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Business: Page 283
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Thompson Pump promotes two
Doug French will take over as vice president of business development and asset management for Thompson Pump, while Chris Thompson will become vice president of branch operations. French will oversee all facilities and major assets while managing company growth and expansion. Thompson will focus on three regions, including the Gulf Coast, Southeast and Florida, covering […]
June 12, 2006
Business
Detroit Diesel division becomes company
The former off-highway division of Detroit Diesel has become a new company, MTU Detroit Diesel. The division had already changed its name to “MTU Detroit Diesel” in January 2005, and had been operating as part of DaimlerChrysler’s off-highway business unit. This change formalizes that arrangement. It also paves the way for MTU Detroit Diesel to […]
June 12, 2006
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Cummins, Russian vehicle maker to build engines
Cummins and Russian vehicle manufacturer Kamaz will produce a line of mid-range engines. The 120- to 275-horsepower engines will be made under the name ZAO Cummins Kama. The companies have had a business relationship since the early 1980s, and this venture will be an equal partnership. “Cummins will benefit from its association with this highly […]
June 12, 2006
Business
Cummins, Volvo Trucks extend agreement
Engine maker Cummins and Volvo Trucks announced they have extended their agreement for the use of the Cummins ISX engine in Volvo VN and Volvo VT trucks. “The ISX has consistently proven itself with Volvo’s highly demanding heavy-duty truck customers and we’re excited about the extension of our agreement,” said Jim Kelly, president of engine […]
June 12, 2006
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Van and Sue Tyler
Growing up, Van Tyler was ambivalent about his father’s grading business. “I saw it was a six-day-a-week job and I didn’t want it,” Van says. Instead he attended mechanical engineering classes at a local technical college. Three semesters later, however, he came to the realization “an inside job wasn’t gonna be for me.” Only problem […]
May 31, 2006
Business
Cover Story: Attachments
EARTHMOVING Six-way blade brings versatility to compact track loader At 7 feet wide and 24 inches high, the six-way dozer blade from ASV offers precision control and visibility. The blade mounts to the company’s All Surface Loader hydraulic quick attach. Quick-disconnect fittings speed the hydraulic connections. Power, tilt and angle functions are controlled by switches […]
May 31, 2006
Business
First Word: Service after the sale
Airplanes give me a convenient educational forum. How often are you forced into close quarters and occasional conversation with someone that you have never seen before and likely will never see again? Since travel with a laptop is becoming more difficult, and cell phone use is restricted, an air traveler’s options are limited to reading, […]
May 31, 2006
Business
Final Word: Maybe it’s you
I’m convinced everyone needs to have a bad job at least once in their life, preferably when they’re a teenager. Having a slightly demeaning job like waiting tables, pumping gas, bagging groceries, stocking shelves, delivering appliances or picking up trash can make you appreciate how good you’ve got it later on in life. Every now […]
May 31, 2006
Business
Cat to introduce electric-drive mining trucks by 2008
Caterpillar will begin producing electric-drive versions of its 150- to 400-ton, rigid-frame mining haul trucks, probably in late 2008. Caterpillar executives announced the move in late March at the company’s Tinaja Hills proving grounds and training facility near Tucson, Arizona. Caterpillar experimented with electric-drive mining trucks as early as the mid-1960s, but ultimately opted to […]
May 26, 2006
Business
Equipment World
editors win top magazine award
Equipment World magazine won a Jesse H. Neal Award March 23 at American Business Media’s 52nd annual National Business Journalism Awards Banquet held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Neal Award is the highest honor for business-to-business magazines. “Hot Iron,” the March 2005 special report that addressed the problem of construction […]
May 26, 2006
Business
Heavy pickups left out of new fuel economy standards
The U.S. government has instituted new fuel economy standards for light trucks and large sport utility vehicles that it says will save 10.7 billion gallons of fuel over the lifetime of those vehicles. The Department of Transportation exempted heavy pickups from regulation, with the justification they are used primarily in business and agricultural applications. Automakers […]
May 26, 2006
Business
Engine oil educational exhibit gets makeover
Chevron Delo has remodeled the interior of its rolling exhibit, a truck that offers education on the proper use of heavy-duty engine oils. Workstations in the truck resemble tool chests and provide visitors with information on gear oils, transmission fluids, greases, coolants and engine oils. Other new displays include a diesel particulate filter cutaway, a […]
May 26, 2006
Business
Bill could make health insurance cheaper for small businesses
A health care act making its way through the U.S. Senate could help small businesses gain equal footing with large companies in purchasing affordable health insurance for employees. The Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act would enable small businesses to join together in purchasing health care coverage. This would allow them to receive rates […]
May 26, 2006
Business
CNH reports first quarter 2006 net income of $43 million
CNH Global N.V. reported first quarter 2006 net income of $43 million, compared to net income of $15 million in the first quarter of 2005. Results include restructuring charges, net of tax, of $3 million in the first quarter of 2006, and $4 million in the first quarter of 2005. First quarter diluted earnings per […]
May 11, 2006
Business
Trimble reports first quarter 2006 revenue growth of 16 percent
April 19, 2006 – Trimble today announced results for its first quarter 2006, ended March 31, 2006. Revenue for the first quarter of 2006 was $225.9 million, up approximately 16 percent from revenue of $195.4 million in the first quarter of 2005. Operating income for the first quarter of 2006 was $33.1 million, up 10 […]
April 21, 2006
Business
Ingersoll Rand announces record 2006 first quarter
April 21 — Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a leading diversified industrial firm, today announced record earnings and revenues for the first quarter of 2006. The company reported net earnings of $253.2 million, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.76, for the first quarter of 2006. First-quarter net earnings included $262.3 million, or EPS of $0.79 […]
April 21, 2006
Business
JLG announces two-for-one stock split
The JLG board of directors has increased the company’s quarterly dividend rate to $.01 per common share and announced a two-for-one stock split. The cash dividend is payable on March 20 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 6. The stock split shares will be distributed on March 27 to shareholders […]
March 14, 2006
Business
Gehl Company Reports Record 2005 Fourth Quarter and Annual Sales and Income
WEST BEND, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 27, 2006–Gehl Company (NASDAQ NM:GEHL – News), today reported net income of $6.2 million or $.50 per share for the fourth quarter of 2005. This compares with net income of $2.9 million or $.29 per share for the final quarter of 2004. The 2005 fourth quarter was positively impacted by $.12 […]
March 9, 2006
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