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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat launches Global Operator Challenge; Prinoth unveils Panther T7R crawler carrier; Hitachi intros new mining excavators; Potain MDT 809 Manitowoc’s largest topless crane; Terex sells boom trucks, truck cranes to Load King

Terex sells equipment to Load King, new Potain MDT 809 topless crane, and Hitachi intros new EX2600-7 and EX5600-7 mining excavators. More here.

April 29, 2019

Dealers

Coastline Equipment expands branch, Doosan Portable Power presence

Coastline Equipment is an authorized distributor of Doosan Portable Power air compressors, generators, light towers, compaction equipment, and more.

April 25, 2019

Construction Equipment

Hitachi’s new EX2600-7, EX5600-7 mining excavators improve fuel efficiency 8-10%

The new engine and hydraulic technologies on the mining excavators reduce fuel consumption by 8 to 10 percent from previous models and more. Details here.

April 22, 2019

Construction Equipment

Hitachi names new president of U.S. wheel loader division

Al Quinn to become the new president of Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America after Masaaki Hirose steps down as the current president. Details here.

April 5, 2019

Machine control

With intelligent excavators ruling the marketplace, here’s how to find machine controls that match your needs

In the early days of machine control the customer had two options: take it or leave it. When manufacturers started bundling basic packages as standard equipment, the “leave it” option started to fade away. The early-adopter contractors heralded the arrival of machine control as the best thing since hydraulics, but many felt it was costly […]

March 18, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: JCB intros 1CXT, a tracked backhoe with CTL skill; Roush unveils 650-hp F-150 SC; Toro Dingo TXL 2000 now in production; Hitachi intros excavator Grade Guidance; Fuso’s FE180 is first gas cabover

Fuso intros the FE180, the first gas-powered cabover on the market Fuso at the recent Work Truck Show in Indianapolis debuted its new FE180 gasoline-powered truck. The first Class 5 gasoline cabover on the market—and part of the Fuso FE GAS Series that debuted last year—is exclusive to the North American market. It is powered by […]

March 18, 2019

Construction Equipment

Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2018

Check out the top heavy equipment and construction industry news stories of the 2018 year. Get details and read the high-profile stories on Equipment World.

January 11, 2019

Telematics

There will be 4.9M construction machines with OEM telematics by 2022, report says

Could construction equipment OEM telematics systems reach an estimated 4.9 million units by 2022? Berg Insight believes it will. Learn more on Equipment World.

January 1, 2019

Dealers

Big Iron Dealer of the Year finalists named

Equipment World released the names of the five heavy equipment finalists for its Big Iron Dealer of the Year award. Learn more about each of the finalists here.

October 1, 2018

Dealers

Hitachi buys into North American rental market with equity purchase of ACME Lift Co.

Hitachi Construction Machinery is getting into the rental market with plans to make its heavy equipment more available for rent in North America. Details here.

September 17, 2018

Dealers

Financed new wheel loader sales up 10% in 1Q. These are the top sellers

The number of new wheel loaders financed in the first quarter of 2018 tracked 10 percent above the same period last year, according to an Equipment World analysis of EDA data. Used financed wheel loader sales during the quarter, however, were 7 percent below the number of units sold in the first quarter of 2017.   Who […]

July 24, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Volvo, Skanska to test electric site quarry; Deere-Hitachi unveil new excavators; OSHA removes crane capacity from operator certification; Volvo developing remote control mining loader; Chevy adds 2.7L I4 to Silverado engine options

This week Chevy adds new 2.7L Turbo I4 to 2019 Silverado, Deere-Hitachi unveils reduced tail swing excavators, and much more. Check out our Equipment Roundup.

May 28, 2018