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SmithCo Signs Westate Machinery as New Dealer →

SmithCo Side Dump Trailers, an industry leader in side dump trailer design and manufacturing, has reached an agreement with Westate Machinery Co. to sell SmithCo's line of side dump trailers. Westate Machinery, with locations in Billings and Missoula, will be an authorized dealer in Montana and Wyoming. "Westate Machinery has a great relationship with many aggregate, construction, and mining customers," said Todd Karolczak, SmithCo's director of sales and marketing. Click for more...

MSB Excavating Relies On SmithCo for Hauling Needs →

MSB Excavating & Tilling is an excavating, demolition, drainage and grading contractor in Howard Lake, Minn. The company, established in 2018, specializes in earthwork operations, installing drain tile, cleaning ditches and installing culverts, as well as building demolition. MSB was contracted to clean out County Ditch 31 in Wright County just south of Waverly, Minn. The job required tree, stump, sediment removal and spoil leveling; cleaning 9,500 ft. Click for more...

Nuss Launches e-Emphasys ERP Suite →

e-Emphasys Technologies Inc., a global enterprise software provider for the heavy equipment and industrial machinery industry, announced that Nuss Truck & Equipment, one of the largest providers of trucks, trailers and heavy equipment in the Midwestern United States, has gone live with e-Emphasys ERP. The company is using the e-Emphasys ERP suite, including equipment and inventory management capabilities, to support digital transformation and ensure the highest level of service is delivered to customers and partners. Click for more...

Kenworth Chillicothe Plant Hosts Second Annual Kenworth Truck Parade →

The Kenworth truck assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently held its second annual Kenworth Truck Parade in downtown Chillicothe. This year, the parade paid tribute to Kenworth's 100th anniversary. The 2023 Kenworth Truck Parade featured more than 50 new, classic and customized Kenworth trucks, including models built in the 1920's and 1930's, a 1976 Bicentennial W900 VIT-200, two Liberty Edition Kenworths — a K100 Cabover and W900 Conventional, a 1984 W900B from Australia, as well as Kenworth's 100th anniversary Signature Edition T680 and Limited Edition W900 trucks. Click for more...

Registration Open for NTEA 2023 Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit →

Leading chassis manufacturers will gather Oct. 3 to 4, 2023, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions (Sandusky, Ohio) to share the latest chassis and technical updates at NTEA's Commercial Vehicle Upfitting Summit. "Providing a venue where our industry's equipment manufacturers and upfitters can share information, collaborate and ask questions on the latest technical updates is one of the most important things we can do as an Association," said Kevin Koester, NTEA managing director. Click for more...

PACCAR, Toyota Expand Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Collaboration to Include Commercialization →

PACCAR and Toyota Motor North America Inc. announced an expansion of their joint efforts to develop and produce zero emissions, hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks powered by Toyota's next-generation hydrogen fuel cell modules. The expanded agreement supports ongoing development and commercialized zero-emission versions of the Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 models featuring Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell powertrain kit, with initial customer deliveries planned for 2024. Click for more...

National Equipment Dealers Adds Thunder Creek Fuel, Lube & Service Solutions →

National Equipment Dealers (NED) LLC has announced the addition of Thunder Creek Equipment fuel and service solutions to its robust product offering serving its regions — which includes everything from excavators, articulated trucks and wheel loaders to telehandlers and compaction equipment. NED LLC is a large heavy equipment dealership with more than 30 years of industry experience in equipment sales, rentals and customer support with current operations in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Click for more...

Komatsu's GHG Alliance Members Join Together to Learn About Progress Toward Zero-Emissions Goals →

Komatsu gathered members of the company's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance at the Komatsu Arizona Proving Grounds (AZPG) to share progress and highlight knowledge gained since the EVX (battery-powered haul truck) was showcased at MINExpo 2021. At the event, alliance members had the opportunity to directly observe advancements made over the past year related to the performance and sizing of batteries, engage in a discussion on recent progress within the regulatory environment and learn how Komatsu plans to leverage the company's trolley system to advance understanding of battery truck performance in a dynamic charging environment. Click for more...

Volvo Receives Record Order For Up to 1,000 Electric Trucks →

Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Holcim, one of the world's largest building solution providers. The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks, and the first 130 trucks will be delivered in 2023 and 2024. Holcim is a global provider of building solutions, with headquarters in Switzerland. Now, the company and its contractors have, with Volvo Trucks, agreed to plan for the deployment of 1,000 electric Volvo trucks across Holcim's operations in Europe between now and 2030. Click for more...

SmithCo Side Names Todd Karolczak as Director of Sales, Marketing →

SmithCo Side Dump Trailers, an industry leader in side dump trailer design and manufacturing, announced that Todd Karolczak has been named director of sales and marketing. Karolczak brings more than 30 years of experience in sales and marketing to the company, where he will lead SmithCo's initiatives for sales growth and enhancing support for the company's national dealer network. "Todd brings a fresh perspective and analytical focus to lead SmithCo's next phase of sales growth as we enter our third decade of solving challenges for haulers with the most durable, innovative trailers," said Scott Lovell, SmithCo President and CEO, "We are excited to welcome him aboard." Previously, Karolczak held marketing management roles with Maintainer Corporation of Iowa and Den Hartog Industries. Click for more...

Volvo Group Launches Electric Truck Safety App With AR Technology for First Responders →

Electric trucks will change the world, not only in terms of making transportation more sustainable, but also in how we drive and interact with the trucks themselves. The technology involved — specifically the high-voltage systems capable of powering a heavy electric truck — also is changing how we regard emergency response, as it requires its own set of new safety parameters and routines. Click for more...

Goldhofer Receives President's Award from SC&RA →

Goldhofer received the President's Award from the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association. SC&RA is an international organization comprised of more than 1,350 members from 46 nations. The SC&RA President's Award is presented to a company whose employees have collectively recruited the most companies to join the association during the previous calendar year. Goldhofer delivers strictly user-oriented heavy-haulage solutions and a full range of dedicated accessories for on- and off-road operations with payloads of 15,000 tons and more. Click for more...

Thunder Creek Equipment Names Wes Watkins as Territory Sales Manager of Southeastern United States →

Thunder Creek Equipment has named Wes Watkins as the company's new territory sales manager of the southeastern United States covering Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. Watkins has spent the last 15 years serving the construction and earthmoving world in these states in a variety of sales and sales leadership roles for major manufacturers and equipment dealers. Thunder Creek manufactures and sells a full range of mobile fueling and service solutions. Click for more...

Hino Trucks Partners To Distribute Battery Electric Heavy Duty Tractors →

Hino Trucks has signed a distribution agreement with Hexagon Purus to exclusively distribute a complete battery electric tractor. This tractor will utilize Hexagon Purus' proprietary zero-emission technology, including battery systems, auxiliary modules, power modules and the vehicle-level software and is developed to operate on Hino's XL 4x2 tractor cab chassis. During the ACT Expo Show, Hino Trucks displayed an early development prototype of the vehicle. Click for more...

VIDEO: Volvo Trucks Tests Hydrogen-Powered Electric Trucks On Public Roads →

Emitting only water vapor, hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will be an important part of Volvo Trucks' zero exhaust emission product portfolio. Now, the vehicles have passed an important milestone — namely, being test-driven on public roads. Last year, Volvo Trucks showcased its fuel cell electric trucks for the first time. These zero exhaust emission trucks use hydrogen to produce their own electricity onboard — making them suitable for longer transport assignments. Click for more...

Side Dumps vs. Mine Trucks: Which Is Better for Distance Hauls? →

Traditional mine trucks have specific limitations when it comes to speed and distance. A mine tipper trailer can open up new possibilities for hauling ore more than 6 miles with higher efficiency. Travel Distance Makes a Difference Traditional mine trucks haul significant payloads, but they need the processing plant to be close to the pit in order to work efficiently. But what about when there's a longer distance involved? The further the distance, the more sense it makes to look beyond a mine truck. Click for more...

Kenworth Announces T680 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercialization Plans →

Kenworth announced it will begin production of its Class 8 zero emissions T680 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), powered by Toyota fuel cell technology. Initial customer deliveries are planned for 2024, with serial production planned in 2025. Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada are now accepting deposits for the first of these T680 FCEV builds. Kenworth and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Click for more...

Stellar Introduces NXT52 Hooklift to its Lineup →

Stellar, a 100-percent employee-owned and -operated manufacturer of mechanic trucks and cranes, tire service trucks, hooklifts, trailers, and service truck and van accessories, has introduced the NXT52 Hooklift. This 52,000-lb. capacity hoist is the latest telescopic hooklift in the NXT series from Stellar. "The introduction of the NXT series has reinvigorated the hooklift market, and we're pleased to build on that excitement with the new NXT52," said Tim Worman, director of product management at Stellar. Click for more...

CDOT Expanding Its Work Zone Safety Truck Program →

A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the Colorado Department of Transportation to expand the ways it's been using special self-driving trucks to protect workers in construction zones. "Every major advancement in the history of U.S. transportation has involved technological progress," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "The investments we are making today are about fostering innovations that improve people's day-to-day lives, making transportation safer, more reliable, more efficient and more sustainable." "We are hard at work fixing Colorado's roads thanks to historic state and federal transportation funding, which is why it is as important as ever to make sure the hardworking people fixing our roads are safe on the job. Click for more...

Felling Trailers Announces Beneficiary of 2023 Trailer for a Cause →

Felling Trailers will host its 11th annual Trailer for a Cause online auction of an FT-3 Utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization. Felling Trailers' goal is to bring awareness to various nonprofits that are making a difference by donating 100 percent of the winning bid from the auction to a different nonprofit each year. The previous Trailer for a Cause auctions have raised nearly $40,000 for nonprofit organizations such as SOMN — Special Olympics Minnesota, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Minnesota Fire Fighters Foundation and Eagle's Healing Nest, to name a few. Click for more...

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