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Safety
World of Asphalt adds new exhibits to 2007 show
The 2007 World of Asphalt show and conference will feature two new exhibit pavilions, with one focusing on traffic safety products and another showcasing information technology resources for industry use. The 2007 show will also have an exhibit pavilion for testing equipment, and one displaying new products. The show will be held March 19-22, 2007, […]
October 3, 2007
Gear
Mike Wood new global product manager at Manitowoc
Manitowoc Crane Group has appointed Mike Wood as global product manager for Manitowoc crawler cranes. Wood is taking over for Raman Joshi who has transferred to Singapore taking the position of director of marketing for the Asia-Pacific region. Wood’s duties will include overseeing strategy and financial performance for Manitowoc, as well as managing Manitowoc’s manufacturing […]
September 18, 2007
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Safety
The World of Concrete product review
Hilti device makes tool theft pointless The electronic Hilti TPS Theft Protection System consists of a company card, activation key and electronic module inside the tool. Hilti gives each participating company a unique theft protection code, which is set initially in each tool by using the company card. Simply connect the tool to the power […]
June 12, 2007
Construction Equipment
Rent Smart: How to rent a compact excavator
Because they’re so handy from the beginning to the end of the job, especially considering the attachments they use, it’s not uncommon for compact excavators to rent a month at a time,” says Mike Lumbers, senior project manager, compact utility line, Ditch Witch. Tasks assigned to these machines can include truck loading, setting pipe, precision […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Business Matters: The value of contractors’ associations
It is entirely possible to run a construction business and never participate in any of the associations that serve this industry. But if you’ve shied away from them – thinking perhaps it’s all just backslapping and golf – think again. In addition to providing education, training and professional development, many of these associations serve as […]
June 12, 2007
Technology
Trucks: Three for the road
Three vehicles manufacturers introduced late last year – an all-new Mack highway tractor, Chevy’s 2500 Duramax pickup and Hummer’s “small” H3 SUV – deserve a closer look: 2006 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax offers more complete shifting control The Silverado 2500HD with Duramax diesel power is just about as heavy duty a pickup as you can […]
June 12, 2007
Technology
Trucks: Eaton’s HEV vocational hybrid truck technology
Dana unveiled several new products at a recent press conference at the company’s Kalamazoo, Michigan, vehicle test center. Most of them – including Dana’s Eaton Ultrashift transmission variants – are designed for long-haul freight applications. But there was notable vocational product news too. Most interesting to vocational truck owners was a prototype of Eaton’s HEV […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
How to rent gen sets and light towers
Night work is a fact of life for several contractors. Take Jim Jacobs, owner of Jim’s Concrete of Bevard, Jacksonville, Florida, who uses light towers on early morning pours. “We typically use four light towers for our larger, 20,000 to 30,000 feet pours,” he comments. “Two of those will be rented, since we need light […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Focused on access: JLG’s Bill Lasky
Since coming on board JLG Industries in 1999, Bill Lasky has seen both the highs and lows of the construction machinery business. In 2001 through 2003 those lows got low indeed. “The U.S. recession became a depression in the access industry,” the chairman of the board, president and CEO of JLG says. “Our industry experienced […]
June 12, 2007
Technology
Mammoth showcase
The escalating cost of steel had manufacturers talking at the Bauma trade show held March 29-April 4, with two manufacturers, Volvo Construction Equipment and CNH, saying the situation will prompt them to temporarily raise their prices by 2 to 3 percent. “We’re feeling tremendous pressure,” said Tony Helsham, Volvo president and CEO, in announcing the […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Interview with Komatsu America’s Dave Grzelak
It’s been a busy two years for Dave Grzelak, chairman and CEO of Komatsu America, the second-largest supplier of construction equipment in North America. With his position came a daunting assignment: oversee the restructuring of North American operations, a move that combined five companies into one, part of a company-wide effort to reduce fixed costs. […]
June 12, 2007
Business
John Deere’s Pierre Leroy
When we interviewed Pierre Leroy, president of John Deere’s Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division and John Deere Power Systems, the company’s solid third-quarter earnings statement had just come out. In it, the company reported worldwide a 68 percent increase over 2002’s third-quarter worldwide net income, and credited the upsurge in part to higher volumes in […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Interview with Nick Matich, general manager of International’s severe service applications
Not many years ago, International Truck and Engine was in a long-term struggle simply to survive. As a survivor of once-mighty International Harvester, International’s parent company Navistar Financial was beset with financial and management difficulties throughout the 1980s and into the ’90s. As a result, the company’s trucks – always reliable and durable – fell […]
June 12, 2007
Business
John Deere
John Deere announced worldwide net income of $277.3 million, or $1.20 per share, for the fourth quarter ended October 31, compared with $232.8 million, or $0.96 per share, for the same period last year. Income from continuing operations, which excludes the company’s discontinued health-care business, was $276.7 million, or $1.20 per share, for the quarter, […]
February 26, 2007
Gear
Three new machines aimed at tree care and waste recycling
Vermeer is introducing three new products targeted at tree care and organic waste recycling products. The BC1400TX Brush Chipper can process wood up to 15 inches in diameter and is powered by a 122-horsepower Cat engine. The second machine, the SC352 Stump Cutter, offers a four-wheel-drive option, a 35-horsepower Briggs and Stratton Vanguard Big Block […]
September 18, 2006
Business
Gehl Company Reports Record 2005 Fourth Quarter and Annual Sales and Income
WEST BEND, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 27, 2006–Gehl Company (NASDAQ NM:GEHL – News), today reported net income of $6.2 million or $.50 per share for the fourth quarter of 2005. This compares with net income of $2.9 million or $.29 per share for the final quarter of 2004. The 2005 fourth quarter was positively impacted by $.12 […]
March 9, 2006
Safety
Caterpillar Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2005 Results
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) effectively responded to unprecedented customer demand in 2005 and reports full-year sales and revenues of $36.339 billion and profit per share of $4.04. Sales and revenues rose 20 percent from 2004, and profit per share was up 40 percent-both were records. Fourth-quarter sales and revenues of $9.663 billion […]
March 6, 2006
Construction Equipment
Hertz renovates California rental facility
Hertz Equipment Rental reopened a renovated rental facility in Ventura, Calif., July 29. The store features a new 16,000-square-foot showroom and a product line expanded to include small tools and equipment and contractors’ supplies. Particular new products include trenchers, sanders, paint sprayers, generators, ladders, scaffolding and pumps.
August 8, 2005
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