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Operations•by Staff•January 2, 2018

LINE-X Raises More than $100K for Charity

LINE-X raised more than $100,000 in just one month for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through participating franchises and thousands of charitable customers.

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Operations•by Lauren Fletcher•January 2, 2018

Last Chance to Vote for Medium-Duty Truck of the Year

Ballots will close soon for the 2018 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year. Now in its 11th year, the award is presented by Work Truck magazine. Vote today!

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Leasing & Management•by Staff•January 2, 2018

Penske Truck Leasing Opens New Facilities

Penske Truck Leasing has opened two new facilities, one in Illinois and one in Texas.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•January 1, 2018

Versalift Boosts Production After a Year of Natural Disasters

This year was exceptionally challenging, with storms and fires hitting multiple population centers. Versalift is increasing production of its bucket trucks, digger derricks, and cable placers to meet demand.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•January 1, 2018

Electric Utilities Send 1,500 Additional Workers to Puerto Rico

Electric companies are shipping out equipment and vehicles now, and workers are scheduled to begin work in mid-January. With this addition, there will be more than 5,500 workers in Puerto Rico.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•January 1, 2018

DTE Energy Names Director of Southeast Michigan Gas Operations

Mark Johnson leads a team at DTE Gas responsible for maintenance and repair of the natural gas distribution system in Southeastern Michigan.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•January 1, 2018

Video Safety Tip: Freeway Driving

AAA offers seven tips on how to drive safely on busy freeways.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•December 30, 2017

The Top 5 Utility Fleet Stories of 2017

We've compiled a list of the most popular utility fleet stories on worktruckonline.com in 2017. Bucket truck safety tops the list, but readers were also interested in vehicle misuse and new models.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•December 30, 2017

Terex Ships Auger Drill to Antarctica for Scientific Research

Terex Utilities shipped a Model 330 Auger Drill to Leidos, a California-based contractor working for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica. The drill features a unique mounting configuration and numerous insulation and heating modifications to operate in the extreme environment.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•December 29, 2017

Maintainer Completes Plant Expansion

The 7,800-square-foot addition was prompted in response to increased demand for Maintainer’s line of mechanics trucks, lube trucks, and cranes.

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