DREAM TRUCKS

In this day and age, truck makers realise that safety comes first – this has become their first priority.Manufacturers have made huge efforts to ensure driver and employee safety when behind the wheel of any of their trucks.  Truck manufacturers have expanded their efforts to create trucks that are not just fast, tough and reliable, but safe to drive under any circumstances and even in the most hostile terrains. This effective and well-oiled machine that is the truck manufacturing sector of the automotive industry is well worth a closer look.

The World Is Changing Fast

 Whether you are a produce or hi-tech goods supplier, global raw material distributor, a manufacturer of any sort or a factory owner in Naples, you will almost without doubt be reliant on the trucking industry. You may find that you need a tipper truck, curtain-side, flat-bed, grader or digger for your company, or even just the tractor unit alone. Basically, without trucks, practically all global enterprise could grind to a halt.  As companies continue to grow, developing world countries continue to develop and the people who live in this world continue to improve the surroundings in which they live – the demand for commercial trucking will not die down. Over the past decade, the need for trucks has been growing consistently. Even in the recession, the economy relied on the use of trucks, despite the demand for new trucks falling through the floor. This will always be the case. The growth of new markets within developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America has given truck manufacturers a great opportunity to expand their own share.

Different Size Types of Trucks Available

 There are many different types of trucks and not everyone may be aware of just how many variations of truck the manufacturers have to offer, especially small or medium size business owners who rely on the global logistics market every bit as much as the international construction and mining companies do.  Truck makers categorise trucks by their weight-carrying capacities. Trucks in the US are categorised into eight weight classes, ranging from the lightest at class one up the scale to class eight. An example just to put some perspective on this: a Dodge Ram 3500 would fall in a class 2 while the Ford F-350 falls under class 3. A GM C4500 falls under class 4, while the Ford F-550 is categorised class 5. Any truck which is bigger than a Ford F-750 or GM C8500 would probably be placed in the class 8 category.

The tractor unit of the truck is really where all the important stuff happens. The tractor unit houses the engine, gearbox, cab and it also pulls the trailer! Usually purpose-built, the tractor is generally ordered separately from the trailer. As with trailers, there are many different types of tractor; each built for a specific purpose. There is as big an industry built up around the manufacture of trailers as there is around the manufacture of truck tractors. To give you an idea of the differences between types of truck the categories are as follows:

 Light Duty Trucks – These trucks provide a lower capacity of storage. These types of truck perform basic utility functions and mostly transport everyday household goods a relatively small distance.  They also deliver the products we need to build the homes we live in.  Imagine what would happen if these trucks did not exist and we did not have all these products that we probably take for granted available to us!

 Main Models– These trucks are service trucks, dump trucks, flatbed trucks and the pickup trucks.  These medium size model trucks are usually used for the lighter capacities of carrying and quickest way of transporting.   The medium duty trucks are the trucks with better carrying capacities and used by most large companies for transport of goods from one branch to another, for example. Types of commercial trucks used may be medium duty box trucks, bucket trucks, reefer trucks and rollback trucks. All types of company or business will in some capacity use this type of truck – these are the most frequently used commercial vehicles.

 Large commercial trucksare also sometimes called articulated trucks, or Artics for short. The trailer of these trucks is able to swivel on a hook, hinge or tow-bar, giving them articulation by design and thus name. These are the big guys – the trucks that really just get on with the job. Mac trucks are what we knew them as while I was growing up. This is a brand name, however, and the same as calling a vacuum cleaner a Hoover. Heavy-duty trucks or articulated dump trucks and graders are used heavily by both the construction industries and the transportation industries. Their reputation for immense power and performance is justified; they regularly transport thousands of tons of raw materials to construction sites, or shift industrial machines from place to place around countries and continents.

 Whatever their need or application, and no matter where in the world they are needed, a few companies come to mind instantly – Mack trucks, Caterpillar and JCB. Mack have a reputation for building reliable construction trucks, reliable motorway and interstate transporters, and the most hardy of refuse trucks in the US. Mack trucks always deliver! Both JCB and Caterpillar have built their reputations upon their huge range of trucks whose reliability enables their employment in some of the most hostile and challenging environments around the globe. These amazing giants of the automotive world often operate night and day, thanklessly performing their important function time after time as quickly and safely as possible. Did you know that the tyres on these big monster trucks are often made to order and can cost upwards of £20,000 per tyre. Down time on these massive machines can cost corporations thousands if taken out of operation; replacements need to be flown into often remote and hostile locations at a moment’s notice. In their game time really is money!

 The main types of these trucks are the sleeper trucks, dump trucks and the heavy-duty cab chassis trucks. These are some of the most popular types of trucks used today by many construction and land development companies.

 Commercial trucks have various uses:

1.    Transport of small and medium sized goods.

2.    Transportation of fuels, liquids and gases in tankers.

3.    Contributing in the development of residential construction.

4.    Maintaining a safe community by playing their part in road construction.

5.    Waste elimination.

6.    Providing services for other companies or residential.

 There is more to add to the list.  We could have a list which goes on forever because the benefits of trucks are of enormous value to any type of company whether they are a small, medium, or a large sized company – all rely on big trucks in some way or another.

 Some of the best names in the world of big trucks are Peterbilt, Mack, Kenworth, DAF, Renault, Mercedes, Freightliner trucks, Feterl Manufacturing Corporation.Some of the best looking and high functioning trucks on the market are supplied by these companies. Unique among transport vehicles and truly in a class of their own, they exhibit flair, strength and speed all in one hit. All commercial trucks on the market by these manufacturers are creating a huge buzz in the business industry worldwide.

Advertising and sales of trucks of all shapes and sizes is done primarily by these big names in the commercial truck business. They are responsible for a huge chunk of the supply of commercial trucks to both US and UK markets.Successful migration into the African, Asian and south American markets has been achieved as a result of huge efforts in truck brand recognition by the main players in the industry.It can be said that commercial trucks have changed, and are still changing, the world as we know it. 

 CEO and company managers worldwide strive to help improve our societies’ infrastructure by quickly moving everyday goods and perishable resources between company depots, from cities to rural areas as well as between countries, as is the case in Europe. Trucks are the only way our economies are still able to move forward in this fast-paced society. It is often neither cost effective nor logistically possible due to rail infrastructure to haul large amounts of freight across Europe and Britain.

 Commercial trucks are easy to buy through expert distribution services worldwide made available by the big names in the trucking world.  There are many franchised dealerships with strict supervision so that buyers always get the very best service, parts and equipment. Commercial truck providers are helping to improve communities and the hard working people who live in them.At the end of the day, commercial trucks bring results, and results go on to create jobs and more results.

A stable financial future for ourselves and for generations to come depends on continued economic growth. Truck sales across Europe and the US have been crippled by the world recession. Some smaller truck dealerships who were appointed as approved representatives on behalf of the big manufacturers have been dealt a crippling blow to their order books, with many experiencing unprecedented returns. The reason for this is simple economics: even after the reserve banks lowered their lending fees, small businesses were still being offered higher interest rates on truck loans than they could afford, forcing them to return the trucks, or risk financial ruin.

 While some small businesses may no longer be able to consider purchasing a new truck, the flip side of the coin is that the market for used commercial vehicles in some sectors could actually see positive growth. Commercial vehicles play a part in so many types of operation. Whether you are a small enterprise starting out with a couple of Ford Transit Vans, perhaps a larger company needing to downsize to smaller vans, or maybe you are considering whether to buy a minibus to move workers between sites – the used commercial vehicle industry is yet another important facet of the truck industry as a whole.

The future of the trucking industry around the world is still bright. By making their constant deliveries of building materials, consumer goods and food supplies, trucks keep our economy moving. Most truck drivers spend a lot of time away from home; spare a thought for the driver who may be many miles from home and family next time you see a big truck on the road.