Photo Galleries
Photos: Nissan NV200
Photos shot at media day, February 8th, at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, where Nissan North America rolled out its new NV2000 compact cargo van...
Photos: The Amphitruck
The "Phibian" -- a carbon-fiber "amphitruck" built by Gibbs Amphibians, capable of traveling at highway speeds on land, 30 mph in the water, with push-button technology to transition from land-to-sea or vice versa in 10 seconds or less. Designed primarily for military and search-and-rescue operations, the company believes its Phibian offers commercial applications as well -- especially for hauling cargo into remote areas where roads are not always passable....
Photos: Pat Quinn
Patrick E. Quinn, co-chairman and president of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, passed away December 13, 2011, following a long battle with brain cancer. A 40-year veteran of the trucking industry, he and co-chairman Max Fuller founded U.S. Xpress in 1985 with just 48 trucks, growing the company over the last quarter century into a $1 billion transportation conglomerate operating 8,500 trucks....
Photos: Shipping reality show to debut in January
Shipping Wars, a 10-episode, half-hour series begins with back-to-back episodes Tuesday, January 10 at 9pm and 9:30pm ET/PT on A&E....
Photos: 2011 Rush Truck Centers Technician Skills Rodeo
The finalists whittled out from the 71 medium- and heavy-duty Rush Truck Center technicians that traveled to San Antonio for the sixth annual Technician Skills Rodeo traded in their blue contestant T-shirts for orange ones on Day 2 of the competition, then got to work troubleshooting problems set up on on a variety of trucks, ranging from Navistar ProStar+ tractors to Peterbilt Model 320 and 367 refuse and vocational trucks, plus Isuzu and Hino medium-duty models....
Photos: The Sights of San Antonio
What is now San Antonio was originally a Coahuiltecan Indian village. But in 1718, the Franciscans constructed a mission, San Antonio de Valero, to convert, educate, and serve as the economic core for the settlement. In 1731, Spain sent settlers from the Canary Islands to further establish their colonial presence and over the next few years, built four more missions along the river. That all began to change in 1821 when Stephen Austin brought 300 families to Texas; by 1835, Texas claimed its independence from Mexico, fought a short but bitter war, and finally joined the U.S. as the 28th state in 1845. Today it's a bustling city of 1.5 million occupying 368.6 square miles....
Photos: Ford’s commercial vehicle lineup
Ford Motor Co. held a commercial vehicle showcase at its Dearborn, MI, headquarters last week. Here are some of the vehicles on display....
Photos: 2011 Readers' Rig Grand Champion
Bill Warner Jr. spent five years restoring his 1989 Ford Aeromax LTL 9000 to a "like new condition," largely as a salute to his trucking roots and those of his father as they both started their trucking careers behind the wheel of similar models. The attention to detail he and son Cody paid to this old Ford -- which looks old no more -- is but one reason why they were named the "Grand Champion" of American Trucker's "Readers' Rig" section for 2011....
Photos: A look at the Ford Transit full-size van
Ford Motor. Co. gave journalists a peek at its new full-size Transit van during a media event at its Dearborn, MI, headquarters on Wednesday. The van, which is slated to begin production in 2013, will be the eventual replacement for the company’s popular E-Series commercial van....
Photos: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show
The overriding theme at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show was advanced hybrid and e-vehicle technology, both for consumer and commercial vehicles. Here are some of the most interesting on display....
Photos: A glimpse of the Lexus "Fashion Workshop" program
Luxury automaker Lexus -- a division of the Toyota Group -- created a unique "Fashion Workshop" program aimed at getting four top fashion designers to create "fashion art" from the 2,000 discrete parts that make up a Lexus CT hybrid sedan. The point of this program, Lexus explained, is to highlight the "recyclability" of the modern-day automobile, noting that its CT hybrid is 90% recyclable....
Photos: A "4 State" Homage to the "Class Pays" Ads of Yore
When Bryan Martin, owner of the famous "chrome shop mafia" 4 State Trucks in Joplin, Mo., hired famed truck photographer Roger Snider to shoot his 2012 calendar, Snider had an idea: why not recreate the old-style "Class Pays" ads of yore, where trucks were photographed in real settings? Snider even had a actress in mind to help complement the calendar's trucks as was done in in the old days: Polish-born Agnes Olech. The result is a one-of-a-kind visual "tour de force" of some very sharp road iron. To view all of the calendar's photos, visit Snider's web site at http://www.ultrarigsoftheworld.com
...Photos:Smith Electric's Newton Trucks
Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. is building a new manufacturing facility in New York state, which plans to start producing Smith's all-electric trucks in 2012. Rubén Díaz Jr., Bronx Borough President, and Bryan Hansel, president and CEO of Smith Electric Vehicles, were on hand for the opening ceremonies....
Schneider National's 2011 "Ride of Pride"
Schneider National's 2011 "Ride of Pride" truck is driven by 13-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jeff Edwards was named the 2011 U.S. Ride of Pride driver. A combat veteran of the Iraq war, serving with the 2nd Marine division, Edwards started driving for Schneider in 2006 following his discharge. As a "Ride of Pride" driver, he takes this special truck to fundraisers, trucking shows, parades, and even military funerals, cleaning it twice a day to make sure it stays sharp....
Photos: Kenworth test drive
Customers and members of the press had the opportunity to test drive several new Kenworth trucks at an event held at the PACCAR Technical Center. Read the full story here. ...
Photos: A bridge to history
The now renamed John A. Roebling suspension bridge, completed in 1866, is the precursor to Roebling's more famous civil engineering project, the Brooklyn bridge. Linking Cincinnati OH and Covington KY, this bridge was built for one singular purpose: to haul freight faster, cheaper, and safer across the Ohio River....
Photos: Sundbergs Akeri AB
Sundbergs Akeri AB , a fleet based in Kalleryd, Sweden operates a nine-truck fleet running 24 hours a day hauling timber more than 90 miles northeast of Gothenburg, Sweden. ...
Photos: Fleet Seminar: Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI
Photos from a recent event displaying the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI...
Photos: Allison Transmission TC10 TS gearbox
Allison Transmission recently showed off its new fully automatic TC10 TS (for 'Tractor Series') gearbox at special ride and drive event for reporters held at its world headquarters campus located just outside Indianapolis, IN; a transmission is expects will be available for the Class 8 market by the fourth quarter of 2012....
Photos: Customized trucks can win business
On the surface, at least, customizing trucks with fancy paint jobs, chrome and aluminum accents, and finely crafted one-of-a-kind interiors seems gratuitous in the extreme for this industry. But done right, custom trucks can win business -- and the bucks that come with it -- for fleets and independents alike....
Photos: Cat CT660 Photo Gallery
Caterpillar recently showed off its new CT660 vocational truck at a special ride and drive event at its Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center located just outside of (appropriately) the town of Edwards, IL....
Photos: Caterpillar's CT660 vocational truck
Caterpillar is anticipating big things for its company based on the success of the CT660 vocational truck...
