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A sampling of Volvo’s VHD product range will be on display next week during World of Concrete 2016 Feb. 2-5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Engineered for reliable performance in demanding applications such as concrete mixer, construction, oil field, logging, snow plow or heavy haul, the VHD is tough enough to handle any task while keeping […]

A Kenworth 7-axle, T880 short hood mixer with a PACCAR MX-11 engine is Kenworth’s showcase construction truck at the upcoming 2016 World of Concrete Show Feb. 2-5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The T880 mixer will appear in the Kenworth booth (No. C6348). The mixer represents a new T880 configuration developed to provide contractors […]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it to Dee Dee Harris to drive a comfortable truck? “It’s way past a 10, I can tell you that,” she said. As a driver/mentor for Houston-based Best Redi-Mix, Harris has been in numerous trucks during her 25-year trucking career – the past four with […]

In 1972, a group of Midwestern ready mix concrete producers banded together to manufacture a revolutionary new ready mix truck design, forming the Terex legacy brand Advance Mixer. “The front discharge mixer offered improved truck maneuverability at the jobsite and reduced jobsite labor requirements,” says David Rinas, director of sales and marketing for Terex Roadbuilding. […]