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They're back.

Publication: OEM Off-Highway
Publication Date: 01-JUL-08 		Format: Online
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Full Article Title: They're back.(Department)

Article Excerpt
They're back

by Chad Elmore

Rugged, rigid-frame off-highway trucks get a new lease on life.

Before articulated dump trucks arrived on the scene, rigid-frame, heavy-duty, no-frills off-highway dump trucks performed the haulage tasks at construction sites, quarries and mines. One by one however, the firms that built trucks named Cline, Hayes and Dart eventually turned off the lights. While some of the older rigid-frame trucks are still kept on the job by dedicated shops, it's a best-kept secret that brand-new examples can still be ordered. That's something Western Star intends to change with its 6900 XD 40-ton truck.

A new model of a truck...

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