Truck safety advocates push for stronger underride legislation

Amanda Bayhi - May 10, 2013

The Truck Safety Coalition is urging lawmakers in to increase federal standards for underride guards, The INDY Channel reported. An underride guard is the metal assembly on the rear bumper of most large trucks. This required part is intended to provide ...

Twenty-two wheels and fourteen roses

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 24, 2013

The debate on whether to allow (or permit states to allow) heavier semis on our roads is wandering around in Congress. (I would say “eighteen wheelers” but some of them would be “twenty-two wheelers” thanks to an extra axle and ...

How-to: Identify quality air coils

Todd Dills - May 07, 2012

A quality air coil will exhibit good “strength, durability, flexibility, memory recoil and performance in hot and cold temperatures,” say the writers behind parts manufacturer Phillips Industries’ Qwik Tech Tips monthly newsletter. A chief consideration is the material the air ...

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers achieves record first half gross auction proceeds of $2 billion

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 08, 2011

For industrial equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $43.3 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings were $40.3 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, the company announced Aug. 5. This ...

JM Wood truck and equipment auction

Katie Wood - Apr 20, 2011

JM Wood Auction Company is hosting a gigantic one-day auction Thursday, April 21, 2011. The auction is in Columbia, South Carolina, and begins at 8 a.m. CST. Online bidding is also available. Auction includes trucks, construction and forestry. Click here for more ...

Mack Trucks names Redhead Equipment as 2009 North American Distributor of the Year

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 22, 2010

Mack Trucks, Inc. named Redhead Equipment, Regina, Saskatchewan, as its 2009 North American Distributor of the Year. Mack Trucks, Inc. is part of the Volvo Group, a manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, ...

Navistar awards 28 dealers with ‘International Circle of Excellence’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 15, 2010

Navistar, Inc. has awarded its "International Circle of Excellence" award to 28 International Truck dealers from around the globe. The company’s 30th Annual Circle of Excellence awards ceremony was held recently in Washington D.C. The Circle of Excellence program was established ...