Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

Towmaster Appoints New General Manager →

Monroe Truck Equipment Inc. , founded in 1958, is a leading manufacturer and installer of products in the custom trailer, municipal snow and ice, and commercial work truck industries. It goes to market under its Towmaster and Monroe Truck Equipment brands through seven Midwest locations and distribution partners throughout the United States and Canada. Towmaster, it's Litchfield, Minn., based subsidiary and a leading custom, heavy-trailer manufacturer, recently announced the hiring of Mike Albers as its general manager to support the company's future growth initiatives. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Part of Dream It. Do It. Minnesota Statewide Tour of Manufacturing →

Have you ever wondered what happens inside manufacturing plants? During the month of October, you can see for yourself during the Dream It. Do It. Minnesota Statewide Tour of Manufacturing. During the statewide event, businesses open their doors for tours during Minnesota Manufacturing Week. Felling Trailers Inc. 's Sauk Centre location will be open Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, from 8 am to 12 pm and invites the public, including families, job seekers, schools and community groups, to learn firsthand how people make the things we use every day. Click for more...

SEA Electric Leading the Electric Charge With First 100 Percent Electric Tipper Truck →

While the EV race in the commercial vehicle space is well and truly on, Australian automotive technology company SEA Electric is leading the charge being first to market with the deployment of a 100 percent electric tipper truck. The new electric tipper truck will be deployed in Australia at a local city council. The Yarra City Council intends to use the electric tipper for hard rubbish collections and is exploring how to transition to electric garbage and recycling trucks over the next five years. Click for more...

Felling Adds Triple Axle FT-30-3 I Drill Series to Pair with New Drill on the Market →

Felling Trailers Inc. has focused on manufacturing trailers for the underground drill and trencher industry for a long time. A dealer/customer informed a Felling Trailers' salesperson that a new model drill was going to be released that was heavier and wider than current models and asked that Felling design a trailer to transport the new drill and its required mud mix system. The current Felling models were limited by the tire capacities available for a two-axle configuration, so the company's engineering and sales teams went to work to design a three-axle model with the deck between the fenders to obtain the lowest deck height possible, yet be available in either electric brakes or air brakes depending on the end user's needs. Click for more...

First 100% Electric Ford F-59 in Production for SEA Electric →

SEA Electric has marked a turning point in its company history with the first Ford F-59 100 percent electric van in production at Ford's Detroit Chassis Plant. SEA Electric CEO Tony Fairweather said, "this is an exciting step forward for SEA Electric's global footprint and a positive result for our USA operations who are currently working towards fulfilling several orders in the pipeline." The F-59 EV is being built on a Morgan Olson walk-in van body and will be deployed in Fall, 2019 for delivery routes in the greater Detroit area with a leading package delivery company. Click for more...

XL Specialized Trailers' XL 80 Power Tail Trailer →

XL Specialized Trailers features the XL 80 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. With a load angle of 10 degrees, the hydraulic tail is equipped to easily handle man lifts, rollers, forklifts and paving equipment. The XL Power Tail is rated at 80,000 lbs. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Inc. Sets Date for 7th Annual 'Trailer for a Cause' Auction →

Felling Trailers Inc. is conducting its seventh annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization of its choosing. Felling Trailers wants to generate awareness about childhood cancer, along with the research funding and resources that Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) has to offer those individuals and families it affects. Thus, Felling Trailers manufactured and painted one of its most popular trailers in CCRF's signature grey color that displays the CCRF emblem to be auctioned online for eight days at the end of September. Click for more...

Mack Anthem Helps TransLand Give Back in Latest RoadLife Episode →

Mack Trucks recently released the fourth episode of its RoadLife 2.0 series featuring TransLand Trucking, a truckload and logistics services provider based in Springfield, Mo. The episode highlights TransLand's humble beginnings, which have given rise to a premier trucking company focused on treating its employees like family and giving back to the community with help from the Mack Anthem. The episode is available on roadlife.tv. Click for more...

Hino Celebrates Grand Opening of New Manufacturing Facility →

Hino ushered in a new era of manufacturing capability during a grand opening ceremony that was attended by Gov. James Justice, SenatorJoe Manchin and Senator Shelley Capito, Congressman David McKinley, local government officials, dealers, customers, suppliers and media. The attendees took part in a tour of Hino's nearly 1,000,000 sq. ft. facility in Mineral Wells, W.V., a tree planting tradition and a Kagami-Wari ceremony to consummate Hino's growth commitment to the United States. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Builds 100,000th Truck With Mack GuardDog Connect →

Mack Trucks reached a significant milestone in its connected truck journey by building the 100,000th truck equipped with its Mack GuardDog Connect integrated telematics solution. Mack GuardDog Connect, which was first launched in 2014, is a proactive diagnostic and repair planning solution that monitors a truck's critical fault codes that could lead to unplanned downtime, and also is the enabling technology for Mack Over The Air remote software and parameter updates. Click for more...

Midsota Manufacturing Event Highlights Trailer Safety →

Midsota Manufacturing Inc. hosted an event for National Trailer Safety Week on June 7 at the company's facility in Avon, Minn. The purpose of the event was to educate anyone who pulls a trailer about trailer safety and laws, in order to make it safer for everyone on the road. Those who attended included Congressman Tom Emmer, Representative Lisa Demuth and a representative from Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Click for more...

Volvo Launches Haul Assist With On-Board Weighing in North America to Optimize Hauler Loads →

Volvo Construction Equipment continues to add to its portfolio of productivity services with the North American launch of Haul Assist, a system that shows how much material an articulated hauler has moved, providing operators data and real-time insights to help achieve optimal payloads and improve productivity. Haul Assist comes standard on Volvo's A35G through A60H haulers and is optional on the A25G and A30G models. Click for more...

Mack Defense Presents U.S. Army with Keys to First M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks →

Mack Defense celebrated the official handover of the first five Mack Granite model-based M917A3 heavy dump trucks (HDT) to the U.S. Army during a ceremony at the Mack Customer Center. Leadership from Mack Defense presented the keys to officials with the U.S. Army in front of attendees, including several representatives of local and state-elected officials. Beginning in July, the trucks will enter up to 40 weeks of rigorous durability testing at the U.S. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Implements Weld Standard →

One of Felling Trailers Inc.'s core values is to be an innovative solutions provider which fosters a work environment that thrives on continuous improvement. As a trailer manufacturer known for quality that is second to none, it was an essential piece to its production process to create and implement a weld quality standard that all Felling products would adhere to. The goal of the weld quality standard was to enhance Felling's weld quality, weld efficiency and to reflect the American Welding Society D1.1/D1.3. Click for more...

NASCAR Driver Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr. Visits Mack Lehigh Valley Operations →

Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr., driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, made a brief detour on his way to Pocono Raceway to visit Mack Trucks' Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie, Pa. After meeting employees to sign autographs and pose for photos, Wallace toured part of the assembly line where all Mack trucks for the United States and export markets are built. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Honors Military Personnel with Mack Anthem Custom-Wrapped NASCAR Salutes Model →

A Mack Anthem model featuring a custom-designed, military-themed wrap was recently unveiled as part of NASCAR Salutes Refreshed by Coca-Cola, an annual NASCAR industry campaign to express gratitude and respect for the men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces, as well as honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending freedom. The Mack Anthem truck designed specifically for NASCAR Salutes Refreshed by Coca-Cola is one of 10 Anthem models provided by Mack Trucks, the "Official Hauler of NASCAR." "Mack Trucks is honored to stand alongside NASCAR as we recognize our country's bravest heroes and their families," said John Walsh, Mack Trucks vice president of marketing. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Announces Beneficiary of 2019 Trailer for a Cause →

Felling Trailers will be hosting its seventh annual Trailer for a Cause online auction of an FT-3 Utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization. Felling Trailers' goal is to bring awareness to various nonprofits that are making a difference by donating 100 percent of the winning bid from the auction to a different nonprofit each year. The previous Trailer for a Cause auctions have raised more than $17,000, and the money raised has gone to benefit organizations such as Bright Pink — Breast Cancer; PANCAN — Pancreatic Cancer; ACT on ALZ — Alzheimer's; ABTA — American Brain Tumor Association; SOMN — Special Olympics Minnesota; and MOCA — Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Honors Fallen Military Heroes in 32nd and Final Ride for Freedom →

Mack Trucks paid tribute to military men and women who have fallen in the line of duty with a custom-wrapped Mack Anthem model during the 32nd and final Rolling Thunder — Ride for Freedom rally on May 26 in Washington, D.C. The event honors fallen military heroes and draws attention to continued efforts to recover prisoners of war and those missing in action. The customized Mack Anthem model features graphics honoring each branch of the U.S. Click for more...

BECO Inc. Relies on Mack Anthem, Pinnacle for On-Time Mail Delivery →

Bruce Hoger has BECO Inc. dialed in to reliability, on-time performance and fuel economy. The fleet is as dependable as the mail, which is what you expect from a company that delivered its first load for the nation's post office in 1951 and is now the fifth-largest mail hauler in the United States. It's a market segment that remains in demand. "While we've seen a decline in first class mail, there's been a huge increase in demand for package deliveries," said Hoger, BECO's general manager. Click for more...

Building Robots is Fun — Felling Supports Robotics Teams →

Fanning the flame of innovation in our youth is the responsibility of every company, especially those in the manufacturing trades. As we see many of today's skilled tradesmen/women moving closer towards retirement, we as an industry need to be proactive instead of reactive. Felling Trailers does just this in many different forms including partnering with area schools with a Careers in the Community program where high school juniors and seniors can learn the trade of welding, office administration, and marketing, offering welding camps to girls and boys ages 12-18, giving manufacturing tours to high school and college level students, and sponsoring trade-related programs and teams. Click for more...

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