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Dealers

United Rentals buys power equipment assets from Cummins

Following the announcement last week of its plans to purchase of Neff Corporation, United Rentals says it has bought power equipment assets from Cummins, with service and equipment available immediately. The purchase gives the company Cummins’ mobile rental generator fleet made up of equipment with output ranging from 150 Kilowatts to 2 Megawatts. Cummins will […]

August 25, 2017

Dealers

Barko Hydraulics adds Crosby Equipment as new Georgia dealer

Barko Hydraulics has added Crosby Equipment Company as its new dealer for land clearing and logging equipment in Georgia. “Crosby Equipment Company is a great addition to our dealer network,” says Alecia McKay-Jones, dealer development manager for Barko. “They have strong knowledge of the forest products industry and are well positioned to serve loggers in […]

August 24, 2017

Dealers

Deere Q3 net income soars 31%, construction/forestry sales up 29%

Deere & Company net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 increased 31.3 percent, compared to the same period last year, to reach $641.8 million, while construction and forestry division sales increased 29 percent. Total worldwide net sales and revenues increased 16 percent to $7.8 billion for the quarter compared to Q3 2016, with […]

August 22, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Finning Q2 revenue up 21%; Komatsu Q1 sales up 44%; Takeuchi-US adds Courson Equipment; ARA drops rental forecast

Largest Cat dealer Finning Q2 revenue jumps 21% Second quarter revenue for the largest Caterpillar distributor Finning International jumped 21 percent to $1.58 billion, compared to the same period last year, driven by a 46-percent increase in new equipment sales on a consolidated basis. The company also cites product support revenue growth of 13 percent, […]

August 22, 2017

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Get updated on aerial lift standards with Genie’s “Ask Me Anything” event

Do you have questions about the how new ANSI and CSA standards will affect aerial lift standards will affect equipment, service and training. Genie’s “Ask Me Anything” event, to be held Jan. 23-27, is designed to answer them, and more. The AMA event uses social media messaging to have a conversation with customers and other […]

January 20, 2017

Construction Equipment

Doosan Portable Power adds LED option on four light tower models

Doosan Portable Power is now offering light-emitting diode (LED) as a factory-installed option on its LSC, LS, L6 and L8 light tower models. The LED fixtures, which were launched at the 2017 World of Concrete, can also be added as aftermarket retrofit kit. These fixtures are rated to perform at 50,000 hours, and the company […]

January 19, 2017

Construction Equipment

Skyjack intros 12,000-pound-lift capacity SJ1256 TH at World of Concrete

Skyjack continued the TH Series telehandler introductions, which it debuted last year, unveiling the 12,000-pound lift capacity SJ1256 TH prototype at the World of Concrete today. Production on the unit will start this May. “The four machines we introduced last year exceeded our goals,” says Barry Greenaway, senior project manager, Skyjack, “and this machine continues […]

January 19, 2017

Vocational

Mack adds Rolling Start and Auto Neutral to mDrive AMTs

Mack Trucks has introduced Rolling Start and Auto Neutral, two new safety features for its mDrive and mDrive HD automated manual transmissions. The announcement was made during the 2017 World of Concrete show. Mack Construction Product Manager Tim Wrinkle says the updates are well suited to paving and concrete applications. “mDRIVE Rolling Start is mainly […]

January 18, 2017

Construction Equipment

In push for compact equipment market, Vacuworx unveils line of vacuum lifting systems for skid steers, mini-excavators and others

Unveiled Tuesday at the World of Concrete, the new CM 3 Compact Modular Vacuum Lifting System from Vacuworx is designed to give you vacuum lifting capability with skid steers, compact track loaders, articulating wheel loaders and mini excavators. The modular design can be fitted with different pads and lift to up to 6,600 pounds. It […]

January 17, 2017

Dealers

Euro Auctions acquires heavy machinery auctioneer Yoder & Frey

Euro Auctions, with headquarters in Dromore, Northern Ireland, has purchased U.S.-based heavy machinery auctioneer Yoder & Frey. Financial details of the acquisition were not revealed. The company says the action will “create a stable and strategic partnership from which the local market knowledge of Yoder & Frey, combined with the global market expertise of Euro […]

December 22, 2016

Dealers

Prinoth adds Panther series at Chadwick-Baross dealer locations

Tracked vehicle manufacturer Prinoth has added additional products at dealer Chadwick-Baross locations in the northeastern United States. Chadwick-Baross will offer the full product line for Prinoth’s Panther series for rental and sale in addition to the Prinoth Trooper and SW4S products it already carries. The dealer will provide these products from branches in Westbrook, Caribou and Bangor, Maine; […]

December 7, 2016

Dealers

Business Roundup: News on Nortrax, Safway Group, construction spending, trencher sales trends

John Deere dealer Nortrax adds sales staff in southeast region and Wisconsin Nortrax, which operates John Deere construction and forestry dealerships in the U.S. and Canada, has added John Fairley to its Used Equipment Division in the company’s Southeast Region, and Randy Klug to its sales team in Merrill, Wisconsin. Fairley most recent worked as […]

December 5, 2016