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Business
Former Caterpillar chairman and CEO Glen Barton dies
Caterpillar announced that its former chairman and chief executive officer, Glen Barton, has died at the age of 77. Barton had nearly 43 years of service with Caterpillar when he retired in 2004. “The Caterpillar family is extremely saddened by Glen’s passing,” current Caterpillar chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman said in a company statement. “Glen’s legacy of […]
October 28, 2016
Pickups
Mercedes unveils X-Class pickups: some combo of these wild concepts may come to U.S.
A confluence of two Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup concept vehicles, which were unveiled this week in Stockholm, Sweden, may be headed for the U.S. At the unveiling, Mercedes showed off two different models, one dubbed Stylish Explorer and the other Powerful Adventurer. Though the carmaker called the pickups ‘concepts,’ the production model of the X-Class will closely resemble the designs […]
October 27, 2016
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Ditch Witch upgrades JT60, JT60 All Terrain drills with improved drill power
Ditch Witch has introduced upgraded models of its JT60 horizontal directional drills the company says boast better drill power and improved cabs. The new JT60 and JT60 All Terrain are now powered by 200-horsepower Tier 4 engines that boost drill power to 60,000 pounds of thrust and 9,000 ft.-lbs. of rotational torque. RELATED >> Ditch […]
October 27, 2016
Dealers
Caterpillar dealer inventories down from 2015 with more “substantial” reductions coming
Aside from lower oil prices and sagging demand for mining equipment around the globe, sales of Caterpillar heavy equipment have also been negatively impacted by lower dealer inventories. In a statement on dealer inventories accompanying its third quarter earnings—which included reduced expectations for fiscal year 2016 sales—the company says dealer inventories in the third quarter of […]
October 27, 2016
Dealers
Deutz to provide remanufactured engines for Genie aerial equipment
Deutz will now provide remanufactured Deutz Xchange engines for Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) Reconditioning Services to be used in reconditioned Genie aerial equipment, including boom lifts, scissor lifts and telehandlers. “Terex was impressed with the three-year transferrable warranty that we offer with our Deutz Xchange engines,” says Robert Mann, Deutz president and CEO. “That […]
October 27, 2016
Construction Equipment
Bobcat unveils M2-Series skid-steer, compact track loaders with big boosts to operator comfort
Bobcat is replacing its current lineup of M-Series compact loaders with the new M2 Series, a 24-model lineup of skid steers, compact track loaders and all-wheel steer loaders boasting several improvements for increased operator comfort. The M2-Seres lineup includes 400-, 500-, 600-, 700- and 800-frame-size loaders powered by a Bobcat diesel engine. The engine design eliminates the need […]
October 26, 2016
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar “more aggressive” on cost reduction cuts than anticipated due to market weakness
Caterpillar says weakness in key end markets has caused the company to be “more aggressive” than anticipated in the cuts it has made and the restructuring actions it has taken in the last 13 months as part of a sweeping cost reduction plan. With sales and revenues expected to be down 17 percent to $39 billion, fiscal 2016 will cap the first series […]
October 26, 2016
Pickups
Ram unveils 1500 Lone Star Silver Edition, adds new features to Limited and Longhorn trucks
Ram Truck’s love letter to Texas is getting a bit of a rewrite with the unveiling of a new special edition option. The new 2017 Lone Star Silver Edition will be available on Ram 1500 4×2 and 4×4 Crew Cab pickups with short and long box-length configurations. You’ll also be able to outfit it with […]
October 25, 2016
Construction Equipment
John Deere’s 3 new Snow Utility V-Blades offer 4 angling positions
John Deere has added three new blades to its Worksite Pro attachment lineup designed for snow removal and light-dirt projects. The BV6, BV8 and BV9 Snow Utility V-Blades mount to skid steers, compact track loaders and compact wheel loaders and feature four hydraulic angling positions: Straight for larger cuts V-configuration for pushing through hard-pack Scoop, […]
October 25, 2016
Business
Caterpillar sales down again in 3Q as profit plummets 48%
Citing economic weakness and idle mining trucks around the globe coupled with an “abundance” of used construction equipment and idle locomotives in North America, Caterpillar reported another down period for earnings today. With total sales falling 16 percent to $9.16 billion in the third quarter and profit plummeting 48 percent to $481 million, the world’s no. 1 […]
October 25, 2016
Construction Equipment
John Deere intros 524, 544 and 624K-II wheel loaders with new 5-speed gearboxes, load-sensing hydraulics
Saying development of the new machines was focused around providing enhanced agility on the jobsite, John Deere has introduced three new utility-class wheel loaders. The new 524K-II, 544K-II and 624K-II are powered by Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech engines paired with new five-speed transmissions. Deere says these new gearboxes feature optimized gear ratio changes. The […]
October 24, 2016
Pickups
Ford suspends production of F-150, other models amid sales drop
Just a week after announcing that it would stop production of the Mustang amid sagging sales, Ford is now shutting down production of the F-150 for a week at its Kansas City plant as consumers continue to shy away from the iconic truck. The latest temporary plant shut-down follows news from Ford that overall year-over-year sales […]
October 24, 2016
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE sales dip slightly in Q3, but profit ticks up with improved order intake
Volvo Construction Equipment reports in its latest earnings announcement that the company saw sales decline in the third quarter despite seeing an improvement in the European market and an increase in order intake across all regions. The heavy equipment manufacturer saw sales fall 3 percent to to SEK 11.539 billion ($1.3 billion U.S.). When adjusted for currency […]
October 24, 2016
Construction Equipment
Inside development of the Volvo CE LX1 as the hybrid-electric loader goes into field testing
Volvo Construction Equipment introduced its first concept of a hybrid wheel loader at the 2008 ConExpo-Con/Agg … and then went silent. The long wait between then and now was acknowledged by Scott Young, Volvo CE’s program manager for electromobility during the company’s recent Xploration Forum. But the wait has had its upsides, Young says: electrification […]
October 21, 2016
Construction Equipment
Metrodome falls, crews construct new Minnesota Vikings stadium in awesome time-lapse
With an undefeated 5-0 record and a strong claim to the best team in the NFC, the way the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings are playing football right now is making a few more headlines than the team’s new stadium has. That being said, Vikings fans are enjoying winning football inside a home stadium that is a huge […]
October 21, 2016
Construction Equipment
Subsite intros the Commander 7, an upgradable HDD guidance display with smartphone connectivity
Calling it the company’s “most advanced display ever,” Subsite Electronics has introduced a new 7-inch, high-resolution monitor for horizontal directional drilling guidance. Dubbed the Commander 7, this display brings new capabilities to Subsite’s TK RECON Series guidance system which the company introduced earlier this year. Because its built on the TK RECON platform, the Commander […]
October 21, 2016
Construction Equipment
Liebherr to build Deutz-branded engines under new agreement
Deutz and Liebherr have announced a partnership that will bring Liebherr-built engines into the Deutz lineup. Deutz says the addition of these Liebherr engines will expand its product portfolio to span from 200 kilowatts (268 horsepower) to 700 kW (938 hp). Deutz and Liebherr will develop these engines for EU Stage V, U.S. Tier 4, […]
October 21, 2016
Trucks
Cat Truck Spotting unbundles autonomous features to give shovel, truck operators more control
First there was the fully autonomous Cat 793F hauling truck, which has been working in Australian mine since 2012. Now there’s what Cat calls “an unbundling” of autonomous features to put slices of autonomy in other machines. One of the first of these features will be truck spotting, expected to be in production next year […]
October 20, 2016
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