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Construction Equipment
Bottom drops on trencher auction sales as rental companies pursue own avenues of disposal
The number of trenchers and cable plows being sold at auction has dropped significantly over the past five years, according to the TopBid auction price service. Excluding wheel trenchers, the number of newer used trenchers and cable plows (7- years-old and newer) on the auction block went from 254 in 2009 to 107 last year. […]
June 10, 2014
Safety
This guy being catapulted by a boom lift is why you should always wear a harness
No. 4 Video in 2014 « NO. 5 NO. 3 »  There’s a reason things like safety guidelines, personal protective equipment and harnesses exist: even mundane tasks like moving a boom lift one hundred feet or so can result in a serious injury. This guy has opted to forego wearing a harness to move […]
June 9, 2014
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Business
Caterpillar to close 3 Illinois component plants, move work to Michigan
Caterpillar has announced that it will close three of its plants in Illinois in order to consolidate the work at a single plant in Michigan. The plants are all facilities of Anchor Coupling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cat that manufacture or distribute hydraulic hose assemblies used in heavy equipment from Cat and other manufacturers, according […]
June 9, 2014
Technology
What the defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq, big data, telematics and reverse mentoring can teach you about running a construction company
About a third of the way through retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s new biography My Share of the Task  it becomes apparent that his team’s use of big data played a key role in the defeat of the Iraqi insurgency between 2004 and 2007. Our military has struggled since Vietnam to come up with a way of […]
June 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
How bulldozers and heroic operators helped demolish Hitler’s Atlantic wall in the D-Day invasion (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=88] “Hitler’s Atlantic wall cracked in the first hour under tempestuous allied assault. As I write, deeply dug into a beachhead of northwestern France, German prisoners, mostly wounded, are streaming back. … Shells are exploding all over the beach and out at sea as wave after wave of allied ships, as far as I can […]
June 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
Fix your CNG costs ahead of time, save big bucks filling up your trucks down the road
Fuel prices fluctuate dramatically and that price volatility is a source of concern to construction companies with even small fleets. One way to eliminate that variable line item is to fix the price of fuel. That’s where fleets running vehicles on compressed natural gas (CNG) have a huge advantage. CNG’s price per gasoline-gallon-equivalent (GGE) is […]
June 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar hires former Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood
Caterpillar has hired former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to serve as a consultant, the company announced Thursday. Caterpillar says LaHood will “provide advice on policy related matters.” “[LaHood] will assist Caterpillar in developing corporate strategies focused on identifying solutions to specific policy and communications challenges Caterpillar faces in the increasingly complex policy and business environment,” […]
June 6, 2014
Technology
Xbox-like remote control could make operating construction equipment as easy as playing video games (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=87] Over the years, advances in controls have greatly improved intuitiveness and thus simplified the operation of construction equipment in many cases. Beyond that, ever-improving GPS technology and machines like Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control dozers and upcoming excavator, point to a not-so-distant future where a lot of operators could be doing so from outside of […]
June 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caveman campsite, tools uncovered by construction of U.S. Embassy in London
While monitoring the construction of the new U.S. Embassy in London, archaeologists have uncovered a prehistoric campsite. Estimating that the site is 11,750 years old, archaeologists with the Museum of London Archaeology discovered several patches of charred ground from campfires, animal bones, fish traps and stone tools, according to a report from LiveScience. The oldest artifact […]
June 5, 2014
Business
Kubota president, chairman Masumoto found dead in Tokyo
Chairman and president of Kubota Corporation, Yasuo Masumoto, has died while staying in Tokyo. The 67-year-old failed to leave his room at the hotel and was found collapsed in the bathroom, according to a report from Bloomberg. The cause of death is undetermined, and Vice President Masatoshi Kimata will take over as acting president, the […]
June 4, 2014
Business
New financed construction equipment sales up 19% in April, bypass used sales
The number of new construction equipment units financed in April totalled 8,000, gaining a nearly 2-percent edge over the 7,846 used units financed last month, according to the latest data from Equipment Data Associates.* The monthly total represents the highest new financed equipment total so far this year, but lags about 17 percent behind the […]
June 4, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar CIO Randy Krotowski resigns
Caterpillar Chief Information Officer Randy Krotowski has resigned from the company. Krotowski’s departure was effective June 1. The Caterpillar announcement did not go into the exact specifics of his resignation saying only that he left “to pursue other opportunities.” In addition to serving as CIO, Krotowski was also the company’s vice president of Global Information […]
June 4, 2014
Construction Equipment
This 1989 Unimog is the ultimate construction vehicle: both a Case backhoe and Freightliner work truck (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
[imagebrowser id=86] While the Unimog isn’t a fixture on most U.S. construction jobsites these days, the same can’t be said for those around the globe. Plus, the beastly Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle is one of the most unique pieces of both the past and present of the construction equipment industry. And while the 2014 Unimog is […]
June 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
IronPlanet launches allEquip: a used construction equipment marketplace with “Buy Now” prices
IronPlanet today announced the launch of allEquip, its new online marketplace for used equipment. But unlike the company’s other offerings, these pieces of equipment aren’t being auctioned off. Instead, allEquip listings feature “Buy Now” prices. Similar to the concept of eBay’s “Buy-It-Now” option, the site allows customers to purchase a piece of used equipment in […]
June 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
How a small-town equipment operator became a globetrotting viral video star at Caterpillar
No. 5 story in 2014 « No. 6 No. 4 »  Ryan Neal believes at least part of his success as a heavy equipment operator is built in. “Some people have a natural ability for running equipment just like some people have natural abilities to play basketball or football or to sing,” he says. […]
June 2, 2014
Dealers
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June 1, 2014
Maintenance
How 3 diesel-electric and hybrid construction machines are waging war on wasted energy
For the past decade the drive to reduce diesel exhaust emissions has dominated the headlines. But with the last EPA mandated deadline of 2014 for Tier 4 Final engines here, the war is over and a new front has opened in the drive for cleaner, greener equipment. The new technology trend for heavy equipment is […]
June 1, 2014
Pickups
How to buy the right backup camera for your pickup truck
Imagine backing out of a parking space in your favorite DIY mega store’s parking lot. You’re concentrating on not backing into the car across the lane, craning your head to see both side mirrors, when you hear and feel a crunch coming from the back of the truck. You tagged another car because the big […]
June 1, 2014
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