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“Animated History of the Drone” traces controversial aircraft’s origin back to first World War
The past and future of drones is one of the more interesting topics floating around right now. There is perhaps no other technology with as much potential to change so many industries as quickly as the drone. Here at Equipment World, we recently unpacked all of the regulatory drama and potential unmanned aircraft have for the […]
January 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
Kobelco to build excavator plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Kobelco Construction Machinery announced it will build an excavator plant near Spartanburg, South Carolina. The plant will start producing 1,800 units of an as-yet unspecified 20-metric-ton model in January 2016. The 85-acre site will be operated by Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A, which now markets five conventional excavators, including the 48,500-pound SK210LC, four compact excavators, six […]
January 8, 2015
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Residents of small Oregon town use bulldozer, snow to fight and contain large fire
With no fire department of their own, the residents of a small town in central Oregon banded together in sub-zero temperatures last week to fight a large fire, using whatever was at their disposal. According to a report from KTVZ TV, the blaze began in the early hours of December 31 with temperatures at -11 […]
January 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: This monster Liebherr excavator is single-handedly digging a tunnel for Europe’s biggest infrastructure project
No. 13 Story in 2015 « No. 14 No. 12 » [imagebrowser id=165] While Americans fuss and fume over our crumbling infrastructure, the Germans are forging ahead with Stuttgart 21, the largest infrastructure project currently under construction in Europe. And as is typical with German infrastructure builds, the project is ahead of schedule and under […]
January 7, 2015
Construction Equipment
2015 Ford F-150 wins Truck Trend’s Pickup Truck of the Year Award
Despite parent publication Motor Trend‘s choice to award its coveted Truck of the Year award to the dark horse Chevrolet Colorado, Truck Trend went with the heavy favorite in choosing its Pickup Truck of the Year. The Truck Trend editors said that while the newly redesigned F-150’s fuel- and weight-saving aluminum design are impressive, the truck took the […]
January 7, 2015
Business
Larry Weyers named president of Manitowoc Cranes, Etchart steps down to VP role
Eric Etchart is stepping down from his role of president at Manitowoc Cranes and into a vice president role as part of The Manitowoc Company’s succession plan for Etchart’s upcoming retirement. Etchart has served as president of the cranes business for the past eight years. He has a planned retirement in the coming years, according to a […]
January 7, 2015
Dealers
Quick Data: New and used backhoe sales for January 2015
January 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
Some old concrete pavement technologies are making a comeback and giving asphalt a run for its money
The technologies behind the concrete pavements used on our nation’s roads and highways have been around for a while, but new developments in equipment and admixtures have opened up the market for some of them, making them the latest trends in concrete paving. These trends include concrete overlays, roller compacted concrete and full-depth reclamation. Concrete […]
January 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
High-rise drops but won’t fall after 2 giant blasts to core in failed demolition
After officials deemed the construction process of a 16-story building in the Crimean city of Sevastopol to be “flawed earlier” this year, the building was ordered to be demolished. But apparently, construction was at least good enough to withstand two massive explosive blasts to its core when it came time to bring it down. In the videos […]
January 6, 2015
Business
Caterpillar shares fall after analyst downgrades stock due to falling oil prices
While the falling price of oil has been delighting consumers at the pump across the U.S. for the last couple of months, the situation recently became decidedly less delightful for Caterpillar executives. Shares of the Peoria, Illinois-based heavy equipment maker dipped 5 percent at the market’s close Monday to $87.03 after JPMorgan downgraded its rating of the […]
January 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
More than 100 JCB machines aboard tipped-over cargo ship that ran aground near English island
More than 100 JCB machines worth millions of dollars are in jeopardy of being lost after a cargo ship ran aground and nearly tipped over on a small bank near the Isle of Wight in England. According to the BBC, the Hoegh Osaka began listing shortly after leaving the port of Southampton January 3. About 90 minutes […]
January 6, 2015
Business
R. Barry Uber, former president of Ingersoll-Rand Construction and Mining Group, dies at 69
Barry Uber, a 30-year veteran of Ingersoll-Rand, passed away on Dec. 31 in Springfield, Vermont. Uber began his career at Ingersoll-Rand in 1967, starting as a sales engineer. He held positions in the company’s construction machinery sales, service and rental areas, and later served as vice president and general manager of Ingersoll-Rand’s Road Machinery Division […]
January 6, 2015
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: This Jaguar F-150 pickup conversion is a beautiful monstrosity
[imagebrowser id=164] Back in 2002, both GM and Ford experimented with the idea of offering pickup trucks from their luxury brands, Cadillac and Lincoln. This was partially a byproduct of the SUV craze that had by then firmly taken hold in the U.S. and the resulting Cadillac Escalade EXT and Lincoln Blackwood were oddities from the start. […]
January 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
These massive heaters help Minneapolis workers fight back below-zero temps while building the new Vikings football stadium
When you work outside, sometimes you gotta do it in the cold. And when it comes to construction, sometimes, in some places, you gotta do it when it’s really, really cold. Temperatures in Minneapolis have dipped down into single digits with windchills reaching below zero in the last couple of weeks, but that hasn’t stopped work on […]
January 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
John F. Jenkins Contracting is the big winner of our $80,000 2014 Contractor’s Dream Package
When John Jenkins, of John F. Jenkins Contracting, Hot Springs, Arkansas, saw the Equipment World booth at this year’s ConExpo, he was already familiar with the Contractor’s Dream Package, now in its 12th year. So he put his name in the hopper, but didn’t think it would amount to anything. Fortunately for John, his name […]
January 5, 2015
Construction Equipment
Drunk guy in a wheel loader plows through parked cars; is swiftly brought to justice by angry mob
Before you watch the video below, 1) Yes, of course this video is from Russia and 2) some of the video is not exactly suitable for children as this guy takes a few punches. And while violence is never the answer, it’s a bit hard to judge this particular angry mob especially with how much […]
January 2, 2015
Construction Equipment
Construction work the star of Ford’s focused new TV spots for 2015 F-150
In what Ford is calling its biggest truck marketing campaign ever, the automaker is prominently featuring construction work in three new ads for the 2015 F-150. Ford began running the ads on TV during the College Football Playoff semifinal games last night. One of the ads, titled “What’s Next,” focuses on the 2015 model’s new […]
January 2, 2015
Construction Equipment
Guntert & Zimmerman to launch MP550 Material Placer at World of Concrete
Guntert & Zimmerman has announced that it will launch the new MP550 material placer at the World of Concrete show in February. The machine is capable of handling a wide range of concrete slumps as well as dry materials. Featuring four wheels with high-flotation tires, the four-wheel-drive MP550 has dual axle steering and a 12-foot inside […]
January 2, 2015
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