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Construction Equipment

Drunk guy wanders onto jobsite, is subdued by workers after trying to operate a backhoe

As if workers don’t have enough to worry about while trying to get their work done on a busy jobsite, a crew in Wisconsin had to wrestle down a drunk man who decided to take a backhoe for a spin last week. According to a report from WBAY TV, a drunk, 58-year-old man wandered onto […]

June 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

Hyundai partners with Werk-Brau

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas (HCEA) has announced a partnership with Werk-Brau, an attachment manufacturer based in Ohio. The partnership should allow Hyundai to provide a wider array of attachment options to its customers. Werk-Brau offers a complete line of original equipment manufacturer and replacement attachments for construction equipment including heavy duty excavator and miniexcavator buckets, ditch cleaning and draining […]

August 20, 2014

Roadbuilding

Hyundai CE to release H930C backhoe loader in North America in 2015

Hyundai Construction Equipment offered a preview of its H930C backhoe loader at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 earlier this month. The loader is slated to arrive on the North American market in late 2015. Scott Rainwater, construction equipment technical support assistant manager for Hyundai CE, told Better Roads the company decided to offer the preview in early 2014 […]

March 28, 2014

Business

Machine Matters

A Big Market More players jump in to a North American HDD market increasingly focused on maxi-rigs   Big opportunities are leading to demands for big equipment in the directional drilling market. At this fall’s International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), maxi-rigs generated the most attention. HDD Broker’s Bob Martin notes strong demand for […]

December 9, 2011

Roadbuilding

CASE LAUNCHES FOUR NEW LOADER/BACKHOES

Case Construction Equipment today launched a complete update of its loader/backhoe product line, introducing four new N Series loader/backhoe models. The company describes the N Series as “Stronger Everywhere,” unveiling dramatic increases in backhoe breakout force and lift, along with increased loader breakout force, lift and reach. The new machines also provide substantially improved visibility […]

September 24, 2010

Construction Equipment

Cat boosts outlook based on quarterly results

Prompting a more optimistic forecast for 2010 as a whole, increased production helped fuel a 91-percent year-over-year hike in second-quarter profit for construction equipment manufacturing giant Caterpillar. “We’ve been highly focused on three things this year – significantly increasing production in response to higher demand from our customers particularly in developing economies, aggressively managing costs […]

July 28, 2010

Roadbuilding

JCB’s sets goal to raise $1 million for Haiti on 3,000-mile charity drive

In response to the ongoing needs in Haiti, construction equipment manufacturer JCB today announced its Backhoe Across America charity drive, a national initiative in partnership with the American Red Cross. The cross-country campaign features a JCB 3CX backhoe loader, which will travel from Georgia to California to help raise the still-needed funds that will be […]

March 15, 2010

Construction Equipment

JCB’s sets goal to raise $1 million for Haiti on 3,000-mile charity drive

In response to the ongoing needs in Haiti, construction equipment manufacturer JCB today announced its Backhoe Across America charity drive, a national initiative in partnership with the American Red Cross. The cross-country campaign features a JCB 3CX backhoe loader, which will travel from Georgia to California to help raise the still-needed funds that will be […]

March 15, 2010