Autocar LLC’s Class 8 DC-64D Dump Truck has been named to Equipment Today’s 2021 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products.
Autocar is North America’s oldest brand of specialized severe-duty vocational trucks. It’s DC-64D, built in Birmingham, at the company’s manufacturing plant, was announced this past May as the fourth iteration of the DC-64 line.
Autocar partners directly with its customers to build trucks specifically engineered for their intended application. It also collaborates with select body companies to provide body-chassis integration through an extensive pre-engineering process.
Autocar collaborated with RS Godwin SCS on the dump body and Hardox steel for durability and lighter weight for the DC-64D. Its power comes from multiple Cummins engine options, providing customers with performance, fuel economy and lower operating costs per mile.
Equipment Today recognized the brand based on end-user input over a 16-month period.
Eric Schwartz, president of Autocar Industries, said of the recognition, “It’s a fantastic acknowledgement of the truck’s safety, performance, uptime and user experience.”
The DC-64D is built from the ground up in Birmingham, along with the DC-64R for refuse, DC-64M for mixers and DC-64P for pump. It is purpose built for the construction industry.
