
Resale values for pickup trucks have declined by 15-25 percent due to such factors as high fuel prices, tightened consumer credit, and a stagnant construction market.
Read More →FREDERICK, MD – A construction crew showed up to work only to find that hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel had been stolen.
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KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth has introduced new automatic transmission offerings for customers in construction and short-haul applications with high horsepower requirements.
Read More →MCLEAN, VA – In response to customer feedback, NADA Used Car Guide has enhanced its ATD/NADA Official Commercial Truck Guide with a series of expanded construction options.
Read More →NEW YORK CITY – Con Edison’s has developed a more powerful vehicle that pulls 13,000- and 27,000-volt cable more quickly and safely, reducing the time streets are closed for construction work.
Read More →Most fleet vehicles are purchased by subprime buyers; however, these buyers are now finding it increasingly difficult to qualify for used-vehicle loans. The slowdown in the construction market is dampening demand for used pickups, and full-size work vans.
Read More →DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with ThingMagic, Inc., of Cambridge, to help ensure construction workers always carry the right tools for the job.
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WOOSTER, OHIO – STAHL has made the traditional service body better with the ChallengerST Service Body with a corrosion-resistant, all-galvanneal steel body featuring a “Lock Bolt Construction” which reduces the exposed welding used on conventional service bodies.
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SHELTON, CT – OEM Data Delivery (OEM DD), a manufacturer of jobsite data management systems, has introduced a wireless, hands-free way to capture individual machine locations.
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Kenworth readies T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7. Applications include food and beverage distributors, propane and fuel fleets, towing and recovery operators, general construction and landscape firms, and dry, refrigerated and side-curtain van operations.
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