Kate Wade is the managing editor of Utility Fleet Professional and Incident Prevention magazines. She has been employed by Utility Business Media Inc. since 2008.
Founded in 1984 as a limited distributorship with responsibility for importing Class 4 through 7 cab-over trucks, Hino has evolved into a prominent U.S. company with a dealer network of more than 200 points, assembly and manufacturing facilities in Williamstown, W.Va., and Marion, Ark., with eight locations throughout the country. Having garnered more than a […]
Custom Truck & Equipment has introduced the CTRAC8000, a high-payload, low-ground-pressure track vehicle designed to deliver high-capacity cranes and long-reaching aerial devices to job sites you can’t get to on rubber tires. CTE’s universal chassis design, which uses the same frame specifications as a high-capacity truck chassis, is the only easy-mount and dismount track chassis […]
Asplundh, an international provider of vegetation management services to utilities and municipalities, is one of the first in its industry to adopt propane autogas for some of the medium-duty trucks in its fleet. Currently, Asplundh has two Ford F-650 trucks powered by ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel systems. The most complex unit is a bucket […]
The Terex Hi-Ranger Swing Arm option is a new option to increase the platform’s range of motion for the company’s TL series aerial devices. The Swing Arm option incorporates the popular Terex articulating, telescopic boom design with an additional platform arm that can rotate 215 degrees, in addition to the 180-degree platform rotator. This feature […]
Ranger Design’s product line of cargo management solutions for the 2015 Chevrolet City Express is now available. A number of options are available, including contractor, service, electrical, HVAC and delivery configurations. All Chevrolet City Express shelving package configurations are available through Ranger Design’s industry-exclusive Quickship program. The Quickship program ensures orders ship out within 24 […]
Power management company Eaton has introduced Procision, a new line of medium-duty dual-clutch transmissions that delivers 8 to 10 percent better fuel economy than a similarly equipped vehicle with a torque converter automatic. Scheduled to be available in the North American market midyear in 2015 and available globally in the future, the new seven-speed transmissions […]
DICA Outrigger Pads recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate its move a year ago to a new headquarters, manufacturing and distribution facility in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The event was attended by more than 100 members of the community, local chamber of commerce, customers, friends and family. With the expansion to a […]
A.R.E. now offers CargoGlide bed units with extensions that range from 70 percent to 100 percent, placing tools and cargo stored in even the farthest corner of the truck bed at your fingertips. Built with a strong steel frame and sturdy side-thrust roller bearings, CargoGlide units deliver a smooth slide, even on uneven ground. They […]
The Trident Truck Scale with Intalogix Technology from Fairbanks Scales is a fully electronic, heavy-capacity scale constructed with advanced methods for superior structural integrity, producing a longer-lasting scale with consistently reliable and accurate performance. The scale is built to federal bridge standards and can be shipped from the factory and installed in one day. The […]
Betts Truck Parts & Service has announced the addition of Delco Remy rotating electrics to its product line. The company now carries Delco Remy starters and alternators for Class 5-8 trucks, along with starters and alternators for refrigerated trailers. “We are honored to partner with Delco Remy, an industry leader in electrics, to bring this […]
