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TEST DRIVE: Peterbilt’s new Model 567 is a head-turner and a breeze to maneuver
Given the realities of truck design today, Peterbilt’s Model 567 simply did not spring into existence all on its own. The truck is derived from the company’s Model 579 tractor, which debuted two years ago. The focus of the Model 579 was to create an entirely new and modern cab/driver environment. In order to do […]
March 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE’s ECR88D compact excavator wins iF product design award
Just in case award-winning design plays heavily into your buying decisions, Volvo Construction Equipment might have the compact excavator for you. On Friday, Volvo CE was honored during a ceremony in Munich, Germany, receiving an iF product design award for the ECR88D compact excavator. The short swing radius machine was chosen by a panel of […]
March 2, 2014
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Construction Equipment
Air Force Master Sgt., combat veteran named AEMP Technician of the Year
It takes a lot to keep a big fleet running, even more so under enemy fire and on two continents. But Master Sgt. James C. Thomas III has proven himself adept at all these challenges and was named as the 2014 Technician of the Year by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. Thomas received the […]
March 2, 2014
Dealers
QUICK DATA: New and used aerial lifts sales trends for March 2014
February 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Heavy equipment technicians should avoid “mechanical logic” when diagnosing electrical problems
Even the best mechanics and technicians tend to get brain freeze when faced with an electrical problem. Fleet managers and shop supervisors who get impatient with the lack of progress only make things worse. Why? Because mechanical work and electrical work are two different animals. “If you try to apply mechanical logic and thinking to […]
February 28, 2014
Machine Matters
Are Tier 4 excavators worth the higher cost?
Tier 4 Interim excavators are rolling into the market with Tier 4 Final models close behind. They’re more expensive than the Tier 3 machines they replace. Is a low-hour used Tier 3 machine a better choice? Why pay extra just for a Tier 4 engine? Legitimate questions, so we turned to product managers for the […]
February 28, 2014
Business
Family’s love of equipment, disciplined work ethic grew R.L. Caudill Construction into a company that’s hard to compete with
Robert L. Caudill started a small construction company in eastern Kentucky nearly 50 years ago. But today, at age 73, even though he’s handed the reins of the company to his sons, you still hear one complaint about the old man: “He will work you to death,” says Charles Carlton, Pike County Fiscal Court. In […]
February 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Watch this Caterpillar D11T annihilate an old pickup truck because of hockey
Gotta love Canada. As you’ll see in their half-hearted play before the good stuff actually begins, this particular group of Canucks was heartbroken that the start of hockey season had been delayed. So, they decided to take their aggression out on the poor old Chevy pickup that happened to be nearest them. What did the […]
February 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
San Francisco construction crew adds human skeleton to unique collection of finds at Transbay Transit site
A construction crew in San Francisco is slowly amassing a small museum of the city’s history. While building the $1.9 billion Transbay Transit Center, described as a “Grand Central Station of the West,” workers with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority have found several interesting items that represent various periods of the city’s past, according to […]
February 27, 2014
Business
Contractors skeptical of Tier 4 resale value, say lack of consistent work will continue driving equipment rentals
Skepticism around Tier 4 equipment and a continued lack of consistent work will contribute to continued momentum in the rental market, based on data collected by a Wells Fargo Equipment Finance survey in January. Nearly 30 percent of contractors surveyed said they feel Tier 4 equipment will have a worse resale value than previous generations. […]
February 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
Repairs to Big Bertha will require a 12-story pit and removing the tunnel-boring machine’s cutterhead
Officials from the Washington State Department of Transportation have announced that in order to repair the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, her head will need to come off. The announcement, which came during a presentation to city council members in Seattle, comes nearly three weeks after WSDOT officials announced that Big Bertha would be out of […]
February 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
Construction crew of termite-inspired robots builds structures autonomously
A construction crew without a foreman? Sounds like a terrible idea, but it’s exactly what a group of computer scientists and engineers at Harvard are trying to accomplish. They’re working on a project known as TERMES, a construction crew of autonomous robots inspired by the building skill of termites. Termites are capable of building extraordinary structures […]
February 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
New Jersey construction worker falls from bridge, lands on his feet without even breaking a bone
A fall is the most deadly accident that can happen to a construction worker. And one that takes place from a bridge 25 feet in the air should be no exception. But in the case of Thiago Santos, it was. Santos, a 29-year-old construction worker from Newark, New Jersey, fell 25 feet from the Pulaski Skyway […]
February 26, 2014
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ConExpo coverage begins and ends with honors for the best in the construction industry
Who are the best contractors, technicians and fleets in the heavy construction industry? We’re about to find out. While ConExpo is traditionally touted as an equipment show, immediately before and after the show, Equipment World editors will be reporting live from four awards ceremonies to recognize the best and most accomplished people and fleets in […]
February 26, 2014
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How a beaten-up 1949 Hudson barely made it across the country to spread the Gospel of Infrastructure
What’s more American than a round-the-country road trip in a vintage vehicle? Fifth-generation roadbuilder Dan McNichol has been driving a rusty, 1949 Hudson from Massachusetts to the West Coast and back with the goal of bringing attention to the dire state of roads and bridges in this country. The all-original Hudson, more than 60 years […]
February 26, 2014
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Ante, upped: JLG unveils 1850 SJ, world’s tallest telescopic boom topping out at 185+ feet
Telescopic boom lifts are reaching heights not imagined 10 years ago, when 135 feet of maximum height was pushing the envelope. Last month, Genie unveiled its 180-foot SX-180 to U.S. audiences, a machine it announced at the Bauma trade show in Germany last April. And now JLG has upped the ante by more than 5 […]
February 26, 2014
Business
U.S.-made construction equipment exports fall 25% in 2013, Canada the top destination
Following three straight years of growth, exports of construction equipment made in the U.S. fell 25 percent year-over-year in 2013. A total of $20 billion worth of equipment was shipped from the U.S. to global markets, according to analysis of Commerce Department data by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Exports to all global regions saw […]
February 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
Circle of Life: Factory that made Volvo construction equipment for 167 years is destroyed by its own machines
After being in operation for more than 167 years, a Volvo Construction Equipment hardening plant in Sweden met its own demise at the hand of the very machines it helped create. Located in Eskilstuna, Sweden, the old plant was situated in an area of town known as Munktellstaden, named after Theofron Munktell, the father of Volvo CE. The […]
February 25, 2014
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