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Business

Atlas Copco board proposes spinoff company to focus on mining and civil engineering

Atlas Copco’s board of directors has proposed splitting Atlas Copco Group to create a separate company from its Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Business Area and Construction Tools division with the aim of being dedicated to mining and civil engineering customers. This new company would include 12,000 employees from these two business units and would […]

January 27, 2017

Dealers

Caterpillar reports $38.5 billion sales and revenue for 2016, $0.11 per share loss

Caterpillar Inc. has reported an 18 percent drop in sales and revenues for all of 2016 at $38.5 billion, with a per share loss of $0.11 for the year. That compares to 2015, when the company reported full-year sales and revenue of $47.0 billion and a profit per share of $4.18. The loss, Caterpillar says, […]

January 26, 2017

Business

Employers must now use new I-9 Form to verify employment eligibility of new hires

If you are hiring somebody new for your construction company this year, there is now a new and revised Employment Eligibility Verification form (Form I-9) that employers and employees must first fill out. The new form is required as of January 22 and has two parts, one filled out by the employer, the other by […]

January 26, 2017

Trucks

Ford offering performance training for 2017 F-150 Raptor

Ford is offering owners of the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor a chance to attend an off-road training program to learn how to best use all of the features of Ford’s premier off-road pickup. 2017 Raptor owners will receive training from Ford Performance Racing School instructors both in the classroom and on the extreme off-road terrain […]

January 25, 2017

Construction Equipment

KCM intros Tier 4 Final version of 80Z7 wheel loader

The Tier 4 Final version of the 80Z7 wheel loader has been released by KCM Corporation. Equipped with a 4.2 -cubic-yard general purpose bucket, the loader is powered by a 200-gross-horsepower Cummins QS86.7 engine. The machine has no diesel particulate filter (DPF), which eliminates the possibility of plugging or DPF-related servicing. Instead, the loader uses […]

January 24, 2017

Equipment Experts

John Deere adds to crawler dozer lineup with addition of 450K

John Deere has beefed up its crawler dozer lineup with the addition of the 450K and multiple updates to the 550K and 650K. The company plans to feature the 450K at ConExpo in March. “The 450K, 550K and 650K are key models in the John Deere dozer lineup,” says Nathan Horstman, crawler dozer product marketing manager, […]

January 20, 2017

Construction Equipment

John Deere adds to crawler dozer lineup with addition of 450K

John Deere has beefed up its crawler dozer lineup with the addition of the 450K and multiple updates to the 550K and 650K. The company plans to feature the 450K at ConExpo in March. “The 450K, 550K and 650K are key models in the John Deere dozer lineup,” says Nathan Horstman, crawler dozer product marketing manager, […]

January 20, 2017

Home

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

Construction Equipment

Case SV340 skid steer makes debut

World of Concrete gave us a chance to kick the tires on Case Construction Equipment’s newest and largest-ever skid steer, the 3,400-rated operating capacity SV340. The model, which debuted at the GIE landscaping show this past October in Louisville, is making its first appearance at a construction show here. The vertical-lift SV340 is a beefed […]

January 18, 2017

Construction Equipment

Terex Bid-Well launches sidewalk paver attachment at World of Concrete

Terex Bid-Well has launched a sidewalk paver attachment designed to be mounted to any Terex Bid-Well 2450, 3600 and 4800 roller paver and can be operated by one worker. The company made the announcement during the 2017 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. The unit is self-powered by a 14-horsepower engine and features a […]

January 18, 2017