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Construction Equipment: Page 486
Business
Intersection 2012 draws more than 50,000
Intersection 2012, which includes The Great American Trucking Show, Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference and, for the first time this year, the ProPickup Truck Expo and The Construction Symposium, drew qualified audiences from both the trucking and construction industries. “We continue our focus on creating segment-specific events attracting new audiences to Dallas,” says Alan K. Sims, […]
September 18, 2012
Construction Equipment
Freightliner produces 500,000th vehicle
Freightliner Trucks celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle at its Mount Holly, North Carolina, plant on September 12. Freightliner gave the keys of the 500,000th truck to Duke Energy officials at a Town Hall meeting at the plant. The truck will join Duke Energy’s fleet of field service vehicles. The Mount Holly plant, which […]
September 18, 2012
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MINExpo preview: MTG expands StarMet tooth system
Spanish ground engaging tool manufacturer MTG plans to intro four new sizes to its hammerless StarMet tooth system at MINExpo. Now available in sizes 15, 20, 30 and 40, MTG says the new sizes complete the product range offering for construction, heavy construction and mining. The light, short-tooth nose StarMet systems feature a new bilateral […]
September 18, 2012
Business
Hyundai, Cummins enter joint venture
Hyundai Heavy Industries and Cummins have entered into a joint venture partnership to manufacture MidRange engines in Korea extending from 150- to 300-horsepower output for application in a wide range of Hyundai construction and industrial equipment. The Hyundai Cummins Engine Company or HCEC joint venture launch took place in Ulsan, Korea, where chief operating ffficer […]
September 18, 2012
Safety
Truck-mounted safety manual gets update
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has published an extensive update to its  Truck-Mounted Forklift Safety Manual. The manual outlines common situations encountered during normal operation and maintenance of truck-mounted forklifts and suggests safe ways of dealing with these conditions. The manual is not a substitute for the manufacturer’s operatingmanual(s). The 48-page manual includes: More accurate information […]
September 18, 2012
Technology
The iPhone 5 blueprint
This is the blueprint for Apple's new iPhone 5 and it breaks down each element of the device's unique industrial design. It's meant for manufacturers of iPhone accessories so they can design their cases, cables and connectors accordingly.
September 17, 2012
Safety
Vermeer offers new brush chipper
Vermeer has introduced its newest brush chipper, the Vermeer BC900XL, which can chip material up to 9 inches in diameter. Features include a 9-inch x 14-inch feed opening, two shear bars with usable edges, SmartFeed system and a 40-horsepower Kohler Command CH1000 gas engine. The chipper’s 33-inch-diameter disc rotates at 1400 rpm and features two […]
September 14, 2012
Construction Equipment
PlanGrid blueprint app launches on iPhone with Box.net integration
PlanGrid has released an app for the iPhone that provides the same functionality as its popular iPad app for viewing and annotating blueprints on the jobsite.
September 13, 2012
Technology
Does the future of transmissions start with a bicycle?
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September 13, 2012
Workforce
Mike Rowe sends Obama, Romney a letter
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September 13, 2012
Maintenance
Terex expands in Ohio
Terex Equipment Services (TES) and Crane America Services (CAS), the North American service segment of Terex Material Handling and Port Solutions (MHPS), have opened a new TES service center location in Columbus, Ohio. The 17,500-square-foot location, which features two full bays, additional space and a secure yard, will service all brands of aerial and industrial crane equipment […]
September 12, 2012
Construction Equipment
Trimble releases QM75 handheld laser distance meter
The QM75 is the first in a new line of Quick Measure distance measurement tools and provides a bright laser spot that allows one person to safely measure hard-to-reach places such as high overheads, factory interiors or areas over bodies of water.
September 11, 2012
Business
BMW revives an aging workforce
BMW, aging workforce, factory, construction equipment, diesel mechanics, equipment operators
September 11, 2012
Construction Equipment
AGC: Shrinking construction industry adds 1,000 jobs in August as unemployment rate falls
Construction employers added 1,000 jobs in August as the industry's unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the AGC Friday. The August 2011 unemployment rate for construction workers was 13.5 percent.
September 11, 2012
Construction Equipment
Where the jobs are going to be
Shale gas, oil shale, Brian Force, Equipment World Contractor of the Year
September 11, 2012
Business
Telematics to the rescue
To Detective Daniel Pearson, ace construction equipment theft investigator, equipment telematics are invaluable when it comes to stolen machine recovery. “About 90 percent of machines that have telematics can be recovered,” the Haltom City, Texas, police officer said during the Construction Symposium held last month in Dallas. Ric Simon, Phoenix, Arizona branch manager with Arnold […]
September 11, 2012
Construction Equipment
Volvo Rents launches Used Equipment section on website
Volvo Rents has launched a section on the company’s website dedicated to used equipment sales. This section is intended to make used equipment more visible to customers. Equipment featured in the designated section includes excavators, generators, aerial platforms, backhoes and skid steer loaders. All of the equipment on the website is located the United States, […]
September 11, 2012
Construction Equipment
How will you retain employees after the recession?
With an unemployment rate currently hovering near 12 percent, small- and mid-size construction company owners probably haven’t worried much about staffing their crews. There’s always someone looking for work. There’s some interesting numbers out lately, though. People in jobs from the top down are looking forward to the end of the recession, not only because […]
September 11, 2012
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