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.VocationalThe Duke is a ’72 Chevy C50 transformed into one bad work pickupAs I walked across the central show floor at SEMA earlier this month, I heard something from behind that made me turn around as I stepped into the Chevrolet booth. “F***ing awesome,” said a random guy out of my line of sight. The phrase was said at a volume that indicated not so much someone […]November 14, 2017Construction EquipmentCat intros PM820, PM822, PM825 cold planers with grade control integrationCaterpillar has introduced three new cold planer models that the company says are capable of controlled, full-depth removal of asphalt and concrete pavements in a single pass. The new PM820, PM 822 and PM825 are each powered by a Cat C18 engine producing 755 horsepower. The turbocharged C18 features an air-to-air after-cooling system with a […]November 13, 2017PickupsThis 1951 Ford F1 stole the thunder of every modern F-Series truck at Ford’s SEMA boothFord always brings a lot of trucks to SEMA. Each year the automaker tasks a bevy of amazing custom builders from across the country with taking F-150s, 250s and 350s and transforming them into trucks made for off-roading, racing, law enforcement and more. This year’s show was no different, and the 600-horsepower 2018 F-150 RTR […]November 13, 2017Construction EquipmentThis excavator is using an honest to God shovel where the bucket goesThe video below comes to us via Avery Springer on Twitter and shows an excavator operator who has chosen one of the…uh…simpler(?)…attachments at his disposal. The clip below is only about five seconds long, so we’d love to know how long this was actually going on for.November 9, 2017PickupsChevy rebuilt a ’67 C/10 with a 405-hp ZZ6 to celebrate 100 years of truck makingChevrolet’s 2018 truck models are pretty special to the company as they mark a full century since the autommaker debuted its first truck models: the 1918 half-ton Light Delivery and the One-Ton trucks. In the time since, Chevy has built 85 million trucks. To celebrate, the automaker took a look back—not all the way to […]November 8, 2017WorkforceConstruction adds 11,000 jobs in OctoberThe U.S. construction industry added jobs for a third consecutive month in October. The industry added 11,000 workers to bring total employment to 6.930 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. October’s total employment figure represents a 3-percent improvement in the number of positions filled over the October 2016 figure. The October […]November 7, 2017PickupsPHOTOS: The baddest Ford F-Series trucks of SEMA 2017The Equipment World crew spent last week at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas checking out all the latest concept trucks and amazing custom builds from automakers and shops from around the U.S. As it does just about every year, Ford’s F-Series truck lineup took home SEMA 2017’s Hottest Truck award which goes to […]November 6, 2017PickupsFord unveils 600-hp F-150 RTR Muscle TruckInside the automaker’s massive SEMA 2017 booth inside the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday, Ford debuted a powerful new F-150 designed by Vaughn Gittin Jr. Gittin Jr. is known not only for being a world champion drifter but also for creating the Mustang RTR in 2010. Now Gittin Jr. has brought the high performance and sport […]November 3, 2017Construction EquipmentCat’s new universal coupler quickly attaches skid-steer tools to mini excavatorsCaterpillar has introduced a new universal coupler designed for use with 4-ton, 5-ton and 8-ton mini excavators. The new Cat Mini Hydraulic Excavator Universal Coupler allows for skid-steer attachments to be used and interchanged quickly on these excavators. The coupler either pins to the stick or can be picked up with Cat’s Dual Lock Coupler. […]November 2, 2017BusinessConstruction spending dips 0.3% in SeptemberU.S. construction spending increased 0.3 percent in September to $1.219 trillion and is up 2 percent over the September 2016 total. Total nonresidential spending rose 0.5 percent to $698 billion but remains down 3 percent from the year-ago total. Top percentage increases were conservation and development, up 12.3 percent to $7.4 billion; educational, up 5.4 […]November 1, 2017Previous PagePage 92 of 434Next PageTop StoriesHeavy equipmentCloser Look: The Huddig 1370 Cable, An All-in-One Loader, Excavator and LiftThe do-anything machine has 160 horsepower, up to 72-foot platform reach and full attachment versatility. Take a tour here.Compact Wheel LoadersSherpa Releases its Most Powerful Articulated Loader Yet, the F50ExcavatorsBig Year for Excavators with Lots of New Models – Buyer’s Guide 2025Compact equipmentCan-Am Redesigns 2026 Defender UTV: More Power, Smarter Tech, Added ComfortPickups2026 GMC Sierra 1500 Revealed: Choice of 8 Trims, 4 Engines
