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Small Mack recall affects Anthem, Granite, Pinnacle models
By Matt Cole Mack Trucks is recalling approximate 135 model-year 2018 trucks for an issue that could cause the rigs’ light control module to fail, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. The recall affects certain 2018 Anthem, Granite and Pinnacle tractors manufactured between April 18, 2017, and Dec. 18, 2017. If the light […]
March 20, 2018
Kenworth’s T680 with MX-11 engine can now be spec’ed with Paccar automated transmission
Kenworth on Wednesday announced is was making the Paccar Automated Transmission available for order on its T680 equipped with the MX-11 engine. Previously, the Eaton Cummins engineered transmission was available matched only to an MX-13. Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director, says the lightweight transmission, which is 105 pounds lighter than comparable models, is a good match […]
March 16, 2018
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Ford teases new off-road and electric SUVs, hybrid pickup in truck-heavy preview of product line revamp
The people at Ford are excited. Fired up, charged, revved up, eager, however you want to put it. That’s what just about every Ford employee I’ve spoken to and heard from in the last 24 hours has communicated about what the company has in store for the next few years. In fact, folks inside the […]
March 15, 2018
Vocational
International unveils MV Series trucks: eventual DuraStar successor brings Class 8 comforts
International at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis officially launched its new Class 6/7 MV Series truck. The MV Series, the eventual successor to the DuraStar, completes the company’s Project Horizon product refresh and features improved cab design and other driver-centric enhancements already found across International’s Class 8 trucks. “Vocational trucks are low-speed trucks and […]
March 14, 2018
Vocational
Thunder Creek’s new DEF Saddle Tank easily installs to truck chassis frame rails
Thunder Creek Equipment introduced a new industrial-grade DEF Saddle Tank at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Wednesday. The ISO-compliant portable DEF system – available in both 60- and 120-gallon capacities – is designed to be mounted to the frame rails of a truck chassis. The stainless steel DEF tank features a lockable, weather-sealed enclosure, […]
March 14, 2018
Vocational
Toyota enters construction truck segment with debut of Hino XL7, XL8
Toyota jumped feet-first into the heavy truck market at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Wednesday with the debut of the Hino XL Series. “Entering Class 8 [is] arguably something no OEM has done successfully in the last 50 years,” says Hino Director of Marketing Dominik Beckman. Assembled in Mineral Wells, W.Va., the Class 7 XL7 […]
March 12, 2018
Vocational
Dana debuts new lighter-weight axles for construction
Dana this week introduced the Spicer S172 series single drive axle and Spicer D172 series heavy-duty tandem axle, each weighing 60 pounds less than their S170 and D170 predecessors. The Spicer S172 axle has a rear ratio range from 3.07 to 6.14 and is suited for 4×2, 6×2, and 8×2 applications up to 25,000 pounds […]
March 12, 2018
Vocational
Chevy unveils Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, surprise 6500HD in return to medium duty
Chevrolet is going after a larger slice of the commercial truck segment by jumping into the Class 6 market with a Silverado 6500HD. The Detroit truck maker on Wednesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis revealed its largest flagship pickup lineup to-date with the first-ever Silverado Class 4, 5 and 6 chassis cab trucks, […]
March 7, 2018
Vocational
Fuso debuts gas-powered FE trucks with a GM 6L V8, new cab design
Fuso on Tuesday at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis debuted its new gasoline-powered FE Series cab over truck. Initially available in the Class 4 FE 140 and FE 160, Fuso Vice President of Sales Operations Bill Lyons says the gasoline General Motors 6-liter V8 engine features up to 297 horsepower and 361 lb.-ft. of […]
March 7, 2018
Vocational
Isuzu intros crew cab model to NRR truck lineup
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., is adding a new Crew Cab model, featuring seating for up to seven people, to its NRR lineup for the 2018 and 2019 model year. Production on the Class 5 2019 NRR began earlier this year. The low cab forward truck features wheelbases or 109 to 212 inches with body […]
March 5, 2018
Vocational
Chevy Silverado 4500/5500 and more reveals coming at Work Truck Show
Look for plenty of work truck reveals at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis where we’ll have coverage streaming in all week. Mitsubishi Fuso is up first on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) at Booth 5159 where it will unveil new Fuso gasoline-powered Class 4 and Class 5 trucks. Ford comes next at […]
March 2, 2018
Class 7-8
More than 2,000 Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks recalled due to transmission defect
By Matt Cole Nearly 2,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors are being recalled due to an issue with certain transmissions displaying the wrong gear on the instrument panel. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents, Paccar is recalling approximately 1,938 model year 2017-2018 Kenworth T680 and T880 and Peterbilt 567 and 579 trucks. Affected tractors […]
February 26, 2018
Dealers
New VP Vatter brings sales expertise to Elliott Equipment Co. of Omaha
Tom Vatter has joined Elliott Equipment Company of Omaha as vice president of sales and marketing. Vatter brings more than 25 years’ experience in several vocational body and chassis industries. He began his career at McNeilus Companies, which later transitioned to become part of Oshkosh Truck Corporation. There, Vatter was instrumental in bringing the Autocar […]
February 12, 2018
Dealers
Doosan Portable Power adds Six & Mango of Texas to its dealer network
Doosan Portable Power has named Six & Mango Equipment of Texas as an authorized dealer. The company will distribute Doosan generators, air compressors, light towers and light compaction equipment to customers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and northern suburbs. Six & Mango Equipment owners David Six and Jim Mango have more than 50 […]
February 7, 2018
Vocational
International unveils HV507, HV607 mid-range diesel trucks with a config aimed at concrete
Unveiled at the recent World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, International announced a new Mid-Range Diesel (MRD) HV Series, which includes a bridge formula truck for the concrete industry. The HV507 and HV607 models are powered by either a Cummins B6.7 or L9 engines and have a 107-inch BBC dimension, making them shorter than the […]
February 2, 2018
Vocational
Mack launches Granite online truck configurator
Mack Trucks has launched a new online tool that enables customers to build and customize Mack Granite and Granite MHD models. Tim Wrinkle, Mack construction product manager, says the Mack Trucks Configurator presents customers with recommended specs for seven Granite applications, plus six more for the Granite MHD. “Customers can then tailor several spec options to create […]
February 2, 2018
Vocational
Mack intros mDrive split-shaft PTOs that pump concrete high into the sky, shows off redesigned Granite cabs
So, what do you want first, form or function? Let’s go with form. Everybody knows how hard it is to find and retain CDL drivers. Mack’s solution, shown at the World of Concrete show last week, is a lap-o-luxury styled cab with automotive-style appointments and comforts for its Granite line of vocational trucks. It starts […]
February 1, 2018
Vocational
Liebherr debuts 50 M5 XXT concrete pump truck, a rugged, electronically simplified machine designed to last decades
At the World of Concrete Tuesday Liebherr showed for the first time its new 50-meter truck-mounted concrete pump, the 50 M5 XXT. The pump truck’s five section boom reaches to 161 feet vertically and 146 feet horizontally. For moving the material, the M5 XXT offers four pump unit options with outputs from 138 to 167 […]
January 23, 2018
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