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Business
Cat offering live Webcast of 2011 analyst meeting
Caterpillar
plans to offer a listen-only, audio Webcast of its annual meeting with financial analysts and institutional shareholders, to be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, beginning at 12:45 p.m. Pacific Time (2:45 p.m. Central Time) at
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011
in Las Vegas.
Caterpillar Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Doug Oberhelman
and members of Caterpillar's Executive Office will provide a review of Caterpillar's business and enterprise strategy. Â In addition to the Webcast, a PDF version of presentations made during the meeting will be available at http://www.caterpillar.com/eventscalendar. Webcast access: The real-time, listen-only Webcast will begin on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 12:45 p.m. Pacific Time (2:45 p.m. Central Time). The Webcast can be accessed through the following website: http://www.caterpillar.com/eventscalendar. Listeners should go to the Website at least 15 minutes before the live meeting to download and install any necessary audio software. The transcript from the meeting will be made available on http://www.caterpillar.com/presentations following the webcast. Â For those unable to participate in the live webcast, the replay will be available through http://www.caterpillar.com/presentations shortly after the live event. There is no charge to access the webcast. Those without access to the Internet may request a fax of Caterpillar's transcript by calling 800-228-7717 (U.S. and Canada) or 858-244-2080 (for all other regions).
March 11, 2011
Contractor of the Year
Equipment World names 2011 Contractor of the Year
An out-of-the ordinary success story catches the attention of magazine editors  Bryan Force, owner of Force Inc., based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, won the annual Equipment World Contractor of the Year award during a March 5 event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The event is sponsored by Caterpillar.  Force was chosen by the magazine’s editors for […]
March 10, 2011
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Ritchie Bros. 2010 earnings: $65.9 million
Industrial equipment auctioneer Ritchie Bros. announced net earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010 of $65.9 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $65.2 million, or $0.61 per diluted share. This compares to $93.5 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, and $92.0 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, respectively for […]
March 9, 2011
Business
‘Yes we can’ create jobs, reduce deficit spending
An independent analysis conducted by Architecture 2030 and released in a fact sheet, illustrates that President Obama's Better Buildings Initiative (BBI) can put the nation's commercial real estate (CRE) market on the road to recovery, creating at least 300,000 new U.S. jobs and boosting tax revenue to begin putting money back into federal, state, and local coffers.
March 9, 2011
Business
San Mateo County supervisor to head regional transportation agency
San Mateo County Supervisor Adrienne J. Tissier has taken the helm of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) after be unanimously elected being as chair at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The commissioners also unanimously elected Orinda City Councilmember Amy Rein Worth to serve as MTC’s vice chair. Both officers will serve a two-year term. Tissier […]
March 8, 2011
Business
Monroe Tractor celebrates 60 years in business
Monroe Tractor is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The heavy equipment dealer has been serving agricultural and construction customers throughout New York since 1951 when Henry M. Hansen opened the first location in Henrietta. There are now eleven locations in New York. Hansen still serves as chairman of the board and CEO, and his […]
March 7, 2011
Roadbuilding
Special Report
Backhoes By Tom Jackson, executive editor, Equipment World  Contractors extend trade-in times, rely on used equipment As with just about every other category of equipment, the sales of both new and used backhoes plunged between 2006 and 2010. What’s a little less obvious until you do the math is the ratio of new to […]
March 4, 2011
Roadbuilding
Special Report: EQUIPMENT’S BRAVE NEW WORLD
Where we are, how we got here and what happens next. by Kirk Landers, editor emeritus, Better Roads  A recovery is coming for the U.S. construction industry. It will be long and slow. It will be different than other recoveries. And it will require planning. Even in the early stages, it is likely to […]
March 4, 2011
Business
House approves 7-month extension of SAFETEA-LU
The House of Representatives voted 421-4 on March 2 to extend until Sept. 30 federal highway and transit programs that are slated to expire on March 4. The bill — the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, or H.R. 662 — will now go to the Senate.
March 3, 2011
Business
Terex names new vice president of sales
Terex Aerial Work Platforms, a business segment of Terex Corporation, appointed Tom Saxelby as the vice president of North American sales. Saxelby will lead North American initiatives for the sales and customer service functions. He will report directly to Matt Fearon, vice president and general manager of Terex AWP Americas. Saxelby joined then Genie Industries in […]
March 3, 2011
Business
Trucks
Nissan enters commercial vehicle market New commercial dealer network will support dedicated, commercial-grade NV work van By Jack Roberts A few years ago, at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Chicago, Nissan asked heavy-duty truck journalists to dinner one evening. This was a bit odd, because outside of its Titan pickup truck line, Nissan didn’t […]
March 2, 2011
Roadbuilding
Reporter
Sneak Peek from the Big Show One fascinating launch at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG show this month is John Deere’s Service Advisor Remote. The pre-show teaser is intriguing: by tapping into your Deere Tier 4 Interim machine’s telematics, a Deere dealer will be able to remotely diagnose and fix a diagnostic trouble-code problem. (It also works on […]
March 2, 2011
Business
Maintenance
Tackling tires Training, maintenance and software pay big dividends By Tom Jackson After two years of trade school a good mechanic will know a lot about engines, hydraulics and transmissions. But where do they go to learn about tires? In most cases – nowhere. Tires aren’t taught in vocational schools, and given what they cost […]
March 2, 2011
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Chuck Laney Gatlinburg, Tennessee A family construction business that puts family first and has reaped the reward By Tom Jackson C. Laney and Sons Construction Year started: 1980 (Incorporated in 1999) Annual volume: ($14 to $15 million) Markets served: Residential and commercial construction, excavation and site utilities, metal buildings, spray insulation and construction management. The […]
March 2, 2011
Business
Bergkamp restructuring, adding positions
Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, Kan., is restructuring, and as part of this process, the company will realign its employee structure and add positions. This will include the development of separate government- and contractor-focused business units, a production-focused business unit. The government customer business unit will be responsible for working with government officials and personnel […]
March 2, 2011
Business
CA Dump Truck Owners Association sues CARB
The California Dump Truck Owners Association (CDTOA) filed suit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to challenge the legality of the agency’s Truck and Bus Regulation. The lawsuit, California Dump Truck Owners Association v. Air Resources Board (Case 2:11-cv-00384-MCE -GGH), was filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, on […]
March 1, 2011
Business
LaHood on Washington state high-speed rail agreement
Commenting on President Barack Obama's plans for and investment in high-speed rail, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood issued the following written statement: President Obama's historic investments in a national high-speed rail network will enable America to win the future by creating construction and manufacturing jobs today and laying the foundation for future economic growth.
February 27, 2011
Business
CMI becomes Mack Trucks dealer
Construction Machinery Industrial expanded its business by becoming a Mack Trucks full-service dealer. CMI now offers Mack sales, parts and service in its Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and Ketchikan, Alaska, locations. It expanded its service facilities in Fairbanks and Juneau to accommodate the demands of the new Mack product lines. For more information, visit macktrucks.com.
February 25, 2011
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