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Volvo Trucks names Göran Nyberg president of North American sales and marketing
Volvo Trucks appointed Göran Nyberg as president of North American sales and marketing, effective Oct. 1, 2012.
September 10, 2012
Construction Equipment
Otter Tail sells portion of DMI Industries
Otter Tail has entered into an agreement with Trinity Industries to sell the property, plant and equipment of DMI Industries in Ft. Erie, Ontario; West Fargo, North Dakota; and Tulsa, Oklahoma, for $20 million. The Ft.Erie transaction closed on September 6, and the West Fargo and Tulsa transactions will close in November and December, respectively. Terms of this […]
September 7, 2012
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September 22, 2026
Construction Equipment
Bobcat adds extendable arm option to three compact excavators
The telescoping arm option allows those working in space-restricted areas to clean out trenches and place soil further away from an excavation without having to upsize the machine.
September 6, 2012
Technology
Topcon celebrates 80 years in business
Topcon celebrated its 80th anniversary on September 1. Since 1932, the Tokyo-based company has become an affiliate with Toshiba, expanded in Europe and America and began producing and selling GPS-related products, among other endeavors. The company has technology centers in Tokyo; Adelaide, Australia; Moscow, Russia; Concordia, Italy; Livermore, California; and Columbus, Ohio. Topcon’s most recent accomplishments […]
September 5, 2012
Equipment
Komatsu updates D61-23 crawler dozer line
To allow customers to best match their applications, Komatsu is making two new models available, the D61EX-23 is a longer track-on-ground standard model and the D61PX-23 is the low ground pressure model.
September 5, 2012
Business
Habitat gets creative with Eco-Village concept
Homebuilding, Habitat for Humanity, Eco Village, HDD, geothermal heat pumps
September 5, 2012
Construction Equipment
Yokohama introduces three OTRs at MINExpo
Yokohama Tire is debuting three OTR (off-the-road) radial tires–the RB42, RL45 and RL51–at the 2012 MINExpo International trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tires will be at Yokohama¹s booth (#8271) at the show, which runs September 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The RB42 is designed for use on dump trucks and soft […]
September 5, 2012
Business
The jobs bonanza in new oil patch
Eagle Ford, Bakken, oil shale, gas shale, Floresville, jobs
September 4, 2012
Construction Equipment
Natural Gas for High Horsepower (HHP) Summit set for Sept. 26-28
A Natural Gas for High Horsepower (HHP) Summit is being held Sept. 26-28 in Houston to focus on the applications where liquefied natural gas (LNG) can replace diesel in off-road high horsepower applications used in the construction, mining, E&P drilling, rail and marine industries. Conference sessions will highlight case studies from around the world where […]
August 30, 2012
Equipment
Questions on what the EPA funds and why
You frequently hear people in the media complain about the big oil companies funding anti-global warming studies and think tanks. This they do, but you can hardly fault them for promoting their own interests. What is less well known is how frequently the EPA funds the other side of the debate. This federal sugar daddy […]
August 30, 2012
Construction Equipment
Who wood-of thunk it
Plastics, wood, nanocrystaline cellulose, stainless steel,
August 29, 2012
Equipment
John Deere’s 460E is its largest articulated dump truck yet
The 46-ton 460E ADT joins the 370E and 410E as the latest entry in Deere's E-Series. Deere says the 460E was designed for mining, quarry, aggregate, highway and site development applications.
August 28, 2012
Construction Equipment
RentSmart
Demand, flexibility top reasons why you rent  By Marcia Gruver Doyle   Has today’s uncertain market made renting equipment more attractive to contractors? Here’s what a sampling of our readers told us when asked about their rental practices and plans:*
August 28, 2012
Safety
Safety Watch
Backhoe Woes  Make sure your machine is blocked or chocked before leaving it on a slope  By Amy Materson    The accident: A backhoe operator was working on covering a pipe in a drainage ditch next to a retaining wall. He parked the machine on a slope and exited the backhoe […]
August 28, 2012
Workforce
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff   Dozer, grader advances highlight Deere’s 175th  This year, John Deere celebrates its 175th year, a history that includes the company’s entry into construction equipment in the mid-1950s. Key products along the way include: 1958: The first all-hydraulic dozer, the Model 64, featured a new six-way power-angle-tilt (PAT) blade. The operator could control tilt, angle, […]
August 28, 2012
Construction Equipment
Quick Data
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.  By Marcia Gruver Doyle       Scrapers                          […]
August 28, 2012
Maintenance
On Record
From the front row  Don’t let the daily grind rob you of the many opportunities to learn something new  By Marcia Gruver Doyle   When you’re running a company, squeezing a few minutes into each day just to catch up on the world around you can be daunting. And so it’s no […]
August 28, 2012
Maintenance
Product Report
Vermeer’s BP714  A block making machine for Third World building  By Tom Jackson    Most of the people on the planet can’t afford a stick framed, 3,000-square-foot home like so many of us enjoy here in the United States. Timber is scarce or non-existent and our kiln-dried brick and block are […]
August 28, 2012
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