Off-Highway Truck News, Videos, and Info : Construction Equipment Guide

Unlike on-road trucks, off highway trucks are specifically designed to work in punishing environments and are made to haul material and debris around a work site. These purpose-built vehicles are not constrained by the weight limits of their smaller on-road counterparts. Off highway trucks typically feature a front driving axle and ride on 63-inch tires. The largest off highway mining trucks stand more than two stories tall, boast diesel engines that weigh as much as 25,000 pounds, have as many as 12 turbochargers, and make more than 10,000 lb-ft of torque. To support payloads of up to 400 tons, these massive haulers have frame widths and depths that are measured in feet, not inches. Some of the largest off highway mining trucks are manufactured by Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi, Terex and Caterpillar. You can find new and used off-highway trucks for sale from the leading equipment manufacturers right here.

Giles Lambertson - Mon August 03, 2015

Long-Haul Truck-Driving Teens: A Scary Proposal

One provision in the current surface transportation bill would drop the interstate commercial truck driving age to 18 from 21. It is one of those issues with two appealing sides. In the end, though, the idea doesn’t pass muster....

Wed July 29, 2015

John Deere E-Series Articulated Dump Trucks Feature a Load of New Updates

Bolstered with big updates, the new 370E, 410E and 460E articulated dump truck (ADTs) are designed to keep materials moving and profits flowing. The three models are highlighted by an EPA Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV John Deere PowerTech diesel engine and a pressurized Deere-designed cab — both of which combine to boost productivity and uptime, while minimizing daily operating costs....

Tue July 28, 2015

Caterpillar to Design, Build Its Vocational Trucks

Caterpillar Inc. today announced it will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant, which opened in 2012, currently produces hydraulic excavators....

Thu July 16, 2015

Interstate Bridge Destroyed in Fiery Truck Crash

The website Truck Driving Jobs is reporting that a tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol near Columbus, Ohio crashed and overturned under the eastbound I-70 bridge, causing massive damage to the bridge itself....

Mon June 22, 2015

Construction Flagger Struck and Killed by Truck in Wyoming

ELK MOUNTAIN, Wyo. (AP) - A flagger has been struck and killed by a truck in a construction zone on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming. The accident occurred about 5:50 p.m. Thursday about 15 miles west of Elk Mountain....

Fri June 05, 2015

FBI Investigating Liebherr Stolen Truck Designs Lawsuit

The Daily Press is reporting that the FBI is looking into a case in which a manufacturer is accusing several of its former workers of stealing designs for a huge mining dump truck for copycat truck production in China....

Fri May 29, 2015

Isuzu Delivers 500,000th Isuzu-Built Truck in North America

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. has delivered the 500,000th Isuzu-built truck since the Isuzu brand entered the North American market in 1984. The N-Series truck was sold to Farmers Home Furniture in Dublin, Ga....

Mon May 25, 2015

Illinois Truck Fleet Owner Sentenced in Double-Brokering Scheme

Trucking News Online is reporting that Dragan Simovski, who operated Freedom Transportation Inc., in Illinois, was sentenced earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Chicago to 36 months incarceration, 36 months supervised release, and was ordered to pay $532,000 restitution in connection with an illegal double-brokering scheme....

Tue May 19, 2015

Newest CAT Truck, the CT680, Delivers Class-Leading Combination of Durability, Comfort and Style

The Cat Vocational Truck line continues to grow to meet customer needs with the addition of the CT680, a Class 8 set-forward-axle model built to tackle today’s most demanding jobs while setting new standards for comfort and style, according to the company....

Mon May 18, 2015

Ditch Witch FXT60 Truck Vac Designed for Large Cleanups

The Ditch Witch FXT60 truck vacuum excavator is a versatile machine with the power to perform a wide variety of cleanup tasks, even in difficult-to-access locations, according to the manufacturer. The FXT60 is a powerful vacuum excavator available on a Class 6 or 7 single-axle or Class 8 tandem-axle truck....

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