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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
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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
ConExpo-Con/Agg
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
ConExpo-Con/Agg
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
ConExpo-Con/Agg
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
Success Stories
How a flooded ice skating rink helped one contractor start his own business
Everyone has to deal with unexpected changes in their lives, and often in their careers. For Brian Winot, owner of Northeast Site Contractors in East Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania, the unplanned paths he’s taken has made his business what it is today—a successful commercial site development contracting firm with 30 employees. Although construction is all Winot has […]
February 25, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Plan your show like a pro with our ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 planner
ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 is upon us and anyone who’s been to the big show will tell you it involves a lot of walking. The Las Vegas Convention Center is a big, big space, so a good tip for anyone going is to plan out your sessions and map out what you definitely want to see during […]
February 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
How Ritchie Bros. set online records and sold $166 million worth of heavy equipment at its Orlando auction
“The Big One” has once again lived up to its name for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. During its huge annual auction in Orlando, Florida last week—the largest equipment auction in the world—Ritchie Bros. sold more than $166 million worth of heavy equipment. To give you an idea of how big this event is to the company, […]
February 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
RANKED: The top-selling financed construction equipment of the past decade
[imagebrowser id=31] Using Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates to find out the unit count winners, we calculated the top-selling construction equipment types and specific models over the past 10 years. EDA tracks financed units only—so if you bought a machine with cash or by a letter of credit, it doesn’t have the data. What’s left, however, […]
February 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Down an excavator, dozer operator loads rock truck by driving on top of it
No. 9 Video in 2014 « NO. 10 NO. 8 »  At the beginning of the video below, we hear the guy behind the camera mention that he and his crew are already down a rock truck and an excavator. (For what it’s worth, it appears they were making repairs to the excavator’s bucket.) […]
February 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
Now that Ford is on board with new F-150, pickup truck tow ratings are finally standardized
It’s been a long, slow, tedious road, but pickup buyers will finally have a standardized way to compare tow ratings between brands as Ford accepts the SAE J2807 towing standard when the 2015 F-150 hits the market later this year. I’ve always looked at tow ratings as somewhat of a joke because until now none of the auto manufacturers […]
February 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Tour the largest heavy equipment auction in the world, in this Ritchie Bros. Orlando gallery
[imagebrowser id=30] Each year, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sets up its own temporary version of Disney World in Orlando, Florida. But, as the gallery above attests, this one’s for equipment junkies. The annual Orlando equipment auction is known as “The Big One” and is the largest equipment auction in the world. Folks come from across the […]
February 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
LA construction crew breaks world record for largest continuous concrete pour
A crew in Los Angeles poured 21,200 cubic yards of concrete without stopping over a period of 18-1/2 hours to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest continuous concrete pour. The crew building the New Wilshire Grand, a skyscraper that will reach 1,110 feet into the air once it’s complete, started the pour […]
February 20, 2014
Construction Equipment
First round of Ram 1500 EcoDiesel orders sells out in 3 days in rush from dealers and customers
The 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel hasn’t hit dealerships yet, but the fuel-saving truck is already a hit. Chrysler announced Wednesday that between February 7 and 10, more than 8,000 orders were placed for the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel–which filled the initial round of orders being offered for the truck and accounting for about half of the […]
February 20, 2014
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