When stuck in traffic, do you fantasize about being behind the wheel of a monster truck instead of your SUV?
Any vehicle that weighs as much as an elephant, has the horsepower of seven Dodge Vipers and sits as high as the rim of a basketball goal can roll over or outrace any car on Interstate […]

A dump truck driver who saw a teenager being run over and killed by a bulldozer at the Taro landfill site believes outdoor construction sites are too dangerous for young workers.
“It’s a very dangerous place. I’ll tell you straight because it’s a lot of equipment in a very small place,” Branislav Medic, 51, told a […]

General Motors (GM) wants people to start thinking about Hummers as big old trucks built to do a job, instead of as gas-guzzling SUVs for the rich.
In the six years since GM rolled out the Hummer H2, the brand has become a lightning rod for environmentalists. Owners complain of finding their vehicles keyed in parking […]

The Highway Department will save $32,100 by purchasing a demonstration dump/sander truck this year instead of buying a new one as planned in the next fiscal year.
Monroe Truck Equipment used the 2007 model as a showcase truck and is now selling it for $112,900, said Highway Department manager Bill Oestmann at the Board of Selectmen […]

Mack Trucks, Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have eliminated freight charges for most emergency replacement parts shipments from its parts distribution centers (PDCs). The new policies began in mid-January in the U.S. and will be effective at the end of March in Canada.
According to the two OEMs, if a part is not available at […]

Daimler Trucks North America recorded its strongest-ever market share performance in the U.S. Class 6-7 medium-duty commercial vehicle segments.
Sales for Daimler’s combined medium-duty brands surpassed its competitors in 2007 for the first time in the company’s history.
Continuing its growth trend, DTNA reported 31.5 percent of U.S. Class 6-7 market share, while Navistar International Corp. recorded […]

Defense Dept. Spending More to Complete Hybrid Truck Project
The Defense Department is giving another $2 million to Swedish heavy truck maker AB Volvo to complete production of four prototype diesel-electric hybrid engines at a plant in Hagerstown.
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski says the funding brings the federal investment in the project to $14 million since 2002.
The […]

Reefer trailer are basically defined as the trailers which are refrigerated having a van like looks for a semi truck. There are many big manufacturers making reefer trailers giving you versatility of uses, they are made by big brands like Trailmobile, Utility, Wabash, Great Dane, Fruehauf and various other companies who are into making of […]

Van Trailers are one of the widely used trailers across the globe; they are most commonly seen in major highways and also the byways of the United States. They are famous for its utility and versatility factor providing a large enclosed space in which you can store any type of dry good or heavy material, […]

The company Transcraft was founded in the year 1962 by William Cunningham. Initially, the company was manufacturing various trailers for other trailer companies. Transcraft trailers are one of the most famous brands in innovating technology like lightening holes and superbeam which have been incorporated in all of the transcraft’s models over years. When the company […]