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Construction Equipment
Excavator destroys bridge with one nudge, creates huge wave in domino effect
In this video from China, we see one of the most beautiful bridge demolitions ever. We only get to see the final nudge that broke the bridge’s back, but we’d have to imagine some very careful weakening of the structure had to have preceded it. Nonetheless, the domino effect and the wave produced by the […]
March 28, 2014
Dealers
JLG tapped United Rentals Supplier of the Year, Doosan adds a dealer, Terex Cranes taps new VP 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 every week! JLG receives United Rentals Strategic Supplier of the […]
March 28, 2014
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Safety
DitchWitch, AEM produce safety video for vacuum excavation
Ditch Witch and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers have partnered to create a 19-minute DVD sharing tips for safe vacuum excavator operation. Vacuum excavators lessen damage to utilities and are designed for several tasks including soft excavation and cleanup. Ditch Witch says they’ve seen more and more contractors begin using the machines and thought the time […]
March 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Transformer and heavy hauler Optimus Prime invades Mid-American Trucking Show
[imagebrowser id=47] Our friends at sister site Overdrive are covering the big Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky this week and grabbed a bunch of photos of the Western Star 4900X. This is the truck that is starring as Optimus Prime in this summer’s next installment of the Transformers movie series. The custom truck was unveiled last […]
March 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
The Chevrolet Silverado is the cheapest truck to own
Vincentric has announced its annual Best Value in America winners and the winner for best truck brand is Chevrolet. Vincentric says the strong second-place showing of the Silverado 1500 in the half-ton segment along with the Silverado 2500 HD’s win in the 3/4-ton segment and strong results from the 3500HD as well amounted to an […]
March 27, 2014
Business
Report: Senate panel investigating Caterpillar for avoiding taxes
A U.S. Senate panel that has investigated Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Apple for avoiding paying federal taxes has now turned its attention to Caterpillar, according to a report from Bloomberg. The panel is investigating whether Caterpillar shifted profits overseas to avoid paying taxes, the report says, citing three anonymous sources. In early April, the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee […]
March 27, 2014
Construction Equipment
Cummins celebrates 25 years of turbo diesels with upfit package for 2014 Ram HD pickups
It’s been 25 years since a Cummins turbo diesel engine was first offered in a Ram pickup and to celebrate the occasion, Cummins has announced an upfit package for 2014 Ram heavy duty truck owners. The upfit package includes appearance upgrades to both the inside and outside of the truck including: A red engine cover […]
March 26, 2014
Safety
Construction worker’s harrowing rescue from massive fire in Houston caught on tape
A $50 million luxury apartment complex under construction in Houston was reduced to ashes Tuesday afternoon by a five-alarm fire that raged for nearly two and-a-half hours. There were 90 construction workers in the building when the fire started and all were evacuated safety and without injury. However, there was an extremely close call when […]
March 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
The ConExpo 2014 Experience: Tour the largest heavy equipment show in North America
In the weeks since we were in the middle of ConExpo 2014, we’ve had some time to go through all of our coverage and all of the video we shot during our stay and compile a video that we feel sums up the experience of the largest trade show in North America. There’s a bit […]
March 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
Volvo CE’s new DD25B double drum compactor delivers fuel savings, easy maintenance
Volvo Construction Equipment’s new DD25B double drum compactor combines high productivity with reduced fuel consumption with, offering a 7-percent decrease in fuel from the previous engine. Powered by a Tier 4 Final three-cylinder 25-horsepower engine, the DD25B conforms to EPA emissions standards without the added cost of an aftertreatment system. The DD25B delivers high frequency […]
March 26, 2014
Construction Equipment
2015 Ford F-150’s LED headlamps are a first for pickups, last 5 times longer
Not only is the 2015 F-150 lighter, more powerful, equipped with better seats and rust-proof, Ford says it’s the first light duty pickup with LED headlamps. Designed by a team of lighting experts led by John Teodecki, the F-150’s LED headlamps use 63 percent less energy and they’re more durable, lasting five times longer than conventional […]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
10 ConExpos and counting: How construction’s big show has evolved
This was my 10th ConExpo. Since the show used to be every six years, and now is every three years, that pretty much equates to dog years in Trade Editor Land. As such, I have some old codger memories of North America’s largest equipment show. Cue creaky voiceover: It was in 1981…  and the tower-crane dominated city […]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
BASE jumpers scale 1 World Trade Center construction site and parachute from the top
Editor’s Note: The video below contains some coarse language that some readers might find inappropriate. Viewer discretion advised. Video has surfaced on YouTube captured by a group of men who broke into the 1 World Trade Center construction site last September, climbed to the building’s roof and parachuted into the city below. At 1,776 feet tall, the […]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
Before Bertha repairs begin, archaeologists will test soil for artifacts
Before workers in Seattle begin to dig a 12-story pit to make the necessary repairs to get the world’s largest tunnel boring machine running once again, they must step aside to allow archaeologists to search the soil for artifacts. Sixty vertical holes were drilled into the soil 48 feet above dormant Big Bertha, the tunnel-boring […]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
Doosan Portable Power intros three compressors, a new gen set and light tower
Three divisions of Doosan Portable Power Products had debuts at the recent ConExpo show, including: Air compressors Doosan introduced its first gas-powered compressor in the popular 185 size. The C185 gives users requiring 185 cfm at 100 psi air an alternative to diesel power and its Tier 4 requirements. Powered by a 2.5-liter, fully electronic, […]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
OEMs used ConExpo to preview what will be the most revolutionary decade in the history of heavy equipment and truck technology
As ConExpos go, the 2014 show was a welcome shot of enthusiasm for the construction industry. But it was a short quote from Doug Oberhelman, CEO of Caterpillar, that I think set the tone and the goals for the next decade in the heavy equipment business. Oberhelman was talking to the press about the completion […]
March 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
For love of Lucha: Construction worker founds underground wrestling league
By day, he puts his massive arms to work on a construction site, where he is known simply as Frank. By night, Frank Segundo’s arms are draping 300-pound men over his back before pounding them into the unforgiving mat below. Those men, the countless who have been pinned to a three-count loss, know him as […]
March 24, 2014
Workforce
Aim is admirable, but OSHA’s proposed silica rule has 3 fatal flaws
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began its public hearings on a proposed update to its 40-year-old rule on crystalline silica exposure. Those hearings will conclude Friday, April 4 and a final rule could follow in short order, possibly providing the basis for a future rulemaking from the Mine Safety and Health […]
March 24, 2014
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