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Business
Caterpillar will continue using Navistar engines in vocational truck line despite production split
Caterpillar has decided to amicably end its on-highway truck production partnership with Navistar and venture out on its own, moving production of the Cat CT-Series trucks, which The Wall Street Journal estimates to be about 1,000 units a year, to a shared production facility in Victoria, Texas. The plant currently produces Caterpillar hydraulic excavators and will add about 200 additional […]
July 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ram pickups recalled as part of Chrysler’s vulnerability to wireless hacking
Ram says it is recalling certain vehicles equipped with 8.4-inch touchscreens in a sweep that updates software to prevent connected vehicles from being hacked. Model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups; and 2013-2015 Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 Chassis Cabs were added to the recall list Friday. In a controlled test, Wired last week reported it was able to […]
July 29, 2015
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Construction Equipment
Master Status: JCB launches a technician training program and national championship rolled into one
Calling service technicians the “unsung heroes” of its dealership network, UK-based equipment manufacturer JCB has launched a new program in North America that seeks to celebrate these techs’ achievements in a decidedly more heroic manner—championship ring and all. Dubbed the Master Technician program, the initiative is equal parts training and competition. First comes the training. Dealers […]
July 29, 2015
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE set up a working lab in a Skanska quarry to study how to make fully-electric equipment a reality
Volvo Construction Equipment is partnering with multinational construction firm Skanska Sweden and the Swedish Energy Agency on a nearly $25 million research project that will examine electromobility possibilities in a quarry environment. “The interesting thing about quarries is that you have so many different functions on one site,” said Erik Brandsma, director-general of the Swedish […]
July 28, 2015
Business
Caterpillar splits with Navistar, will design and build its own vocational trucks in Texas
Caterpillar has announced a parting of ways with truck maker Navistar, ending a six-year partnership between the two companies that launched the Cat brand into the vocational truck market. MORE >> Navistar to launch new line of severe duty work trucks once split with Cat is complete Cat has worked with Navistar to design and build […]
July 28, 2015
Business
Navistar to launch new line of severe duty work trucks once split with Cat is complete
With Caterpillar’s announcement this morning that it would begin designing and building vocational trucks on its own, Navistar, Cat’s partner in the work truck business up to this point, has announced plans to launch a new line of trucks once the partnership has officially concluded. In a brief announcement released alongside Cat’s news, Navistar said it would […]
July 28, 2015
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE intros ECR145E, ECR235E short-swing excavators with redesigned cab, 10% fuel savings
Volvo Construction Equipment’s new E-Series short-swing crawler excavators feature a center-positioned boom and compact swing radius, allowing work in confined spaces without sacrificing power, dig depth or stability. The ECR145E and ECR235E have Tier 4 Final engines that deliver up to 10 percent improvement in fuel economy when compared with previous models, and include auto […]
July 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Two dump trucks rear ended in same Kansas DOT work zone 2 days in a row (PHOTOS)
A construction zone on Interstate 470 has been unlucky for Kansas Department of Transportation dump trucks this week. Two KDOT dump trucks were crashed into two days in a row. The latest of the coinciding collisions came on Wednesday afternoon when a KDOT dump truck with a large arrow display board and crash attenuator was rear […]
July 27, 2015
Business
Caterpillar’s call for engagement with Cuba more than just a sly business move
Early this week Caterpillar sent out a press release calling for an end to the trade embargo against Cuba. This was in response to President Obama’s easing of sanctions and the announcement of an American embassy to be built in Havana. All of this is good news for Cuba and for us, and it demonstrates […]
July 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Head stands, extreme grades and giant boulders all in a day’s work for this excavator operator
You don’t see many operation videos that are nearly as interesting as this one. And better yet, it only gets more interesting as it goes on. The video is a compilation of situations shot in Taiwan originally posted to YouTube by user wEnYi Liu. First we see the operator working in a bit of muck, tilting […]
July 24, 2015
Technology
Drone makes first FAA-approved delivery with medicine drop in rural Virginia
In what Australian drone manufacturer Flirtey called a “Kitty Hawk” moment, in reference to the first flight of an airplane by the Wright brothers, the first delivery made by an unmanned aircraft was made earlier this week in Virginia. According to a report from The Verge, a Flirtey drone with permission from the Federal Aviation […]
July 24, 2015
Dealers
Terex launches used truck website and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing Roundup
Terex Trucks launches Used Trucks website Terex Trucks has partnered with Machinery Trader to develop a used trucks website which enables dealers to upload and advertise pre-owned trucks and construction equipment. Features on the website include an equipment search function, a dealer locator and a tool to receive free shipping and financing quotes. The new tool follows […]
July 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Hyundai unveils 7 HX Series excavators with new high-end cab, better control, faster cycle times (PHOTOS)
Hyundai has taken the wraps off of its latest series of excavators and the company says the aim of the new machines is making high-end features a standard expectation. Replacing the Hyundai 9A Series excavators are the HX220L, HX260L, HX300L, HX330L, HX380L, HX480L and HX520L. The 220 through the 380 are powered by Cummins engines while […]
July 23, 2015
Business
Caterpillar profits fall 29% in 2Q as company cuts full-year forecast
A continued and severe lack of demand for mining equipment worldwide, coupled with lower construction equipment sales in China and Brazil brought Caterpillar sales and profits down during the second quarter. In earnings released Thursday the company reported a decrease in sales and revenues of 13 percent to $12.3 billion and a 29-percent profit loss […]
July 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
How the USDOT’s comprehensive truck size and weight limits study impacts heavy equipment haulers
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in the summer of 2012. One of the act’s provisions required a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study to be completed by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). A date to report back […]
July 23, 2015
Construction Equipment
Thieves nab excavator, rip apart bank wall and drive off with an ATM
Though two Florida men weren’t the first to think of using a piece of construction equipment to try and break into an ATM, they’re definitely among the few to actually leave the scene of the crime with the whole ATM. We’ve seen this scenario several times before, usually involving a backhoe, but sometimes a telehandler. […]
July 22, 2015
Business
JCB at work on 3 more military projects following success of HMEE high-speed, armored backhoe
Ten years into a successful run of manufacturing a high-speed, armored backhoe for the U.S. Army, the machine’s impact is still being felt at JCB, and especially at the company’s North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. In a recent report from the Savannah Morning News, JCB detailed how it won its initial $206 million contract—the […]
July 22, 2015
Construction Equipment
Man leads police on low-speed chase in a backhoe
Being stuck in traffic behind a backhoe is no one’s idea of a fun night. Even if a police chase is involved. But according to CBC News, those traveling on the Trans-Canada Highway in New Brunswick, Canada, recently found themselves in this situation. Around 3:40 a.m. July 7, police were called about a backhoe, without […]
July 22, 2015
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