Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.Driver/operator coaching/trainingCat shows how to operate large loaders like a pro with in-depth tour of 988KCaterpillar has posted a helpful training video for large loader operators to its Cat Mining YouTube page. The 25-minute video spends much of its time going through pre-operation basics such as maintenance checks, control location/functionality and start-up/shutdown procedures, but the last 10 or so minutes are chock full of information that even seasoned operators should […]August 11, 2016PickupsPHOTOS: Inside Toyota Texas to see how the Tundra and Tacoma are madeAt its Texas Motor Manufacturing facility just outside of San Antonio, Toyota manufactures both the Tacoma and Tundra pickups. The 4.2 million-square-foot facility’s 7,200 employees build an incredible 40 pickup models across the two platforms. For comparison, the Camry, Toyota’s best-seller and the best-selling car in America, has less than 10 models being made at […]August 10, 2016Construction EquipmentJCB upgrades 4 wheel loaders with larger, more comfortable CommandPlus cab, new enginesA year after unveiling the latest version of its 457 wheel loader, JCB promised at an event in March 2015 that it would be bringing that machine’s redesigned cab to its smaller loaders. Now, the company’s four-model, mid-range loader lineup features that CommandPlus cab and new Tier 4 Final engines. JCB EcoMax diesel engines power the new […]August 9, 2016RoadbuildingCase CE extends entry deadline for Dire States equipment grantCase Construction Equipment is extending its deadline for entries for the company’s Dire States Equipment Grant. The deadline to enter for the grant, which will give a municipal, county or other local government $25,000 in free equipment to offset the costs of building or repairing a critical piece of local infrastructure, has been extended to August […]August 9, 2016DealersParalyzed from waist down, gritty operator still gets the job done with this modified excavatorIt’s not uncommon when talking to skilled operators for them to talk about how the machine, at some point in their development, began to feel like an extension of their body. That’s especially true for excavator operators, who are tasked with quickly operating a giant arm and bucket and with high precision. But for Norwegian excavator operator Tim […]August 8, 2016DealersKomatsu profit falls 52% in 1Q on stronger YenKomatsu, the world’s second-largest construction equipment maker, reported a down first quarter where profit plummeted 52 percent as sales slumped. Profit fell to 15.5 billion yen ($151 million) while sales fell 13 percent to 389.2 billion yen ($3.8 billion). Construction, mining and utility equipment sales fell 12 percent to 345.1 billion yen ($3.4 billion) while […]August 8, 2016DealersJLG doubles length of service intervals on telehandlersJLG has announced that the length of engine service intervals on JLG and SkyTrak telehandlers equipped with Cummins QSF3.8 diesel engines have doubled, from 500 to 1,000 hours. JLG global product director for telehandlers Brian Boeckman says the service interval extension is due to the use of synthetic oil and new oil and fuel filters. […]August 5, 2016BusinessConstruction adds 14,000 jobs in JulyJuly snapped a three-month streak of jobs losses for the U.S. construction industry with an increase of 14,000 workers. Construction employment is now at 6.652 million Americans, a 3-percent increase over the July 2015 mark, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The department’s latest data also revised the June employment total from the previously […]August 5, 2016VocationalMeet ‘Jack,’ Mack’s 800-hp mega crew cab pickup truckLast weekend at the Pocono Raceway, fans were treated to quite the sight when a massive pickup truck toting the American flag led the ceremonial laps at the Pennsylvania 400. The pickup in question is named Jack and is the monstrous creation of Mack Trucks’ Customer Adaptation Center. Given the nickname of Mack Trucks co-founder […]August 4, 2016DealersSales down, profit up at Terex following 2Q sales of construction, MHPS segmentsAlong with a report of a 10-percent decrease in net sales for the second quarter, Terex released its 2016 outlook, updated based on its new, more streamlined corporate structure following the sale of two of the company’s equipment segments. Terex announced net sales of $1.3 billion for Q2 and a 44-percent increase in profit to $110 million. 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