Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Kenworth and T880s Meet the Challenge of Charah Solutions →

When Charah Solutions challenged Kenworth to meet its tough truck application specifications, the result was a success for its operations. "We had a wide range and mix of manufacturers' trucks at different sites. I saw the need to come up with a better solution than anybody else had offered before," said Gavin Nawrocki, fleet manager of Charah Solutions. "Kenworth advertises that they make the World's Best trucks and I challenged them to do that." Founded in 1987 and based in Louisville, Ky., Charah Solutions is a leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry. Click for more...

Kenworth TruckTech+ Adds Remote Diagnostics Extended Subscription Option for Medium Duty Conventional Models →

Kenworth TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics now offers an extended subscription coverage option for new Kenworth medium duty conventional models equipped with PACCAR PX-7 and PACCAR PX-9 engines. Fleets and truck operators receive the free, Kenworth TruckTech+ Remote Diagnostics 2-year base subscription upon purchase of new Kenworth medium duty conventional trucks. In addition, at the time of new medium duty truck purchase, customers can order an extended subscription from their Kenworth dealer to cover from 6 months up to 36 months after the initial two years concludes. Click for more...

Thunder Creek Equipment Names Ben Cox as President →

Thunder Creek Equipment and its parent company, LDJ Manufacturing, have appointed Ben Cox as the company's president. Cox previously spent more than three decades at Pella Corporation, the central Iowa-based building products manufacturer. Cox brings extensive sales, finance, business strategy and leadership experience to Thunder Creek. He most recently served as the vice president of Pella's Luxury Division, where he oversaw all operations selling to luxury architects, builders and consumer homeowners. Click for more...

Yoga Instructor Turns to Heavy Equipment Trucking Biz →

From owning a fitness and yoga studio to owning and operating a successful trucking company that serves contractors in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area, Chelsy Looker is proving to be a talented entrepreneur. "When I was young, I was a flagger for my dad's asphalt company [Asphalt Patch Systems], so I was always around heavy equipment," Looker recalled. "My dad owns several Kenworth vocational trucks and so does my uncle, who owns Looker Asphalt in Tacoma. Click for more...

Mack MD Series Trucks Begin to Roll Off Line at RVO in Preparation for Full Production →

Mack Trucks recently began initial production of its all-new Mack MD Series of medium-duty trucks at its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) facility in the Roanoke Valley, Va. Full production of the Mack MD Series is scheduled to begin Sept. 1, 2020. Mack announced in January it had invested $13 million to establish RVO to produce the Mack MD7, a class 7 model with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 33,000 lbs., and the Mack MD6, a Class 6 model, with a GVWR of 25,995 lbs. Click for more...

Globally Available IntercompWIM Delta Software Simplifies Inventory Tracking →

Intercomp, a manufacturer of portable vehicle weighing and measurement products, has made its IntercompWIM Delta software available to the global industrial scale market. The software is a stand-alone interface for customers to take advantage of the efficiency and cost-savings of Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) technology while more accurately tracking bulk material inventory, in real time. IntercompWIM Delta automates weight collection to compare and calculate Gross/Net weights for vehicles hauling incoming and outgoing goods. Click for more...

Fontaine Heavy-Haul Magnitude 60LCC Handles 60 Tons →

Fontaine Heavy-Haul is introducing a new trailer that hauls 60 ton (54 t) loads in 13 ft. (3.9 m) with 4 axles close coupled — the new Fontaine Magnitude 60LCC. The Fontaine Magnitude 60LCC is designed for customers operating in regions where spread axle configurations are not required to maximize their trailer loads. "If local regulations allow a more concentrated load this trailer is a great choice," explained Todd Anderson, VP sales and marketing. Click for more...

Kenworth T880 Is Key Marketing Tool for Dig-it Excavating →

When Dervin Witmer founded Dig-it Excavating, a small, family-owned and operated company based in Cassopolis, Mich., he knew the way he marketed his business would be instrumental in achieving success. With a number of established excavating companies operating in the surrounding areas of Cassopolis, Witmer built up his company using a combination of online marketing tools and Kenworth T880s to promote the business. Click for more...

Premiere Manufacturing Releases New Trailer Coupling →

Trailer separations happen frequently in North America — at a rate of more than two and a half per day — but Premier Manufacturing hopes the Saf-T-Latch leads to fewer accidents. The Saf-T-Latch — part number 820ELA — is connected to a Premier air chamber. If a driver forgets to close the hitch manually, the coupling is designed to close when the emergency brake is released. Click for more...

Felling to Light it RED and Paint it Green, 2020 Trailer for a Cause Auction Dates Set for September →

Felling Trailers Inc. is conducting its eighth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization. Lymphoma Research Foundation is the 2020 recipient. Felling Trailers wants to generate awareness about lymphoma and the research funding and resources that the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) has to offer those individuals and families it affects. Felling Trailers manufactured and painted one of its most popular trailers the signature green color for Burkitt's lymphoma that bears the Lymphoma Research Foundation emblem. Click for more...

Volvo Trucks' Virtual Walk-Arounds Enable Customers to Review Truck Models Live, in High Definition →

The Volvo Trucks Customer Center in Dublin, Va., is conducting live virtual presentations of new Volvo Trucks models via video conference due to physical distancing and travel restrictions currently in place due to COVID-19. The virtual walk-arounds at the Volvo Trucks Customer Center have created a new, more immersive visual experience for those looking for an up-close review of a Volvo truck. Customers are provided with a first-hand look at truck details and the opportunity to provide input, even making requests or changes to their specification. Click for more...

Industry Lauds Easing Hours of Service Regs →

Touting its revised Hours of Service (HOS) regulations as providing drivers more flexibility, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a final rule in May. It's designed to ease HOS rule compliance and takes effect Sept. 29, 2020. While safety advocates have concerns, trucking industry groups applaud the new rules. The rules will provide America's truckers "greater flexibility to keep America moving," said U.S. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Honors Military, Front-Line Heroes with Custom Truck Wraps for NASCAR Salutes →

Mack Trucks, the "Official Hauler of NASCAR," unveiled two customized truck wrap designs for its Mack Anthem haulers as part of the NASCAR Salutes Refreshed by Coca-Cola campaign. Fans cast their votes for four wraps, choosing designs that will decorate two trucks from NASCAR's fleet of Mack Anthem haulers. NASCAR Salutes is an annual demonstration of gratitude and respect for the men and women who serve and have served in the United States Armed Forces. Click for more...

Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina Opens New Full-Service Dealership in Spartanburg →

Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina recently opened a newly constructed 67,000 sq. ft. full-service dealership in Spartanburg to accommodate the market for Kenworth trucks and services in Upstate South Carolina. Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina – Spartanburg features 27 services bays and a large, well-stocked 20,000 sq. ft. parts department that includes a 3,000 sq. ft. visual parts display. Click for more...

Felling Acquires 2-Cell Gantry Robot, Increasing Production Efficiencies →

Felling Trailers has always strived to be at the forefront of innovation — from the trailers it manufactures to the equipment its team uses to build them. In the fall of 2019, Felling acquired a 2-Cell Gantry Robot with Fanuc R-100iC Robotic Arms. The Gantry Robot addition helps to reduce lead times by increasing production capabilities and efficiencies, according to the company. "Our [Felling Trailers'] goal with adding the 2-Cell Gantry Robot is to provide a consistently high-quality product while reducing production lead times," said Paul Radjenovich VP of operations of Felling Trailers. Click for more...

Runnion Equipment Expands Knapheide Product Line →

Runnion Equipment Company is growing its product line by expanding its Knapheide body offerings. Runnion Equipment has been utilizing Knapheide bodies for its National Crane boom trucks and Palfinger knucklebooms for many years. Now, with its recent expansion, it has the room and capability to expand into the sales and upfitting of service/utility bodies and dump bodies – as supplied by Knapheide. Click for more...

Mack Defense Headquarters Relocates to the Mack Customer Center →

To better serve customers, as well as enhance its capability to support military and government contracts, Mack Defense has relocated its headquarters to the Mack Customer Center (MCC) located in Allentown, Pa. The move, which was recently completed, also provides Mack Defense additional working space and access to other MCC amenities. "The Mack Customer Center is an outstanding facility and presents our company and the Mack brand in a way we could not replicate at our previous location," said David Hartzell, president, Mack Defense. Click for more...

Kenworth T880, W990 Add WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as Option →

Kenworth now offers WABCO OnGuardACTIVE as an option for the Kenworth T880 and W990. According to WABCO, OnGuardACTIVE is an advanced driver assistance system that helps drivers mitigate or avoid rear-end collisions and provides adaptive cruise control (ACC). The 77Ghz radar-only, advanced emergency braking and ACC system detects moving, stopped and stationary objects and provides visual, audible and haptic warnings. Click for more...

New York City Department of Sanitation Braves Unknowns to Keep City Safe, Clean During the Coronavirus Pandemic →

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), like the city it serves, truly is a department that never sleeps, as evidenced by the extreme circumstances it has had to manage during the coronavirus pandemic. Refuse and recycling collection has continued, though possibly at different times on different days, and despite a number of DSNY employees getting sick through the spring. Couple that with the challenges of sanitizing 6,500 trucks before and after each shift and the temporary closure of DSNY garages for sanitization, and the efforts are even more extraordinary. Click for more...

New Geotab Connected by Mack Offers Integrated and Comprehensive Telematics Package →

Mack Trucks announced the availability of Geotab Connected by Mack, a new integrated, expandable open telematics platform for fleet managers and drivers which includes access to fleet management, Electronic Logging Device (ELD) and driver compliance solutions. Geotab Connected by Mack is a cloud-based platform and requires no additional installation or hardware on 2015 and newer Mack truck models. Click for more...

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