Photo by Norman Mayersohn / ENR Nissan wants to fill a gap between half-ton and three-quarter-ton pickups with its 2016 Titan XD. Photo by Norman Mayersohn / ENR The new 5-liter Cummins V8 pounds out 310 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque. Related Links: Cummins Turbodiesel Option Coming to Nissan Titan Year in Review: Pickup Truck Wars Catering to hardworking customers who demand dawn-to-dusk hauling from their pickups, Nissan's latest full-size model is something of a 'tweener, offering a towing capacity of at least 12,000 lb—exceeding typical gasoline entries but designed not to be as brutish (or perhaps as expensive)
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton / ENR Falling oil prices have made alternative-fuel vehicles, such as this compressed-natural-gas pickup, less economically viable, fleet managers say. Related Links: U.S. Energy Policy Shaped by Natural Gas and Renewables Development in 2014 Expansion in Natural Gas Production Spurs Big U.S. Export Plans Oil Price Decline Prompts Industry Firms to Hope for The Best and Plan for the Worst As the price of crude oil bottoms out at its lowest market value in more than four years, the bottom-line fuel costs of many construction-fleet managers are lighter. But equipment managers are taking this market
Photo courtesy GM Thanks to its compact dimensions and upgraded interior, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado midsize pickup provides a stress-free drive on or off the road. Photo courtesy GM The interior quality is greatly improved over Chevy's previous midsize trucks. Related Links: New GM Midsize Pickups Clock In for Work 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Reboots To Capture Small-Truck Buyers The midsize pickup is making a comeback. Once a staple of field engineers, surveyors, speciality contractors and others needing to reach the jobsite without hauling a great deal of material, the small truck for years has faced economic forces that pushed users
Photo Courtesy of Linden Comansa America Regulators have argued for years that aging crane fleets pose higher risks to the public. Related Links: Haag Crane-Age Report (free download) Crane Accidents Are Not Tied To Machine Age, Study Says Latest Tower Crane Standard Calls for Tighter Inspections Bans that limit the age of cranes used for construction can have the effect of restricting the importation of worn-out machines but do little to prevent actual crane accidents on the jobsite, according to a forensic engineering firm that studied the issue at the request of a U.S. trade group.In a 19-page report titled
Courtesy Ford Motor Co. Ford made headlines this year with the aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150. Related Links: Ford F-150 Ups Economy Bar for Full-Size Pickups New GM Midsize Pickups Clock In for Work Test Drive: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Goes the Distance Over the course of 2014, Ford Motor Co. methodically teased out details of its revolutionary switch to an aluminum body and bed for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickup while its competitors responded in kind with bold new trucks that will help fleet owners operate with more productivity and efficiency than before.With the new F-150, Ford gets credit for reinventing
Photo Courtesy of OXX The CoffeeBoxx's dustproof and water-resistant case can withstand jobsite conditions. Related Links: COFFEEBOXX Kickstarter Campaign Grand Rapids, Mich.-based manufacturer OXX has launched a campaign on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter to bring a more rugged coffee machine to the market. If the company meets its $50,000 fund-raising goal by the end of 2014, OXX will begin mass production on the CoffeeBoxx, a lightweight yet durable coffee brewer built to survive the rough conditions of construction sites."The inspiration for CoffeeBoxx came when I started noticing construction crews in our neighborhood using beaten-up coffeemakers on jobsites," says OXX CEO
Photo Courtesy of Haulotte The Activ'Shield Bar can detect when the operator is trapped. Responding to a growing demand for safety devices that protect aerial-work-platform operators from getting crushed by overhead objects, French-based Haulotte has introduced its Activ'Shield Bar, which is now available across much of its lineup of telescoping, articulating and vertical lifts.The new crash bar senses when the operator's body begins to press tightly against the platform's control panel. In its first 18° of motion, the bar provides an audible warning. Beyond that point, the bar shuts down machine functions and enables the operator to move out of
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