Tag: equipment manufacturers

Roadbuilding

Dave Kearby to lead TRIP as executive director

Dave Kearby is the new executive director of national transportation research nonprofit TRIP. He replaces Will Wilkins, who retired this year after 36 years of service at TRIP – 33 of which were as executive director. Kearby served as Central District manager for the Associated General Contractors of Washington for more than a decade and […]

February 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

New, sweeping aerial lift standards to take effect in one year

Long-expected, major changes to standards over-seeing aerial lifts have now been published and will take effect in December 2019. Read more on Equipment World.

December 24, 2018

Dealers

EDA releases 2018 dealer-manufacturer survey report to help improve supply chain

The 2018 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey Report from the Equipment Dealers Association covers the relationship between equipment dealers & their suppliers.

June 4, 2018

Dealers

Survey finds more manufacturers than dealers worry about metal tariffs, but they share same view on tax reform benefits

A survey has found that fewer dealers than manufacturers anticipate negative impacts of the steel and aluminum tariffs pushed by President Donald Trump.

May 16, 2018

Dealers

AEM’s new vice chair is John Lagemann of Deere; Scott Harris of CNH Industrial joins board

John D. Lagemann, a Deere senior vice president of sales and marketing, has been elected  2018 vice chair of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). He fills the unexpired officer term of Jim Walker of CNH Industrial, who recently retired. Also, AEM elected Scott Harris of CNH Industrial to the association’s board of directors to […]

April 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Equipment makers launch ad with workers telling Trump to ‘just say no’ to tariffs

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released a new ad that urges President Donald Trump to not follow through with his plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The video includes equipment manufacturing workers voicing how the move will hurt manufacturing jobs and the industry, making it harder to for U.S. companies […]

March 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

Equipment makers: Trump should back away from tariffs; create manufacturing jobs – not risk them

The equipment manufacturing industry “is profoundly disappointed at President Trump’s actions” on Thursday to advance import tariffs on steel and aluminum, says Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Trump initially exempted Canada and Mexico from the import tariffs, which are take effect in two weeks. He cited “national security” in two […]

March 9, 2018

Business

U.S. construction equipment exports fall 25% in 1Q

Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment declined 25 percent overall for the first quarter of 2016, compared to the same period last year, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. A total of $2.7 billion in equipment was shipped during the quarter, with the African and South American markets each down nearly 50 percent. On the […]

June 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Heavy equipment manufacturers release election-themed mobile game

Hoping to reach the electorate on issues related to manufacturing during this chaotic election cycle, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers have released a game for smartphones and tablets. The I Make America Game, named for the AEM campaign launched in 2010, first presents users with one of several construction and agricultural equipment-themed mini-games before testing their […]

April 25, 2016

Business

Morbark acquired by private equity firm as company looks to reach “next level”

Morbark, makers of a wide variety of heavy equipment and attachments, has been acquired by a private equity firm. According to a Morbark release, the stock purchase of the company was made by an affiliate of Stellex Capital Management with plans to “significantly expand” the company. Stellex has no plans to relocate the company from […]

March 22, 2016

Business

Case CE’s Hasler to retire; company taps Harris as new North America VP

Case Construction Equipment North America Vice President Jim Hasler has announced his plans to retire following 34 years with the company. Hasler will step aside April 1. Case named Scott Harris, the current VP of Parts and Service at parent company CNH Industrial, as Hasler’s replacement. Harris has been with CNH since 2006 and has […]

March 21, 2016

Business

John Deere sales continue to fall as profit is cut by 40% in 1Q

John Deere saw sales decline and a sharp cut in profit for the first quarter, and in response the company has adjusted downward its outlook for the full fiscal year. Deere reported 1Q sales of $5.5 billion, down 13 percent from the same period last year. Profit fell 40 percent to $254.4 million. The global farming […]

February 25, 2016