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National Public Works Week turns 50
This week marked the 50th Anniversary of National Public Works Week (NPWW). The American Public Works Association (APWA) sponsors the week each year to recognize the vitally important contributions of public works professionals and the important role infrastructure, facilities and services play in the quality of life for all citizens in the U.S. and Canada. […]
May 21, 2010
Construction Equipment
Cat Auction goes back to roots
Cat Auction Services will hold an unreserved public auction of heavy equipment June 17 in the city where it held its inaugural event in 2008. The upcoming auction in Des Moines, Iowa, to be held at the Delaware Avenue yard of contractor McAninch Corporation, will feature used excavators, dozers, loaders, trucks and other equipment types […]
May 20, 2010
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Construction Equipment
Bandit named World Trader of the Year
Bandit Industries was named the 2010 World Trader of the Year by the West Michigan World Trade Association. Bandit’s 200 percent increase in international sales volume in 2009 and more than 170 dealerships worldwide earned the company the award.
May 20, 2010
Construction Equipment
Navistar announces five new dealers
Navistar added five new dealers across the southern Georgia, West Virginia, Utah/Idaho, Arizona and Indiana areas. Following the purchase of two International Truck delearships, Yancey Bros’ Yancey Truck Centers launched full-service sales, parts and service locations in Albany, Blackshear, Tifton and Valdosta, Georgia. Heritage Equipment purchased four International Truck dealership locations in West Virgiania, which now […]
May 14, 2010
Technology
AEC offers concrete college
Allen Engineering Corp (AEC) developed Allen Concrete College, specialized training courses teaching concrete contractors placing and finishing techniques. The course combines hands-on training and classroom seminars helping attendees learn how to increase flatness and levelness of floors. After instruction, attendees test their knowledge by placing and finishing their own 20 by 40-foot slab. Held at AEC headquarters in […]
May 14, 2010
Safety
McCann boasts 1,000+ incident-free days
McCann Associates of Addison, Illinois, passed 1,000 days of no lost day incidents on March 18, 2010, a new company record. The company received a Safey Partnership Award from insurance providers Weible and Cahill and Arch Insurance Group for McCann’s dedication to worker safety and more than 3-year record of no lost day incidents.
May 14, 2010
Construction Equipment
Takeuchi adds South Carolina dealer
Takeuchi-US added a new dealer in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. Carolina Crawler and Equipment joined the Takeuchi dealer network promoting the company’s line of compact earthmoving equipment.
May 14, 2010
Safety
Three SITECH dealers established to serve Texas, Oklahoma heavy, highway contractors
Trimble announced today that SITECH Texoma, SITECH Tejas and SITECH Southeast Texas have been established to serve heavy and highway contractors in Texas and Oklahoma. The three SITECH Technology Dealers join the premier network of SITECH dealerships — the first fully dedicated global distribution network offering the most comprehensive portfolio of construction technology systems available […]
May 14, 2010
Equipment
Caltrans: 111 public transit, air quality projects get $63.3 million in funding
Caltrans today announced it has awarded $63.3 million to fund 111 public transit and air quality projects across California to upgrade transit service and purchase eco-friendly buses. All of the funding comes from Proposition 1B, the 2006 transportation bond, which includes $3.6 billion to improve public transit in California. “When the voters passed Proposition 1B, […]
May 13, 2010
Construction Equipment
Kobelco contributes to extreme home makeover
Kobelco Construction Machinery America joined the crew of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to place a deserving family in a brand new home. The company provided a Kobelco SK210 excavator to demolish the family’s old home during the May 2, 2010, episode. The excavator demolished the home of the Carr family of Mineola, Texas, before the show’s team […]
May 11, 2010
Safety
AEM updates excavator safety manual
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) updated its Hydraulic Excavator Safety Manual with new and expanded materials reflecting current industry practices. The manual expanded from 48 to 60 pages, adding a new section on trenching safety. Expanded materials include safe mounting and dismounting; utility location practices; attachment installation; installation, use and maintenance of quick couplers; […]
May 11, 2010
Business
Dig This combines companies, Olympians for team building
Recreational heavy equipment dirt-moving compound Dig This created a new corporate team-building curriculum that combines companies and Olympians. The Olympian Big Dig designs concepts and uses interactive activities with full-size Caterpillar excavators, bulldozers and skid steers to achieve team-building goals of businesses large and small. The Olympian Big Dig allows clients to venture to the Steamboat Springs, Colorado, facility […]
May 11, 2010
Business
California crackdown
Selected transcriptions from CARB’S April 22 public hearing Just before we went to press with the May issue of Equipment World the California Air Resources Board and staff held a public hearing in Sacremento to present it’s plan for addressing the criticisms brought up in February by the Associated General Contractors of America. As […]
May 10, 2010
Business
AEM adds 17 new members: Find out who
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced the names of 17 new companies to join the international trade group, which provides business-development resources for the off-road equipment manufacturing industry. AEM members produce and market equipment, products and services used worldwide in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors. Association services include product safety […]
May 6, 2010
Business
‘Start Us Up USA’ rally to support highway reauthorization slated for May 7 in Des Moines
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will be holding a regional “Start Us Up USA” rally in Des Moines, Iowa, to build support for highway reauthorization and related measures to help the equipment industry recover from the economic downturn. The event is slated for Friday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at the Iowa State Capitol Building […]
May 6, 2010
Equipment
On Record
The change order solution By Marcia Gruver As contractors working under New York City’s Local Law 77 will tell you, some state and local agencies have found a sneaky way to require contractors to meet diesel emission reductions on current fleets – even though these reductions are not currently required by any state or federal […]
May 5, 2010
Maintenance
Owning and Operating Costs
Self-propelled scrapers Account for every penny, and success is yours By Tom Jackson Of all the machines that move earth, nothing can pick it up and put it down as fast and in such large volumes as the self-propelled scraper. And while they’re not suitable for all soils, budgets, jobs or contractors, for the contractors […]
May 5, 2010
Business
The First Word
Coming back? By Gregg Terry Publicity leading up to last month’s Masters golf tournament was a bit slanted toward one of the comeback stories associated with the event. Frankly, that story is pretty sad when you stop to think about a life that has been dominated by golf, forced on a boy at a young […]
May 5, 2010
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