Fontaine Modification to build larger corporate headquarters
Fontaine Modification is building a new corporate headquarters that will more than double its production and product development capabilities. The new facility, currently under construction in the Charlotte, N.C., I-485 Logistics Center, will be nearly three times the size of the current operation. Fontaine Modification is an engineering-driven provider of post-production truck services for original equipment
Freightliner Plus Series medium-duty truck walk around
Productivity and safety were the names of the Freightliner Plus Series M2 and SD games when the OEM unveiled the refreshed medium-duty and vocational trucks at a pre-launch truck event earlier this summer. While the talking point of truck technology finding its way into the vocational truck segment has been building over the past several
Mack Defense receives more truck orders for the U.S. Army Heavy Dump Truck Program
Mack Defense announced that the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve have ordered an additional 144 Mack Defense M917A3 Heavy Dump Trucks (HDTs). The additional vehicles, based on the commercially available Mack Granite model, are part of the previously announced firm-fixed price $296 million contract to be fulfilled over seven years that the Army awarded Mack
Enhance work truck performance with access, position control technology
Pickup trucks, delivery vans and other kinds of work trucks are some of the most hardworking machines in use in the world today. Businesses from one-person contractors to large utilities and e-commerce operations with fleets of trucks depend on these workhorse vehicles to get the job done every day. The OEMs that build these vehicles
Hendrickson’s HAULMAXX EX launched at Mack Trucks
Hendrickson Truck Commercial Vehicle Systems has partnered with Mack Trucks to offer the Next Generation HAULMAAX EX heavy-duty rubber suspension. The Mack TerraPro and LR cab-over vehicles are now available for purchase with the HAULMAAX EX suspension at authorized Mack dealers. The HAULMAAX EX suspension’s equalizing beam distributes the load equally between both
Western Star expands 49X heavy haul, construction capabilities
Western Star announced new options available on its 49X model that will widen coverage for heavy haul and construction applications. First, Western Star introduces the optional Power Hood for the 49X, designed to allow for higher horsepower and more cooling for set-forward front axle configurations. Made from the same impact-resistant, durable, lightweight molded resin material as
Buyers Products announces V-Plow for 3/4-ton pickup trucks
Buyers Products, manufacturer of work truck equipment, announces the release of a V-plow specifically designed for use with most 3/4-ton pickup trucks. The SnowDogg VMXII snow plow has been structurally optimized to weigh less than 550 lbs, which allows the plow to be mounted on lighter trucks like the Ford F-150s, Chevrolet Silverado 1500s and RAM 1500s. The SnowDogg
International MV Series supports snowplow applications
Navistar announced the recently updated International MV Series has been purpose built to support snowplow applications. The redesigned truck now benefits customers with a chassis configuration specifically focused on plows, improved packaging for easy integration and a multitude of safety features and uptime enhancements. The 14,700-lb. front axle and suspension were designed with the snowplow application in mind. A
Do electric yard trucks deliver fleets lower total cost of ownership?
The electrification of the trucking industry is ramping up, and while the prospect of electric over-the-road fleets crisscrossing the nation’s highways is exciting, it’s definitely a work in progress. Many questions remain to be answered including range, charging options, performance in extreme temperatures, battery pack weight, and time required to achieve payback. Electric yard trucks
Testing the new PACCAR TX-18 Automated Transmission in a Peterbilt truck carrying 140,000 lbs.
Hi! David here, and this week we’re on the road again, as Peterbilt invited us out to experience the all-new PACCAR TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated transmissions at the Eaton Proving Grounds up in Marshall, Michigan. And they did this by letting me get behind the wheel of one of their heavy-duty trucks carrying a
Electric yard trucks are an EV ‘beachhead’
Nevermind “beachhead.” I’ve even heard people say that the electric vehicle (EV) war is over in the yard tractor space, and it makes sense. Yard tractors are a perfect application for EVs. But it’s important not to get ahead of ourselves. Commercial EVs are still new and there’s a lot to be learned. Consider how
Mack mDRIVE AMT available with dual Power Takeoff option
Mack Trucks announced that the Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission (AMT) now features a left and right dual Power Takeoff (PTO) option for highway and vocational customers, offering increased versatility for customers and bodybuilders, the OEM noted in a press release. Available for customers with Mack Granite, Mack Anthem and Mack Pinnacle models with 12-speed,