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Entries for September, 2008

New Freightliner – The first Class 8 truck designed

It was only a matter of time before our biggest road users began using the windtunnel to optimise performance and Freightliner’s new Cascadia is the first Class 8 truck designed this way. The result is a 3 percent improvement in fuel economy over previous models. When developing the Cascadia, Freightliner truck studied the needs of [...]

Kenworth Trucks - Are The World’s Best Trucks

Kenworth was founded in 1923 and has a long and rich history. The name Kenworth is a combination of the names of the partners, Fredrick Kent and Edgar Worthington. Kenworth has been a pioneer in the trucking industry and has always stepped ahead to produce better trucks using the most modern technology. Kenworth became the [...]

Freightliner Unveils Heavy-Duty Truck With Fuel Cell

Freightliner LLC introduced a concept heavy-duty truck that uses fuel cells to generate electrical power for on-board vehicle appliances. The demonstration truck-a Class 8 Freightliner Century Class S/T-shows an alternative for powering auxiliary devices on a parked heavy-duty truck in lieu of idling the engine. The truck was displayed at the Department of Transportation’s National [...]

Used Fire Trucks And Their Engines

Fire trucks are vehicles equipped with various implements and tools that are effective in extinguishing disastrous fires. The main function of any fire truck or even used fire trucks is to bring firefighters and the needed equipment to the place where a fire has broken out. Very often, fire trucks are fitted with large tanks [...]

Buying Guide Used Trucks

Buying used cars or trucks online can be a slightly bigger challenge than doing the same for a new one. You can still perform simple searches via good websites, that will enable you to easily find all of the used trucks in your area that match your criteria. You can also view pictures of the [...]

Buying A Dump Truck

Dump trucks are one of the largest road vehicles and are obviously needed to carry dirt, debris etc. from one place to another. They are essential for sanitation companies, landscape companies, construction businesses and so on. Since the dump trucks offer multiple functions, they are pricey. Hence, dump truck financing is often called for.
There are [...]

The Benefits Of Having Grill Guards For Trucks

It is indeed an appealing thought to make your truck look better while still protecting it. You can actually accomplish this through several ways. However, few ways are as dramatic as installing grill guards to your truck. These devices can actually offer tremendous advantages for your used truck, especially if you are using it for [...]

Used Ford Trucks And Its Parts

Ranking among the largest automobile manufacturer in terms of vehicle sales around the world, Ford Motor Company continues to produce models that the brand’s aficionados look forward to. The company takes the specifications of its vehicles very seriously, so it manufactures specifically designed Ford parts that complement each of its vehicles. This holds true when [...]

Introducing Trailer Hitches And Truck Campers

Pickup trucks and SUVs with trailer hitches have a wide range of uses. They can pull boats, truck campers, cargo trailers and a number of other items. There are several types of trailer hitches. Most pickup trucks have what is called a ball trailer hitch. Other types of trailer hitches are goose neck trailer hitches [...]

When Should You Dump Your Dump Truck?

Every time when you move your contents from one place to another, you must be wishing to have a bigger dump truck so that all the carriages can fit in well. Transportation of goods and carriages becomes really easy with the right choice of the dump trucks.
While transporting things for various purposes these heavy dump [...]