addition of Nicole “Nikki” Kyle as marketing manager. TBEI is a Minnesota based corporation that encompasses five leading manufacturers of dump truck bodies, hoists and truck and trailer equipment. TBEI brands include Crysteel, Rugby, DuraClass, J-Craft and Ox Bodies. Kyle will be based at the company’s corporate offices in Lake Crystal, Minn., and will manage marketing for TBEI brands Crysteel, Rugby, DuraClass and J-Craft. Click for more...

Phoenix Truck and Bus LLC Named VIPAR Stockholder →

VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced that Phoenix Truck and Bus LLC in Indianapolis, Ind., is the newest stockholder to join its network of distributors. Under the leadership of its president, Mark Smith, Phoenix Truck and Bus operates a 10,000 sq. ft. parts department that carries a complete line of heavy duty aftermarket parts. The company also offers a full-service maintenance and repair facility that specializes in fleet repair. Click for more...

Landoll Introduces the Model 342 Light Duty Gooseneck Trailer →

Landoll Corporation’s new trailer is designed to handle empty 20 ft. (6 m) containers. The Model 342 is a light duty Gooseneck trailer that works well with short single-axle tractors for increased maneuverability. The trailer comes standard with a fifth wheel king pin, 7-way electrical connection and a single air brake axle. The gooseneck is a short 8 ft. (2.4 m) and the lower deck is 23 ft. Click for more...

Styslinger, Pacheco Named Green Truck Summit Keynote Speakers →

The 2013 Green Truck Summit features two high-level keynote speakers: a leader in the vocational truck industry and a renewable energy innovator. The Green Truck Summit, presented by International Truck, is produced jointly by NTEA and CALSTART. It runs March 5-6 in conjunction with the NTEA’s Work Truck Show 2013 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Exhibits at The Work Truck Show are open March 6 to 8, 2013. Click for more...

Beltway Companies Opens New Commercial Truck Facility →

Beltway Companies has opened a new standalone Idealease commercial truck lease and rental location, Idealease of Baltimore, located at 3510 Marmenco Court, Baltimore, Md. The new 22,000 sq. ft. Idealease commercial truck lease and rental facility features 18 service bays on five acres and ample office space to conduct employee and customer training. Idealease of Baltimore’s service department is open from 7:00 a.m. Click for more...

East Improves Optional Integrated Stairway for Flatbed Trailers →

Securing a flatbed load often requires climbing up on — and down from — the deck of the trailer. That’s not easy, and can even be potentially dangerous. To provide a simpler, easier and safer entrance to and exit from the flatbed deck, East Manufacturing first introduced an optional integrated stairway a few years ago. Now East has improved this option by adding a locking door enclosure that allows for additional lights and license plate mounting, while giving the rear end a more custom appearance. Click for more...

Air Ramp Technology Popular at Felling Trailers →

Felling Trailers’ air ramp technology has increased in popularity among several of its trailer models, according to the manufacturer. Felling air ramps operate via an air bag system that works off the same supply as the air brake system. Thus, any air-brake equipped truck can operate a Felling Trailer equipped with air ramps without any other external power source (e.g. battery, gas engine or truck powered hydraulic system). Click for more...

XL Specialized Trailers Announces 110 Low-Profile Hydraulic Spec →

XL Specialized Trailers’ XL 110 low-profile hydraulic detachable gooseneck is equipped with new standard features. The XL 55-ton (50 t) HDG now features five position variable ride height on the 13 ft. (4 m) long low-profile gooseneck, front ramp upper flange reinforcement for extra support where it is needed most, third axle air lift and a more versatile main deck. The 26-ft. (8 m) main deck includes 13 chain slots per side, seven bent D-rings per side and heavy-duty removable swingout outriggers. Click for more...

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