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Dealers
Peterbilt and Peterson name dealers of the year, Bobcat and JCB add dealers in this week’s Dealer News Roundup
Welcome to the Dealer News Roundup, your one-stop shop for all the moves going on inside the heavy equipment distributor industry. We post a new edition just about every week with news on hires, promotions, new locations and expansions. Check back for a new edition each week. Bobcat introduces new dealer in Arden, North Carolina […]
March 19, 2014
Construction Equipment
Takeuchi launches 2 compact loaders, 4 compact excavators
Takeuchi launched six new machines at the ConExpo 2014 trade show, including the TL8 compact track loader, TW80 Series 2 compact wheel loader and TB216, TB240, TB260 and TB290 compact excavators. Four of the new machines meet EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards. TL8 compact track loader The 8,345-pound TL8 compact track loader replaces the […]
March 19, 2014
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Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Construction crew discovers ancient graveyard of whales, sloths and fish killed by algae
[imagebrowser id=44] Scientists have solved the mystery surrounding a mass graveyard of ancient sea life discovered by a Chilean highway construction crew more than three years ago. During the widening of the Pan-American Highway in northern Chile, road workers uncovered more than 40 fossilized skeletons preserved in sandstone. Most of the skeletons were that of baleen […]
March 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
LiuGong debuts 375B skid steer with new curved design for visibility
At the ConExpo trade show in Las Vegas, Chinese manufacturer LiuGong introduced its new skid steer design. The metal and glass on LiuGong’s new 375B skid steer have been curved to improve operator visibility and control. A less obstructed view and sightlines to both corners of the bucket make for more precise handling, positioning and […]
March 18, 2014
Construction Equipment
Komatsu shows off prototype excavator that borrows intelligent Machine Control technology from dozers (PHOTOS)
[imagebrowser id=43] Komatsu made headlines last summer with the debut of its D61i-23 intelligent Machine Control dozer—a machine with built-in GPS/GNSS controls. Getting rid of the GPS antenna and wiring on the blade conferred a number of benefits and allowed for both rough grade and finish grade work with the same machine. RELATED: Komatsu D61i-23 dozer […]
March 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Stunt man climbs, flips way through construction equipment obstacle course in Bauma 2016 ad
While ConExpo-Con/Agg immersed us in 2014, there was one show exhibitor that had its sights on 2016: the producers of the bauma (intentionally spelled with a lower case “b”) trade show, slated for April 11-17, 2016 in Munich, Germany. ConExpo-Con/Agg is absolutely the premier construction equipment show for North America, enticing nearly 130,000 visitors two […]
March 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Leica launches iCON grade iGD4SP machine control for dozers
Eliminate the need to rework areas when handling material in grading operations with Leica Geosystems’ iCON grade iGD4SP, which calculates the lift, angle and tilt of the dozer’s six-way blade. Enabling operators to angle the blade while iCON grade’s advanced hydraulic control system controls the blade’s lift and tilt, the system constantly maintains grade at […]
March 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Watch this excavator climb a 100-foot tower before doing a handstand
No. 8 Video in 2014 « NO. 9 NO. 7 » This one is a classic. Some might call it “obligatory” viewing for anyone who’s watched videos on the internet, let alone those who love equipment. The stunt, supposedly occurring in 1997, appeared on the long-running German/Austrian/Swiss variety show Wetten Dass…? (Wanna Bet That…?). The Liebherr […]
March 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Diggerland USA, the country’s first construction equipment theme park, breaks ground for summer opening
With most of the site work done on the 14-acre plot of land the theme park will occupy, West Berlin city officials and park management broke ground for the new Diggerland USA Tuesday. Officials broke dirt with chrome-plated shovels—except for one. Brandon Moore, the general manager for Sahara Sam’s Oasis, the water park next door […]
March 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Doosan announces telematics package, DX63-3 compact excavator
Doosan took advantage of ConExpo-Con/Agg to preview three excavators, its DL420-5 wheel loader and DA40-4 articulated dump truck, plus announce a new standard telematics package that will debut in May. All Tier 4 models will be officially launched late this spring, when Doosan will give details on the larger excavators, wheel loader and artic. “We’re […]
March 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
Chicago Pneumatic launches first concrete line, aims to be one-stop shop
Chicago Pneumatic launched its new concrete equipment line at ConExpo-Con/Agg, including vibration, leveling, finishing and cutting products. As the company’s first concrete products, the line is intended to position Chicago Pneumatic as a one-stop shop for its customers. Pokers The product line includes VPM mechanical pokers designed for mid-sized applications using medium- to high-slump concrete, […]
March 13, 2014
Construction Equipment
5-alarm fire engulfs San Francisco construction site, burns through the night
A six-story apartment complex under construction in San Francisco was engulfed in flames Tuesday afternoon and burned throughout the night, according to a report from the San Francsico Chronicle. Fire Chief Joanne Hayes White said it was the largest fire the city has seen in several years. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen towering […]
March 12, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volkswagen reevaluates truck strategy, could bring full-size pickup to U.S.
Chicken Tax and past speculation aside, we now have our most promising nod yet that a Volkswagen pickup might actually make its way to the U.S. But here’s the thing: the truck that finally goes on sale here, might not be the VW Amarok model we know today. VW’s North American CEO Michael Horn recently told […]
March 12, 2014
Business
Mike Rowe opens up about opera, skilled trades and Dirty Jobs (EXCLUSIVE)
All of the new machines are obviously the star of a show like ConExpo. But one of the highlights for the Equipment World team last week at the show was getting to sit down with TV host and newly-minted author Mike Rowe for a conversation on the importance of skilled trades and vocational education. Just […]
March 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford to move production of new F-650, F-750 work trucks back to the U.S.
[imagebrowser id=35] By this time early next year, Ford’s F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks will once again be made in the U.S. After unveiling the 2016 models of the work trucks last week, Ford has announced that it will shift their production from Mexico to the U.S. in early 2015. Ford says the shift is […]
March 11, 2014
Construction Equipment
Sand, pee and acid make a pretty strong brick
For a while now, scientists and engineers have been working to replace concrete and bricks. Though these materials have over the past few centuries been engineered and reengineered to be very good at their jobs, their creation accounts for a lot of CO2 being released into the atmosphere. So far, scientists are pretty much open […]
March 11, 2014
Contractor of the Year
New Hampshire’s Jeremy Hiltz Excavating named Equipment World’s 2014 Contractor of the Year
In an awards banquet Saturday night at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Jeremy Hiltz Excavating was named Equipment World‘s Contractor of the Year for 2014. Hiltz Excavating in Ashland, New Hampshire, is an $8 to $10 million company that incorporated in 1996. They specialize in commercial site work, municipal and utility work and road building. […]
March 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
CARB proposes compliance extensions and delays for contractors, small fleets in powertrain upgrade regulations
The California Air Resources Board March 6 announced proposals to change elements of its Truck and Bus Rule emissions regulations that would mostly impact contractors with low-milage work trucks, very small fleets and owner-operators, though some elements could impact fleets. CARB’s rule required that all truck owners running in the state with pre-2007 model engines […]
March 10, 2014
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