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.
DICA Outrigger Pads has introduced the ZeroLift Pad Rack, a crane accessory offering safety benefits for crane operators. The Pad Rack eliminates the need for crane operators to manually lift and carry outrigger pads, and makes transport on the job site simple and safe. The ZeroLift Pad Rack has a carrying capacity of 1,000 pounds […]
Deb Group has introduced a complete line of heavy-duty hand cleaners designed specifically for the automotive aftermarket industry. KrestoGT offers advanced and powerful products formulated to protect, clean and restore technicians’ hardworking hands. KrestoGT heavy-duty hand cleaner contains all-natural, biodegradable scrubbers with no harsh solvents or sharp scrubber materials, keeping even the grimiest hands not […]
XL Hybrids has received a California Air Resources Board executive order allowing aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered 2012-2014 model year General Motors 2500 and 3500 vans, Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans into hybrid electric vehicles. The XL Hybrids XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is on sale now in California for the first time. The XL3 […]
Conditions for winter travel can be challenging, and driver safety is the No. 1 priority. If your fleet is located or operates in an area that experiences winter conditions, you may want to consider a specific tire tread or retread that is designed to handle those conditions. The MICHELIN XDS2 tire is optimized for winter […]
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 […]
