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Gear

7th Day of Construction Gifts: Heavy haul play set with Scania tractor and a Cat bulldozer

Kids and adults would likely enjoy these heavy construction equipment toys as a Christmas present. Check out Scania tractor and Caterpillar bulldozer toys here.

December 14, 2018

Roadbuilding

IBT of Miami wins $5M contract for FDOT project

IBT – a global construction company headquartered in Miami – has been awarded a $5 million contract with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for a road improvement project that includes addressing a dangerous intersection. The project on State Road 64 at the intersection of Rye Road includes: multi-lane roundabout construction milling and resurfacing, drainage improvements lighting and signing landscaping […]

December 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Deere boosts power on 655K, 755K crawler loaders

John Deere added a Tier 4 Final engine that boosts horsepower for two K-Series model crawler loaders. Get more details here on the updates on Equipment World.

December 12, 2018

Construction Equipment

New Engcon cable bucket allows large excavators to do more

The new Engcon cable bucket offers more flexibility for large excavators as it can eliminate the need for smaller excavators on construction projects.

December 11, 2018

Gear

4th Day of Construction Gifts: Torin Big Red Rolling Creeper

If the mechanic in your life spends a lot of time working on cars, motorcycles or any kind of equipment, they can appreciate the Torin Big Red Rolling Creeper.

December 11, 2018

Business

How contractors can get disaster cleanup work in the Camp Fire recovery efforts

It is recommended that contractors interested in fire debris removal refer to a list of debris-removal contractors for possible subcontracting opportunities.

December 10, 2018

Pickups

2019 Ford Super Duty recall may be smallest ever

Ford only recalls four trucks out of thousands of 2019 Ford Super Duty F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks which may result in the smallest recall ever. Learn more.

December 10, 2018

Gear

3rd Day of Construction Gifts: Write in the rain with a Rite in the Rain notebook set

Get a notebook that allows your heavy equipment technician to take notes during poor weather conditions. Check out the notebook right here on Equipment World.

December 10, 2018

Construction Equipment

Cat’s Next Gen 120, 140 graders are highly customizable for “truly new” operator experience

The Cat 120 & Cat 140 motor graders were highlighted at Caterpillar's year-end media event. Check out the highly customizable motor graders on Equipment World.

December 7, 2018

Gear

1st Day of Construction Gifts: DeWalt Lighted Technician’s bag

The DeWalt DGL573 Lighted Technician's Tool Bag is designed for technicians and comes with lots of features not found in most other bags. Learn more here.

December 6, 2018

Safety

Worker killed when trench box was dismantled with him still inside

Cal/OSHA has cited an Oakland based contractor for taking apart a trench box while an employee was still inside. Read more on this at Equipment World.

November 21, 2018

Business

How brother-sister-led Blacktop Maintenance expanded its reach

Blacktop Maintenance Corporation, started by Dave Petrovits, has grown into a multi-million dollar revenue family business with his children's help.

November 20, 2018