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.SafetyBoom failure crushes and kills crane truck operator in NYCA hydraulic failure on a truck crane took the life of a construction worker in New York City Friday. According to a report from NBC New York, the worker was having trouble operating his knuckle boom crane on a midtown Manhattan hotel construction site Friday morning. The New York Times reports 40-year-old Trevor Loftus noticed […]April 27, 2015Construction EquipmentCat D10 dozer and a loader rescue stuck 70-ton dumper like it’s no big dealNo. 6 Video of 2015 « No. 7 No. 5 »  Due to the sheer power of the D10T, this rescue is one of the most uneventful we’ve seen yet. That 777D was in major trouble though, stuck in a very muddy spot on the roadside and with only single tires on the back (the […]April 24, 2015BusinessCaterpillar beats estimates, boosts profit 20% in 1Q despite dip in salesCaterpillar delivered very good news for shareholders in its first quarter earnings report, with a big profit increase and an improved outlook for the rest of the year. The company reported a 20-percent boost in profit over Q1 2014 to $1.1 billion, or $1.81 per share. This was despite a 4-percent sales and revenues drop to $12.7 […]April 24, 2015Construction EquipmentPower Wheels 2015 Ford F-150s are so tough they can support full weight of the real truckRemember the Power Wheels 2015 Ford F-150? It was announced last year, but in the time since, Ford and Fisher Price decided to put the toy truck’s two years of engineering through a pretty rigid, though simple, test. At first glance, and especially if you can recall the feel and handling of a Power Wheels vehicle […]April 24, 2015Construction EquipmentThis expanding wheel removes the need for air by shrinking or growing to fit any tireMichelin has long been at work at removing the hassle of a flat tire. And even though the company’s Tweel hasn’t been adapted yet for mainstream automotive use (it’s currently only available for applications like construction and landscaping), the airless tire is quite the achievement and an undeniable advancement in transportation. However, this expanding wheel, […]April 24, 2015SafetyWorker killed in cinder block wall collapse in New JerseyA worker involved in the installation of a garage door at a New Jersey auto business was killed Wednesday when a wall collapsed on top of him. According to a report from NorthJersey.com, 56-year-old David Lewis was killed when a 9-by-12-foot section of a cinder block wall collapsed as he and others were working to remove […]April 24, 2015WorkforceDiscovered on Instagram, construction worker leaps from jobsite to runway in new career as a modelIt’s not very often we realize just how far-reaching the Internet is. Matthew Noszka certainly wasn’t thinking about it when he posted a picture of himself to his Instagram taken while working on building a deck. But thanks to that picture, he’s now a highly-sought-after fashion model. According to ABC News, Noszka, 22, posted the […]April 23, 2015Construction EquipmentPHOTOS: Heavy equipment from the world over floods Paris for Intermat 2015[imagebrowser id=245] Over the past few days we’ve logged miles upon miles of legwork weaving in and out of the more than 1,000 booths here at the Paris exhibition center gathering up all the news the Intermat trade show has to offer. Along the way, you see quite a few machines. Take a tour of the […]April 22, 2015RoadbuildingHamm unveils improved Easy Drive operation panel for rollers; will roll out to all models[imagebrowser id=242] At Intermat, Hamm has introduced a new operator’s interface for its rollers which greatly improves over the current instrumentation while establishing a consistent panel the company will use across the lineup. The panel is anchored by a mini control knob steering wheel positioned to the left of the panel’s buttons and switches rather than […]April 22, 2015HomeCummins details what new emissions regs will look like in Europe, prospects for Tier 5 in the U.S., and what its next-gen solution entailsAt the Intermat show in Paris Tuesday, Cummins discussed what the pending Stage V regulations will require in Europe and what similar regulations, if they occur, will do for engine diesel emissions regulations in the United States. For Stage V, European regulators are trying to get rid of ultra-fine particulate matter in diesel exhaust, particles less […]April 22, 2015Previous PagePage 218 of 434Next PageTop StoriesThe DirtKubota’s Next-Gen Excavators: Why are They So Popular?On this episode of The Dirt, we take a deep dive into Kubota’s dash-5 mini excavator lineup.Compact Track LoadersTakeuchi’s First EH-Controlled Compact Track Loader – the TL11R3Compact Track LoadersCTLs Dominate 40 Years After Tracks Added to a Skid Steer – Buyer’s Guide 2025Compact equipmentA Closer Look: Toro Debuts its First Tracked, Electric Dingo & Ultra BuggiesFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
