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Newsby Tom BergOctober 31, 2014

Axle-Forward Cat CT681 Vocational Truck in Full Production

Caterpillar has begun serving more vocational segments with its CT681, a Class 8 set-forward-axle model with “industrial” styling based on customer preferences, representatives said Thursday at a press briefing at Cat’s demonstration facility west of Peoria, Ill.

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ProductsMarch 6, 2014

SAF Holland Adds Compact, Low-Maintenance Neway LSZ Lift Axle

WORK TRUCK SHOW -- SAF Holland has a new steerable lift axle, the Neway LSZ, that features a compact mounting, fast deployment and retracting times, and angled air bags for greater stability on dump, mixer, block and other vocational trucks.

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Articlesby Tom BergJanuary 3, 2014

Test Drive: Peterbilt 567 - Driver’s Delight

Does a bigger cab merit a larger model number for a truck? It does with Peterbilt’s 567, the builder’s latest vocational truck, which will eventually replace the current 367.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2011

Cat Execs Proud of New CT Vocational Trucks; Short Drives Verify Premium Look and Feel

The vocational truck segment has another premium vehicle for buyers to consider, something declared by Caterpillar executives in their briefings and preliminarily verified by short stints behind the wheels of several CT660 demonstrators shown to the trade press this week

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Articlesby Tom BergJuly 10, 2011

Test Drive: Freightliner SD114 SFA

Freightliner has long been a sales leader in on-highway tractors, and now it wants to dominate the vocational truck business with its recently designed Severe Duty products.

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