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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2019

Autocar's New Conventional Truck to Get Bodies on Assembly Line

Autocar said its Power of One integration body installation processes shows a substantial improvement in uptime and reliability for refuse fleets in the first 90 days of truck ownership.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergJune 11, 2019

Hardened Steel Used in Granite-Based Army Dumpers

Mack Granite-based heavy dump trucks, or HDTs, will replace early M917-series vehicles, some 50 years old, reports Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergFebruary 12, 2019

Wabash National’s MSC Vehicles Had Simpler Forerunners

A ‘plastic’ flatbed in the 1980s and FRP plywood vans even earlier featured non-metallic substances for trailers, recalls Senior Contributing Editor Tom Berg.

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Trailer Talkby Tom BergJanuary 22, 2019

Snow Brings Out Plow Trucks, Often with Stainless Steel Bodies

It’s been a snowy winter so far in the Midwest. For streets and highways, snow means salt and that often means trucks with stainless steel bodies to carry and spread it.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsJanuary 18, 2019

Safer Trailers Reduce Costs and Improve Productivity

Fleets are realizing that safer trailers and truck bodies mean reduced operating costs and enhanced productivity. And OEs and suppliers are responding to that call.

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ProductsDecember 21, 2018

Crysteel Raptor Dump Body

The Raptor is a steel truck body that is designed for medium-duty trucks and is built by dump body, hoist and platform manufacturer Crysteel Manufacturing.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

Morgan Truck Body Opens Manufacturing Facility in Connecticut

Morgan Truck Body has opened a new 175,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, the company’s 13th facility in North America.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2018

Kenworth Offers Video Training for T880 Body Builders

Kenworth has launched the Body Builder Academy Training video series for the company’s T880 vocational truck.

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ProductsSeptember 6, 2018

Supreme Truck Body Flat Floor Offered for Ford Transit Chassis

Wabash National has announced a flat floor option to be available on Supreme Iner-City Ford Transit truck bodies.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

RoaDor Rebrands to McLaren Doors

RoaDor has announced that it is rebranding as McLaren Doors in order to represent the company’s change in ownership and show an increased focus on digital marketing.

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