Monday, July 14th, 2008
For more than a century “tipper” trucks—so called for their ability to lift their cargo beds at an angle that allows their contents to empty without manual intervention—have helped construction crews haul heavy building materials, including tons of asphalt and gravel at a time. The typical model of tipper seen on construction sites worldwide is the dump truck, which uses a hydraulic lift to raise one end of its cargo bed high into the air while its contents slide out of the back or to the side. Munich-based truck maker F.X. Meiller GmbH & Co KG has seen the future of construction hauling, and it is a sleek all-wheel drive tipper capable of dumping on all four directions.
Chinese transportation designer Haishan Deng created a series of concept drawings depicting what Meiller’s new “super tipper” truck in action that won him a 2007 red dot award for product design from Germany’s Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, an institution formed in 1955 to promote industrial design aesthetics. Inspired by the movement of quadruped animals, Deng designed the super tipper with independent suspension arms that absorb uneven terrain better than conventional dump trucks.
No word yet on when Meiller plans to build these tippers or how much they will cost, but Deng says the truck’s six engines and battery system will be the priciest parts. A scaled-down prototype is scheduled to be on display
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Where should you sell your used RV? Traditionally, most used rv’s not traded in at an RV dealer were listed in the RV classified ads in the local newspaper. As most RV buyers bought locally, only the RVs at the local dealer and those rv’s in the local classified ads were typically considered. With the advent of the internet, RV sales options have changed dramatically.now, it’s possible to reach thousands or even millions of potential RV buyers for a nominal fee. With some websites, RV listings can even be free, while others charge well over $100 for “featured” listings to that last until the RV is sold.Where, then, is the best website to sell your used RV? How do you maximize the possibility of selling your rv fast, and at an acceptable price?
There are a number of factors to consider in making a decision how to market your recreational vehicle properly. The following are some considerations on where to sell your used rv. Following this text are other articles concerning rv sales.
First - Realize that Listing your RV for Sale With One Website is not equivalent to “Listing Your RV On the Internet.”Many RVs are expensive - often as much as or more expensive than a home. While sellers are often willing to pay 6% or 7% to an agent to help sell their home (which would amount to $12,000-$14,000 for a $200,000 RV), many RV sellers are reluctant to pay for a rv classified ad on more than one website because it may cost an extra $50 to do so. Instead, there is a common misperception (which can be costly and time consuming) that once an RV is listed on one website, everyone will see it since it’s “listed on the internet.”
The reality is that there are literally millions of websites on the internet, and billions of web pages. In order to be seen, internet traffic must be driven toward your used RV ad through paid advertising on Google, Yahoo!, and other search sites, through inclusion of your RV classified ad listing on other sites that are heavily visited by recreational vehicle owners, through “natural” search queries (i.e. websites that appear at the top of the “free” search results through Google, Yahoo!, and the other search engines), and through non-Internet marketing.For general searches, prospective rv buyers may type in any of thousands of different word combinations that all seek one thing - a website to help them find their next RV. The top results in a Google search for “find an RV” will likely be very different than a search for “used RVs for sale”. Similarly, the results for a search using Yahoo! will likely yield different websites than the websites shown for Google, even when the same search terms are used.
Because different search terms and different search engines yield different search results (as well as different advertising results which are also returned with the search results), there is no “one” RV search site that covers all used rv listings, or which everyone sees when searching for RVs. Additionally, websites such as RetirementLifeToday.com, a leading senior website, feature recreational vehicles to their audience, which are comprised in large part of the same demographics as the primary group of RV purchasers. Because this audience can search for RV’s on a website that they are already regularly visiting, there is no need for them to look for another website displaying RVs for sale. As a result, these prospective purchasers may never look for an “RV-Only” search site.Article Tip - Unless there is no hurry to sell your RV, strongly consider listing your RV on more than one website at the time that you wish to sell your used RV. Not only will listing on multiple sites increase the possibility of selling your RV sooner, but it also increases the possibility of receiving multiple offers. Multiple offers also allow you the chance to sell your RV at the highest possible price.
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