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Topcon enters telematics market with Tierra
Completely monitor and control all phases of every job with Topcon’s Tierra web-based global communications tool. Tierra uses GPS technology to two-way, web-based communications system with unlimited commercial, core-to-client applications. Tierra takes information available from any piece of machinery regardless of age, make or model or analog or digital and sets up two-way communications, transmitting […]
November 24, 2008
Business
AEM’s 2008 annual conference “World Trade: Traits of the Masters” to be held November 9-11, 2008
The 2008 Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) annual conference will be held November 9-11, 2008 at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. This yearly event brings together presidents, CEOs and other senior-level executives in the off-road equipment manufacturing industry to examine and discuss the best strategies for competitive growth. A focus of […]
November 24, 2008
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AEM names new board directors from Bobcat/Doosan and LBX
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named two off-road equipment manufacturing industry executives to the AEM board of directors. They are Robert Harvell, president and CEO of LBX company LLC in Lexington, Kentucky, and Scott Nelson, worldwide president of Bobcat and CEO of Doosan Infracore International in West Fargo, North Dakota. AEM directors help […]
November 24, 2008
Business
AEM elects nine new members
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently elected nine companies to membership in the international trade group, which provides business-development resources for companies that manufacture and market agriculture and construction-related equipment, products and services. The new AEM companies are: Ag Leader Technology (Ames, Iowa), manufacturer of grain yield monitors, sprayer controls, fertilizer controllers, GPS and […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Vermeer joins EPA performance track
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has named Vermeer the newest member of its Performance Track program in Region 7. Vermeer has finished three improvement projects that surpassed the company’s environmental expectations, all in the first year of its three-year Performance Track membership commitment. The firm reduced non-hazardous landfill wastes, reduced overall water use at […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Allmand Brothers appoints new CEO and president
Allmand Bros. has appointed their third generation of company leadership by naming Brad Allmand CEO and Matt Allmand president. Roger Allmand will remain chairman of the board, and Steve Allmand will remain as vice chairman of the board. As CEO, Brad Allmand is responsible for overall company strategy and searching for new opportunities in business […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Report highlights skyrocketing material costs
ARTBA report finds iron and steel scrap up 94 percent, highway construction material prices up 15 percent Prices for iron and steel materials are up 93 percent in May 2008 from May 2007, according to an American Road and Transportation Builders Association economic report released in June. The report found the higher cost of steel […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Transportation construction employment declines
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association reported a 2.4-percent drop in highway and bridge construction workers for May 2008. According to ARTBA’s Transportation Construction Industry Employment Report, approximately 357,400 workers were employed in highway and bridge work in May, a drop of 5,300 employees when compared with May 2007. Increases in material prices are […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Doosan Infracore names new chief executive officer
Scott Nelson has been named chief executive officer of Doosan Infracore International (DII), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Doosan Infracore. Nelson will continue to serve as global president of Bobcat Company while serving as DII chief executive officer. In this role Nelson’s responsibilities will include all aspects of global business for DII. The appointment was made […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Cat to build compact excavator plant in China
Caterpillar will build a facility to manufacture hydraulic excavators in China. The 365,000 square-foot plant will produce excavators weighing less than 20 metric tons. The facility will be built on 37 acres of land in the Jiangsu province with construction beginning in early 2009, pending government approval. Caterpillar has 16 operations, including joint ventures and […]
November 24, 2008
Business
AEM elects 11 new members
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected 11 new companies to membership in the international trade group. The AEM provides business-development resources for manufacturers of construction-related and agricultural equipment, products and services. The new AEM members are: Almon (Waukesha, Wisconsin), provider of technical documentation and illustrating services. Applied Process (Livonia, Michigan), provider of metal […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Caterpillar, Navistar plan truck, engine alliance
Caterpillar will produce with Navistar a Caterpillar-branded severe-service vocational truck, the companies announced June 10. Also, Caterpillar will not produce an engine for North American on-highway truck makers that will meet stricter 2010 emissions standards, said George Taylor, company director for global on-highway products. Those announcements are the first in a strategic partnership between the […]
November 24, 2008
Business
IronPlanet and Agco announce partnership
IronPlanet, an online auction company for used equipment has partnered with Agco. The joint initiative provides Agco’s 1,200 North American dealers a channel to market and sell used equipment through IronPlanet auctions. “IronPlanet’s business model and global reach will help us continue to competitively position our dealers in the marketplace,” says Doug Griffin, vice president […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Loughrey retires from Cummins, Linebarger named new president and COO
Tom Linebarger has been named president and COO of Cummins replacing Joe Loughrey, who will become vice chairman. Linebarger currently serves as President of Cummins Power Generation and has been an Executive Vice President since 2005. Linebarger was formerly the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Linebarger has also served as managing director of Cummins Turbo Technologies […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Hyundai Construction appoints new president
Hyundai Construction Equipment USA has appointed J.K. Lim as president. Lim’s responsibilities include overseeing Hyundai’s forklift and construction business in North America. Lim has more than 30 years of business experience in the United States and hopes to focus his efforts on expanding customer support in North America.
November 24, 2008
Business
Champion Motor Graders announces dealer agreement with Vantage Equipment
Champion Motor Graders has named Vantage Equipment a Champion dealer for upstate New York and Vermont. Marking its fourth year in the equipment business, Vantage Equipment operates out of three locations in Syracuse, Albany and Batavia.
November 21, 2008
Business
NRMCA introduces new concrete parking lot course
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the American Society of Concrete Contractors have teamed to offer a new course, How to Build a Successful Parking Lot Construction Business. The course will be held January 20-21, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri. This course is intended for concrete contractors and concrete producers, and will provide features […]
November 18, 2008
Business
Product Report: Easy rider
It was a matter of the right timing, says Volvo. Europe’s anti-vibration regulations are now reality, and over here, escalating prices have underlined the need for even more productivity. Time to roll out a project the company estimates it has been working on for close to 20 years: a full-suspension artic. The full-suspension units – […]
November 12, 2008
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