Equipment World Staff (EQW)MaintenanceMaintenanceThe New Cool Organic acid technology in extended life coolants can just about last the life of your engine without replacement or additives. But that doesn’t mean you can ignore maintenance requirements. By Tom Jackson If heat is an engine’s greatest enemy, a new generation of extended life coolants has taken the to the field […]November 1, 2011BusinessMachine MattersCalling on Construction Established and new players alike take aim at the vocational truck market. By Mike Anderson While there may be a new brand in the heavy-duty construction truck business, established players are intent on keeping their strong positions in the vocational market, currently about one-third of all Class 8 trucks made. All […]November 1, 2011BusinessDigital MarketplaceLet the Sun Shine Vermeer unveiled a prototype designed to add efficiency to the exacting demands of solar panel installations. The PD10 pile driver, expected to be in production in 2012, uses an inclinometer with auto-plumb and laser-controlled post depth control to ensure that solar panel posts meet specifications. Controls can either be run from […]November 1, 2011TechnologyMarketplaceICUEE 2011 2nd largest in show history While targeted toward the utility market, the show that bills itself “The Demo Expo,” had something for everyone at this year’s show, held Oct. 4-6 in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 16,000 attendees showed up to view 1.1 million net square feet of products and demonstrations from 800 exhibitors. […]November 1, 2011BusinessRitchie Bros. Auctioneers Q3 2011 results: Net earnings down 9 percent from last yearRitchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. net earnings for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011 were $49.9 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $46.9 million, or $0.44 per diluted share. This compares to net earnings of $52.1 million and adjusted net earnings of $51.4 million, or $0.48 per diluted share for the […]November 1, 2011Construction EquipmentFinal TakeHow infrastructure cuts hurt everybody By Tom Jackson Washington D.C. is in a penny pinching mood, but continuing to starve the Highway Transportation Fund and other infrastructure funds is bad economics, as the chart above demonstrates. The United States spends less on infrastructure as a percentage of our GDP than any developed county in […]November 1, 2011HomeGAO report: States received more highway money than contributedThe House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reports that during the course of the last multi-year surface transportation authorization, better known as SAFETEA-LU, from 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than what they contributed to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report […]November 1, 2011BusinessEagle Materials Q2 2011 results show $6 million in net earningsEagle Materials Inc.‘s financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 ended Sept. 30, 2011, show the company with revenues of $134.8 million, cash flow from operations of $26.4 million, and net earnings of $6 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.14 Revenues increased 2 percent from the prior year reflecting improved sales volumes […]November 1, 2011Safety$214 million invested in CA public transit, air qualitySACRAMENTO – Public transit projects across California are receiving bond funds to upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, and modernize transit stations to create jobs across the state, according to an Oct. 31 press statement from Caltrans. The 138 projects will receive $214 million from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, which includes $3.6 […]October 31, 2011HomeDiesel prices surge againFor a third week in a row, the national average retail price of diesel rose, climbing 6.7 cents to $3.892 in the latest week, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Average prices increased in all regions. The biggest gain was 8.4 cents to $3.866 in the Midwest, and California increased 6.7 […]October 31, 2011Previous PagePage 167 of 591Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $1.2M Fine for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench CollapseOne of the company's workers died in a cave-in in 2023. Two years later, inspectors found similar trench violations, OSHA reports.PickupsNext-Gen Ford F-150 Lightning: 700+ Mile Range but No Longer All-ElectricMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Bulldozers of 2025Compact equipmentBobcat Unveils "RogueX3" Autonomous, Electric Compact Loader (Videos)Featured SponsorWhat Every Shop and Fleet Should be Tracking
