The single rear axle allows Class 7 ratings, but this one’s decidedly Class 8, with axles totaling 44,000 pounds in capacity. The steer axle is set forward to better handle weight of the plow mount ...

Several different truck configurations are capable of delivering asphalt to a paver. End dump trucks and live bottom trucks can unload directly into the paver. Live bottom trucks have a conveyor ...

Dump vehicles come in a dizzying array of configurations - standard dump truck, Superdump, transfer dump truck, truck and pup, tractor with end dump trailer, tractor with side dump trailer, tractor ...

For quite some time, automotive marketing people have been labeling fresh products “all-new” when they aren’t. Major parts—usually including the powertrain—are carryovers. But Western Star’s 49X ...

Have you ever wondered why some semi trucks have one set of wheels and others have two sets crammed together? That's because some semis use a single axle while others have tandem axles, but why is it ...

Articulated dump trucks are relative newcomers to the heavy construction industry, only gaining market acceptance in the 1970s—but its roots date back to the 1940s. Below are four forebears of the ...