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.BusinessCaterpillar mining VP retires amid leadership shakeupChris Curfman, the chief mining executive at Caterpillar, will retire at the end of the year, ending a more than 20-year career at the company. Caterpillar announced the move this week amid big changes for the company, including a massive $1.5 billion cost reduction plan and a restructuring of leadership within the Mining Sales and Support Division, […]September 25, 2015HomeFed up with noise, man shoots construction worker with a pellet gun in New YorkA New York man was arrested earlier this month after shooting a construction worker with a pellet gun. According to NBC New York, 26-year-old Timothy Burzynski became so annoyed by the noise of ongoing construction across the street from his Long Island home that on September 1 he aimed a pellet gun from his window […]September 25, 2015SafetyWorker dies after suffering possible electrocution in San AntonioA construction worker who died last week in San Antonio after co-workers found him unconscious on the job is believed to have been electrocuted. According to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, on September 17 workers at the construction site of a new high school in the area realized they had not seen the man […]September 25, 2015Construction EquipmentFord unveils 2017 Super Duty trucks: redesigned aluminum body, better tow/haul, ton of tech (PHOTOS, VIDEO)No. 15 Story in 2015 « Intro No. 14 »  We’ve seen more of Ford’s new Super Duty trucks before their actual unveiling than any pickup in recent memory. First there was the prototype that exploded in Death Valley during testing last August. Then there was that leaked photo of an F-250 in all its chromed out glory […]September 24, 2015BusinessCaterpillar plans up to 10,000 job cuts as part of extensive $1.5 billion cost reduction planIn the midst of a third straight year of down sales and revenues, Caterpillar has announced further cost cutting and restructuring in order to lessen the impact of what will likely be off a fourth-straight down year in 2016—a first in the company’s nearly century-long history. Planning large workforce cuts and the consolidation and closures of its […]September 24, 2015Construction EquipmentHyundai CE launches Series 9 single-drum and tandem-drum rollers (PHOTOS)At a media and dealer event in Atlanta last week, Hyundai Construction Equipment took the wraps off of its newly updated Series 9 roller lineup, consisting of four single-drum models and two compact tandem-drum models. Hyundai says the single-drum models are designed primarily for soil and aggregate compaction with a drum available in a smooth or pad-foot […]September 24, 2015SafetyWorker killed in 16-story fall on Chicago jobsiteThe death of a construction worker in a high fall from a Chicago jobsite is being investigated as a possible suicide. According to a report from the Hyde Park Herald, the unidentified 38-year-old worker died September 14 after suffering a fall from the roof of an unfinished 16-story apartment complex in the Hyde Park community. Chicago police […]September 24, 2015Construction EquipmentTerex adds new R265T compact track loader to Gen2 lineupJust more than a year removed from the launch of its Generation 2 lineup of loaders, Terex has added a new Gen2 machine in the radial lift path R265T compact track loader. With a width of only 5 feet, 10 inches, the R265T is designed for confined or congested jobsites and is powered by a […]September 23, 2015Construction EquipmentMan waves machete at construction crew over equipment blocking Iowa roadAn Iowa man angered by construction near a roadway was arrested and accused of threatening a forklift operator with a machete. According to a report from the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 44-year-old Jeremy J. Mulvaney was driving on the afternoon of September 4 when he came upon a construction site near an intersection. Police say he became “upset […]September 23, 2015WorkforceCrews uncover mammoths and other Ice Age fossils while grading jobsite near San DiegoWhile grading the site of a new home development near San Diego, construction crews uncovered fossils paleontologists have dated all the way back to the Ice Age. According to a report from the San Diego Union-Tribune, the workers at the Carlsbad jobsite unearthed the bones of “ancient mammoths, horses, turtles and even a prehistoric bison—the second ever […]September 23, 2015Previous PagePage 186 of 434Next PageTop StoriesTechnologyKomatsu Partners with Pronto to Bring Autonomous Dump Trucks to Quarries of All SizesThe retrofit technology is designed to be simpler and more affordable, enabling all-day hauling with minimal human input.Compact equipment2026 Polaris General UTV Hits Dealers with New Colors, UpgradesCompact Utility LoadersMechMaxx Shakes Up Mini Skid Steer Market with $24K Croba STL1000PickupsFord to Build 2027 Midsize Electric Pickup in US with $30K Start PriceFeatured SponsorThink like a thief to protect your fleet. Watch our on-demand webinar.
