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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
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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
Construction Equipment
This college dorm was built by stacking shipping containers atop 50-year-old grain silos
A new dorm at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa was built using shipping containers stacked atop 50-year-old grain silos. According to a report from The Citizen, construction on the 15-story Mill Junction dormitory was completed in January and students have already taken up residence. The structure was developed by the firm Cintiq and […]
March 10, 2014
Business
FieldLens demos Google Glass for construction jobsite collaboration and reporting
At ConExpo this week, we chatted with FieldLens CEO and co-founder Doug Chambers who was kind enough to throw on a pair of the still-in-development and controversial Google Glass. FieldLens is an awesome mobile construction communication platform that allows construction companies to improve communication by making all kinds of project data available across smartphones, tablets […]
March 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
The Cummins CorePlus motor-generator provides hybrid-like benefits and could be retrofitted on trucks and equipment
If anything, ConExpo has been the first construction trade show in a decade where Tier4 Interim and Tier 4 Final are no longer news. Engine emissions controls are a done deal. Now manufacturers are moving aggressively to improve the fuel and power efficiency of components outside the engine envelope. These contributions also reduce carbon dioxide […]
March 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: ConExpo 2014 Day 3: Tour the tons of trucks at the show
[imagebrowser id=42] It’s not a truck show per se, but that doesn’t mean ConExpo isn’t a show that doesn’t love trucks. In all honesty, it’s hard to stand anywhere at the show and not see a truck in at least one direction. But if you’re like us and were looking for trucks at ConExpo, then […]
March 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
Backhoes, skid steers, telehandlers wheelie and waltz with rock violinists
Known as the “down-to-earth version of the Blue Angels,” JCB’s Dancing Diggers aren’t ones to turn down a big show. Let alone the largest trade show in the U.S. The team of backhoes, skid steers and telehandlers was in full force at ConExpo 2014 and performed with a rock violin group. In the end, we […]
March 7, 2014
Construction Equipment
Skyjack launches SJ6832 rough terrain scissor with 4WD, 45 percent gradeability
Skyjack introduced the SJ6832 electrically powered rough terrain scissor lift at ConExpo-Con/Agg; a machine the company says is the only machine in its category with four-wheel drive and 45-percent gradeability as standard. The zero-emission scissor was built on the same chassis as Skyjack’s existing diesel and dual fuel 68RT machines, enabling customers to make an […]
March 7, 2014
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