There are many vocational truck manufactures, which produce a high quality and efficient Medium Duty Dump Truck. Kenworth trucks one of the most popular manufacturers of vocational application trucks has many medium duty models of dump trucks to offer. One such truck is the Kenworth T440. This Medium Duty Kenworth Dump truck is available in four different configurations to choose from, apart from the dump truck configuration.

The Medium Duty Kenworth Dump truck boasts of contemporary styling features like an aerodynamic hood, which is sloped in the front, to offer the operator greater visibility. The three piece bumper is also aerodynamic. Other design features include Kenworth’s prominent signature front grille, Halogen forward lighting headlamps which are offered as standard equipment.

The Medium Duty Kenworth Dump Truck is powered by a standard PX-8 PACCAR diesel engine, while the diesel Cummins ISL is offered as an optional engine. You can also choose between manual and automatic transmissions to go with your engine choice. While this truck is available in a standard day cab model, you can also opt for the extended cab model which is more spacious with an additional 5” height and 6” length.

Sterling trucks are other great medium duty truck manufacturers which offered dump truck configurations. While the company has been discontinued, you can still find used Sterling trucks in the market. The Bullet 5500 is a Medium Duty Sterling Dump Truck. This dump truck is powered by a diesel Cummins 6.7 liter engine. This engine is mated to an automatic transmission which helps it generate 305 horsepower.

This Medium Duty Sterling Dump has a wheel base of 144.5 inches. The dump body of this truck measures 9.4′ and is composed of aluminum, which makes it light weight and helps it carry more load or waste. The dump body of this truck rests on all steel wheels. This truck is offered in a standard day cab model.

Some other features of this Medium Duty Sterling Dump truck include a snow plow prep by Western Pro Plus measuring 9 feet, traction tires, an exhaust brake, a tailgate spreader of stainless steel as well as an AM/ FM radio with CD player.

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 too with a free operation permit.

The other main truck on display was the 50110SHL. This truck had a powered boom of 110 ft. this truck was also available with a heavy lift option which was available in all the boom lengths of the 50 ton truck platform. Apart from providing carrying and picking capability, this truck also provides a heavy duty lift option which has a capacity of 360 degrees which can favorably be paired with the 60 ton platform crane trucks available in the market.

The third truck which was debuted by Manitex, belongs to the 50 ton truck platform. This model named 50128S has a powered boom of 128 ft. This provides the truck an intermediate length of boom which is quite in demand in the construction market. All of the 50 ton trucks by Manitex have been configured with radio ROCSolid outrigger controls, an optional auxiliary winch as well as ACCUSwing controls.

Manitex also introduced their newest entry in the sign crane segment. The SC-130 Sign Crane truck is provided with a working height of 130 ft, a lifting capacity of 2 tons and a permanent man basket which rotates. This machine can be controlled with the help of a remote radio. It provides a desirable working height by cost ratio.

Manitex Liftking focused their display on their line up of trailer mounted, telescopic and straight mast forklifts for rough terrain for use in military as well as commercial applications. Badger Equipment Co. introduced their new model cab down RT crane, CD4430, a 30 ton crane truck. Meanwhile, Manitex Load King, introduced their custom engineered high quality trailers as well as hauling systems, like the Gooseneck Hydraulic Folding Trailer.

The higher the GVWR of the truck, the higher are the towing and payload capacities. Ultimately, a Heavy Duty Dump Truck will have a greater payload capacity. This will help to reduce the number of trips that the dump truck operator will have to make. There are many quality HD dump trucks in the market.

The Heavy Duty Dodge Dump is one such truck. The Dodge 4500 cab truck chassis appeared some where in 2007. This truck was a heavy duty truck belonging to Class 4, and was available in different configurations for different work applications. This truck managed to carve a niche for itself in this truck segment by offering unmatched features which included a frame that was smooth topped making mounting of aftermarket beds easier, which was the main reason why it was built.

This Heavy Duty Dodge Dump was engineered so that it offered long term reliability. The current model of this dump truck is powered by a diesel Cummins 6.7 liter engine, and meets the 2007 emission regulations set for the 50 states. This Heavy Duty Dump Truck had a dump bed which easily lifts or tilts up for easier unloading.

The frame of this Heavy Duty Dodge Dump is quite light when compared to its competitor models with a 50,000 psi steel composition, claiming to have stronger frames when compared to Ford’s F-550 and F-450 frame. The Heavy Duty Dump Truck body is constructed by Crysteel.

The Heavy Duty Fwd Dump is another popular option. This truck was powered by a diesel Detroit engine, improving the fuel efficiency of this truck. This also helps reducing fuel costs. The engine of the Heavy Duty Fwd Dump was paired with an automatic transmission. It also featured tandem rear axles to better support the weight carried in the dump bed of this truck.

The Heavy Duty Fwd Dump has a dump bed of 4×4 configuration. This truck is the preferred option for some heavy duty dump operations, with a tilting dump bed to enable easier unloading.

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 for reduced operating costs. All of this makes the new Model 382, an ideal truck for regional and short haul markets.

As they delivered the first Peterbilt 382 to the Columbia distribution in the month of December, they are quite excited about increasing the production of their 382 model, delivering customers with ideal savings and performance. The cab of this truck has been designed specifically to meet the driver’s needs, with driver safety and comfort built into the truck.

Because of the sloped hood of the cab, the visibility is greatly increased. While the forward lighting technologically advanced system produces a brighter and broader lighted area. The operating environment of the driver has also been ergonomically designed for keeping the driver productive, comfortable and alert, with door panels which are contoured, gauges that are back-lit as well as rocker switches easily accessible.

Because of the HVAC system there is improved air flow as well as reduced cost of maintenance. A new pad design on the door holds the switches for lock, mirrors and power windows, with double cup holders increasing the convenience for the driver. This truck is powered by an efficient diesel 2010 ISL9 engine from Cummins having the greatest ratio of power to weight in this class including HD features such as wet liners which are replaceable.

There is also an improved ECM or Electronic Control Module as well as better air flow which allows the engine to run shorter and that too with a great responsiveness compared to other engines. The horsepower ranges from 345 to 380 and generates a maximum torque of 1300 pounds feet.

Peterbilt has a reputation for being the industry leader when it comes to innovative engineering, design as well as fuel solutions providing a superior quality truck.

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 high above the ground.

The 2010 model of the Peterbilt 367 is a Heavy Duty Peterbilt Winch equipped semi trailer truck. This truck is powered by a diesel Cummins ISX engine, and paired with an 18 speed transmission, delivering a whopping 525 horsepower. It is the ideal truck for heavy duty work operations. Coupled with a hydraulic 45,000 air operated joystick winch, this truck has even greater hauling capacity. Because of the winch, this truck has a higher lifting height.

The Heavy Duty Peterbilt Winch has a wheel base of 283 inches. This trailer truck has an Earth Movers frame. For lifting operations with the help of its winch, this truck features a 125 ft cable. Apart from that, the Heavy Duty Peterbilt Winch has a tail roller of full width. The ratio of this truck is 4.56.

You can also find winches from popular brands which can be fixed in trucks of leading manufacturers, like the GMC brand. You can attach a Heavy Duty GMC Winch to your GMC Yukon or any other model truck. The benefit of attaching a hydraulic winch to your truck is that immediately increase the truck’s hauling or raising capacity.

For a pick up trucks which are smaller than vocational trucks, you can still attach a winch and convert it into a Heavy Duty Winch Truck. For this, however, you will need to attach a winch that weighs fewer pounds, like around 15,000. Though these winches weigh less, they can still get the job done, and also help to greatly improve the performance of pick up trucks. A Heavy Duty GMC Winch can be mounted either on the front or rear of the truck permanently.

One of the Heavy Duty GMC Winch you can opt for are those by Mile Marker. These winches feature two different speeds, to better suit your work operation. They also have a mechanical lock and are corrosion resistant, which makes them useful even under water. A Heavy Duty Winch Truck is the preferred accessory for improving your trucks performance.

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. This is made possible with the help of a bank type bottle attachment. Because of this, it is able to make around an average pick ups of at least 50 in a day, which also includes emergency pick ups of full bins.

The Wilcox Company’s fleet already includes 15 trucks which are of the Iveco brand. These trucks have cranes which have the ability to be controlled by radio and have a 10tM lifting capacity. These cranes which are mounted on alloy high sided tipping bodies are manufactured by the Leeward Truck Bodies. These cranes feature covers which retract automatically, while their tipping under floor gear is supplied by Harsh.

Martin Wilcox of Wilcox praised the engineering by HMF, saying that the quality of build is really good, and even their five year old cranes have not suffered much beyond the routine tear and wear, and Graham Cook, the HMF engineer provides quarterly service of maintenance which is excellent.

The Wilcox Co. has been is business since the year 1985, and operates a 55 commercial vehicle fleet which has been designed to be able to retrieve clothing of 750,000 kg from 2,500 different collection points. After this they are then taken to the company’s bilston facility which is located in West Midlands and they are later on processed to be exported in the African, Asian and European continents.

So far, the HMF Co. has been supplying cranes to the Wilcox Co. since six years back and because of their excellent quality build as well as great maintenance service and other exemplary features, the company had its contract for manufacturing cranes for the Wilcox Co. extended further.

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 steel, aluminum or galvanneal, with a powder coated, pre-assembled finish. According to Dakota, this component body from Dakota is huck-bolted, so that is sections are easily changeable.

The company Energy Xtreme meanwhile, was awarded the Green Award for their new mild hybrid U36 Crossover plug-in system, which they have designed so as to provide an emission free and reliable energy in powering its equipment present on the bucket trucks as well as its hydraulic lifts. The U36 truck can also be integrated in factories into new trucks or retrofitted to present utility trucks so as to run the auxiliary electric tools, equipment, pumps, motors, hydraulic booms, radio, laptop and lights without engaging an engine or making use of the generator.

This truck has produces only a small amount of carbon footprint. The weight of this truck is less than even 750 pounds. For recharging this truck, all you have to do is to plug the truck to a 30 amp outlet on the wall, according to the company Energy Xtreme.

The NTEA 2011 Work Truck Show was held at the Convention Center of Indiana, in early March. The mood at this year’s truck show was quite positive, with the market of work trucks bouncing back. The main force behind this return was the economy which continues to recover as well as the increasing desire of all fleets to add trucks which are greener to their existing line up.

Most of the truck manufacturers had many trucks powered by alternative fuels to offer, including new models in hybrid diesel-electric models. Manufacturers noted that many fleet owners were looking at purchaser greener trucks. For example, the chief engineer of Ford, Rob Stevens, said that more companies are now moving past small fleets on a trial basis and looking to integrate greener trucks in their operations.

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 trucks have been specially designed right from the body to its cab and chassis. Because of this, they are known as a Heavy Duty Fire Truck instead of a regular commercial cab or chassis.

There are many manufacturers out there who have some outstanding fire trucks to offer, like the ones by Ford or Volvo trucks. The Heavy Duty Ford fire from the year 1969 is a good fire truck example. This Ford 900 model is powered by a 4 barrel V8 Ford 477 gas engine which delivers a horsepower of 253. It has a 5 speed PTO and an electronic Eaton 2 speed transmission.

The Heavy Duty Ford fire has all steel wheels and spring tires. The height of this truck is 9 feet 6 inches, while the width is 8 feet and the length of the truck is 30 feet. The wheelbase of this Ford 900 fire truck is 216 inches, while the cab to axle measures 138 inches, the cab to end measures 214 inches. The overall weight of this truck is 18,860 pounds.

The Heavy Duty Ford fire has features like power steering, drum brakes which are hydraulic, a double frame that is partial as well as a pump by Barton. The body of this truck is that of the American Fire Apparatus Co. Meanwhile, the tank of this truck is composed of steel.

The Heavy Duty Volvo fire is another popular fire truck model. This Volvo truck was manufactured in the year 2000 and has a stainless steel tank which has a carrying capacity of 4200 gallons. It is powered by an HP engine and gives a horsepower of 300. The suspension type used in this Heavy Duty Fire Truck is an air ride type, while it makes use of a10 speed transmission.

The rear axle weight of this Heavy Duty Volvo fire is 40,000 pounds, while the front axle weighs 18,700 pounds. The driver side has an air ride for shock absorption. Some other features of this fire truck include rear rotators, a vertical muffler, air horns as well as a speaker and siren. The tank features include a storage cabinet in the rear, integral fenders, a dump valve and a tie down heavy duty system.

This Heavy Duty Volvo fire also has a PTO on it, and an optional side and pump cabinet.

There are any leading manufacturers of commercial trucks who offer their models in a stake body configuration. One of the oldest automobile brands Chevrolet also makes stake body trucks. If you are looking for a more economical option, you can also opt for used trucks which are also as reliable and easily available. One such Heavy Duty Chevrolet Stake is the Chevrolet 3500 stake truck of the model year 2007. Available as a 4×4, this stake truck is powered by a V8 6.0 liter gas engine and along with its automatic transmission can deliver 300 horsepower.

The stake bed of this truck measures 11 feet in length and is easily capable of hauling heavy duty items. Also supplied with it are a gooseneck hitch and a receiver hitch. The side of the stake bed is also covered in high rails to safely secure the cargo. The Heavy Duty Chevrolet Stake also features two 20 inch tool boxes, and two 56 inch tool boxes. Some other features offered in the Heavy Duty Chevrolet Stake include a radio and air conditioner for better cab comfort, a tilt wheel as well as trailer mirrors and brakes.

Another popular manufacturer you can look to for stake trucks is Kenworth. While their older models are hard to come by they are still quite dependable. The T800 stake truck comes under the Class 8 category of trucks. This Heavy Duty Kenworth Stake can be used for a number of applications like general freight, delivery and pickup, towing, landscaping, construction and recovery among others.

This Heavy Duty Kenworth Stake is powered by a diesel Cummins engine and a 9 speed transmission which delivers 350 horsepower. The stake bed of this truck is a whopping 24 feet long and it also has a PTO on is Trans Shaft Drive. The weight of the front axle and rear axle measure 12,000 pounds and 60,000 pounds respectively giving this truck a great payload capacity.

The Heavy Duty Kenworth Stake also has a wheelbase of 276 inches and to make the ride more comfortable, is supplied with an air ride 8 bag suspension. This truck also has a lift axle to making loading and unloading operations easier. The fog lights that this truck boasts of makes is quite useful during foggy climate and night time, greatly improving the visibility of the truck.

The latest release by the ACT of their outlook for the commercial vehicles of North America has shown a continuing recovery of the economy. This is in support of the current order of trajectory. The ACT has also said that this factor suggests that their forecasts regarding the rising production of commercial vehicles throughout 2011 and right into the year 2012 are going right on track.

The chief economist of the ACT, Sam Kahan, said that, the initial surge of data that has been received for the month of February only reinforced the ACT’s assessment regarding the figures attained in the month of January as well as enhances their belief about a recovery that is self sustaining in no longer far away, and that it has in fact begun taking place in the United States of America. They are already expecting the real estimate of the GDP growth for the year 2011 to be around 3.5 per cent compared to a year over year basis. This will be toward the higher end of the range of forecasters.

Many Class 8 manufacturers of trucks like Freightliner Trucks and Western Star among others have been making huge profits in the industry. With the economy slowly swinging itself back into action, many small businesses have cropped up who rely upon Class 8 and other work trucks for the most part of their businesses. This has ultimately led to a rise in the demand of these vehicles.

As a result of this, the surge in the demand and sales of the Class 8 trucks like Freightliner or Volvo trucks and orders for commercial vehicles rising is a good indicator of the state of the nation’s economy.