NEW TRUCKS EMERGE, SERVICEABILITY BENEFITS

Construction truck redesigning by manufacturers has incorporated functions that make servicing the truck easier and sometimes cheaper. Recent changes range from major reconfigurations of hoods and cooling systems to O-rings that prevent corrosion and maintenance-free batteries. This article, citing individual manufacturers, gives a brief review of these changes.

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  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 34-35
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction industry; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle maintenance
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477497
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM