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Kenworth adds NatGas engine to T880
Kenworth says it will add an optionalĀ factory-installed Cummins Westport ISX12 G 400hp natural gas engine to itsĀ T880 vocational truck.Ā Generating 14,500 ft/lbs or torque, the engine is available with a manual, automatic or Eaton UltraShift Plus transmission. Kenworth says the natural gas option for the T880 is well-suited for dump, mixers, refuse and pickup Ā and [ā¦]
August 15, 2014
Vocational
Chevron details new strategies for avoiding turbocharger failure
OEMs are striving continuously to make turbochargers more durable and reliable. But the inescapable truth is that turbos perform a tough job in a hellish environment. Itās a testament to modern engineering that they perform as well as they do.
August 14, 2014
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Vocational
WORK TRUCKS WHOOP*SS: NYFD to the rescue
Video walk-around: Among the tools, equipment and boats purchased by the New York City Fire Department because of Superstorm Sandy is this high-axle 2.5-ton International that can function in 53-inch-deep water.
August 14, 2014
Vocational
Time Warner Cable teams with DOE to āGo Green,ā reduce fleet costs
Time Warner Cable is joining a partnership administered by the U.S. Department of Energy to further reduce petroleum use and increase efficiencies within its fleet of more than 20,000 service trucks and vehicles ā one of the largest private sector fleets in the country.
August 7, 2014
Vocational
Hendrickson PLS available for vocational trucks
Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems introduced Tuesday its new Progressive Load Spring (PLS) for HaulMaax vocational rear suspension system. The PLS is an elastomeric spring which works in concert with the bolster springs in Hendricksonās Vari-Rate Spring system. The company says its new Progressive Load Spring will improve the already rugged and reliable HaulMaax rear [ā¦]
August 7, 2014
Vocational
Pete offers online specāing tool for 579
Pick a color. Select a sleeper, or go with a day cab. Fine tune your Paccar MX-13 engine ratings. Make the Model 579 of your desire with a new configurator tool available atĀ www.peterbilt.comĀ recently introduced by Peterbilt Motors Company. āThe new online configurator lets users build their own Model 579 in a fun, immersive way,ā says [ā¦]
August 4, 2014
Vocational
DTNA touts vocational market leadership, offers ISX12 G engine for 114SD
In 2010, Daimler Trucks North America sets is sights on becoming the market leader in the vocational market within five years.
July 30, 2014
Vocational
WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Beam me up
That beam is destined for some heavy duty lifting; probably under a new bridge.Ā Too bad it got delayed, slightly. And scratched.Ā I wonder if the guy to the left of the screen (the guy in yellow in the median) ever really considered helping.
July 30, 2014
Vocational
DuraClass debuts heavy-duty dump truck body
DuraClass introduces its newly improved HPT āTubā Body Line, which has been redesigned to meet all heavy-duty dump body needs. The HPT-B1 features a closed fender design, and comes in 14- to 18-ft. lengths in either carbon steel or stainless steel. The HPT-B1 has capacity ranges from 10- to 20-yds., the company says. DuraClass adds [ā¦]
July 28, 2014
Vocational
Knapheide Utility Rack
Utility racks are all pretty much the same when it comes to basic design and use. But thereāre always new models that seem to stand out for improvements that make them more durable and functional. Knapheideās Utility Rack is one of those. The utility rackās construction features square and rectangular steel rube for enhanced strength [ā¦]
July 28, 2014
Vocational
Fun Trucks Friday armored edition: The best defense is a good offense
These Fun Trucks Friday vehicles beg the question: Do the people who design war machines for a living watch video combat games and say, āWe can build that, canāt we?ā
July 25, 2014
Vocational
Freightliner S2G now in production
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation said Wednesday the company started full production of its propane-autogas S2G medium-duty work truck this week. The S2G pairs FCCCās S2 chassis with the only factory-installed propane autogas engine and fuel system available for the medium-duty truck market. The S2G is powered by an 8-liter V8 ābig blockā engine ā featuring [ā¦]
July 25, 2014
Vocational
The birth of a concept truck: Taking & evaluating risks
Like their light truck counterparts, commercial truck makers such as Freightliner use concept trucks as a function test for ideas āthat werenāt quite ready for prime time,ā says TJ Reed, director of product strategy for Daimler Trucks North America. Most recently, Freightliner used its Revolution concept truck to test features that were later moved into [ā¦]
July 25, 2014
Vocational
Housing starts slip in June, but builders increasingly optimisitic
A bad month for housing starts in the South pushed the national production number down in June but overall construction was up for the month, led by nonresidential projects.
July 24, 2014
Vocational
Allisonās start-stop technology part of new powertrain concept
Allison Transmission has developed new integrated stop-start technology in conjunction with Project ETHOS, an ultra-low carbon powertrain program created by Cummins Inc. to demonstrate the potential of alternative fuels for carbon dioxide reductions in medium-duty commercial vehicles.
July 24, 2014
Vocational
2.7L EcoBoost-Fordās 2015 F-150 Not-So-Secret Weapon
It wasnāt that long ago a 2.7L V-6 with a compacted-graphite-iron (CGI) block, twin turbos, reverse-flow cooling, split-mains, variable-displacement oil pump, deep-sump oil pan and direct-injection making 325hp would be something seen only in race circles. But here we are today looking at exactly that going under the hoods of Fordās 2015 F-150s: the 2.7L [ā¦]
July 23, 2014
Vocational
First Terex Crossover 8000 delivered
Crane Works Inc. has taken delivery of the first production model Terex Crossover 8000,Ā an 80 ton capacity class boom truck. The company says the truckās X-pattern outrigger positioning eliminates the need for the front stabilizer jack, typically required for boom cranes to counteract the weight of the engine when lifting. This decreases overall crane length [ā¦]
July 23, 2014
Vocational
First Drive: 2015 Ford Super Duty
Ford Steps Up The 2015 Pickup Towing War With More Muscle Than Ram Or GM Heavy Duties Rolling hard into the throttle driving 2015 Ford F-350, Ram 3500, and Chevy 3500HD Silverado duallies towing 33-foot 5th wheel travel trailers tells a lot about a diesel pickupās power, ride and handling. Put those same trucks/trailers on [ā¦]
July 18, 2014
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