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Vocational
Test Drive: Eaton’s Procision 7-speed automatic brings near car-like shifting to medium duty applications
Eaton’s 7-speed Procision automatic transmission was designed to compete with Allison’s 2000 Series RDS, the market leader in the medium duty vocational truck segment for automatic shifting. With driver comfort now an integral part of calculating a fleet’s total cost of ownership, Eaton designed its dual clutch model to be more efficient and in-cab friendly than anything […]
October 20, 2016
Dealers
ARA names Conant as its next executive VP and CEO
The American Rental Association has tapped Tony Conant, whose resume is packed with operations and supply chain experience, as its next executive vice president and CEO. Conant was chosen by the association’s board of directors and will replace Christine Wehrman who is retiring after 16 years with ARA. Conant will become only the fourth ARA executive VP/CEO […]
October 20, 2016
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Construction Equipment
Hoping to impress ‘low-spec’ skeptics, LiuGong steps up its game with new H-Series wheel loaders
If “low spec” is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear about a Chinese machine, LiuGong would like you to take a second look. With the introduction of its new Tier 4 Final wheel loaders, the Chinese equipment manufacturer is bringing North American and European customers six of its most technologically […]
October 19, 2016
Business
Massive earthmover tire explosion shows why you should cage ’em before you inflate ’em
While being within 10 feet of this explosion means you’re going to have a bad time regardless, this incredible video from the folks at Ken-Tool shows how having a tire inflation cage can save your life or livelihood. In the video below, Ken-Tool’s 10-bar EarthMover tire inflation cage is put through OSHA certification explosion testing. […]
October 19, 2016
Battery electric
How Volvo CE is engineering a quarry run by electric loaders and haulers for big cuts to costs and emissions
Volvo Construction Equipment, the Swedish Energy Agency, Skanska Sweden construction firm and two universities have been working on what the group is calling the Electric Site project. The $30 million project is ambitious, aimed at creating an electrified quarry where not only are carbon emissions reduced by up to 95 percent, but also the total […]
October 18, 2016
Construction Equipment
LiuGong upgrades E-Series excavators with Cummins T4F engines, new size class, cabs and more
With the addition of Cummins Tier 4 Final engines, LiuGong has launched an update to its E-Series excavators. The new emissions-compliant machines include the 915E, 922E, 925E, 930E and 936E. At 30 metric tons, the 930E represents a new size class for LiuGong. The new excavators also feature quick couplers and auxiliary hydraulics with one […]
October 18, 2016
Pickups
How a retired engineer turned a Prius into a pickup
A retired engineer in Florida tired of waiting on Toyota to produce a hybrid pickup has made one of his own. Ruud Hartog, 75, created what he calls his Pruck from a wrecked 2005 Prius, according to the Tampa Bay Times. After spending roughly $5,300 and plenty of time in his garage, Hartog recently emerged […]
October 18, 2016
Business
Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman to retire next year; Umpleby tapped as successor
Caterpillar chairman and chief executive officer Doug Oberhelman has announced that he will retire next year, bringing an end to a 41-year career with the company. Caterpillar has announced successors for both the CEO post and Oberhelman’s role at the head of the board. Oberhelman will oversee the company and its board until March 31, […]
October 17, 2016
Pickups
Cummins hit with $60M lawsuit by FCA over defective emissions system in Ram pickups
FCA is suing Cummins for $60 million over a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system that both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board say is defective and can lead to an increase in emissions. EPA and CARB have been pushing for a recall on 2013-2015 Ram 2500 pickups with a 6.7-liter […]
October 17, 2016
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch launches updated JT100, JT100 All Terrain models with new engine and more
Ditch Witch has launched updates to its two largest directional drills anchored by a Tier 4 engine but also including operator comfort and stability improvements. The new JT100 and JT100 All Terrain are powered by a 260-horsepower Cummins engine providing enough power for drilling through the toughest of conditions, including solid rock. Both drills feature […]
October 17, 2016
Dealers
JLG places XPO Logistics in charge of aftermarket parts distribution, will close Ohio distribution center
Aerial work platform and telehandler manufacturer JLG Industries has decided to place XPO Logistics in charge of parts distribution operations for its North American Aftermarket business starting in August 2017. XPO will operate two distribution centers for the company, with one located in Las Vegas to support the west coast and one in Atlanta for JLG’s […]
October 17, 2016
Pickups
GMC unveils 2017 Sierra HD All Terrain X, its most powerful off-roader yet thanks to new 6.6L Duramax
With the introduction of the 2017 Sierra HD All Terrain X, GMC has expanded its premium off-road package to all three of its pickup lines. First introduced for the Sierra 1500 in February and followed by the midsize Canyon in August, the All Terrain X package adds a few performance-enhancing features along with several exterior tweaks. […]
October 14, 2016
Dealers
INFOGRAPHIC: Backhoe sales and buyer trends
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price services.
October 14, 2016
Pickups
2017 Ford Super Duty named Truck of Texas atop decent Rodeo showings by Nissan, Ram
Ford’s latest generation Super Duty trucks picked up a major boost of confidence this week as the winner of the Texas Auto Writers Association’s (TAWA) “Truck of Texas”. It’s the 13th time Ford F-Series pickups have won the award, which TAWA President Nic Phillips said went to the 2017 Super Duty due to the truck’s […]
October 14, 2016
Construction Equipment
Vintage Cat DD9G gave single operator power of 2 dozers in tandem
While we pause at the beginning of each year to honor the innovations that hold the promise of shaping the future of construction, it’s also fun to look back from time to time at machines that made a huge impact on the industry’s past. The video below of a Caterpillar DD9G still getting work done […]
October 13, 2016
Pickups
Testing Toyo’s jobsite-tuned Open Country C/T commercial pickup tire
Toyo Tire U.S.A. is taking aim at jobsite pickups nationwide with its newest offering—a new commercial grade tire for half-ton and one-tons the company added to its Open County tire line this summer. I mounted a set of Open Country C/T (245/70R17) provided by Toyo in September—barely a month after their debut—to my F-150 for an extended […]
October 13, 2016
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE’s “Henrik the Hauler” coloring book honors colleague who lost battle with cancer
Henrik Larsson was all about articulated haulers. As artic product specialist at Volvo Construction Equipment, Larsson was a passionate advocate for the Volvo brand for more than 15 years. And so after he passed away last year at the age of 45 following a battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancerous tumor that grows in […]
October 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
GNSS machine control allows Halley Engineering Contractors to widen Florida’s deadly SR 997 2 months ahead of schedule
In the period from 2005 to 2011, the 36-mile stretch of Florida’s State Road 997 between the city of Homestead and Okeechobee Road to the north, claimed the lives of 28 people—a dozen in 2014 alone. And, in that same time frame, more than 900 others were injured in crashes on the two-lane highway. Though […]
October 13, 2016
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