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Technology
Subaru puts EFI into small engines
Small gasoline engines used to be the bottom of the barrel when it came to technological sophistication. No longer. Subaru has introduced a line of electronic fuel injection engines, the EH72 V-Twin and EH72 UTV, suitable for welders, generators, pressure washers and lawnmowers. These engines use an electronic control unit and sensors (just like cars […]
January 11, 2010
Construction Equipment
Congressional commission: U.S. should shift from gas tax to a mileage-based usage fee by 2020
The National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission — a bi-partisan commission created by Congress — is urging lawmakers to change the way it funds infrastructure after two years of study and deliberation. In its final report, “Paying Out Way: A New Framework for Transportation Finance,” released on Feb. 26, the commission recommends that the federal […]
January 11, 2010
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Doosan ramps up hybrid excavator
How would you like to save $10,000 in fuel a year on a 22-ton excavator? That’s the claim being made by Doosan Infracore with its revolutionary hybrid excavator. The machine will have a diesel engine, electric swing motor, electric converter and an ultra-capacitor that will store excess energy during turning and light-duty operations. The stored […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
McNeilus debuts CNG powered concrete mixer
Truck body and concrete mixer manufacturer McNeilus today announced the introduction of the industry’s first concrete mixer truck powered by compressed natural gas. Compared to similar sized diesel trucks the McNeilus CNG concrete mixer offers lower fuel costs, reduced noise and emissions that are six times cleaner. McNeilus has been manufacturing CNG powered refuse trucks […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
CAFE proposals due out tomorrow
Rumblings on the mojo wire indicate that new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards from the Obama administration will be announced tomorrow, and that the new targets are 42 mpg for passenger cars and 27.5 mpg for light-duty trucks. The new standards will also set tailpipe emissions requirements for cars and trucks that will be some […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Electric cars, the price of fuel and gas taxes
This article about what the auto industry is looking at regarding the future of the electric car brings up several interesting items, including the realization that 240-volt or even 480-volt household systems would recharge electric cars much quicker. The author doesn’t attribute his assertion that in the next five years emissions regulations and other government choke […]
January 11, 2010
Business
EPA announces first diesel retrofit grant winners
And predictably, the money is going to public agencies, the Ohio Department of Development and the Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners. These are the grants for diesel emissions clean up technology funded from the stimulus bill, aka the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Pollution is pollution, regardless of whether it comes from a public […]
January 11, 2010
Technology
Komatsu to make hybrid excavators in China this year
The race to be the first with the most as far as alternative energy construction machines is heating up with the announcement that Komatsu will start manufacturing it’s diesel-electric hybrid excavators in China this year. Kotmasu claims the machine will be 25 percent more fuel efficient. The other two machines in this race are Volvo’s […]
January 11, 2010
Technology
Clean Diesel Finance Program receives $20 million
The U.S. EPA has announced three recovery act grants totaling $20 million in funding for the SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program. These recovery act grants will fund the purchase of new, cleaner or retrofitted vehicles and equipment, protecting air quality and creating and retaining jobs in three communities across the country. The program works to […]
January 11, 2010
Maintenance
States may be able to opt out of the federal highway funding program
Now states who don’t think the federal highway funding program is in their best interest can opt out.I’m still undecided about whether this is a positive move and its ramifications. I think some of the highway needs should be able to determined at the state level. However, there does need to be some of kind […]
January 11, 2010
Construction Equipment
Doosan in talks with Chinese manufacturer
Korea-based Doosan Group announced today that it is exploring the possibility of a joint venture with the Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Xuzhou Construction Machinery. If negotiations succeed the two will begin to produce 4 to 8 liter heavy engines starting in the first half of 2009.
January 11, 2010
Safety
ISO tackles heavy equipment recycling
The International Organization for Standardization has developed a new standard for recycling used heavy equipment.  According to the news release: “it is essential that eventual recovery issues are already taken into account during the design phase, along with safety, emissions, fuel consumption and other design considerations.”
January 11, 2010
Technology
Cat, Deere, Volvo score Innovations Awards
It’s official. This year’s Equipment World Innovations Award winners are the Caterpillar D7E electric drive dozer, the Deere 764 high-speed dozer and Volvo’s L220F Hybrid loader. Full write ups of the products are available in the January issue of the magazine. It’s available in digital format at the link. Unlike some industry awards that are […]
January 11, 2010
Recruiting & retention
Kokosing recruiting workers in anticipation of stimulus boom
One of the biggest drags on the coming infrastructure stimulus package being proposed by President-Elect Obama will be the lack of workers to carry out these ambitious plans. Finding qualified labor was tough enough before the recession and housing market collapse, and despite last year’s layoffs it won’t be any easier this spring. So the […]
January 11, 2010
Construction Equipment
Electric drive equipment–what’s old is new again
Having read about our 2009 Innovations Awards reader Bruce Shultz e-mailed to inform us that Cat’s D7E electric drive dozer wasn’t the first electric-drive earthmover. According to Bruce, Le Tourneau built rubber tire dozers and scrapers at the beginning of WWII that allowed helped our forces turn the tide in the Pacific Theater. If any of you readers […]
January 11, 2010
Business
Hyundai wins gray-market case against dealer
Hyundai Construction Equipment U.S.A. has successfully sued a gray market importer for illegally bringing in equipment that didn’t meet Hyundai’s specifications. The equipment in question had altered serial numbers and some failed to meet EPA standards. The defendants were ordered to pay Hyundai $1 million for lost sales and court costs. The U.S. District Court […]
January 11, 2010
Business
Cat offering early retirement to 2,000 workers to cut its budget
Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. said it is offering a voluntary early-retirement package to 2,000 U.S. production workers in another move aimed at cutting its workforce, according to a report from aggregateresarch.com. The equipment manufacturer said the incentive package is in addition to earlier plans to cut 22,000 jobs, according to the report. The employees who […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Outfit your heavy-duty fleet: $300 million available for retrofits
With the signing of last week’s Economic Recovery Act, President Obama has made $300 million available to heavy-duty equipment and vehicle owners for retrofitting their fleets. The funds – which have swelled to six times last year’s amount – will be administered by the EPA, as part of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. Funding is available for both […]
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