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Business
Forbes: Caterpillar’s mining woes likely to continue hurting sales in 2014
For the last three quarters, Caterpillar’s financial results have shared a familiar theme: decreased demand for mining equipment. Caterpillar’s mining sales are down 33 percent annually, or $5.4 billion. And a new report from Forbes, put together by stock price estimate firm Trefis, says Caterpillar’s mining woes will likely continue at least into early 2014. […]
December 29, 2013
Business
The top 13 construction industry stories and posts of 2013
To say 2013 was a big year for us here at Equipment World would be an understatement. We’ve seen our online audience grow in a big way, so we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the top stories of the year based on your clicks. There’s a little bit of everything […]
December 29, 2013
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5 minutes of crane FAILS: toppling over hills, trains, buildings
Appropriately titled “Crane FAIL Compilation 2013,” the video below puts together a 5-minute retrospective of the worst videotaped crane failures that came to light in the last year. Most of these failures come from our friends in Russia and, thankfully, maybe only one or two come from the U.S. There’s a bit of everything. Cranes […]
December 27, 2013
Business
Despite record Q4, Ritchie Bros. equipment sales fall to $3.8 billion in 2013
Despite a record-breaking fourth quarter, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers saw equipment sales fall 3 percent in 2013 to $3.8 billion. “This was an important year for our business,” said CEO Peter Blake in a prepared statement. “We had a focused strategy to grow our sales force and improve the performance of our underwritten (or ‘at risk’) […]
December 26, 2013
Business
In face of woes, ChinaDailyUSA says Sany is “gaining traction” in U.S.
In a report released today, the ChinaDailyUSA website says that 2013 was “a year worth celebrating” for Sany America, a division of Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany. According to the report, the U.S. subsidiary has doubled sales from last year, and now covers 65 percent of the United States, Canada and Mexico with its dealer network. […]
December 26, 2013
Construction Equipment
You can really drive this life-size Lego car. And it runs on air.
Did you or your kids get Legos for Christmas? Well, just in case you’ve got an extra 500,000 lying around, you can try your hand at building a pretty sweet hot rod that runs on air. That’s what Steve Sammartino, an Australian entrepreneur, and Raul Oaida, a Romanian tech genius, have done. Dubbed the Super […]
December 26, 2013
Construction Equipment
Duramax 2.8L: Meet the 4-cylinder diesel coming to the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon
Editor’s Note: In January, GM announced that the 2.8-liter Duramax would also be an option on the 2016 GMC Canyon. Editor’s Note 2: In July 2015, GM announced the 2.8-liter Duramax would go on sale in the U.S. that fall with the unveiling of the 2016 models of the Colorado and Canyon. If you want […]
December 25, 2013
Construction Equipment
Webtech Wireless brings Driver Center telematics to MDT3500 in-cab Android device
Webtech Wireless, a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, announced that its Webtech Driver Center software application is now available on ruggedized MDT3500 In-Cab devices. Webtech Driver Center benefits from Android smart device technology, making the MDT3500 touchscreen natural to use, the company says. Touchscreen technology is rapidly becoming the industry […]
December 25, 2013
Construction Equipment
Why do construction crews put Christmas trees on top of “topped out” buildings?
“Topping out”—putting the last structural steel beam or final roofing piece in place on a building—is a project milestone. To celebrate, many contractors place an evergreen on top of the building, which gets the Christmas touch during the holiday season. It turns out that this construction celebration has ancient roots. The most widely cited story […]
December 24, 2013
Construction Equipment
Report: Ford will unveil the 2015 F-150 next month and it will be made of aluminum
While other automakers turn to diesel engines to address fuel economy, Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 will reportedly have some help next year to add even more miles per gallon to the F-150: an aluminum body. According to a report from Bloomberg, Ford will unveil an F-150 with an aluminum body next month at the Detroit Auto […]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
How to harvest Christmas trees with a helicopter
We’re not sure how many Christmas tree harvesting videos you’ve seen, but you probably haven’t seen one involving a helicopter. This video was shot at Noble Mountain Christmas Tree Farm in Oregon. Oregon is the nation’s largest producer and exporter of Christmas trees and this farm makes quicker work of their job by employing a […]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
Cummins releases “sulfur tolerance kit” for 49 to 675 hp engines
Answering concerns about how machines using its Tier 4 engines can be used in lower regulated countries, Cummins said today it will offer a Sulfur Tolerance Kit for its Tier 4 Interim and Final engines that will allow the engines to operate on higher sulfur fuels. Tier 4 engines require the use of Ultra Low […]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
Highway construction project halted in Iceland to avoid disturbing home and church of “hidden elves”
It’s not uncommon for construction and road projects to be halted due to environmental concerns. But elves? That’s a new one on us. In Iceland, environmentalists have forged a partnership with elf advocates to convince the Icelandic Road and Coastal Commission to abandon a highway construction project that would build a route from the Alftanes […]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford LTL semi truck jumps more than 100 feet through the air
Can’t help but just smile at this one. When the video starts, it doesn’t seem like driver Ash Nichols has gotten enough speed behind this Ford LTL. In the end though, he has more than enough to launch an impressive 101.9 feet through the air. The amount of ground clearance he gets is pretty amazing […]
December 23, 2013
Construction Equipment
Meet the previous winners of AEMP’s top equipment technician and nominate the next
In 2013, the Association of Equipment Management Professionals awarded the honor of National Technician of the Year to Matt Presser of S.J. Lewis Construction for private fleets and Bruce Brierley with the Virginia Department of Transportation for public fleets. According to the AEMP panel of judges, these two demonstrated outstanding technical skills, troubleshooting and diagnostic […]
December 22, 2013
Construction Equipment
Could’ve Had a V-6: Today’s 6-cylinder pickup engines offer great fuel economy as they close the gap on V-8 performance
Ten years ago about the only people buying full-size pickups with V-6s were big fleets that had drivers constantly on the road with very little towing involved, or smaller contractors who just wanted a cheap truck for basic work transportation. Of course, a decade ago pickup V-6s were anemic in power and not much better […]
December 20, 2013
Construction Equipment
The mysterious wandering excavator of Hyde Park
Recently, residents of Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, and especially pedestrians, were very surprised to hear the sounds of an excavator as it made its way up the boulevard. According to DNAinfo Chicago, the excavator’s metal treads were making an “ear-piercing” screech as it moved along South Hyde Park Boulevard around 7:20 p.m. on a Friday […]
December 20, 2013
Business
Confidence in equipment finance sector falls in December
According to the latest Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation (ELFF) Monthly Confidence Index, executives in the equipment finance sector are uncertain at best about the state of the economy and the next quarter of their business. The December 2013 Monthly Confidence Index fell to a 55.8 from the November index of 56.9. According to the […]
December 20, 2013
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