Harley-Davidson Puts Its Name on a Semi

Owners of the Harley-Davidson Ford F-150 are all too familiar with the fact that no production H-D motorcycle will actually fit in the bed of one of those things.

Well, no more sissy trucks for you, Harley-Davidson lovers. Behold the new International LoneStar Harley-Davidson Special Edition. It will hold and haul as many motorcycles as you can stuff in a trailer. By my reckoning, that has to be at least a dozen full-size Ultra Classic touring bikes.

This bad boy was introduced on Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show, an annual heavy trucking industry extravaganza, in Louisville, Ky. Only 250 of the trucks will be made in 2009, in sleeper configuration only, and orders will be taken next month. Production begins in June.

The only sticking point may be that the base price starts at $155,000. And more than 40 customization options will be available, potentially driving the price into uncharted territory.

This heavy-hauler H-D is based on the International LoneStar, inspired by the International 1939 D Series truck, which was introduced at last year’s Chicago Auto Show.

Willie G. Davidson, Harley-Davidson’s designer, helped with headlamps from Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Harley badging on the 150-gallon chrome fuel tanks, seven-foot chrome exhaust stacks, Harley gauge faces, silver-and-orange striping for the underlying black paint (the only color offered) and a horizontal bar billet-style Harley-Davidson chrome grille.

The gear shifter also carries a limited-production number plate.

Personally, my favorite feature is inside the cab, where there is a 42-inch-wide sleeper sofa in the back, surrounded by dark rosewood cabinets and a walnut floor. That is roughing it, in style. Who needs to deal with bugs in your teeth?

“This truck,” said Ron Hutchinson, a Harley-Davidson senior vice president, “oozes the freedom and spirit of the open road.”

Well, yeah, sort of. As much as any diesel-powered Harley-Davidson can.

Truck Driving Is The Upcoming Career In Recent Times

There are many small time business men who own a truck taking up truck transportation as a business due to its constant demand. There are even drivers who are well versed with driving and have some spare income in hand tend to utilize that money to buy a travailing financial assistance for the rest of the money.

Trucking is a good business with many advantages. You can start with buying any type of truck which you are most comfortable driving. You can buy tank trucks for sale as these trucks are always in demand to transport liquids like water milk, petrol etc.

You can start your business by buying any used mercury truck for sale which is available in good condition and affordable prices. You can search for these trucks on the internet which have an array of choices to select from. You should be well versed with the basic technology used and features of the trucks so that you are not fooled by the seller.

You can have a rough idea of the variety of trucks available and the prices prevailing in market by making a brief study from various automobile magazines or through various blogs on the internet which offers unbiased information about various products.

You can also buy used Toyota truck for sale, these trucks are a little expensive than their other counterparts but these trucks offer good services and spares making these truck perform extra ordinary feat.There is a lot of advantage of running your own transportation business once you have purchased your own vehicle.

1. You can choose from the variety of operations according to your convenience like undertaking long haul services or local services, or regional services depending upon your convenience and other commitments

2. You can spend quality time with your family when you return home in the evening after completing your short haul services.

3. You do not need to undertake the responsibility of loading and unloading manually if you buy a used tank truck for sale as the loading and unloading is done through pipes, pumps or blowers.

4. It is very convenient as you do not need to wait long for loading and is easily accessible which means you save a lot of time and the only time id on the driving distance.

5. Tank truck drivers are known to be the best drivers and are respected by peers, public and law enforcement authorities etc.

6. The most important advantage being that the as you own the vehicle and drive them as well you are constantly in touch with the company management and dispatchers.

Once you understand the advantages of buying a truck and running them as career and profession, it is an accepted fact that you will benefit in leaps and bound and there will no looking back. if you think buying a truck is not a viable option due to financial constraints you can start by taking up driving as a profession and then slowly move towards buying a your own vehicle.