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ConExpo-Con/Agg
ConExpo Changes Look But Not 2023 Show Date
In its first brand overhaul since 1996, ConExpo-Con/Agg is introducing a new show identity and theme.
May 5, 2021
Equipment
On a Plant Expansion Roll, Doosan Bobcat More Than Doubles Statesville Facility
The 580,000-square-foot expansion comes on the heels of an $11 million upgrade at the facility completed in January.
May 4, 2021
Companies
Cat North American Sales Flat While Global Market Takes Off
Worldwide sales for the quarter were higher across all three of Cat's primary segments, with construction industries seeing the biggest jump.
April 29, 2021
Big Iron Dealer
Monthly Equipment Finance Confidence Index at All-Time High Leads This Week's Dealer News
Also: ARA seeks rental job applicants, Doggett gets bigger, G&G Heavy Equipment Rentals adds a line, Volvo CE adds warehouse space and more.
April 28, 2021
Companies
Doosan Bobcat Nearly Triples Size of Litchfield Attachments Plant
With the expansion, the company plans to hire more than 100 workers to produce Bobcat attachments at the 200,000-square-foot campus.
April 27, 2021
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Equipment
Bauma, World's Largest Construction Equipment Trade Show, Pushed Back to October 2022
"In numerous discussions with customers, there was a growing recognition that the April date involved too many uncertainties," say show organizers.
April 26, 2021
Business
Yanmar Marks 50 Years of Making Rubber-Tracked Carriers
This manufacturer is celebrating the anniversary of the machine's invention in 1971.
April 26, 2021
Business
Contractor to Pay $380,000 Penalty after Cited for 13 Trench Violations
OSHA inspections in 2019 and 2020 found workers in multiple hazardous trenches over 9 feet deep.
April 23, 2021
Equipment
Volvo CE Sees Global Q1 Sales Increase 23%, Order Intakes Up 73%
Net sales in North America increased by 16% during the quarter, Volvo says, with infrastructure spending proposals creating positive customer sentiment.
April 22, 2021
Equipment
JLG Becomes Second Major OEM to Bow Out of Bauma Trade Show
Why another major OEM is bowing out of the massive construction equipment trade show held only every three years.
April 19, 2021
Equipment
Kobelco USA to Use Yanmar, Isuzu to Fill Engine Void, But Plant Layoffs Will Proceed
The Yanmar and Isuzu engine refits to replace Hino engines are a "major project which requires an enormous investment in engineering and design resources," says Kobelco.
April 20, 2021
Safety
A Week in the Trenches: 1 Dead, 1 Fined, 1 Rescued
Within a week, one contractor was fined $135,612 for a fatal cave-in, a worker died in a trench, and a trapped worker was rescued.
April 12, 2021
Equipment
Kobelco to Lay Off 75% of U.S. Excavator Plant Workers Over Engine Supply Problems
"It is terribly unfortunate to Kobelco and their associates for this to happen at a time when their sales are sky high and their workforce is growing rapidly," said a local official.
April 15, 2021
Contractor of the Year
"We Don’t Shut Down." Colorado Contractor Displays Mighty Work Ethic
Ray Lippis started his excavation company in 1980 with a backhoe, dump truck, trailer and a $25,000 loan.
April 9, 2021
Business
AG: Contractor Charged in Largest Prevailing-Wage Theft in U.S. History
One of Pennsylvania's largest road and bridge contractors is accused of stealing $20.7 million from workers' retirement and health benefits.
April 9, 2021
Recruiting & retention
Video: Cat Puts Its Service Techs Through Reality-TV-Style Challenge
The “Cat Trial 10: Tech Test” video – a slick production similar to those reality-TV obstacle challenges you can't help but watch – features a glimpse of technicians navigating a series of four tests to demonstrate their skills and endurance.
April 8, 2021
Safety
Family of Victim in Fatal Trench Collapse Reaches $12M Settlement
The family of a 24-year-old man who died while trying to save a co-worker in a collapsed trench was awarded $12 million – one of the largest wrongful-death settlements for an individual in Washington State history.
March 31, 2021
Equipment
Local Governments, Nonprofits Can Spruce Up With $100K Prize From Kubota
Find out how the "Hometown Proud" program could help your local community win cash and the use of Kubota equipment to revitalize a public space.
March 19, 2021
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