On-Road Trucks

Wed April 02, 2008

Mack Titan Delivers Performance for Heaviest Hauls

The Titan by Mack is designed for heavy transport and heavy construction applications, and is powered by the Mack MP10 engine, a 16-L modern-day workhorse with a top rating of 605 hp (451 kW) and 2,060 ft....

Mon April 28, 2008

Kenworth Delivers Class 7 Hybrid to Seattle Company

Kenworth Truck Company and Dunn Lumber, two long-time Seattle-area companies, have teamed up to bring Kenworth’s first medium-duty hybrid-electric truck into the U.S. market. “Dunn Lumber strives to be an environmental leader and we’re excited to put the new Kenworth medium duty hybrid into service as a step to help reduce emissions and improve fuel economy,” said Rob Dunn, chief executive officer of Dunn Lumber....

Mon February 18, 2008

’Burgh Show Shines; Heading to Reading, Next

The Steel City again proved a great setting to shop for iron where, for the fifth consecutive year, the Pittsburgh Construction Expo was held Feb. 5 and 6 at the ExpoMart in Monroeville, Pa. New and repeat visitors, as well as first time and veteran exhibitors enjoyed two days of meeting up, exchanging numbers and making sales....

Tue February 12, 2008

Mack Boring Expands Location in Wilmington, N.C.

It’s always good to outgrow a facility, especially twice in a decade. Ten years ago, Mack Boring & Parts opened in Wilmington, N.C. Four years later, the branch grew from 4,000 to 8,500 sq. ft. This spring, Mack Boring will build a 15,000 sq....

Mon November 05, 2007

Kenworth Opens Its Largest Dealership in America

Kenworth Sales Company’s new $13 million, 122,000 sq.-ft. (11,341 sq m) flagship location represents a “far cry” from the small three-person, family-run shop that the truck dealer’s founders opened 62 years ago....

James A. Merolla - Fri October 19, 2007

Magnificent Obsession: Fred Heim’s Half-Size Universe Creates Big Buzz

Fred Heim does something that no one in this country does. And he does it as well as anyone could do. Heim, 68, a woodworker for 58 years, makes exact replicas of popular earthmoving vehicles — a Peterbilt 379 pulling a 26-ft....

Matthew Willett - Tue September 25, 2007

InfraSource Adding Extra ’Swank’ to Buckhead

It’s a project that will define the area. The first — and sometimes only — impression that visitors take is not a bridge or a building, but a streetscape. On Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s ever-swankier Buckhead district, the streetscape will be like no other in the world....

David S. Chartock - Tue September 04, 2007

Seattle Invests in $2.4 Billion Construction of LRT System

The largest contract of the latest phase of Seattle’s light rail transit system, construction of the Beacon Hill tunnel and station, involves a highly complex deep mining process and some of the most sophisticated tunneling technology in use today....

Tue August 14, 2007

Eastern Michigan Kenworth Opens New Full-Service Facility

Eastern Michigan Kenworth recently opened its second full-service facility, located on Detroit’s north side. The approximately 13,000 sq.-ft. facility complements the recently improved 36,000 sq.-ft....

Wed June 06, 2007

Link-Belt 298 HSL Fills Gap in Lattice Boom Crane Line

Link-Belt’s 298 HSL, a 230-ton (208.6 t) hydraulic lattice boom crawler crane fills out Link-Belt’s crawler crane line providing Link-Belt quality between 200 and 300 tons. It also provides a replacement for all the aging 230-ton crawlers in fleets around the world....