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Komatsu launches WA380-8 wheel loader with improved power, cab (PHOTOS)
Boasting more power, less fuel consumption and a few improvements to operator comfort, Komatsu has launched an update to its WA380 wheel loader. The WA380-8 is powered by a 6.69-liter, Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 turbocharged engine producing 191 horsepower. The machine employs a diesel particulate filter (DPF), Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) to […]
August 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Crawl Control allows 2016 Toyota Tacoma to dig itself out of ungodly amounts of sand
We recently got a bit of wheel time with Toyota’s latest Tacoma midsize and came away fairly impressed with the 2016 model, particularly as an answer to GM’s strong midsize push with the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. But the ‘WOW’ demo by far with this truck is a feature Toyota calls Crawl Control. In […]
August 26, 2015
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Construction Equipment
Morbark’s Demo Days showcase chippers, grinders and one mean metal-eating shredder (PHOTOS)
Approximately 300 of Morbark’s dealers and customers from more than a dozen countries descended on Winn, Michigan, last week, to take part in the company’s ninth Demo Days. In addition to touring Morbark’s facilities and meeting the employees who build and support the equipment, attendees headed out to the company’s proving grounds, where they were […]
August 26, 2015
Workforce
Show us your ink. Best construction/equipment tattoo wins $500. Enter now.
You’re proud that you work in construction. So proud in fact that you let everybody know with a tattoo that says as much. We’d like to help you share that passion with the rest of the world. If you have a construction, trucking or construction-themed tattoo, send us a photo. We’ll feature it on our […]
August 26, 2015
Business
Caterpillar a primary target of insider trading ring busted for hacking access to press releases
Caterpillar company secrets were a favorite target for an alliance of hackers and stock traders busted by U.S. officials earlier this month for insider trading that reaped tens of millions in illegal profits. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, federal prosecutors on August 11 charged two Ukrainian hackers and seven American stock traders […]
August 25, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ford recalls certain F-650, F-750 models due to seat belt defect
Not long after finalizing the transition of its work truck manufacturing from Mexico to the U.S., Ford has announced a recall on certain F-650 and F-750 trucks for a seat belt issue. The recall applies to approximately 26,400 2011-2013 and 2015 model year F-650 and F-750 trucks sold in North America. Ford says the seat […]
August 25, 2015
Workforce
Worker scales crane to remove Confederate flag upsetting residents in North Carolina
When a Confederate battle flag found its way atop a construction crane in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, last week, a construction worker scaled the machine to remedy the situation. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville residents noticed the flag atop the crane which has become a familiar part of the city’s skyline as the $20 million Mariott-owned […]
August 25, 2015
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Spy shots of 2017 Ford Super Duty confirm updated styling, September unveiling
Usually, the skilled spy photographers who stalk the automotive industry’s camouflaged secrets catch these working prototypes during highway testing. But in the case of the 2017 Super Duty’s latest photo op, Ford was ready. As seen in photos by SpiedBilde posted by PickupTrucks.com and Auto Guide, the automaker prepared a special camouflage decal coating to […]
August 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Vintage dozer kills 2 people in freak accident in Ohio
What should have been a happy day for a lover of heavy equipment turned tragic last week when an accident involving a vintage bulldozer killed two people in Ohio. According to a report from WKYC TV, 44-year-old Kevin “Scott” Moore and 39-year-old Barb Hammer were run over and killed by the dozer in what appears […]
August 24, 2015
Safety
Boom lift overturns, killing worker on Massachusetts jobsite
A worker in Massachusetts was killed last week when the boom lift he was working from toppled over. According to a report from the Taunton Gazette, 48-year-old Kevin Miranda was part of a crew performing an inspection of a large smokestack for Skyline Contracting and Roofing when the machine flipped over August 17. The smokestack is […]
August 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Dump truck bed lifts while driving, destroys overhead highway sign
Today’s dose of dumb comes from a highway somewhere in Saudi Arabia. The immediate question the video below raises is how is the driver unaware of that lifted bed? If it’s long enough to completely decimate a 20-foot-high highway sign, that thing is creating some significant noise and wind resistance while in motion. Sure there […]
August 21, 2015
Construction Equipment
Takeuchi improves uptime with new large frame TS80 skid steers
Takeuchi has added to their skid steer product line with the TS80, the largest model in the company’s lineup. Featuring a 74-horsepower Tier 4 Final Deutz engine, the TS80 delivers 192 lbs.-ft. of torque at 1,800 rpm, and also has a maintenance-free diesel oxidation catalyst that requires no regeneration, cleaning or diesel exhaust fluid. The […]
August 21, 2015
Business
John Deere feels impact of energy slowdown in 3Q as construction equipment sales fall 13%
After a third quarter that brought more severe decreases in sales and profit, John Deere has cut its forecast for the rest of the year as the company now faces slowed demand for construction equipment alongside an existing farming slump. Deere sales fell 20 percent during the quarter to $7.6 billion while profit dropped 40 percent […]
August 21, 2015
Technology
Sharpening the saw: AEMP’s 2015 Asset Management Symposium to focus on how telematics can improve safety
Everybody knows telematics can improve productivity, but fleet managers and contractors are just beginning to discover how this technology plays a big role in making heavy equipment and trucking safer. That’s the theme for the Association of Equipment Management Professionals yearly Asset Management Symposium, which will be held October 6-8, in Cleveland, Ohio. The education […]
August 21, 2015
Technology
SiteAware, a LIDAR/camera unit, gives equipment operators 360-degree vision (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Inspired by the lane-keeping, radar and camera systems that have been improving safety and all the while forming the foundation for fully-autonomous vehicles in the automobile industry, Volvo Construction Equipment and Carnegie Mellon University have provided a peek at a still-in-development system which seeks to give heavy equipment operators 360-degree vision. Citing construction industry deaths nearing 1,000 […]
August 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
First American-made Ford F-650, F-750 models roll off the assembly line
Late last year, Ford announced that it would not only drop Cummins’ 6.7-liter ISB engine for its own Power Stroke V8 in the new 2016 F-650 and F-750 work trucks, but it would also transition manufacturing of the trucks to the United States. That transition is now complete. On August 12, the first American-made F-650 and […]
August 20, 2015
Technology
FAA issues warning as number of drones getting too close to aircraft increases dramatically
Though drones hold a ton of potential for the advancement of the construction industry and $100 billion worth of growth potential for the U.S. economy, that unfortunately doesn’t mean that morons can’t fly them. In fact, the amount of morons flying drones has “increased dramatically over the past year,” according to the Federal Aviation […]
August 20, 2015
Construction Equipment
Man arrested after climbing 10-story crane to take a selfie
If this guy is any indication, in Wisconsin they take their selfies a bit more seriously than the rest of us. According to Channel 3000 news, a passerby noticed a man climbing a construction crane around 6:20 a.m at a downtown construction site in Madison and notified police. When officers arrived, the 25-year old man […]
August 20, 2015
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