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.Construction EquipmentPro Pickup: Choosing the right tires for your truck saves money, improves jobsite safetyOur friends at our sister publication Pro Pickup have put together a really helpful article on choosing the right tires for your pickup. Having the right tires on your pickup not only saves your company money by decreasing the need for repairs and increasing fuel economy. The right tires also make for a safer working […]February 4, 2013BusinessStates begin new projects rather than repairing, maintaining existing infrastructureThe main reason the U.S. can’t afford to maintain its existing roads and bridges? States keep building new ones, reports McClatchy Newspapers. By now, the need for improvements to this country’s infrastructure is well-documented. The average age of the 600,000 bridges in the U.S. is 43 years — meaning a great deal of these bridges […]February 4, 2013BusinessJohn Deere’s Nortrax acquires Holt Equipment CompanyNortrax announced today that it has acquired fellow John Deere Construction and Forestry equipment dealer Holt Equipment Company and has begun leasing Holt’s dealerships. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Holt’s dealership footprint covers 78 counties across Kentucky and Indiana with locations in Louisville, Richmond, London and Bowling Green. Nortrax is based in Tampa, Florida and is […]February 4, 2013GearDoosan announces performance and Tier 4 upgrades to DX140LC-3 and DX180LC-3 excavatorsDoosan today announced upgrades to two of its excavators: the DX140LC-3 and the DX180LC-3. The excavators feature Tier 4 interim-compliant engines and features perfect for commercial construction and road building. The excavators are powered by 6-cylinder DL06K engines generating 109 horsepower on the DX140LC-3 and 125 horsepower on the DX180LC-3. The DX140LC-3 has a […]February 4, 2013Construction EquipmentProduct Focus: TrailersSEVENTY TONS The Trail-EZE TE120-OF59 was specifically designed for the oilfield industry. This 59-foot trailer is rated at 70 tons evenly distributed and features a 45-foot bottom deck. It features a removable neck, air-activated bed rollers, a 10-inch tail roll and a 120,000-pound concentrated capacity. HYDRAULIC GOOSENECK Jet’s 51-ton Detachable Gooseneck Trailer is available […]February 4, 2013Construction EquipmentRam Trucks’ Super Bowl ad ‘God Made a Farmer’ generates buzzWe here in the construction industry appreciate hard work, so it was nice to see a Super Bowl ad that did such a nice job honoring just that. The ad below was by far our favorite Super Bowl ad this year. And beyond honoring hard work, Chrysler’s Ram Trucks ad ‘God made a farmer’ has […]February 4, 2013Construction EquipmentFirst Ritchie Bros. equipment auction in China to be held April 18Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will hold its first unreserved public auction in China on April 18. The company made the official announcement Friday morning. It has started receiving its first consignments including an unused 2010 Kata HD820V hydraulic excavator; a 2009 Caterpillar 320D-E hydraulic excavator; and a 2007 Caterpillar D7G Series II crawler tractor. Ritchie Bros. […]February 1, 2013BusinessConstruction spending up 7.8 percent annually in DecemberConstruction spending increased by 7.8 percent in the year between December 2011 and December 2012, to a three-year high of nearly $885 million, according to seasonally-adjusted data released by the United States Census Bureau. Month-to-month, the preliminary spending figure of $865.9 million was down 0.9 percent from November 2012’s revised figure of $877 million. The […]February 1, 2013WorkforceConstruction adds 28,000 jobs in January; employment up to 3-year highThe construction industry added 28,000 jobs in the month of January, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department. Construction is on a bit of a roll as of late. January marks a 3-year high for employment and the second consecutive month of job gains after 30,000 jobs were added in December. In the last […]February 1, 2013Construction EquipmentHydraulic excavators top list of construction equipment types sold by Ritchie Bros. in 2012Ritchie Bros. auctioneers has published five “Top 5” lists to its website that provide a pretty interesting look at equipment trends in 2012. Hydraulic excavators were popular among Ritchie Bros. customers this past year, coming in as the no. 1 type of construction equipment sold and the no. 1 search query at rbauctions.com at 1.1 […]February 1, 2013Previous PagePage 407 of 434Next PageTop StoriesCompact equipmentA Closer Look: Toro Debuts its First Tracked, Electric Dingo & Ultra BuggiesAn all-electric jobsite is now a reality, enabling contractors to ditch sledgehammers, shovels and wheelbarrows on indoor and outdoor jobs.Graders/ScrapersLiuGong Enters North American Motor Grader Market with the 4215DOff-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksCompact Track Loaders"Send in the The Rook!" – The Crime-Fighting Cat Compact Track Loader (Video)Featured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
