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Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson is the executive editor of Equipment World magazine and has been writing about construction and related fields for 26 years. A 1979 graduate from the University of Alabama, Jackson is also a U.S. Army veteran and a father of two.

Rexroth’s Bosch and Dana divisions debut fuel-saving pump control system, R2 HVT at Bauma

Rexroth’s Bosch and Dana divisions debut...

Posted on Apr 16, 2013

The Rexroth Dana hydro-mechanical transmission with a Bosch Rexroth variable displacement pump (in blue) mounted on the end. Diesel engine ...

Wirtgen Group unveils Hamm H 25i compactor with crusher drum, new smaller rollers at Bauma

Wirtgen Group unveils Hamm H 25i compactor with crusher...

Posted on Apr 15, 2013

Hamm H 25i VC compactor with crusher drum In an enormous, two story outdoor exhibition space at Bauma, Wirtgen has ...

Cummins, Liu Gong, ZF celebrate L9.3 engine joint venture at Bauma

Cummins, Liu Gong, ZF celebrate L9.3 engine joint...

Posted on Apr 15, 2013

The L9.3 engine, jointly developed by Cummins and Liu Gong, was designed specifically for wheel loaders in the Chinese ...

Copies of President Obama's 2014 Fiscal Year Budget. Credit: Associated Press

Obama budget slashes funding for DERA’s emissions...

Posted on Apr 12, 2013

Copies of President Obama's 2014 Fiscal Year Budget. Credit: Associated Press Let’s see...Solyndra gets $535 million in government cheese, goes ...

Upcoming webinar to discuss controversial new OSHA crane rules

Upcoming webinar to discuss controversial new OSHA...

Posted on Apr 11, 2013

Confused about the new OSHA regulation for crane use? You’re not alone. But by early 2014 anybody who operates or ...

Ring Power Rook is a Caterpillar 287C armored for crime fighting (VIDEO)

Ring Power Rook is a Caterpillar 287C armored for crime...

Posted on Apr 09, 2013

Take a Caterpillar 287C multi-terrain loader, hit it with some olive drab paint and arm it with a phalanx of ...

A look under the hood of Caterpillar’s new 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator

A look under the hood of Caterpillar’s new 336E H...

Posted on Apr 05, 2013

Caterpillar has been talking in vague terms about  it's 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator for several months now. This week ...

VIDEO: Central Texas Tool Company a family-run machine shop from a bygone era

VIDEO: Central Texas Tool Company a family-run machine...

Posted on Apr 03, 2013

No computers. Drawings done in the dirt. 100 year-old machines driven by overhead belts. Some might think that the Central Texas ...

Vintage Mercedes joy ride turns into $830K wreck for mechanic

Vintage Mercedes joy ride turns into $830K wreck for...

Posted on Apr 03, 2013

Credit: Polizeidirektion Ludwigsburg via Der Spiegel So you’re a mechanic, and life is sometimes dull. But you’ve just finished up ...

Loyalty a two-way street for successful Colorado contractor T-Bone Construction

Loyalty a two-way street for successful Colorado...

Posted on Apr 01, 2013

With a company he built from the ground up starting in 1987, Michael Thibault's T-Bone Construction in Colorado Springs was ...

Doosan delivers DPF-free engines for Tier 4 Final

Doosan delivers DPF-free engines for Tier 4 Final

Posted on Apr 01, 2013

Doosan’s new engines feature changes to piston and ring design as well as other modifications to meet Tier 4 ...

Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on natural gas?

Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on...

Posted on Apr 01, 2013

The Freightliner 114 SD uses a Cummins Westport ISL G that runs on compressed natural gas. Remember when diesel was ...

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