More from Fusable
Media Brands
For owner-operators
For trucking professionals
For contractors
For dealers and distributors
For news on clean trucking
For landscapers
Data Solutions
Identifying active trucking fleets
Construction market intelligence
Ag equipment valuation data
Heavy equipment data & analytics
Motor carrier risk assessment
Specs, VIN decoding and values
Precision targeting at scale
Learn more about Fusable
Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Regulations: Page 34
Equipment
Sukut breaks ground on border fence
Sukut Construction, Southern California’s largest excavating company, has started groundbreaking on a 32 foot wide, 5.2 mile section of road that will become a high-tech, high security fence between Mexico and the United States. If anybody wonders why it’s taken so long to build a border fence, check out the picture at the link. This […]
January 6, 2010
Equipment
GM: no more diesels for the time being
Citing the fact that they do not have a diesel engine compliant with the upcoming 2010 emissions regulations, General Motors will cease selling light and medium duty trucks and vans with diesel engines from November until May 2010. Heavy duty extended cab pickups will not return to production until July 2010. GM announced in June […]
January 5, 2010
Sponsor Content
Is driver resistance to dash cams shifting?
AT&T Fleet Management
July 31, 2026
Equipment
Caterpillar ranked in Newsweek’s top 100 greenest companies
Caterpillar earned the number 73 spot in Newsweek‘s list of the top 500 greenest companies in America. In the Industrial Sector, Cat was listed in 5th place. Cat’s ranking on the list was a result of the company’s goals to reduce the carbon footprint of its equipment significantly by 2020. The company plans to reduce […]
October 1, 2009
Equipment
Reporter
Garner retrofit dollars in 2010 With the signing of the stimulus act earlier this year, President Obama made $300 million available to heavy-duty equipment and vehicle owners for retrofitting their fleets. Already, the majority of funds – which swelled to six times last year’s amount – have been administered by the EPA through its Diesel […]
September 28, 2009
Equipment
Envirowatch
Ultra low sulfur diesel – frequently asked questions It’s here for on road, it’s coming for off road. Are you prepared? Ultra low sulfur diesel is being phased in for all on-highway trucks and construction equipment, and by this time next year you won’t be able to buy anything but ULSD. Defined as diesel fuel […]
September 28, 2009
Business
Navistar and Caterpillar create NC2 Global as part of joint venture plans
Navistar International and Caterpillar closed a joint venture plan resulting in a new company, NC2 Global, to serve the global commercial truck market. The companies announced the NC2 leadership team and board members, along with global truck venture plans. The joint venture, originally announced in June 2008, will develop, manufacture and distribute commercial trucks with […]
September 15, 2009
Equipment
Daimler adds surcharge for models with SCR
Daimler Trucks North America will add surcharge up to $9,000 for Detroit Diesel and Cummins models that use EPA 2010-compliant engines and emissions technologies. Vehicles equipped with Detroit Diesel BlueTec emissions technology, DD15 and DD16 big bore engines and the mid-bore D13 will require a $9,000 surcharge. A surcharge of $7,300 will be added for […]
September 9, 2009
Equipment
Detroit Diesel completes 25 million miles of testing with BlueTec SCR
Detroit Diesel announced during the Great American Truck Show in Dallas, Texas, the completion of 25 million miles of testing on its BlueTec emissions technology. The company says that by January 1, 2010, the technology will undergo more than 28 million miles of testing, making it one of the most proven and tested emission production […]
September 4, 2009
Equipment
Trucks – September 20091
Truck manufacturers have begun to detail cost increases of 2010 emissions technology as they prepare to meet the EPA’s heavy-duty truck emission standards, effective January 1. Navistar International announced pricing for its 2010 MaxxForce advanced EGR engines, at a $6,000 increase for the MaxxForce 7, DT, 9 and 10, and an $8,000 increase for the […]
September 1, 2009
Workforce
Reporter
While double-digit construction unemployment figures have delayed its workforce marketing and recruiting initiative (see October 2008 Equipment World), the Construction Workforce Development Center is forging ahead with its Labor Supply /Demand Forecasting Model. CWDC is recruiting both owners and contractors to provide project and labor forecast information on its www.cwdcforecasting.com website, launched in January. “We’ve […]
August 3, 2009
Safety
Product Focus – August 2009
REACH OUT Elevate an operator to a working height of more than 21 feet with Lift-A-Loft’s VAL 15/28, which offers a 300-pound capacity. · Rotating mast allows 32 inches of side reach · Features fully proportional controls and can be driven at full elevation · Unit features narrow 28-inch width. SOUND SELECTIONS Choose from four […]
August 3, 2009
Equipment
Marketplace
Editor’s Pick ENHANCED PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL Caterpillar’s TH406 and TH407 telehandlers have a rated load capacity of 8,100 pounds, with two-section booms delivering a 20-foot lift height on the TH406 and a 24-foot lift height on the TH407. Both are powered by Cat’s C4.4 Tier 3 diesel engine, which produces 100 horsepower in its mechanically […]
August 3, 2009
Business
Machine Matters – August 2009
Articulated dump trucks with 30- to 40-metric-ton hauling ratings prove massive muscle can be efficient and effective. In a market where many machines now sit idle, articulated dump trucks in the 30- to 40-metric-ton payload range can often find new lives as not just rock and dirt haulers, but also as fuel, water or lube […]
August 3, 2009
Safety
Envirowatch
Concept cars and a handful of hybrids aside, we’re still in for a wait. The cars of tomorrow could present significant improvements in fuel efficiency, however, if President Obama’s newly proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards become law. If finalized, the standards would apply to model year 2012 through 2016 passenger […]
August 3, 2009
Equipment
Volvo taking orders for EPA 2010-ready trucks
Volvo Trucks North America is now taking orders for trucks in its entire product line equipped to meet the EPA 2010 emissions standards. The new trucks will use Volvo’s selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to ensure reduction of harmful emissions. Volvo’s SCR aftertreatment system converts harmful nitrous oxide into nitrogen gas and water using diesel […]
July 14, 2009
Safety
Reporter
On March 31, Navistar, quietly filed a challenge in a federal appeals court to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Feb. 18, 2009, certification requirements for heavy-duty engines using selective catalytic reduction (SCR). On May 4, the truck maker submitted a statement of issues to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia raising the […]
July 9, 2009
Equipment
RunWise Hybrid Drive System reduces fuel consumption and carbon emissions
Parker Hannifin’s RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive system for Class 8 refuse vehicles features hydrostatic drive and brake energy recovery capabilities that reduce fuel consumption, carbon emissions and brake wear. RunWise replaces a refuse truck’s conventional drive train with a combination of features of the hydrostatic drive and mechanical drive systems. Break energy recovery technology […]
June 18, 2009
Business
AEM webinars focus on product safety and compliance
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is offering live webinars of three of its top-rated presentations on product safety and compliance. Webinars will allow the experience of an AEM seminar for those who cannot attend during conferences. “AEM webinars allow more industry professionals to benefit from the knowledge sharing and practical, ready-to-use information found in […]
June 18, 2009
Previous Page
Page 34 of 46
Next Page
Top Stories
Skid Steer Loaders
Closer Look: Bull India Expands into U.S. with AV740 Vertical-Lift Skid Steer
The 74-horsepower skid steer delivers a rated operating capacity of 2,969 pounds and a 15.5-cubic-foot bucket.
Excavators
Hitachi Reveals Its First Wheeled Excavators for U.S. Market
Compact Track Loaders
Yanmar’s First 3 Compact Track Loaders With ASV Posi-Track Hit U.S. Market
Compact Wheel Loaders
Avant's New e727 Electric Loader Gets 5.5-Hour Runtime, Diesel-Like Performance
Excavators
Closer Look: Caterpillar's New 19-Ton 319 CR Excavator Hits a Sweet Spot
Equipment World Contractor of the Year
The Contractor of the Year contest recognizes contractors who have annual revenues of between $3 million and $20 million and exemplify the highest standards of construction professionals.
White Papers
How upgrading excavator machine control boosts your productivity
