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Business
Biodiesel use on rise among manufacturers, fleets
Biodiesel, a fuel derived from soybeans or other oil-producing plants, may be coming to a truck near you. Thanks in part to federal emissions regulations set to go into effect in 2007, this alternative fuel is increasingly available, and automotive and equipment manufacturers are taking notice. By the end of 2005, John Deere will be […]
June 1, 2005
Business
National Public Works Week to honor workers and raise awareness
The men and women who design, build, maintain and operate public works projects are being honored during National Public Works Week May 15-21. The American Public Works Association has sponsored the celebration and educational campaign for 45 years. Last year APWA added a Washington, D.C., outreach component to the week, responding to what it says […]
June 1, 2005
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Freightliner details new Business Class M2 V options
Freightliner Trucks has announced a collection of new options for its Business Class M2 106V and 112V trucks. For severe-duty applications, owners can now spec a one-piece, heavier-duty bumper. The bumper is crafted from 11/4-inch-thick solid steel and is available in painted or chrome versions. For applications in which the truck’s hood cannot be raised […]
June 1, 2005
Business
Freightliner names custom chassis business president
Freightliner has named Reid Bigland president of its custom chassis business. He will lead the company’s efforts in the RV, step van and school and shuttle bus chassis markets. Bigland most recently worked as Freightliner’s general manager of dealer operations. Before taking that post, he was director of vocational sales for Freightliner’s Sterling Trucks and […]
May 31, 2005
Business
Cummins makes engine business changes
Cummins has announced several personnel and responsibility changes within its engine business. The company is dividing the midrange and heavy duty team into two organizations. Dave Crompton, currently vice president, midrange engine sales and marketing, will become vice president and gneral manager of the midrange engine business. Current automotive business vice president Ed Rence will […]
May 31, 2005
Business
Cummins names president, restructures
Cummins has named Joe Loughrey president and chief operating officer. Loughrey has has worked for Cummins 31 years. The company says his move to president is part of a strategic reorganization. “We are restructuring critical elements of the company to help us better execute our plans, grow faster – especially in developing markets – capture […]
May 23, 2005
Business
Bosch Power Tools names president for North America
Bosch Power Tools announced May 4 it has appointed Frank Carroll president, Bosch Power Tools North America. Carroll, who has worked for Bosch more than 17 years, previously led the company’s rotary tool brand business as president and general manager. He will continue to oversee these brands until a replacement is announced. Carroll is an […]
May 23, 2005
Business
Papé Rents to open in DiamondBack Rentals locations
The Papé Group will open rental facilities in Phoenix and Las Vegas in the former locations of Diamondback Rentals. Papé has named Don Myrick, former president of Diamondback Rentals, general manager of Papé Rents. Headquartered in Eugene, Ore., The Papé Group is a holding company for capital equipment dealerships in seven Western states. The five […]
May 23, 2005
Business
Doosan changes Daewoo Heavy Industries’ name
The Doosan Group, which recently purchased the controlling interest in Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery from an agency of the Korean government, changed Daewoo’s name April 29 to Doosan Infracore. The name change is corporate only; the brand name of the company’s products will remain Daewoo. Doosan is Korea’s ninth largest business conglomerate. According to […]
May 23, 2005
Business
NES Rentals invests $150 million in equipment
NES Rentals announced April 28 it has invested more than $150 million in new rental equipment during the past 18 months. The company says its purchases have been consistently climbing over the past couple of years with major investments in all core rental products, including booms, scissor lifts, rough-terrain forklifts, earthmoving equipment, cranes and material […]
May 15, 2005
Business
Freightliner chief engineer to retire
Freightliner has announced that Michael von Mayenburg, the company’s chief engineering officer since 1990, will retire this summer. Elmar Boeckenhoff, who will become senior vice president of engineering and technology and a member of the company’s executive committee, will succeed von Mayenburg, whose retirement culminates a 41-year career in the truck and automotive manufacturing industry. […]
May 15, 2005
Business
Ingersoll-Rand acquires remaining stake in compressor joint venture
Ingersoll-Rand has acquired the remaining 20-percent interest in China-based Shanghai Ingersoll-Rand Compressor. SIRC, which manufactures products and components for Ingersoll-Rand’s Air Solutions, Portable Power and Thermo King businesses, was established in 1987 as a 50/50 joint venture between Ingersoll-Rand and Shanghai Compressor Company. Ingersoll-Rand acquired an additional 30-percent interest in SIRC in 1999. SIRC’s major […]
May 15, 2005
Business
ATI names COO
ATI has appointed Donald Albert chief operating officer. He will be responsible for leading and managing all aspects of ATI’s operations. Albert has almost 30 years of national and international experience managing companies in an array of industries, including agricultural and construction equipment markets, having held management positions at Case. His product manufacturing background includes […]
May 15, 2005
Business
New forest rules not likely to affect road builders
The road construction industry isn’t likely to benefit from the Bush administration’s opening May 5 of 58.5 million acres of roadless national forests for possible logging, mining and other commercial uses. Contractor associations aren’t optimistic the revised rules will do much for a segment of the construction industry more concerned with the passage of the […]
May 11, 2005
Business
Construction activity hits record for March
Riding a record-setting month in February, construction activity again toppled economists’ expectations in March with gains of 0.5 percent. The U.S. Commerce Department attributes most of the increase to strong office and shopping mall building activity that helped offset a slowdown in housing construction. This rise pushed total construction activity to a seasonally adjusted annual […]
May 6, 2005
Business
Komatsu names chief marketing officer
Komatsu America has appointed Alex Kummant executive vice president and chief marketing officer. In this newly created role, Kummant will have responsibility for the mining and utility business segments as well as for the marketing functions of the construction equipment business. He was most recently president of Bomag and has also worked for Emerson Electric […]
May 2, 2005
Business
AGC goes ‘green’ with new headquarters
The Associated General Contractors of America will become a little greener this year when it moves its headquarters to the Navy League building in Arlington, Va. Not green in color, but in energy efficiency. AGC’s new building will highlight advances in green construction and is on track to receive a “silver rating” under the leadership […]
April 28, 2005
Business
Godwin Pumps expands Houston sales team
Godwin Pumps has hired two sales engineers, Clay Hoffpauir and Chris Fincher, for the Houston area. Hoffpauir is responsible for developing new business and serving existing customers in Beaumont, Texas, and over into Lake Charles, La. He will focus on rentals and sales to contractors and environmental, petrochemical and industrial customers. Hoffpauir most recently worked […]
April 25, 2005
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