Equipment World Staff (EQW)RoadbuildingSummit releases DOT Drug Testing seriesSummit Training Source has released two new interactive, multimedia online courses, DOT Drug Testing: Supervisor Training and DOT Drug Testing: Employee Awareness. These courses are intended to help companies understand the importance of drug and alcohol free employees, as well as the rights and requirements for testing for both employees and supervisors. They are available […]August 30, 2012RoadbuildingMHC Kenworth expands in GeorgiaMHC Kenworth has opened a new parts and service facility in Augusta, Georgia. The new facility, managed by Randy Dowell, is located at 4318 Belair Frontage Road on two acres near I-20 Exit 194. The dealership is the company’s sixth in Georgia and joins a network of more than 325 locations in the United States […]August 30, 2012RoadbuildingSany opens facility in ChinaSany has opened a new excavator factory near Shanghai, China, which can produce an excavator every five minutes. The $818.5 million facility, which uses a computerized production-management system, is located at the 10.7 million-square-foot Lingang Industrial Park with 5.9 million square feet of manufacturing space. The facility features 43,000 square feet of gardens, reflection pools, […]August 30, 2012HomeMHC Kenworth expands in GeorgiaMHC Kenworth has opened a new parts and service facility in Augusta, Georgia. The new facility, managed by Randy Dowell, is located at 4318 Belair Frontage Road on two acres near I-20 Exit 194. The dealership is the company’s sixth in Georgia and joins a network of more than 325 locations in the United States […]August 29, 2012SafetySummit releases DOT Drug Testing seriesSummit Training Source has released two new interactive, multimedia online courses, DOT Drug Testing: Supervisor Training and DOT Drug Testing: Employee Awareness. These courses are intended to help companies understand the importance of drug and alcohol free employees, as well as the rights and requirements for testing for both employees and supervisors. They are available […]August 29, 2012Construction EquipmentRentSmartDemand, flexibility top reasons why you rent  By Marcia Gruver Doyle   Has today’s uncertain market made renting equipment more attractive to contractors? Here’s what a sampling of our readers told us when asked about their rental practices and plans:*August 28, 2012SafetySafety WatchBackhoe Woes  Make sure your machine is blocked or chocked before leaving it on a slope  By Amy Materson    The accident: A backhoe operator was working on covering a pipe in a drainage ditch next to a retaining wall. He parked the machine on a slope and exited the backhoe […]August 28, 2012WorkforceReporterBy Equipment World Staff   Dozer, grader advances highlight Deere’s 175th  This year, John Deere celebrates its 175th year, a history that includes the company’s entry into construction equipment in the mid-1950s. Key products along the way include: 1958: The first all-hydraulic dozer, the Model 64, featured a new six-way power-angle-tilt (PAT) blade. The operator could control tilt, angle, […]August 28, 2012Construction EquipmentQuick DataA snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.  By Marcia Gruver Doyle       Scrapers                          […]August 28, 2012MaintenanceOn RecordFrom the front row  Don’t let the daily grind rob you of the many opportunities to learn something new  By Marcia Gruver Doyle   When you’re running a company, squeezing a few minutes into each day just to catch up on the world around you can be daunting. And so it’s no […]August 28, 2012Previous PagePage 73 of 590Next PageTop StoriesCompact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Case CE's Newest and Largest Electric Mini Excavator, the CX25EVThe battery-powered compact excavator delivers the same power as a comparable-sized 34-horsepower diesel machine, without the noise or emissions.Market PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Articulated Dump Trucks and Sales Trends for 2024-2025Compact Utility LoadersVermeer Rolls Out 4 New ML Series Stand-on Mini Track LoadersVintage EquipmentWatch Antique Tractors from Holt, Best, Caterpillar at HCEA Show 2025Pickups2026 GMC Canyon Revealed: 4 Trims, 7,700 Lbs. Towing, Loads of Features
