On-Road Trucks

Mon July 15, 2013

Rogers Low-Boy Trailer Hauls Mining Equipment in Quebec

Rogers Brothers Corporation recently completed a 125-ton (113 t) capacity trailer for an iron ore mine in northern Canada. It is designed to haul machines weighing up to 125 tons. The trailer is 59 ft....

Mon July 15, 2013

J&J Truck Equipment Becomes Fassi Authorized Distributor

J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has been appointed an authorized distributor of Fascan International, a U.S. supplier of Fassi hydraulic articulating cranes. With headquarters in Bergamo, Italy, the Fassi Group is a worldwide provider of cranes and components....

Thu June 27, 2013

Truck Works Inc. Integrates Galvanizing Technology Into a New Application

Truck Works Inc. (TWI), a Phoenix, Ariz., based corporation and an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), integrated a proven technology with a new application. This new cost effective solution involves an old technology by hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) liquid transportation tanks....

Mon June 10, 2013

Terex Advocates New Work Zone Capacity Comparison for Digger Derricks

To help utility companies and contractors select the right size of digger derrick to complete the majority of their day-to-day tasks, a new comparison called work zone capacity is being promoted as a new industry standard by Terex....

Wed June 05, 2013

NCCCO Launches Service Truck Crane Operator Program

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) made available a new CCO certification program for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for propane delivery, mining and heavy equipment assembly, repair and service, as well as by local municipalities’ service workers....

Thu April 25, 2013

IronPlanet Launches Truck-Exclusive Auction Site

IronPlanet has launched TruckPlanet, an online marketplace dedicated exclusively to buying and selling used commercial trucks. "We are very excited to bring the same marketplace that changed the used equipment business to the truck industry," said Greg Owens, CEO of IronPlanet....

Thu February 28, 2013

Foley Industries Receive Women-Owned Business Certification From NWBOC

Foley Industries and its three operating entities, Foley Equipment Company, Foley Rental and Foley Rebuild Center, have each been officially certified as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC)....

Cindy Riley - Wed February 20, 2013

Time Takes Toll on the Talley

Construction crews in Tennessee are preparing to replace an historic bridge that dates back to the 1920s. Built by the State Highway Department as part of the special toll bridge program, the Edward R....

Fri January 25, 2013

’Dump Hunger’ Campaign to Fill Five Dump Trucks With Food

When the calendar turns to January, donations to local food banks drop dramatically — a 36 percent decrease on average in Idaho alone. In 2008, the Dump Hunger campaign planned to fill one dump truck with 75,000 lbs....

Thu November 15, 2012

Sixers, Ransome CAT Use Dump Truck to Deliver Toys

The Philadelphia 76ers and Ransome CAT, the official truck provider of the Sixers Toy Drive, joined forces to collect toys for the hundreds of children affected by Hurricane Sandy. A Ransome CAT dump truck delivered the toys to the Salvation Army of Atlantic City....