Equipment World Staff (EQW)SafetySafety WatchCompaction cautions Never bypass a machine’s safety features By Amy Materson The accident: Using a borrowed compactor, an operator was compacting soil for a new road. The machine had a faulty starter system – when used on rough terrain, the engine would die, requiring a manual jump start. When the machine died yet again, the […]February 28, 2012SafetyRoadbuilding and Ancillary Equipment (Sponsored Information)ASPHALT PLANTS FEATURE COUNTER-FLOW TECHNOLOGY Lower asphalt temperatures with warm mixes from Milemaker Series asphalt plants by Asphalt Drum Mixers. The plants, which are available in portable, relocatable or stationary versions, mix in a 160- to 425 tons-per-hour range and use counter-flow technology. The Milemaker handles large amounts of recycled asphalt pavement without reducing the […]February 28, 2012BusinessReporterDon’t get stuck on surety bonds One option for contractors searching for work is governmental jobs that typically require surety bonds. And all federal construction projects that exceed $100,000 require bonds. “Bonds are a form of guarantee that the job will be completed,” says Robert Berman, CEO and co-founder of Ox Bonding. “It’s a difficult […]February 28, 2012BusinessEquipment lease finance industry confidence holds steady in FebruaryConfidence in the equipment finance market is 59.6, up slightly from the January index of 59.0, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation February 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) released Feb. 23. These results indicate that industry participants’ optimism is steady despite a cautious outlook about the global economic […]February 28, 2012BusinessAEM: U.S. construction machinery exports gain 43 percent in 2011U.S. construction equipment exports increased 43 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year for a total $23.5 billion of machinery shipped to other nations, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). This follows growth of 28 percent in 2010 after a 2009 decline of 38 percent in the depths of the recession, AEM […]February 28, 2012TechnologyKomatsu names Rod Schrader as new CEO, vice chairmanKomatsu America Corp. has named Rod Schrader as new CEO and vice chairman, effective April 1, 2012. Schrader, a 25-year veteran of Komatsu America, will replace Dave Grzelak, who is stepping down as CEO, but will remain Chairman of Komatsu America until the end of June 2013. “Rod has been an invaluable member of the […]February 28, 2012Construction EquipmentOn RecordAfter a hard day’s bidding By Marcia Gruver Doyle As always, the state of current used equipment auction prices is a matter of perspective. Making my way through the Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reception after the second day of their six-day Orlando auction, two perspectives were evident when I asked the question, “how are prices?” “Good” […]February 28, 2012TechnologyMarketplaceWorld of Concrete hosts more than 50,000 attendees By Equipment World Staff World of Concrete 2012, held January 24-27 in Las Vegas, registered 52,088 attendees for the show, which featured 1,200 exhibitors in 552,500 net square feet of space. Attendees had more than 100 educational opportunities to choose from, as well as popular events such […]February 28, 2012SafetyIntermat PreviewIntermat 2012 Pre-show introduces innovative machines and a sneak peek at SCR-equipped equipment By Tom Jackson Innovations Award winners were showcased in an Intermat pre-show reveal for construction journalists. The show, on a three-year cycle with U.S.-based ConExpo-Con/Agg and the Bauma show in Germany, will take place April 16-21 in Paris, France. Volvo’s on-board […]February 27, 2012BusinessMachine MattersCommercial Pavers Get On Track Asphalt pavers under 125 horsepower increasingly taking on characteristics of their highway-class big brothers By Mike Anderson It’s a small group of mostly niche players that supplies commercial-class asphalt pavers to the North American construction market. But even with BOMAG’s recent decision to exit the paver business, the remaining players […]February 27, 2012Previous PagePage 119 of 591Next PageTop StoriesCompact equipmentBobcat Unveils "RogueX3" Autonomous, Electric Compact Loader (Videos)From the RogueX3 to AI tools that guide operators and technicians, Bobcat showed how the future jobsite is taking shape at CES 2026.ExcavatorsCloser Look: Link-Belt's Smallest X4S Excavator, the 145Graders/ScrapersCaterpillar Adds Joystick Option for Next-Generation 140 Motor GraderConstruction EquipmentCaterpillar Previews 5 Autonomous Equipment Lines at CES (Video)Featured SponsorWhat Every Shop and Fleet Should be Tracking
