Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni anticipates President-elect Donald Trump’s infrastructure plans will play a significant role in reshaping the municipal, transit and industrial fleet industry and their maintenance facilities. Here’s why: Saddled with aging or obsolete in-ground vehicle lifts, coupled with larger, newer transportation vehicles that run hotter and have to be expertly serviced […]
United Bus Technology, a leading IT solution company in the motorcoach industry, has announced the launch of NetBox, designed to provide on-board Wi-Fi and entertainment. The all-in-one platform provides high speed Internet connection with MegaWifi, a movie streaming system with OnCoach Cinema, GPS based fleet management solution MegaTrac, and more. “Compared to airlines, the technology […]
While most customers of heavy-duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni purchase lifts for speedy maintenance, and to get their truck, bus, military or farm equipment back on the job quickly, Vac-Con Inc. uses the company’s award-winning lifts before their trucks are even delivered to the end use It’s all about testing and inspecting to ensure the […]
CarriersEdge, providers of online safety and compliance training tools for the North American transportation industry, has announced a new suite of Driver Wellness courses. Offered in three modules, the courses can be used as an extension to an existing wellness program, or as a starting point so fleets can educate drivers about how to stay […]
Heavy duty lift leader, Stertil-Koni, has called on the incoming administration headed by President-elect Donald Trump to focus on upgrading U.S. infrastructure and transportation in the upcoming term, beginning January 2017. Further, Stertil-Koni urges members of Congress to support public and private investments, and related incentives, to advance public works programs that will create better […]
U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales declined in the June to August period. Year-to-date sales through August continued to lose ground, falling 29% behind last year’s comparable level from a reading of 25% lower for year-to-date May, as reported last quarter. On the buying side, natural gas vehicle purchases continue to […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni has announced the North American rollout of the company’s just-released ST 1064, a high-performance, lower capacity hydraulic mobile column lift with a capacity of 14,000 lbs. per column, or 56,000 lbs. for a set of four. Engineered to deliver an optimal combination of flexibility, productivity and efficiency, the latest […]
Kenworth has expanded its T880 with a set-forward front axle configuration and named the truck the T880S. It is designed for fleet and truck operators in ready-mix, dump and mobile crane applications where every incremental pound of payload delivered contributes directly to the bottom line, and excellent maneuverability and visibility are valued. The bumper setting […]
BYD, the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, broke ground on the second of three phases of construction at its vehicle manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California. The facility is already the site of BYD’s coach and bus vehicle plant that employs approximately 400 people working in areas such as engineering, production, quality control, procurement, and […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni, through its exclusive distributor Petroleum Solutions Inc. (PSI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, has recently been selected by the Central Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) to equip the agency’s recently upgraded vehicle maintenance facility, Cedar Creek, with advanced mobile column lifting systems and shop equipment. The demands for the […]
