Top 100: Pioneers Work-Truck Multiplexing

    Sept. 28, 2010

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    International's Model 7700 brought multi-varied front leaf suspension and true multiplexed wiring to the vocational truck market. The 7700 targets on/off-highway applications where customers value lightweight components, federal-bridge-formula compliance, and/or other premium features such as 12-inch rails, polished aluminum fuel tanks and battery box, and clean packages to accommodate quad axles. Estimated list price: $95,000 to $125,000.

    Latest in Heavy-Duty Trucks, Class 7 & 8, >26,000 GVW

    Frank Raczon, Construction Equipment
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    Tom Berg, for Construction Equipment
    Daycab VNR displayed at Technology & Maintenance Council’s truck show in Nashville, Tennessee, has a single drive axle for regional delivery service. Tandem rear axles and three sleeper-cab versions will also be available when the new model enters production late this year.
    Photos: Tom Berg for Construction Equipment
    Gray truck on a gray day, but a bright driving experience: 2021 Model 567 dump is ready to roll at Ohio Peterbilt. It has very low miles, the right specs for northeastern Ohio, and looks and performs like new. That makes it a compelling argument for buying “used.”
    Tom Berg, for Construction Equipment
    A trio of single-rear-axle plow trucks sporting green and amber strobes cleans a stretch of Ohio highway after a storm has passed. Green lights are used only on snowplows, differentiating them from other road-maintenance equipment with amber-only lights.
    Frank Raczon, Construction Equipment
    Kenworth electric underhood