Two-thirds of Swiss teens choose vocational tech

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Posted by Tom Jackson on Oct 05, 2012

Time Magazine has a article out today that's highly relevant to the concerns of the construction industry in the United ...

Reality bites

Emissions

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Sep 27, 2012

I drug in late last night from a whirlwind visit to International’s month-long vocational Boot Camp in Tooele, Utah. It ...

Natural gas first?

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Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Sep 27, 2012

  Natural Gas First?   Arguably, the star of the Boot Camp was a pre-production low-cab-forward International LoadStar with a refuse body. ...

What puts more emissions in the air: cooking a burger...

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Posted by Tom Jackson on Sep 21, 2012

Financed construction equipment sales increase 11...

Equipment

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Sep 20, 2012

Consumption of new construction equipment in August is forecasted to increase by 5 percent from August 2011. August financed new ...

Hilti to end Home Depot relationship

Business

Posted by Tom Jackson on Sep 18, 2012

After 13 years, Home Depot and Hilti are calling it quits. I'm disappointed, but not surprised. I am suprised it lasted ...

Where does MaxxForce transition leave Cat truck?

Emissions

Posted by James Jaillet on Sep 17, 2012

Navistar's new approach to meeting 2010 EPA emissions standards, which partly involves Cummins engines and after-treatment, raises that very question ...

Where the jobs are going to be

Equipment

Posted by Tom Jackson on Sep 06, 2012

  The redish hues you see on this map are underground oil shale and gas shale formations. And for the next ...

The fiery perils of E-15

Equipment

Posted by Tom Jackson on Aug 14, 2012

But it's good for the environment! The EPA is slowly sneaking E-15, that is gasoline mixed with with 15 percent ...

What’s been happening with graders? [Infographic]

Equipment

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Aug 07, 2012

As highlighted in the August issue of Equipment World, trend prices for the top 10 grader models sold at auction ...