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Roadbuilding
MEN VS. WOMEN: Who are the better heavy equipment operators?
Many people assume that operating heavy construction equipment is a manās job. After all, these are big, powerful machines. Grease on the hands, mud-caked boots and the smell of diesel in the morning are just part of the job. No place for women, right? Not necessarily. While there are few women operating yellow iron, the [ā¦]
August 6, 2014
Pickups
Fun Trucks Friday: Rollinā rude, crude and socially unacceptable?
At the risk of encouraging any sort of questionable behavior, this edition of FTF spotlights the knuckleheads who came up with ārollinā coal,ā a cult dedicated to making diesel pickups as obnoxious as possible.
July 11, 2014
Maintenance
How 3 diesel-electric and hybrid construction machines are waging war on wasted energy
For the past decade the drive to reduce diesel exhaust emissions has dominated the headlines. But with the last EPA mandated deadline of 2014 for Tier 4 Final engines here, the war is over and a new front has opened in the drive for cleaner, greener equipment. The new technology trend for heavy equipment is [ā¦]
June 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ram outsells Chevrolet Silverado in shakeup that should make GM and Ford take diesel half-tons more seriously
We typically donāt waste of lot space on pickup truck sales. Thatās mainly because theyāre numbers that donāt change a whole lot: Ford always wins, Chevrolet is the runner-up and Ram places third just about every month. Itās been that way for the better part of the last 15 years. Until last month. For the [ā¦]
April 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
2016 Toyota Tundra could feature V-8 diesel engine
Toyota is the latest automaker to reportedly add a diesel option to its truck lineup. The automaker could be including a diesel engine its 2016 Tundra, and our sister site, Equipment World, reports that it āwill be āa versionā of the same 5.0-liter Cummins V-8 that will power the next generation Nissan Titan.ā Bob Carter, [ā¦]
February 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
Report: Ford is developing a V-6 diesel for the F-150 codenamed āLionā
The 2015 Ford F-150 wonāt even go into production until the fall of this year and already there might be a reason to eagerly await the next generation of the popular truck. According to a report from The Truth About Cars, Ford is again developing a diesel engine for the F-150 that will hit the [ā¦]
February 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Diesel fuel prices rise $0.031 per gallon in U.S.
On-highway diesel fuel prices rose $0.031 per gallon in the U.S. in the week ending January 27, according to our sister site, Aggregates Manager. The rising costs follow two consecutive week of falling diesel prices. This week, diesel prices also rose in all regions of the U.S. The greatest increase this week occurred in the [ā¦]
January 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
Diesel fuel prices fall $0.024 per gallon in U.S.
On-highway diesel fuel prices fell $0.024 per gallon in the U.S. this week, according to our sister site, Aggregates Manager. The declining costs follow three consecutive weeks of rising diesel prices. This week, diesel prices also fell in all regions of the U.S. The greatest decrease this week occurred in the West Coast less California [ā¦]
January 14, 2014
Construction Equipment
GM unveils the 2015 GMC Canyon: a small truck for big work (PHOTOS)
While a lot of people are talking about Fordās big gamble this week, General Motors has placed a pretty big bet of its own with the unveiling of the new 2015 GMC Canyon. Specifically, that there are serious truck customers out there who want to buy a small truckāan idea Ford abandoned when it discontinued [ā¦]
January 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
Diesel fuel prices rise for third consecutive week in U.S.
On-highway diesel fuel prices rose $0.007 per gallon in the U.S. this week, according to our sister site, Aggregates Manager. The declining costs mark the third consecutive week of rising diesel prices. This week, diesel prices rose in most regions of the U.S., while one region experienced declining costs. The greatest increase this week occurred [ā¦]
January 7, 2014
Business
The top 13 construction industry stories and posts of 2013
To say 2013 was a big year for us here atĀ Equipment World would be an understatement. Weāve seen our online audience grow in a big way, so we thought it would be fun to put together a list of the top stories of the year based on your clicks. Thereās a little bit of everything [ā¦]
December 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Alternative fuel-powered Dodge Ram touted as cost-effective transportation industry option
A Dodge Ram powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) is wrapped to promote the 2014 Land Investment Expo in West Des Moines, Iowa. Legendary oil-and-gas entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens, who is working to meet the transportation industryās need for cost-effective alternative fuels, will deliver a keynote address during the seventh annual event presented by Peoples [ā¦]
December 6, 2013
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