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Light Equipment: New features make light towers more useful than ever
While choosing a light tower is generally a straightforward process – particularly if you rent them – new standard features and options may give you increased productivity. Revamped lamps Several new models offer new lamp fixture shapes and increased individual lamp output. Some products incorporate elliptical light fixtures, including Baldor’s Pow’R Light series and Wacker […]
December 14, 2008
Equipment
Asphalt plant produces lowest cost per ton in class
Asphalt Drum Mixers’ Roadbuilder series asphalt plants offer precise mix control at the lowest cost per ton of any parallel flow asphalt plants in the same class according to the manufacturer. ADM uses their proven flight design to move moisture-laden aggregate in a rotating veiled pattern away from the burner. A fuel-efficient Hauck gap-fired StarJet […]
November 24, 2008
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Cummins to add SCR to its engine technology
On August 13, Cummins announced plans to add selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment to its heavy-duty products, including the 15-liter, heavy-duty ISX engine, to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 emissions regulations. Cummins Emissions Solutions, provider of SCR systems, will supply the integrated exhaust aftertreament systems for Cummins mid-range and heavy-duty engines. Cummins previously said […]
November 24, 2008
Equipment
EPA facing imminent lawsuit from 5 states
Five states plan to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over a lack of restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions. California, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Oregon and New Jersey, along with New York City, will participate in the lawsuit, according to a letter California Attorney General Jerry Brown wrote to the EPA. The letter is a requirement prior to […]
November 24, 2008
Business
Caterpillar, Navistar plan truck, engine alliance
Caterpillar will produce with Navistar a Caterpillar-branded severe-service vocational truck, the companies announced June 10. Also, Caterpillar will not produce an engine for North American on-highway truck makers that will meet stricter 2010 emissions standards, said George Taylor, company director for global on-highway products. Those announcements are the first in a strategic partnership between the […]
November 24, 2008
Equipment
Deutz introduces first hybrid power unit for construction equipment
Engine manufacturer Deutz has developed a hybrid power unit for construction equipment designed to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. According to the manufacturer, the new hybrid drive has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30 percent. The unit has a Deutz four-cylinder diesel engine, an electric motor and a battery […]
November 24, 2008
Equipment
Cummins opens fuels systems manufacturing site in China
Cummins recently announced the opening of the first fuel systems manufacturing site for the company outside North America, the Cummins Fuel Systems Wuhan Plant in China. Cummins Fuel Systems manufactures new and replacement fuel systems for heavy-duty, on-highway diesel engine applications. The Wuhan-built fuels systems will support the on-highway engines manufactured by Dongfeng Cummins and […]
November 24, 2008
Equipment
EPA announces nearly $50 million available for clean diesel projects
The Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of almost $50 million in grant funding to encourage clean diesel projects in order to reduce emissions from diesel engines. This record sum, authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, will be directed by the EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign and will be funded for the first […]
November 24, 2008
Equipment
Warm-Mix Asphalt Conference breaks attendance records, advances technologies
The International Conference on Warm-Mix Asphalt attracted nearly 700 people, including 70 international attendees. According to the National Asphalt Pavement Association, which sponsored the event, it was the largest single-subject conference for the asphalt pavement industry. Speaking at the conference, Dale Rand with the Texas Department of Transportation discussed how his state will use around […]
November 20, 2008
Business
Rent Smart: Sukut makes green rental pitch
Santa Ana-based Sukut Equipment, a new division of California’s Sukut Construction, formed in June 2008, is offering nationwide leasing of more than 250 pieces of fully California Air Resources Board-compliant equipment. With 120 Caterpillar 651 and 657 scrapers, 33 dozers and rigid frame 60- and 100-ton rock trucks, Sukut says it has one of the […]
November 12, 2008
Equipment
Marketplace
Durable compact utility vehicle tows up to 1,100 pounds Kubota’s gas-powered RTV500 compact utility vehicle comes with the comfort and technology of a larger utility vehicle, but is compact enough to fit into the bed of a full-size pickup truck. At 54.7 inches wide and 72 inches tall, the RTV500 treks through rugged terrain with […]
November 12, 2008
Business
Cover Story/Machine Matters: 2009 Heavy haulers
Fuel costs may have you questioning your tried-and-true specs, and asking whether manufacturers plan to crank out less commanding versions of the powerful dump trucks you’ve come to depend on. That isn’t the case. While concerns in the on-highway market have directly shifted to improving fuel economy, the vocational truck market continues to set its […]
November 12, 2008
Equipment
Volvo offers retrofit system that exceeds emissions requirements
Volvo engines will exceed California’s ARB requirements, thanks to a new retrofit system capable of collecting up to 99 percent of diesel particulate emissions. Level 3 ARB regulations require a minimum 85 percent particulate collection rate. The systems are a result of a strategic partnership with Huss, a specialist in diesel particulate filtration and exhaust […]
October 17, 2008
Safety
Reporter: California to require heavy-duty on board diagnostic systems in 2010
EPA has approved a waiver that allows California’s Air Resources Board to require on board diagnostic systems on heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in 2010. On board diagnostics, or OBD, monitor engine performance – including emission controls – and identify failures. OBD systems have been installed on new light-duty cars and trucks since 1996. According […]
October 4, 2008
Equipment
Compact Equipment: Right on track
Compact track loaders have long been a machine of choice for contractors working in wet, sticky or muddy conditions, but combined with new undercarriages, track systems and attachments, these machines are expanding their jobsite roles. Compact track loaders now have more power, higher load retention and improved traction. Combined with a lower initial cost and […]
October 4, 2008
Business
Reporter
AED/NUCA survey: Work key to getting contractors in a buying mood The 2008 tax breaks contractors can get under the Economic Stimulus Act are fine – but they don’t address construction’s real problem this year: lack of work. A joint survey conducted by the Associated Equipment Distributors and the National Utility Contractors Association concludes that […]
August 31, 2008
Safety
Cover Story/Machine Matters: Wheels on the ground
Wheel loaders in the 150-to-200-horsepower range are the jobsite gofers – go for this, go for that. Jobs abound for this size of wheel loader, many of which now have standard features that were options a short time ago. In fact, the lists of options for new models get shorter with each redesign. From custom […]
August 31, 2008
Equipment
Product Focus: Welding equipment
Welder/generator offers choice of four modes Select from a choice of engines with Lincoln Electric’s Vantage 300 welder/generator, which now features either a Kubota or Deutz diesel engine. Housed in a compact, stainless steel enclosure for corrosion resistance, the Vantage features Lincoln Chopper Technology for consistent arc starts and smooth arc performance when stick, TIG […]
August 31, 2008
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