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The Origin of Action Trucks & The Action Van & Truck World

In the beginning, Action Fiberglass & Manufacturing Limited was established in 1980. Initially, Action, known then as Atlantic Winnebago Kaps, imported shells from the U.S. and assembled them in its facility in Dieppe, New Brunswick.

In the early 1980’s, Action began manufacturing it’s own truck caps in Moncton, New Brunswick and concentrated on expanding it’s product line to include truck bed liners and later further increased it’s line of products and began to distribute a wide variety of light truck and car accessories through Action Truck Caps & Accessories retail outlets in Atlantic Canada. (more…)

Benifits Of Packing Moving Services by Trucks

Packing?? No doubt, it’s a deadly job.
It’s tedious and time consuming. It causes more stress then is really necessary. Trying to get all the packing done on your own?? You can’t really make out how much of a hassle it can be.

Today professional movers and certified packers are ready to do it all for you. Having trained packers do all of the packing for you make the whole process move a lot quicker, easy and convenient. It saves your valuable time to attend to all other matters of your move. The major concern of the packers and movers is to provide packing solutions to pack household goods, industrial goods, machineries, art wares, handicrafts, explosives goods, furniture, electronic equipment and several other innumerable fragile products in a manner that they can reach their final destination safely. (more…)

Toyota Consider Going To The Past For New Truck?

The word legendary is thrown around far too often by people. Every so often, however, the term is appropriate. In the case of the Toyota Truck of the 1980s, the title certainly was. The good news is Toyota seems to realize it and recently revealed a Toyota Truck Concept vehicle that was essentially an early 1980s Toyota Truck!

The Toyota Truck of the 1980s was so iconic that it didn’t even need a fancy name. No, it was just “the truck.” The truck was great because it was actually a compact truck and had reliability that simply was amazing. The key was the 22R engine that just ran and ran and ran and well, you get the idea. The truck is still seen driving around everywhere you look. The 22R stock engine is still running in many of them with only the occasional timing belt change, tune up and oil change being done. A truly amazing vehicle! (more…)

Electric Truck Conversion

You’ve decided to do an electric truck conversion and now you need detailed plans to get you started. Doing the conversion is not that difficult if you follow these simple steps.

· Find a place to work- shop, garage etc.

· Get your tools ready, saws, cordless drill, wrenches etc.

· Locate a decent small truck to convert

· Get detailed electric truck conversion plans (more…)

Safety Tips for Using Boom, Bucket, Crane, and Digger Derrick Trucks

Boom trucks, bucket trucks, crane trucks, and digger derrick trucks are utilized in a multitude of businesses and can be found on the side of our streets all the time. If you have ever driven down the street and stopped to watch as the electric company or telephone companies utilize one of these trucks, you would see a worker being airlifted up into the sky in the bucket. This truck is a bucket truck. Many individuals are not aware that this is what the vehicle that they use is. The main use of a bucket truck is to raise and lower a worker from a place that is way too high for a regular ladder to be used.

These vehicles can be bought in various shapes and sizes and is created to make the work easier for those individuals that use them. Bucket trucks can be used for various reasons, but the most popular is for use with telephone poles or power lines. By the workers using this type of vehicle, they are able to finish their work in a more efficient and safe manner. (more…)

I-80 Equipment Offers Cheaper Digger Derricks

Published: Mar 2nd, 2010 | Author: Alex Bhaswara Add Comment

i-80 Equipment offers a cheaper price for their digger derricks. Construction is a constant event, one that requires specific tools depending on the quality of the work and the area under construction. Trucks of all kinds are available at their website – I80equipment.com. For truck owners, they offer a reconditioning service, so truck –related businesses are likely to find service from them.

I-80 Equipment boasts a wide array of brand name trucks, such as Versalift and MTI, among others. An online catalog is available for consumers who want to research their options before putting money down. Those who already have an idea of what kind of truck they’re looking for may also gain some use from this catalog as it can make sure that I-80 equipment and the consumer have the same truck in mind. Of course, people who aren’t sure what truck they need can do the legwork through this online catalog as it can show them what’s out there. (more…)

I-80 Equipment Brings Cheaper Prices With Their Digger Derricks

Published: Mar 2nd, 2010 | Author: Alex Bhaswara Add Comment

i-80’s webpage (i80equipment.com) brings with it a welcome announcement for people looking for digger derricks with a sale. Construction projects are relatively common and the best construction requires the right tools for the right task. I-80 Equipment has been offering trucks to the United States for almost two decades. Their website is appears to have information on the trucks their offering and the reconditioning services that they offer. Details regarding their reconditioning services are in great detail on their website.

Brands such as Connecticut, Duralift and Versalift are available for purchase. People have said that their most useful feature is their online catalog as it lets them view the details of their potential purchase without having to search elsewhere. For those who have a specific truck in mind, the online catalog serves to make sure that there is no confusion between I-80 Equipment and their potential customer. Those unsure of the specific truck their going to purchase can peruse the online catalog to find what options are available to them and their budget. Those who cannot find the truck they’re looking for on the catalog are told by the website to inform I-80 Equipment, who will then do what they can to find that special truck. (more…)

Finding reliable reconditioned Derrick Digger trucks

Published: Mar 2nd, 2010 | Author: Alex Bhaswara Add Comment

The best stocked place to find your reconditioned Derrick Digger truck would undeniably be I-80 Equipment; find their website at http://www.i80equipment.com. They have been supplying supplies companies in the following industries fro the more than 17 years. Tree Care, Sign and Light, Electric Utility and Telecommunications Industries and many other related industries. (more…)

New bucket trucks from i80equipment.com

Published: Mar 2nd, 2010 | Author: Alex Bhaswara Add Comment

We all know how much brand new bucket trucks can cause. The rates of the prices are so high and at times can definitely affect the capital of business. Now the solution can be found through the company I-80 equipment company.

This company focuses on reconditioning used bucket trucks as if they were brand new. If you are currently starting out a business you should absolutely take a look at their different trucks that can help you start out on the right foot. (more…)

Different uses for Bucket trucks

Published: Mar 2nd, 2010 | Author: Alex Bhaswara Add Comment

Though originally designed for use in orchards, bucket trucks, also known as “cherry pickers” are today used in a wide variety of industries. Government agencies, rescue workers and private companies use these trucks on a daily basis for lifting and lowering workers to places too tall for ladders. Common uses include servicing telephone, cable television and electrical equipment on utility poles, mining, construction, exterior painting, and sometimes by tree trimmers to work safely in un-climbable trees. Workers even hang Christmas light displays and banners using bucket trucks. In fact, we see them along roadsides and on construction projects nearly every day.

Bucket trucks make some occupations much safer and easier. Fire trucks and window washers sometimes use bucket trucks as a substitute for ladders, reducing the risks associated with ladders wobbling, slipping and throwing the worker to the ground. Other life saving uses includes implementation in the electrical industry. When working with high voltage power lines, there is always a risk of electrical shock. But when using a cherry picker, the rubber tires can insulate the truck and operator from the ground in case of contact with a high voltage power lines. (more…)