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Utility Fleet Acquisition Featured on Trailer-BodyBuilders.com

Missouri Bucket Truck Dealer

Utility Fleet Sales of Texas Acquires Missouri Bucket Truck Dealer.

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Hino Holds Third Annual National Service Skills Competition

Top Hino Service Techs

On July 27, 2011, Hino Trucks held its third annual National Service Skills Competition at Hino’s Training Center in Novi, MI.  Only Hino Master Elite Service Technicians were eligible to participate.  Congratulations to all contestants, listed below, for making the grade to compete this year.
 
John Boyd, Hino of Central Texas
Daniel Burstein, Rush TC – El Paso
Darin . . . → Read More: Hino Holds Third Annual National Service Skills Competition

Kenworth and Hino Win Truck of the Year Honors at ATD Convention

Hino Truck

Hino 338

Kenworth’s T700 sleeper-cab tractor and Hino’s 2012-model 338 took heavy and medium-duty honors, respectively, in the American Truck Dealers’ Commercial Truck of the Year competition for 2011.

The top commercial trucks-selected by a panel of journalists from leading trucking publications-were announced Sunday, April 17, at the 48th annual ATD Convention and Expo at the Phoenix . . . → Read More: Kenworth and Hino Win Truck of the Year Honors at ATD Convention

Hino Trucks introduces its new class 4 and 5 cab over with the first ever U.S. Diesel-Electric Hybrid offering.

New Hino Cab Over

 

Novi, Michigan – Hino Trucks unveiled today a revolutionary addition to its product lineup during the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. Hino will offer four models of the newly designed Class 4 and Class 5 cab over engine (COE) trucks.

In the class 4 market, Hino will offer the 155 diesel model and the . . . → Read More: Hino Trucks introduces its new class 4 and 5 cab over with the first ever U.S. Diesel-Electric Hybrid offering.

The Danger of Buying Used Bucket Trucks from Manufacturer Owned Dealers

Bucket Truck Sales

There is a very real danger in doing business with a used bucket truck and digger derrick company that has only four or five nationwide sales people, but sells trucks from 29 different locations.  Those individual sales people have no way of thoroughly running and inspecting the units for quality control, and . . . → Read More: The Danger of Buying Used Bucket Trucks from Manufacturer Owned Dealers

Hino Trucks introduces HINO INSIGHT advanced telematics solution, powered by WebTech Wireless®

Hino Insight

 

March 31st, 2011

Features free 1-year service subscription plan, 2-year product warranty, critical vehicle alerts center, fleet manager dashboard, remote power door unlock telemetry, and much more

Novi, Michigan – Hino Trucks announces “HINO INSIGHT” – the most advanced, tailored, comprehensive web-based location and telematics solution in the medium-duty commercial truck market. Hino‟s solution provides innovative GPS-based, remote . . . → Read More: Hino Trucks introduces HINO INSIGHT advanced telematics solution, powered by WebTech Wireless®

Work Truck Show 2011 Breaks All Event Records

The Work Truck Show 2011, held in conjunction with the 47th Annual NTEA Convention in Indianapolis, March 8-10, has broken all event records. Verified Show attendance was 10,020, a 24 percent increase over 2010 and a 10 percent improvement over the previous record of 9,084 set in 2007. With an unprecedented 560 exhibitors occupying 16 percent . . . → Read More: Work Truck Show 2011 Breaks All Event Records

Bucket Truck Safety News About Material Handling Winches

Material Handler

The following article was originally published at www.BucketTruckBlog.com, October 2010.

Material Handling Winches Are NOT Aftermarket Options on Bucket Trucks

As I’ve recently browsed the inventory of numerous used bucket truck dealers around the country, I’ve noticed a disturbingly dangerous trend.  Dealers are advertising bucket trucks with “optional” material handlers or “optional” material handling winches.  Yes, . . . → Read More: Bucket Truck Safety News About Material Handling Winches

Big Tax Breaks for Buying Equipment in 2011

Section 179 Banner

NEWS ALERT:  Jan 1, 2011 The ‘Tax Relief Act of 2010′ signed 12/17/2010, extends Section 179 Deduction as well as expands Bonus Depreciation thru the 2011 tax year.

Section 179 limits were increased by the ‘Jobs Act of 2010’ on 09/27/2010 – allowing businesses to write-off up to $500,000 of qualified capital expenditures subject to a dollar-for-dollar . . . → Read More: Big Tax Breaks for Buying Equipment in 2011

Hino Trucks engines rank highest in customer satisfaction

2011 Hino Trucks

Hino Trucks engines rank highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium duty truck owners for a third consecutive year

January 4th, 2011

Novi, Michigan – Hino Trucks engines rank highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium duty truck owners for an unprecedented third year in a row according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Medium Duty . . . → Read More: Hino Trucks engines rank highest in customer satisfaction