Medium Duty trucks have gross weight ratings that range from 14,001 pounds to 26,000 pounds. They are useful in dump operations where the loads are not heavier. A Medium Duty Dump Truck has a lower payload capacity in comparison to a heavy duty dump truck. Depending on the varied work applications, many truck drivers opt for a Medium Duty Dump Truck over heavy duty models. There are many vocational truck manufactures, which produce a high quality and efficient

Manitex International Incorporated recently introduced their biggest collaborative display among all four of their manufacturing divisions, Manitex Liftking, Manitex, Inc., Badger Equipment Co., and Manitex Load King, based in North America, at the 2011 ConExpo. The company display was focused on three mounted crane trucks which illustrated the capability and flexibility of their flagship platform of 50 ton trucks. The first truck was the 50155S model. This truck has a powered boom of 155 ft and is the only truck which provides a working height of 209 ft with a single jib piece and that

Dump trucks are useful in many work applications, especially in construction purposes. These trucks are useful in transporting debris and other construction waste from one place to another. Depending on the gross weight of the trucks, they classified into three different categories. A truck having a GVWR ranging between 26,001 pounds to 33,001 pounds is classified as a heavy duty truck. The towing and payload capacities depend on this classification of the truck. The higher the GVWR of the truck, the higher are the towing and payload capacities. Ultimately, a Heavy Duty Dump Truck

Peterbilt Company had announced last month that they would be increasing the production of their new 382 model truck at their Denton, Texas truck manufacturing plant. This new model offers exceptional serviceability, aerodynamic efficiency as well as outstanding maneuverability for shorter delivery, haul as well as diminishing loads. The General Manager for Peterbilt and Vice President for PACCAR, Bill Jackson, said that this truck has optimized steering capabilities and safety for heavy traffic areas, advanced aerodynamics to provide greater fuel efficiency as well as serviceability

Good quality winches are very important accessories for a utility or pick up truck, especially for vocational trucks which are used in heavy duty hauling operations. Winches can be either manually or electrically powered, however vehicle winches are motor driven. You can either opt for a truck, which already has a winch accessory supplied with it, or attach a winch yourself to the rear or front of the truck, depending on your work operations. A Heavy Duty Winch Truck is useful for raising or hauling heavy equipments and machinery for fixing them on towers or poles located

Danish lorry loader cranes manufacturer, HMF, recently extended its contract with Briton’s reclaimer of charity textile, Wilcox. They will be supplying one more hydraulic truck mounted loader crane. The HMF Company’s contract with Wilcox goes back to more than six years, when the Wilcox Co. gave them specifications for designing crane lorry loaders for them. The latest HMF crane which was released just more than a month ago was the 1075-K2 crane. This crane has been designed so that it can lift as well as dump textile openers which are bottom opening and weigh up to 800 kg.

NTEA or the National Truck Equipment Assignment recently announced the names of two companies which took home the exhibitor awards at their exhibition of work truck show of 2011 held earlier in the month along with the 47th annual convention of their groups in Indianapolis. These two companies were Energy Xtreme and Dakota Bodies. Dakota Bodies received the award of Editor’s Choice for their new kit of service body truck named “component body” that can be assembled in almost 16 configurations so as to meet the specific needs of customers. This is available in stainless

Fire trucks are very important vehicles when it comes to saving life and property. These vehicles are like big tool boxes that ride on wheels and designed primarily for rescue situations like fire rescues, building collapses, vehicle extrications and traffic collisions among others. A Heavy Duty Fire Truck is built following certain rules and regulations set by the country in mind. Many of these HD fire trucks are built on standard lorry or truck models and are then upgraded to meet the specifications asked for by the department purchasing them. In America, most of these

A Heavy Duty Stake Truck is the perfect choice of for lugging and hauling high load items. The difference between a medium and Heavy Duty Stake Truck is that it offers a greater payload capacity, because of its stronger chassis and also offers additional space in the stake body. In short, instead of making frequent trips when transporting goods, you can easily reduce the number of trips by choosing a Heavy Duty Stake

The net orders for vehicles coming under the Class 8 category have continued rising in demand. They made a lot of sales in the month of January, and despite having a falloff the orders for commercial trailers also remained quite strong, reported the ACT Research Company, (ACT). With the rising and continued demand for machinery and equipments growing stronger, is an indication that many of the trucking fleets have been ramping up their older trucks as well as upgrading their replacement vehicles, a fact which had been largely deferred over the last two years, according to the ACT officials. The