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Horton announces ownership of German subsidiary, names CFO, CIO
Horton Holding will assume ownership of Horton Sachs GmbH this month and change the name of the German company to Horton Europe GmbH. The changes result from a 2001 joint venture in which Horton acquired the ZF Sachs fan clutch business. The Horton subsidiary has built and moved to a new building in Schweinfurt, Germany. […]
December 8, 2003
Business
Freightliner unveils 2004 engines, new interior
Freightliner Trucks has announced the 2004 model Mercedes-Benz MBE4000 and MBE900 diesel engines for Freightliner heavy- and medium-duty trucks. According to the company, the engines offer excellent performance and fuel economy, low operating costs and lasting durability. The 12.8-liter MBE4000 is a heavy-duty engine that can be used for vocations and bulk-haul applications. The engine […]
December 4, 2003
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Contractor wins more than $60,000 in equipment
Allan Mallory, an excavating and site prep contractor from Noble, Okla., is the winner of Equipment World‘s Contractor’s Dream Package Sweepstakes, valued at more than $60,000. The package included equipment provided by various construction industry manufacturers, a Ford F550 Super Duty work truck, a Thomas 25G mini skid steer and a Trail King TK6U utility […]
December 4, 2003
Business
JCB names vice president – product support
JCB has appointed Stephen Fox vice president – product support, with responsibility for all parts and service business. Fox has worked for JCB for 17 years in sales and service management positions. He was general manager – product support for the past three years.
November 30, 2003
Business
Fil Filipov to retire from Terex
Fil Filipov, president and chief executive of Terex Cranes, will retire from full-time employment with the company Jan. 1. He will continue working with Terex through a newly formed consulting business focused on restructuring activities. Initially, Filipov and his company will assist with the restructuring, integration and operation of Tatra, a manufacturer of on/off road […]
November 30, 2003
Business
OSHA and construction coalition form alliance
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new alliance on Tuesday that could improve the health and safety of roadway construction workers. OSHA allied with the Roadway Work Zone and Health Coalition to help develop better hazard awareness training and other educational programs aimed at training workers. Through the alliance, OSHA also plans to […]
November 25, 2003
Business
New book reveals unusual facts about the interstate system
What construction project over the last century moved 42 billion cubic yards of earth, used enough concrete to build a 9-foot-deep, 50-foot-high wall around the world and resulted in 62 highways, 54,663 bridges and 104 tunnels? In “The Roads that Built America,” a newly released book by Dan McNichol, unusual facts about the construction and […]
November 24, 2003
Business
Pro-life contractors association halts clinic construction
A boycott by a pro-life contractors association recently resulted in the halt of construction on a Planned Parenthood facility in Austin, Texas. One of the state’s largest construction companies, Browning Construction of San Antonio, pulled out of the project because of difficulty in hiring subcontractors willing to do the job. The owner of Browning, James […]
November 24, 2003
Business
Volvo Logistics NA appoints president, CEO; Volvo CE names vice president, customer support
Volvo has named Susan Alt president and chief executive of Volvo Logistics North America and Goran Lindgren vice president, customer support, for Volvo Construction Equipment North America. Alt, whose appointment was effective immediately, formerly worked as vice president, marketing, for Volvo Trucks North America. She succeeds Ake Niklasson, who left Volvo Logistics North America earlier […]
November 23, 2003
Business
Terex names new crane segment management, increases responsibilities of utilities head
Terex has named Steve Filipov president of Terex Cranes, effective Jan. 1, and increased the responsibilities of Chris Ragot, president of Terex Utilities, effective immediately. Filipov worked most recently as group president of Terex Cranes International. In his new position, he will oversee worldwide operations of the Terex Cranes business. In related moves, the company […]
November 23, 2003
Business
Caterpillar to invest in Chinese equipment makers
Caterpillar announced Nov. 5 it is working on a multi-year investment framework that will allow the company to significantly expand its business in China. The first milestone toward implementing the plan was the signing of a memorandum of understanding with PRC’s Shandong Engineering Machinery – the seventh largest wheel loader producer in China. Caterpillar is […]
November 16, 2003
Business
JLG begins Lull telehandler production
JLG began production of Lull telehandlers Nov. 5 at its manufacturing facility in McConnellsburg, Pa. The units were formerly produced at the OmniQuip plant in Port Washington, Wis. JLG announced in August it had purchased the OmniQuip business unit of Textron.
November 16, 2003
Business
Bush promotes tax cuts while visiting equipment rental company
“Tax relief puts money into the pockets of those who are hiring new people,” President Bush said Monday while standing in front of a giant crane at CraneWorks equipment rental company in Birmingham, Alabama. During the visit, Bush promoted his $1.7 trillion in tax cuts, which are supposed to help small businesses. Bush chose to […]
November 11, 2003
Business
Atlas Copco finalizes acquisition of rock drilling company
Atlas Copco Investment completed on Oct. 31 its acquisition of the assets of Shenyang Rock Drilling Machinery, located in China. Shenyang produces pneumatic rock drilling equipment for the mining and construction industries. Atlas Copco said in a press release the move is in line with its strategy to expand its business in Asia, and the […]
November 9, 2003
Business
Private firm trains Hispanic construction workers in safety
Victoria Chacon of Gwinett County, Ga., recently started the Hispanic Safety Training Agency, a for-profit business that educates Spanish-speaking construction workers in the Atlanta area. Chacon, who owns a firm that cleans up construction sites, had attended construction safety seminars and noticed the construction workers who work on sites were rarely present. She started the […]
November 9, 2003
Business
Track-mounted paver eliminates past paving restrictions
The Titan 525 by ABG, a business unit of Ingersoll-Rand, is a heavy-duty track paver that can place base materials, asphalt and concrete at widths up to 52 feet. With a lift depth of up to 14 inches, the paver can cut the number of passes and labor necessary to do major paving jobs. The […]
November 4, 2003
Business
Ingersoll-Rand to sell Timken shares
Ingersoll-Rand has agreed to sell the common stock it holds in The Timken Company. Ingersoll-Rand received approximately 9.4 million shares in February as part of the purchase price for the sale of its Engineered Solutions business to Timken. The stocks will be sold for pre-tax proceeds of $147.6 million, which will be used to reduce […]
October 26, 2003
Business
Autocar completes management restructuring
Autocar Trucks announced Oct. 14 it has completed reorganization of its top management team. The team consists of: Paul Blanchard, vice president of manufacturing; Bill Dolesh, vice president of engineering; Tom Vatter, vice president of sales; Mike Popovich, vice president of marketing and business development; and Victor Birchmeirer, vice president of finance. Blanchard takes the […]
October 26, 2003
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