Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Putzmeister Introduces 56Z Truck-Mounted Concrete Boom Pump →

Putzmeister America Inc. will introduce its new, lightweight 56Z-meter truck-mounted concrete boom pump during 2012. The new pump’s compact design will offer a reduced unit weight and a smaller footprint, while accommodating a long-reaching boom, according to the manufacturer. “The product advances found in the new 42Z-meter model have now been extended into the 50-meter class,” said Jim Bury, director of engineering of Putzmeister America. Click for more...

Yale Lift Trucks of Florida & Georgia Rebrands Itself →

Yale Lift Trucks of Florida and Georgia, a 30-year veteran forklift dealer will be rebranded MacKinnon Equipment & Services effective April 1, 2012. The new name does not signal any change in the company’s product line coverage, policies or ownership, which remains family-owned and independent. Company Founder and CEO A.D. “Sandy” MacKinnon purchased the Tampa dealership formerly known as Yale Gulf Atlantic in 1982 and maintained the Yale name as part of the brand after the acquisition. Click for more...

Yancey Truck Centers Acquires International Truck Dealership →

Yancey Bros. Co., announces they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operating assets of Mays International Trucks in Augusta, Ga., effective January 31, 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, Yancey Truck Centers will assume all International Truck sales, service and parts support responsibilities for eastern Georgia and neighboring counties in South Carolina. This location will be an IdeaLease location for renting and leasing trucks, as well as an International authorized PartSmart dealer. Click for more...

Tilt Slide Axle Now Available at Felling Trailers →

Felling Trailers has again expanded its product line with the FT-80-3 tilt slide axle (TSA). Primary applications for Felling's FT-80-3 TSA include moving 40 ft. (12 m) containers and towing an array of equipment. The FT-80-3 TSA runs on two "V" rollers and six flat rollers and has all functions available on a remote control option. It is available in three load capacities and has a 6 to 7 degree load angle. Click for more...

J&J Adds 130 BBL Tank Trailer to Oil & Gas Equipment Lineup →

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, announced the company is manufacturing 130 barrel (BBL) pressure vacuum tank trailers in addition to J&J's 110 BBL mounted tanker. The J&J DynaHauler PVT 130 BBL tank trailer is engineered to withstand the rigorous demands of gas and oil field service work. From the full penetration submerged arc welds to the Cor-Ten suspension sub-frame, the J&J 130 BBL tank trailer is a sound investment for oil and gas field service operations in the Marcellus and Utica shale, and beyond, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Secretary of Energy Chu to Keynote Green Truck Summit →

United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will give the keynote address at the 2012 Green Truck Summit on March 5. The Green Truck Summit is held March 5 to 6, 2012, in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2012 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The Work Truck Show, North America’s largest work truck event, runs March 6 to 8. Chu is a distinguished scientist and co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Physics. Click for more...

Safety Questions Fly Over Heavier Trucks →

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Officially, the national weight limit for freight trucks on interstate highways is 40 tons (36 t). In reality, trucks are getting heavier in more states — legally — and advocates for highway safety and the trucking industry are sharply at odds about it. Trucks heavier than 80,000 lbs. (36,287 kg) are allowed to operate on federal highways in at least 20 states. Congress added Maine and Vermont to the list last week, granting exceptions to allow trucks up to 100,000 lbs. Click for more...

D.C.’s Christmas Tree Travels Across Nation Via Mack Pinnacle Model →

A cheerfully decorated Mack Pinnacle model is trekking cross-country this holiday season with a 65-ft. white fir tree in tow. Destination: Washington, D.C. The Smartway-certified Pinnacle Axle Back model sleeper, provided by Mack, is hauling the tree that will light up the nation's capitol this year as part of the 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree Project. The conifer in tow was selected from the Stanislaus National Forest in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains and loaded onto a special trailer with a custom-built cradle to support the tree's branches throughout its journey. Click for more...

Fabick CAT Adds B-B Trailers to Equipment Lineup →

In its effort “To Ever Serve Our Customers Better”, Fabick CAT has added an extensive lineup of gooseneck and tag trailers produced by B-B Enterprises to its product line offering. Manufactured since 1987, and featuring powder-coated metal surfaces, these trailers are used in the construction and agricultural markets and are found throughout the United States and Canada, said Barb Behnke, B-B Trailer’s marketing manager. Click for more...

XL Specialized Trailers Introduces 13-Axle Trailer →

XL Specialized Trailers’s 13-axle trailer boasts a light weight configuration. At 57,440 lbs. (26,054 kg), the new XL MG 170 West Coast trailer hauls loads up to 170,000 lbs. (77,110 kg) distributed, including 2.5mW wind turbines, heavy construction equipment such as large dozers, excavators and wheel loaders, as well as off-road trucks for mining applications. The new XL 170 MG also can be configured to weigh 55,000 lbs. Click for more...

Rogers Re-Designs Gooseneck Support →

In keeping with its policy of continuous structural improvements, Rogers has re-designed its gooseneck jack paddle. The new jack paddle requires little or no tractor modification and offers plenty of lift distance. The two-legged design has more stroke than the previous jack thereby allowing it to fit most truck frames, according to the manufacturer. The gooseneck jack paddle is installed on the bottom of the gooseneck to eliminate the need for manual blocking of the trailer frame. Click for more...

Landoll Announces Stop, Tail and Turn Light Bar →

Landoll Corporation’s Stop, Tail and Turn Light Bar for the Landoll 800 Series detachable trailer is an optional secondary set of safety and work lights mounted on the upper level of the gooseneck. The light bar is fully adjustable and gives added safety and visibility when operating in low light conditions or at night. The light bar can be installed on existing trailers and when the trailer is detached, will have rear-facing lights that illuminate the work area and supply warning lights to the rear. Click for more...

SANY America Partners With Custom Truck and Equipment →

SANY America has partnered with Customer Truck and Equipment (CTE) of Kansas City, Mo. The dealership agreement strengthens SANY’s distribution in the central midwest and builds on CTE’s long-standing reputation of quality customer service. “CTE is a market leader in the midwestern heavy equipment markets,” said Kyle Nape, vice president of global sales and marketing at SANY America. Click for more...

Fourth Generation Family Business Takes Home Grand Prize in ’Win a Cat Truck’ Contest →

In the Win a Cat Truck contest that ultimately drew more than 300 entries and 47,500 votes, LPA Marine of Peaks Island, Maine, came out on top — winning a brand-new Cat CT660 vocational truck, the first in a full line of vocational trucks from Caterpillar. “We have always struggled to find a truck that can match Caterpillar’s balance of good design, reliability and durability. We think Caterpillar can do for our trucks what it has consistently done for our marine and excavating equipment,” said LPA Marine’s Coley Mulkern in his “Win a Cat Truck” contest entry, a video that showcased how the company uses Cat equipment and engines to serve the communities and islands that make up coastal Maine. Click for more...

O&G Industries Drives Off in a New Caterpillar CT660 Vocational Truck →

More than two years ago, when Cat was in the design phase of its CT660 on-highway truck, the manufacturer contacted O&G Industries to see about sending a field engineer to work with O&G’s staff and drivers. Today, O&G has one of six pilot trucks that are being put to work in the field for evaluation by the customers. “We were contacted by Caterpillar two-and-a-half years ago when they were in the design phase of the CT660. Click for more...

Talbert Shows Multi-Purpose Telescopic Trailer, Traveling Axle Trailer →

The multi-purpose Talbert 55-ton (50 t) hydraulic detach telescopic trailer adapts to a variety of loads as its telescopic deck extends from 30- to 50-ft. (9 to 15 m) — giving haulers what they need, when they need it — and offering the advantages of transporting large self-supporting loads such as steel tanks, large generators and much more. Furthermore its 20-in. (51 cm) loaded deck height is preferred over the 22- to 24-in. Click for more...

Doosan DA40 Articulated Dump Truck Is First in Family →

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has launched the new DA40 articulated dump truck (ADT), the first in a new family of Doosan ADTs offering increased engine power and torque, higher payloads, lower fuel consumption, enhanced operator comfort and faster travel speeds, according to the manufacturer. Incorporating more than 40 years of expertise in the ADT market, the new Doosan ADTs are optimized for extreme performance. Click for more...

Cat CT660 Vocational Truck Features Product Link Remote Monitoring System →

It’s just good business for owners of trucks and equipment to protect their investment by knowing the location of these valuable assets, what they’re doing and how they’re performing. The Cat product link remote monitoring system — featuring cellular hardware and a web-based user interface called VisionLink — provides the information owners need to efficiently and effectively manage their machines and trucks. Click for more...

Cat Lift Trucks Launches Lift Truck Cost Calculator Tool →

In response to the material handling industry’s shift towards electric lift trucks, Cat Lift Trucks introduced the Lift Truck Cost Comparison Tool, a free web resource that evaluates the total cost savings between electric alternating current (AC) and internal combustion (IC) lift trucks. A calculator tool housed on the Cat Lift Trucks web site, the Lift Truck Cost Comparison Tool factors in a lift truck’s total cost of ownership — acquisition costs, fuel costs and maintenance — with return on investment to allow customers and dealers to easily identify the most cost efficient lift truck solution for their material handling needs. Click for more...

New Cat CT660 Vocational Trucks Ready for Work →

The new Caterpillar CT660 vocational truck, officially announced at the ConExpo-Con/AGG 2011 in March, has passed all requirements of Caterpillar’s rigorous new product introduction process and is approved for shipment to customers, the company announced. The CT660 has been in limited production since June, with the first units off the line used to validate manufacturing procedures and to ensure that the CT660 meets Caterpillar’s stringent quality standards. Click for more...

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