Bruce Smith (HWT)PerspectivesShould Big Government Design Our Next ATVs?I rarely voice any opinion on governmental issues.  But as an avid recreational user and professional tester of ATVs, specifically side-by-sides, this newest push by our Government to tell ATV manufacturers how they should design them is of great concern.  The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants to dictate the handling […]November 13, 2014ProductsDiagnose Engine Codes On Your SmartPhoneLemur BlueDriver makes scanning trouble codes fast with mobile phone app You get into your truck, turn the key and that pesky “check engine” light comes on.  What now? Instead of heading back to the shop, or stopping at the dealer and spending $60-$100 to have the code scanned, pull out Lemur Monitors’ BlueDriver. It’s a  $100 […]November 13, 2014ProductsThree-Drawer Tool ChestGearWrench Mechanics Hand Tool Set GearWrench showed off  its new Mechanics Hand Tool Sets at the 2014 SEMA Show including this nifty heavy-duty tool chest made of plastic. It’s ideal for storing in a truck’s tool box or service truck compartment. Inside the tool set are commonly used socket and wrench sizes in both metric […]November 12, 2014PerspectivesThe SEMA Show: A Car Guy’s WonderlandOne of my most anticipated events every year is the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show the first week of November in Las Vegas. I don’t particularly care for LV itself. But the SEMA Show is another story. What makes this trade show so appealing is it’s the annual gathering of all things new […]November 10, 2014ProductsCooper Releases New Winter Pickup TireCooper Discoverer A/TW designed for true all-season use Cooper Tire used the 2014 SEMA Show to unveil a new snow/all-season pickup tire that also has a new rubber compound to extend tread wear. Expanding upon the proven technology of Cooper’s best-selling Discoverer A/T3  tire, the new Discoverer A/TW all-terrain winter traction tire boasts a fusion […]November 10, 2014VocationalHoney Badger Heavy Duty Rear BumpersFord Super Duty bumper doubles as lockable toolbox Addictive Desert Designs (ADD) new rear bumper displayed at the 2014 SEMA Show drew a lot of attention and was awarded the Best new Truck accessory by GM. ADD says their newest truck offering is “as fierce as its namesake: the Honey Badger.” The new rear bumper, sold on […]November 9, 2014ProductsHeavy Duty Electric Winches Added To Ramsey LineSierra series a new, lighter, stronger, faster, waterproof self-recovery winch line-up  One of the new items we saw walking the 2014 SEMA Show are the heavy-duty 15/18K rope and cable electric winches from Ramsey Winch. Ramsey is well-known in the industrial and commercial winch market. Now they are bringing their heavy-duty winch technology to the […]November 7, 2014VocationalIngersoll Rand Cordless Right-Angle Impact WrenchErgonomic design of the IR W5330 gets into those hard-to-reach spaces The W5330 Cordless Right Angle Impactool from Ingersoll Rand an innovative new tool designed for the vehicle service and industrial markets. Its slim, right angle design combined with 180ft-lbs. of reactionless torque provide versatility and comfort for the technician while delivering incredible power to […]November 7, 2014Products1/2″ Impact Wrench Has Power of 3/4″Ingersoll Rand 2235 Series Impactool Raises the Bar with Their New Flagship Pneumatic Impact Wrench It’s the big-block of 1/2-inch air impact tools and sure to be in the toolboxes of shop mechanics and service trucks once the word is out. Ingersoll Rand’s newest of the 2235 Series Impactool is born from the legendary 2135 Series. The […]November 7, 2014VocationalParting Shots: 2014 SEMA Show – Gallery 3It’s a wrap at the 2014 SEMA Show. At least for the Hard Working Truck staff. We logged a tad over 20 miles hoofing along isle after isle of aftermarket accessories and products at the Las Vegas Convention Center along with some 130,000 other journalists, buyers and sellers of of cool stuff from around the […]November 6, 2014Previous PagePage 37 of 80Next PageTop StoriesBusinessTwo rail carriers join forces, go after Memphis to Nashville truck freightCN and CSX are looking to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville that replaces an existing trucking leg from Memphis into Music City.Equipment controlsInternational kicks off self-driving truck trials with fleetsTechnologyHow fleets can protect themselves from cyber criminalsBusinessKnight-Swift backs rail mega mergerFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
