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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...

Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina – Charleston Relocates to Newly Constructed Full-Service Dealership →

Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina — Charleston relocated its North Charleston operation to a larger, newly constructed full-service and leasing facility to meet the growing demand for Kenworth trucks and services. The new location in Summerville, S.C., is 24 miles northwest of the previous location and conveniently located along Interstate 26. It is across from the closest truck stop near the Port of Charleston. Click for more...

Updates to Thunder Creek's Multi-Tank Trailers Automates Manifold System →

Thunder Creek Equipment has made a series of detailed improvements to its Multi-Tank Trailer (MTT) fuel and service platform that allows users to legally haul up to 920 gallons of diesel without a CDL or HAZMAT endorsement (Title 49 (CFR49)*. The MTT updates are highlighted by a new electric manifold that automatically shuts off tank valves after fueling to ensure legal transportation and provide protection against users accidentally leaving a valve open, which could subject them to moving violations. Click for more...

Mack Trucks to Provide Republic Services with Fully Electric Mack LR Refuse Model →

Mack Trucks will partner with Republic Services to build and operate a fully electric Mack LR refuse truck to help its fleet achieve zero emissions goals. The many benefits of fully electric trucks include zero carbon emissions, reduced noise and environmental sustainability. For refuse hauling companies, the ability to operate quietly during the early morning hours is an attractive feature of electric vehicles. Click for more...

Which Logging Transportation Method Is Right for You? →

Moving cut wood is a challenge for loggers and forestry workers. Below we've detailed some of the logging transportation options best suited to handle log removal or transport. Tree length log trucks come in two types: stinger-steer log trailers or fixed length log trailers. Pole trailers generally seek to reduce the weight of the log by leaving the center unsupported in order to minimize tare or truck weight, resulting in lower highway tolls. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Commemorates 45 Years In Business with Limited Edition Anniversary Colors →

January 1st not only marked the start of the 2019 year but for Felling Trailers Inc. it marks 45-years in the business of manufacturing trailers. To commemorate this significant anniversary, the company has selected three limited edition paint colors — Plum Crazy Purple Metallic, Ruby Red Metallic and Sublime Green. The limited edition anniversary colors will be available for purchase to Felling customers for the extent of 2019. Click for more...

Kenworth Names 2019 Dealer Council, Supports Gold Level Customer Service →

Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2019 Kenworth Dealer Council members. The council features eight executives representing more than 410 Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada. The council works in partnership with Kenworth to help provide leading-edge customer support throughout the dealer network with the Kenworth PremierCare and Kenworth PremierCare Gold Certified service programs. Click for more...

Felling Trailers' Advanced Design IT-I Series →

Felling Trailers Inc.'s engineering team has been working diligently on an advanced design for the IT-I Series model line. Officially released on Jan. 1, 2019, this refined design incorporates additional standard features, structural strength and ease of operator use. The new IT-I design will be seen on Felling's 2020 model year IT-I tilt trailers. Advanced Standard Specifications: Hitch area has been redesigned with a more user-friendly, integrated nose plate. Click for more...

Mack mDRIVE HD Debuts in Mack TerraPro Cabover Concrete Pumper Models →

Mack Trucks will offer the Mack mDRIVE HD automated manual transmission (AMT) in Mack TerraPro concrete pumper models beginning in 2019, marking the first time in the industry that an AMT has been available in a cabover concrete pumper. The fully integrated 13- and 14-speed mDRIVE HD AMTs give concrete pumper customers improved performance, proven durability and maximized uptime in an easy-to-operate package, according to the manufacturer. Click for more...

Trail King Adds Amber Hiles to Marketing Team →

Amber Hiles has joined Trail King Industries Inc.'s sales department as a marketing coordinator located in Mitchell, S.D. In this newly created role, Hiles will focus on digital asset management and content creation to support internal marketing goals. Hiles comes to Trail King with years of experience in digital design and content creation. Most recently, she was employed as a division manager of Make It Mine Designs, where she worked with clients to design and create branded items. Click for more...

Isuzu Shatters Sales Records For Fourth Consecutive Year →

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. broke multiple sales records in 2018, making last year its new benchmark for sales of Isuzu-brand trucks and Isuzu parts. This marks the fourth year in a row that Isuzu has established records in these important metrics. Isuzu dealers retailed 23,914 Isuzu trucks to customers in 2018 — a record for Isuzu-brand trucks in the United States. In addition, Isuzu parts sales increased 5.9 percent versus 2017, setting another record. Click for more...

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