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CEO Interview: Better solutions

Gary Vermeer, founder of Vermeer Manufacturing, loved to fly planes. Inevitably, he’d combine a trip demanded by his growing business with a family excursion. And so growing up, siblings Bob Vermeer and Mary Andringa literally had a bird’s eye view of their father’s business. The company plane is even more vital these days. Bob recalls […]

November 11, 2007

First Word: Going digital

Equipment World is now offering you a new option to receive our award-winning magazine each month! You can now enjoy an exact duplicate of our printed version on your computer in our new digital format simply by subscribing from the comfort of your desk at www.equipmentworlddigital.com. Equipment World Digital offers many benefits, including: Faster delivery […]

November 11, 2007

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Contractor of the Year Finalist: Roger Greenawalt

Not long before he retired from teaching shop and vocational agriculture classes in 1999, Roger Greenawalt was asked to fix the pitching machine his high school used to throw softballs. It was not an unusual request. As a part time farmer and shop and ag teacher Roger had a reputation for being able to fix […]

November 11, 2007

NES completes strategic business realignment

NES Rentals has completed its strategic realignment to focus on the aerial equipment rental business. NES divested all of its non-core businesses, including tank, manned crane, traffic safety and studio equipment, allowing the company to concentrate on providing aerial equipment to the industrial and construction sectors.

November 6, 2007

Certification gives IPD international seal of excellence

Industrial Parts Depot, a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel and natural gas engine parts, received its ISO 9001:2000 certification. Maintained by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001:2000 is an international set of quality management standards for manufacturing and service industries, which requires strict compliance to effect management procedures, business operations and customer service. “Adopting this […]

October 31, 2007

Two major precise positioning dealers form Utah partnership

Rocky Mountain Transit and Laser of Sandy, Utah, and Transit Instruments of Murray, Utah, have come together to form the largest positioning products provider in the state. The common connection for the two firms is Topcon Positioning Systems. Rocky Mountain has been a Top 5 dealer of Topcon machine control products for the past three […]

October 24, 2007

R.W. Moore now a Hitachi dealer

R.W. Moore Equipment is now an authorized dealer of Hitachi products. As a full-line Hitachi dealer, R.W. Moore will provide customers with any Hitachi construction or mining needs. “Hitachi is such a well-respected brand, and we feel privileged to have the opportunity to represent them,” says Dan Moore, president of R.W. Moore. “I want to […]

October 15, 2007

AEM elects 22 new members

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers recently elected 22 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: ASI Instruments (Houston, Texas), manufacturer of bulk solids level detection instrumentation. Badger Equipment Company (Winona, Minnesota), manufacturer […]

October 15, 2007

AEM names vice president of government affairs

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has named Anne Forristall Luke to the newly created position of Vice President of Government Affairs in the association’s Washington, D.C. office. Luke will work closely with AEM’s Vice President of Global Public Policy and association committees to expand relationships with Congressional offices, the executive branch, federal agencies and the […]

October 8, 2007

ICUEE Show Planner

Educational opportunities abound at ICUEE Attendees to this year’s International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, held October 16 through 18 in Louisville, Kentucky, can take advantage of more than 40 workshops and seminars targeting the latest industry technological, regulatory, operational and safety issues. Sessions run from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. […]

October 4, 2007

Reporter: This year’s ICUEE to be largest ever

Approximately 17,000 industry professionals will attend the 2007 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, scheduled for October 16-18, 2007, in Louisville, Kentucky. The show, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, will feature 1.118 million net square feet of products and equipment for the construction and utility industries. Held biennially, the show will feature exhibit and […]

October 4, 2007

On Record: As the cell phone rings

I was discussing a contractor I’d interviewed with another person, and while I was singing his praises, this other person stopped me. “You spent a whole day with him?,” he questioned sharply. “How many phone calls did he take while he was with you?” “Just a few while we were together, and they were short […]

October 4, 2007

Contractor of the Year Finalist: William A. Taylor

Tucked in the northeastern corner of Tennessee, an area tightly connected with the neighboring states of Virginia and North Carolina, William Taylor’s firm, W.A. Taylor Construction, has grown with the popularity of this scenic area. Taylor set his sights on construction while in college at East Tennessee State University, where he graduated with a degree […]

October 4, 2007

Business Matters: Risky business

In heavy construction, everybody works hard, everybody wants to win, and, at least in the past few years, everybody has work. So why do some contractors do well and others dry up and blow away? The specifics of that answer vary depending on whether you’re a start up operation, a medium-size company or a multi-million […]

October 4, 2007

Truck Management: A never-ending battle

It seems like everything comes harder in Alaska. The freezing winters, rough terrain and isolated living and working conditions can make what passes for routine maintenance chores in the lower 48 states shut an entire construction business down for hours or even days. Seventeen years ago, Jim Huffman was a single-truck owner-operator running over-the-road freight. […]

October 4, 2007

Dana announces financial agreements

Dana Corporation has announced a series of interrelated agreements that will substantially reduce the company’s operating costs and provide important momentum toward its emergence from bankruptcy as a competitive, sustainable business. The agreements consist of: – A settlement agreement with each of the United Steel Workers (USW) and the United Auto Workers (UAW), which will […]

October 4, 2007

Cat raises dividend 20 percent

Caterpillar’s board of directors voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend by 6 cents to 36 cents per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on August 20 to stockholders of record at close of business on July 20, 2007. The 36-cent dividend is a 20 percent increase over the previous rate of […]

October 4, 2007

Wells Fargo buys CIT Construction

Wells Fargo has purchased CIT construction, the U.S. construction lending business unit of CIT Group. Neither company disclosed terms of the agreement. As of March, CIT Construction had $2.4 billion in assets and employed 235 people. The purchase is expected to be completed by the end of June.

October 4, 2007

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Yellow excavator demolishing abandoned concrete building under stormy sky

KOBELCO Releases Two New Straight Boom Excavators for Demolition

The SK300LC-11 and SK350LC-11 feature extended height and attachment capacity and less repositioning when tearing structures down.

Orange and black Landcros articulated dump truck with six wheels and roof rack, shown in three-quarter view

Hitachi, Bell to Launch First Landcros Articulated Trucks for North America

Purple and gold John Deere compact track loader on display at an indoor equipment exhibition with visitors

Deere Debuts Its First Stand-on Mini Track Loaders: The New 10 G-Tier and 12 G-Tier

Heavy construction equipment displayed at a work site with text asking what machines are most popular, featuring a bulldozer, wheel loader, and compact track loader

Iron Insider: The Top-Selling Construction Equipment So Far in 2026

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