Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Trailer-Mounted Attenuators Protect Workers, Motorists →

Barrier Systems’s U-MAD Trailer TMA units protect errant motorists who impact slow moving or stationary shadow vehicles, thus improving safety for the motorist, the support vehicle operator and shielded highway workers. The U-MAD Trailer TMA has been engineered to keep the impacting vehicle and support vehicle in the travel lane even after angle impacts. The unique design also allows the U-MAD Trailer TMA to be reused after impact by simply replacing the cartridge with an easy to install standard U-MAD cartridge. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Appoints Gary Knudsen as N. American Rep →

Felling Trailers Inc., a full line industrial trailer manufacturer and service provider appointed Gary Knudsen North American outside sales representative. Knudsen joined the Felling team in June of 2008, bringing with him 29 years of experience in the truck and trailer industry. Since then he has been making his introductions to current and prospective Felling Trailers' dealers throughout Canada and the United States. Click for more...

Felling ’The Extreme’ Trailers Designed to Last for Long Haul →

Felling has created “The Extreme” trailer, a base line model that has been designed with the strength and durability to be a multipurpose trailer, but with a smaller price tag. This “Extreme-value” trailer hauls anything from lawn equipment to skid steers to vehicles. The FT-12EX Extreme has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 13,800 lbs. (6,260 kg) and is available in two deck lengths, 16 and 18 ft. Click for more...

Tiger Stadium’s Second Life May Be in New Cars, Roads →

DETROIT (AP) Going to a baseball game in Detroit used to mean heading to Michigan and Trumbull, the intersection that became shorthand for Tiger Stadium. Go there today, and all that remains is a small slice of the arena that once drew throngs of fans to see legends like Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg play. The rest of the ballpark, which hosted thousands of games between 1912 and 1999, has been demolished, loaded into trucks and driven away. Click for more...

A&A Custom Crushing Recycles U.S. 24’s Excess Material →

As reconstruction continued on U.S. Route 24, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) had to find a solution to deal with excess material that covered the 2.2-mi. (3.5 km) project. ODOT contracted E.S. Wagner, based in Oregon, Ohio, as the general contractor, which brought on A&A Custom Crushing Inc., based in Wauseon, Ohio, to do the recycling. A&A Custom Crushing owned a large portable crawler crusher that could cover the scope of the $36.7 million project. Click for more...

Mack Develops Low NOx Solution for CARB Idling Rules →

MACK MP7 and MP8 engines have been certified to meet California’s 2008 criteria to limit emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) while idling. This means Mack customers with compliant engines will not have to shut down their engines after five minutes of idling as otherwise required by California regulations which took effect earlier this year. The California Air Resources Board requires trucks to stop idling after no more than five minutes, under most circumstances. Click for more...

Freightliner, Sterling Offer UltraShift HV Transmissions →

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation recently announced that the UltraShift Highway Value (HV) transmission is now being offered by Daimler Trucks North America on the company’s 2009 lineup of Freightliner M2-106 and Sterling Acterra medium-duty trucks. The vehicles are available with Cummins engines and GVW ratings up to 33,000 lbs. (15,000 kg). “Daimler Trucks North America, which manufactures Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star trucks, has selected the UltraShift HV so that they could offer their customers the fuel saving features of an automated transmission,” said Dontia M. Click for more...

Caterpillar D-Series Mini Excavators Offer Higher Bucket, Traction Forces →

Three D-Series mini hydraulic excavators have joined the Caterpillar line. The 307D is a direct replacement for the 307C. The 308D CR, a compact radius machine that works productively in tight spaces, replaces the 308C CR. A new model, the 308D CR SB, combines the compact radius design with a swing boom for even more versatility. The D-Series mini excavators retain the best features of the C-Series models while incorporating many improvements that increase productivity and reduce operating costs, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Workers Share Accident Story to Raise Safety Awareness →

As part of an effort to raise awareness of the importance of alert driving in work zones, two workers in the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) Highway and Bridge Maintenance section shared their story of being injured in a work zone last year. The men work in RIDOT’s bridge maintenance division, a team that handles a variety of jobs including routine and emergency repairs. Click for more...

Michigan Aggregate Hauler Takes on Kenworth T800s →

A young, wide-eyed Lew Hayes often sat on the front passenger seat of his father’s dump truck as he delivered aggregate, sand and gravel to work sites throughout the Detroit area. “My father drove a 1938 Ford Model AA dump truck when he started this business,” Hayes said. “He had to crank it by hand to get the bed to dump.” Today, Lew’s late father might be amazed at the durability, payload capacity and driver comfort provided by the 13 Kenworth T800s operated by Hayes Trucking. Click for more...

Rogers Ultima Trailers Designed for Off-Road Construction Sites →

Off-road construction sites pose special problems for contractors who must haul large pieces of equipment over rugged terrain. Rogers Ultima trailers offer unitized frames, fabricated with 100k psi and 130k psi materials, providing the strength and durability needed for severe-duty conditions. The company’s NoFoot non-ground engaging gooseneck enables the operator to clear obstructions by raising or lowering the deck a full 32 in. Click for more...

Cat D-Series Mini Hydraulic Excavators Boast Higher Bucket, Traction Forces →

Three D-Series mini hydraulic excavators join the Caterpillar line. The 307D is a direct replacement for the 307C. The 308D CR, a compact radius machine that works productively in tight spaces, replaces the 308C CR. A new model, the 308D CR SB, combines the compact radius design with a swing boom for even more versatility. The D-Series mini excavators retain the best features of the C-Series models while incorporating many improvements that increase productivity and reduce operating costs. Click for more...

Burris Clears Damaged Va. Strip Mall →

According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that hit Suffolk, Va., April 28 had estimated winds of 160 mph. Amazingly, over the tornado’s 10-mi. (16 km) path through the city, there were no fatalities. Reports say approximately 200 injuries occurred in the state of Virginia that day because of the numerous tornados that hit. The storm left behind more than $28.6 million in damages in Suffolk alone. Click for more...

Rogers Brothers Designs Trailer for Hauling Steel Coils →

Rogers Brothers Corporation recently was commissioned to design a trailer that would solve the special problems encountered in hauling steel coils between processing areas of a steel mill. The trailer needed interchangeable beds to accommodate two different sizes of hot coils and needed to withstand use during three daily shifts, seven days a week. Rogers worked with the maintenance, purchasing and transportation departments at the mill to design and build a 3-axle, 65-ton (59 t) capacity trailer with a 25-ft. Click for more...

Bri-Mar Offers Multi-Tasking Fold-Down Dump Trailers →

Bri-Mar’s DT610-DP and DT712-DP deckover dump trailers serve as versatile tools, allowing truck owners to have a portable carrying solution for both flatbed and dumping needs. Contractors and do-it-yourselfers can transport mulch, lumber and pallets of paving stone, all with one piece of equipment. The 20-in. (51 cm) hinged, fold-down sides permit loading palletized material quickly and easily with the entire dump-to-trailer transformation taking only 30 seconds. Click for more...

Felling’s New Hydraulic Dump Trailer Features Gas Engine →

Felling Trailers has designed the gas engine hydraulic dump trailer for consumers who use their dump trailers non-stop and can't afford the delay a dead battery may cause. The gas engine powered dump allows the user to work the dump all day without worrying if the battery will last the day. This feature works well for rental yards. The gas engine will keep the trailer dumping with efficiency and speed day in and day out without the hassle of making sure a battery is fully charged for the next customer. Click for more...

Hyster’s New Lift Truck Series Ready to Handle Heavy Loads →

Designed to fit the most demanding material handling jobs, such as container handling, stevedoring and other heavy lifting work, Hyster Company’s H800HD-H1050HD/S Series lift trucks support load capacities from 80,000 to more than 105,000 lbs. (36,287 to 47,627 kg). By incorporating the box-type frame construction used in the Hyster container handlers, the H800HD-H1050HD/S trucks provide the stability necessary for heavy-duty applications. Click for more...

Link-Belt 298 HSL Hydraulic Crane Has 230-Ton Capacity →

Continuing the HYLAB tradition, Link-Belt’s 298 HSL brings hydraulic pilot operated controls and reliability to the table. With a 230-ton (209 t) capacity, it has 55,000 lbs. (24,948 kg) of available line pull and a maximum line speed of 525 fpm (160 mpm). To handle this kind of line pull, the wide, 35-in. (89 cm) front and rear drums demand 1.1-in. (2.8 cm) rope. The controls on this crawler are patterned after the 218 HSL. Click for more...

Cashman Expands Its Power Division by Acquiring CPS →

Cashman Equipment Company has expanded its power division through the purchase of CPS LLC, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) dealer. Cashman is now the Mitsubishi UPS provider in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, western Wyoming, western Montana, and parts of California. The IPT and Mitsubishi UPS products of CPS will combine with Cashman’s Cat UPS offerings in Nevada to deliver comprehensive backup power to customers. Click for more...

E-Z Drill Cure Sprayer Trailer Cures Concrete; Prevents Cracking, Shrinkage →

E-Z Drill’s cure sprayer trailer is constructed entirely of heavy-duty steel and offers a durable, simple way to cure concrete while preventing shrinkage and cracking, according to the manufacturer. The unit operates with a 5-hp (3.7 kW) Honda engine and a Roper pump. The self-loading design pumps cure directly from a barrel to the machine’s 100-gal. (378 L) tank within approximately 15 minutes. Click for more...

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