Truck and Trailer Equipment Articles

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hino Trucks Launches New Accessories Website →

Hino Trucks line of chrome accessories, HinoStyle, now has its own website. The new dedicated site, www.hinostyle.com, features an interactive experience that allows customers to quickly navigate and view the accessories needed to add a custom look to their truck and makes locating and ordering these parts effortless. For a limited time, when you visit this new site, Hino owners can register for an opportunity to win $3,000 in HinoStyle accessories. Click for more...

Mack Trucks Makes Battery Refresher Standard Across Lineup for Extended Life →

To maximize uptime and significantly extend the life of electrical charging system components, Mack Trucks announced that it is making a battery refresher standard on all Mack models. The battery refresher helps reduce and reverse the effects of sulfation, giving lead-acid batteries longer life and superior performance, according to the manufacturer. "Sulfation is one of the top causes of lead-acid battery failure," said Roy Horton, Mack Trucks director of product strategy. Click for more...

Isuzu Announces New Craft Beer Truck →

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced the development of a craft beer truck in collaboration with Supreme, Delivery Concepts Inc. and Bottle Logic (an Anaheim-based craft brewer). The craft beer industry has been in a red-hot growth pattern for the last five years. Since 2014, craft breweries have more than doubled and, according to the Brewers Association, the craft brewing industry contributed $76.2 billion and more than 500,000 jobs to the U.S. Click for more...

Terex Trucks Has Its Sights Set on North American Expansion →

Terex Trucks, the Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer, has big plans for North America. The company wants to expand its already 35-strong North American dealer network, bringing its TA300 and TA400 machines to even more customers throughout the region. With the way things are going, America — the "land of opportunity" — will soon become known as the "land of construction". Billions of dollars have been ploughed into projects to create new buildings, roads and pipelines throughout the country. Click for more...

Felling Wins Sourcewell Contract for Heavy Equipment Trailers →

Felling Trailers Inc. recently was awarded a national cooperative contract for heavy equipment trailers through Sourcewell (formerly NJPA). Felling Trailers is well versed in the ease of equipment procurement Sourcewell provides for public purchasing agents, as this is not the first contract Felling has held with them. "Felling previously held a contract in another product category. When we learned of the opportunity to apply for the heavy equipment trailers category listing, we knew it was the best fit. Click for more...

ALL Family of Companies Makes Another Big Investment in Trucks, Trailers →

One of the value-adds of doing business with the ALL Family of Companies is that it employs its own fleet of 2,500 trucks and trailers to transport cranes throughout North America. This gives customers a critical edge in staying on schedule — in a business where time means big money — without having to rely on outside trucking companies. Now ALL Crane is bolstering that capability with acquisition of a massive haul of 212 new trucks and trailers. Click for more...

Isuzu Expands Lineup to Mark 35th Anniversary →

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. announced production plans for its 2019 and 2020 model-year lineup. Highlighting the announcement, which the company made at the National Truck Equipment Association's 2019 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, the addition of two new Class 5 gasoline engine models next year. "We are celebrating the 35th anniversary of Isuzu trucks in the North American market this year, and what better way to mark the occasion than to expand our lineup," said Shaun C. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Certified by Women's Business Enterprise National Council →

Felling Trailers Inc. announced its national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Development Center — Midwest, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). "Becoming WBENC-Certified WBE was a goal that Bonnie [Radjenovich, VP of human resources and co-owner], and myself [president/CEO/co-owner] set to achieve a couple of years ago to foster continued growth for our company. Click for more...

East Flatbed Expands East Elite Wheel-End Assembly Warranty →

East Manufacturing, manufacturer of aluminum flatbed, drop deck, dump and refuse trailers as well as aluminum truck bodies and steel dump trailers, has expanded its East Elite wheel-end assembly warranty. Because of its reliable components, the East Elite wheel-end assembly warranty was recently increased from 5 years or 350,000 miles to 5 years or unlimited mileage. The wheel-end assembly is standard on all East aluminum trailer types and models. Click for more...

International Truck Makes First Customer Delivery Of International CV Series to Team Fishel →

International Truck celebrated the first customer delivery of the International CV Series to Team Fishel, a provider of utility engineering, construction and network installation services. Hosted at a brand-new Rush Enterprises-owned Custom Vehicle Solutions facility in Denton, Texas, the event brought executives from Navistar Inc. , Rush Truck Centers, Team Fishel and Godwin Manufacturing, who bodied the truck, together to celebrate the occasion. Click for more...

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