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First Ram 1500 EcoDiesels expected to hit dealerships in February
Later this month, Chrysler Group will begin assembly of the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel with the first deliveries to dealerships occurring very soon after. According to a report from Automotive News, about 1,000 pre-spec—units not based on dealer orders—versions of the truck will be made in the next few weeks and then distributed in February. Dealers […]
January 8, 2014
Business
Manitou Group appoints Michel Denis president and CEO
The Manitou Group board of directors today named Michel Denis as the group’s new president and chief executive officer. Denis replaces interim president and CEO Dominique Bamas who was appointed to the position in March 2013. Bamas’ resignation was amicable and in accordance with agreements made with the board to step down once a permanent […]
January 7, 2014
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Construction Equipment
This Chevrolet Silverado is completely made of ice. Watch it drive and melt.
What you’re looking it isn’t a Polar Vortex horror story involving a perfectly good pickup seemingly touched by Jack Frost himself. No, this truck’s frozen form is purely intentional. This 11,000-pound pickup was carved from ice by the talented sculptors at Iceculture, according to a report from Yahoo! Autos. It was commissioned by Canadian Tire, […]
January 7, 2014
Business
How Louisville construction workers stand up to the wind, snow and frigid cold of the Ohio River Bridges project
There’s been a lot of talk about the Polar Vortex lately that’s giving a great deal of the country a pretty good feeling of what it’s like to live in an arctic climate. And yet, there are those who are still going out there each and every day and facing that cold like it’s no […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
This “Magic Concrete” displays hidden patterns when wet
Designers Frederik Molenschot & Susanne Happle have come up with a pretty neat creation. When their concrete gets wet, it reveals hidden patterns. They call the project “Silent Poetry,” according to a report from Weburbanist.com. Most of their creations up until now have been leaves and floral patterns but anything is possible with the technique. The concrete does […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator hits WWII bomb in Germany; explosion kills operator, injures 13 more
The operator of an excavator in Euskirchen, Germany was killed Friday by the blast of a buried World War II bomb. The operator was crushing rubble on a disposal site used by a local construction firm, according to a report from Bild.de. The bucket of the machine hit the bomb, resulting in an explosion so large […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
A steel pipe is what brought Big Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, to a halt
The mystery is solved—in part at least. After Big Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, was brought to an abrupt halt on December 6th, officials at the Washington State Department of Transportation were stumped as to what was in the way. Now they know that the obstruction is a large steel pipe. A steel pipe […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
2014 Innovations Winner: Michelin Tweel airless tire
The tire market is a precise, refined, mature market that has, for the most part, relied on pneumatic tires for more than a century. Despite the vulnerability associated with air loss, pneumatic tires became the dominant technology thanks to several performance advantages – low contact pressure, low vertical stiffness, low rolling resistance over rough surfaces […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
2014 Equipment World Innovations Awards: The 5 game-changing construction products of the last year
OEMs fielded many good new products last year, but only a handful are truly innovative game changers. We’ve put together a collection of five products that, in no particular order, gave those in construction better, more efficient ways to work and, in general, simply rocked our industry.  Hilti Hollow Drill Bit Conventional hammer drill […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
2014 Innovations Winner: Cummins 5.0L V8 diesel engine
With the introduction of the Cummins 5.0L V8, a lightweight, technologically sophisticated V8 diesel engine, Cummins has changed the game when it comes to powerplants for light- and medium-duty applications. The engine has two names and two iterations. The ISV5.0 is the commercial version of the engine. Cummins is positioning this as a fuel-efficient alternative […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
2014 Innovations Winner: WeighSafe Hitch
One of those “why-didn’t-I-think-of-that-moments” came during a walk through the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) New Product Showcase last November. Of more than 2,200 new products on display, the WeighSafe Hitch, invented by mechanical engineer and hydraulic expert Kevin McAllister, caught our attention. The WeighSafe Hitch has a built-in tongue-weight gauge activated by a […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
2014 Innovations Winner: Komatsu D61i-23 dozer with integrated machine control
When it came to bringing the D61i-23 dozer to market, Komatsu engineers decided that they wanted to take the next step forward in the evolution of machine control. There are plenty of plug-and-play aftermarket machine control options available, but Komatsu wanted to seamlessly integrate machine control into the dozer body itself. And beyond that, they […]
January 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
JCB appoints Mirdha CEO of North American operations as veteran Patterson retires
JCB has named Arjun Mirdha as the new President and CEO of the company’s North American operations. Mirdha replaces industry veteran John Patterson who has retired after 43 years with the company. Patterson has led the company’s North American unit since 2008 as Chairman and CEO. Patterson will remain as Director of the JCB Group and […]
January 5, 2014
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar, Trimble expand agreement to offer “brand agnostic” telematics solution
Building on a 18-year relationship, Caterpillar and Trimble announced today an enhanced partnership that will focus on “fleet management and site productivity across a contractor’s entire equipment fleet, regardless of brand.” The agreement will expand the Cat Connect portfolio of products and services, which Cat says leverages telematics connectivity to more than 250,000 Cat machines […]
January 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ford F-350 uses tracks, not tires, to spin a big burnout
Just in case you ever wondered whether or not a truck outfitted with tracks can still do a burnout, this video emphatically argues that it can. The folks at Mattracks Inc. outfitted a Ford F-350 with their heavy-duty truck tracks and CEO Glen Brazier hopped behind the wheel to prove just how much smoke they […]
January 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
Floating crane that will build the Tappan Zee Bridge, sets sail on 6k-mile journey to New York
The Left Coast Lifter has left the building. Or port, rather. Anyway, the massive floating crane, which will assist in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, recently left the Port of Oakland to embark on a 6,000-mile journey to New York Harbor, according to The Journal News of Westchester County, New York. The […]
January 2, 2014
Construction Equipment
Are Chinese heavy equipment manufacturers closing the quality gap?
Chinese construction equipment manufacturers have garnered interest here in the states by underselling their American competitors. But American manufacturers have safely held the advantage to Chinese construction equipment thanks to the quality of their equipment. But a new report from the Wall Street Journal says that might be changing. Sam Walsh, the CEO of London-based […]
January 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
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