Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeNSSGA schedules ‘Floor It! Jam the Switchboards’ for March 14The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) has scheduled its next “Floor It!” “Jam The Switchboards” day for Wed., Mar. 14, between 11 a.m. – Noon EDT timed to coincide with the end of the Closing General Session of NSSGA’s annual convention in Charlotte. Members of Congress are moving forward with their work on […]March 12, 2012TechnologyConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has appointed Greg Halsted as its Pacific Northwest/Western Canada Regional ManagerConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has appointed Greg Halsted as its Pacific Northwest/Western Canada Regional ManagerMarch 11, 2012BusinessSoutheastern Equipment hires Steven Croucher as service managerSoutheastern Equipment hires Steven Croucher as service managerMarch 11, 2012Construction EquipmentSoutheastern Equipment hires George Nofel as sales repSoutheastern Equipment hires George Nofel as sales repMarch 11, 2012RoadbuildingDaimler recalling Freightliner, Western Star trucksDaimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year.March 8, 2012BusinessPresident Obama visits Daimler plant in Mt. Holly, N.C.During a visit to the Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) manufacturing facility in Mount Holly, N.C., on March 7, President Barack Obama announced a $1 billion National Community Deployment Challenge designed to spur deployment of clean, advanced vehicles in communities around the country. He also congratulated Daimler on the production of its 1,000th Freightliner natural gas truck, and for adding 1,000 workers to the plant last year, many of whom had been laid off during the recession.March 7, 2012SafetyParsons Brinckerhoff designing Connected Vehicle Project infrastructureParsons Brinckerhoff has been selected to design and supervise deployment of technology infrastructure for a U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) pilot program to study the potential of operating connected vehicles on the streets and highways of Ann Arbor, Mich. Called the Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Model Deployment project, the $15 million research effort is […]March 7, 2012TechnologyIron Search expands into construction marketFranklin, Tenn.-based Iron Search has expanded into the construction market. “The goal is simply to help dealers reach new buyers and sell their inventory faster,” said David Greenberg, Iron Search president, in a press release announcing the expansion into the construction market. Iron Search has recently been redesigned with new features, content and service partners […]March 6, 2012RoadbuildingPropane autogas trucks on display at Work Truck ShowThe Propane Education & Research Council will showcase the “lean and green” benefits of propane autogas as it displays trucks, mowers and fuel dispensers at the 2012 Work Truck Show, North America’s largest work truck event, in Indianapolis through Thursday, March 8. PERC is exhibiting propane autogas vehicles that it says cost less to operate […]March 6, 2012RoadbuildingU.S. diesel price continues to climbWith tensions overseas continuing to drive up the price of crude oil, the price of diesel has soared 23.8 cents in the past four weeks. The average retail price of a gallon of on-highway diesel jumped 4.3 cents to $4.094 a gallon during the week ended Monday, March 5, according to the U.S. Department of […]March 6, 2012Previous PagePage 117 of 591Next PageTop StoriesExcavatorsCloser Look: Link-Belt's Smallest X4S Excavator, the 145The 15.4-metric-ton model is designed to move a lot of material in tight spaces with reduced tail swing, improved hydraulics and new tech.Graders/ScrapersCaterpillar Adds Joystick Option for Next-Generation 140 Motor GraderConstruction EquipmentCaterpillar Previews 5 Autonomous Equipment Lines at CES (Video)Compact TractorsCloser Look: Kubota’s New Grand L70 Tractors Completely Redesigned After 12 YearsFeatured SponsorWhat Every Shop and Fleet Should be Tracking
