Fri May 15, 2015
Two Construction Workers Struck by Lightning Bolt
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Two construction workers were injured, one seriously, after being stuck by a bolt of lightning in Bonita Springs. The News-Press of Fort Myers ( http://newspr.es/1EFtGTW ) reports four brothers were working on the roof of a home Wednesday afternoon....
Wed May 06, 2015
Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities Program Launched
Vocational truck operators provide essential services that help revitalize communities, and Freightliner Trucks believes it’s time to celebrate these accomplishments. During an event at the 2015 NTEA Work Truck Show, the company announced the Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities program to recognize the role vocational trucks, and the men and women who operate them, play in stimulating economies across the United States and Canada....
Tue April 14, 2015
Construction Worker Dies While Trying to Free Cement Truck
SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a construction worker died Saturday in northeast Nebraska while trying to free a cement truck. The Colfax County Attorney’s office told the Columbus Telegram ( http://bit.ly/1FCoMx3 ) that 26-year-old Craig Anderson of Columbus died Saturday around 8 a.m....
Mon April 13, 2015
New C Series Articulated Trucks Increase Profit Potential
The Cat 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks build on the performance, reliability and durability of their B Series predecessors with significant new features. These include engines that meet U.S....
Mon April 06, 2015
STAHL Unveils First Polymer Composite Service Body
STAHL, a Scott Fetzer Company, has partnered with United Plastic Fabricating of North Andover, Mass., to offer the Razorback, the first polymer composite service body for the work truck industry. The Razorback features a high impact polypropylene service body mounted on a steel or aluminum sub-frame....
Mon April 06, 2015
36-Gallon Hydraulic Bulkhead Reservoir Available From Buyers Products
Buyers Products has added a 36-gal. (136 L), hydraulic, bulkhead reservoir to its line of hydraulic truck equipment. The new reservoir is ideal for use on mechanic’s trucks with hydraulic cranes and compressors....
Mon April 06, 2015
New Waterproof Electric Winches Available From Buyers Products
Buyers Products has new waterproof, electric winches. Available in two sizes, 9,500- and 12,000-lb. (4,309 and 5,443 kg), the new commercial-grade electric line pull winches are ideal for utility, government and contractor fleet vehicles....
Thu March 26, 2015
One of Michigan’s Best: ’Mr. Boom Truck’ Dennis Berling Passes Away
One of Michigan’s top and best-known boom truck salesmen, Dennis “Berls” Berling passed away on March 5, 2015 in White Lake, Mich., after a three-year battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was 71....
Thu March 26, 2015
Calif. Pregnant Woman Crushed to Death by Gravel Truck
MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) - Officials say a pregnant woman was fatally crushed in her driveway by a gravel trailer that tipped onto her car. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1Bjs9C8) that Lindsey Combs, 32, had been asked by a Martinez city-contracted construction crew to move her car farther away from a sidewalk construction project....
Tue March 24, 2015
International Truck Bolsters Commitment to Customer Uptime Through its OnCommand Offering
At the Mid-America Trucking Show, International Truck today announced a number of industry-leading advancements to its OnCommand Connection open architecture remote diagnostics system. OnCommand Connection works with a customer’s existing telematics provider, pulling diagnostic-related data to create easy-to-understand vehicle health reports....
