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Components

Michelin intros a new Tweel airless tire designed for UTVs

The Michelin X Tweel UTV 26x9N14 tire serves as a single unit that replaces pneumatic tires and removes the need for maintenance, spare tires or repair kits.

May 28, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Volvo, Skanska to test electric site quarry; Deere-Hitachi unveil new excavators; OSHA removes crane capacity from operator certification; Volvo developing remote control mining loader; Chevy adds 2.7L I4 to Silverado engine options

This week Chevy adds new 2.7L Turbo I4 to 2019 Silverado, Deere-Hitachi unveils reduced tail swing excavators, and much more. Check out our Equipment Roundup.

May 28, 2018

Dealers

H&E opens new Salt Lake City operation with two huge buildings and 10-acre yard

The two state-of-the-art buildings on 10 acres include 32 service bays, with two 20-ton and two 10-ton overhead cranes, and four 5-ton overhead cranes.

May 25, 2018

Roadbuilding

Work Zones Get Smart: Mobile, cheaper technologies making safety easier to achieve

A plethora of affordable intelligent traffic systems are making smart work-zone systems achievable for DOTs, which increases work-zone safety and more.

May 22, 2018

Dealers

Deere 2Q equipment sales leap 34% as construction sees ‘sharp’ improvement

Deere's equipment operations reported profit of over $1 billion for the quarter, while agricultural & construction equipment show broad-based improvement.

May 21, 2018

Telematics

Machine learning, better telematics will spur biggest changes construction has seen in decades

In today's technology-driven world, see how technological advancements can help create safer, more efficient work environments in the construction industry.

May 18, 2018

Business

Despite April’s decline in starts, homebuilder confidence remains strong due to growing demand for single-family homes

Along with home starts, builder confidence in the housing market, measured by the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, rose high in the latest index.

May 16, 2018

Construction Equipment

Estwing debuts extensive lineup of sledgehammers with handles and heads for any application

While sledgehammers may seem like just a brute tool, you should always choose the right handle, weight and head material for each specific application.

May 15, 2018

Roadbuilding

Kleeman unveils new mobile crushing and screening plants at Intermat 2018

At the recent Intermat trade show in Paris, Klemman showcased three mobile crushing and screening plants and announced several more: The “mobile jaw crusher” Mobicat MC 120 Z Pro The mobile impact crushers Mobirex MR 110 Z EVO2 and the MR 130 EVO2 Mobile classifying screens: Double-deck Mobiscreen MS 702 EVO and MS 952 EVO; […]

May 8, 2018

Business

AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]

May 8, 2018

Roadbuilding

Road and bridge jobs fall for first March in 5 years; construction adds 17k workers in April

March saw the first decline in road and bridge construction employment in five years, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Compared to March 2017, there were 2,100 fewer highway and bridge construction workers in March 2018, ARTBA says, citing recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline represents a […]

May 7, 2018

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar names British utilities exec Bonfield as new CFO; taps Ferguson as VP of Industrial Power

Caterpillar has announced its choices for two company leadership roles with Andrew Bonfield tapped as the company’s next chief financial officer and Steve Ferguson as the next vice president of Industrial Power Systems. Bonfield, a British utilities company executive will take over the CFO role September 1. The Caterpillar board of directors appointed Bonfield following […]

May 4, 2018