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Construction Equipment

Whack and Hack Your Way Through Brush With These 5 Great Landclearing Attachments

When it’s time to tackle tough brush and do some mulching, these five attachments for construction equipment can make the job easier.

October 13, 2020

Dealers

Front Range Kubota is the 2020 Big Iron Dealer of the Year

Equipment World has named Front Range Kubota, headquartered in Kiowa, Colorado, as its 2020 Big Iron Dealer of the Year. This annual award recognizes construction equipment dealers for excellence in meeting customer needs, employing technology, and addressing the parts and service requirements of today’s contractors. Front Range received the 2020 honors due to the company’s […]

October 13, 2020

Dealers

Alta Equipment Florida adds six brands

Alta Equipment Florida, formerly Flagler Equipment, has added six additional brands, bringing the company’s portfolio to 15 major brands. The company is a division of Alta Equipment Group, Livonia, Michigan. In addition to Volvo Construction Equipment, Indeco, Towmaster, KPI-JCI, Toro, SDLG and Trail King, Alta Equipment Florida now offers: Merlo telehandlers Avant compact wheel loaders […]

October 13, 2020

Construction Equipment

Allen intros AW16, AW21 wheel buggies for placing concrete, materials

Allen Engineering Corp. has two new stand-on wheel buggy models for placing concrete in places where a cement truck won’t fit and a wheelbarrow would be inefficient. They can also be used for placing other materials on a jobsite. The gasoline-powered AW16 has a 16-cubic-foot bucket, and the AW21’s is 21 cubic feet. The AW16 […]

October 12, 2020

Dealers

Quick Data: These are the Top-Selling Skid Steers and Sales Trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.

October 12, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: New Takeuchi TL8R2 Has Creep Mode; What’s New on the 2021 Chevy Silverado 1500; Six Great Earthmoving Attachments; New Bobcat excavator attachments; New tiltrotator open standard

Tiltrotator competitors Rototilt, Steelwrist form open coupler standard Tiltrotator competitors Rototilt and Steelwrist says they have adopted the “Open-S” standard for fully automatic quick couplers. The two say it means that users can combine excavator couplers, tiltrotators and tools from all manufacturers that adopt the standard.   To read more, click here. Bobcat follows up […]

October 12, 2020

Class 7-8

CM Truck Beds intros turnkey Hotshot truck body

CM Truck Beds recently unveiled its specialized Hotshot model which is rated to tow up to 30,000 pounds. This single-piece steel truck body is designed for ultimate strength and durability, with the industry’s best hauling capacity and an array of standard features that deliver convenience, safety and ease for hotshot truck drivers. “For hotshotters looking […]

October 9, 2020

Construction Equipment

Redesigned Takeuchi TL8R2 Has New Creep Mode

The TL8R2 is Takeuchi‘s latest compact track loader and represents a redesign of the previous generation TL8R. In this video we break down everything that’s new on this CTL, including how the new Creep Mode works. Check it out below.       Six years ago, Takeuchi introduced the TL8 compact track loader. It was […]

October 8, 2020

Dealers

Investment Rate Drops Across Five Heavy Equipment Markets

Five key markets for construction equipment dealers showed varying levels of decline in this month’s U.S. Equipment & Software Investment Momentum Monitor report released by the foundation arm of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association. Looking at the year-over-year monitor results in the construction, agriculture, mining, materials handling and trucking markets, trucking led declines, reporting a […]

October 8, 2020

Construction Equipment

Bosch GT400C thermal camera captures offers wide detection range, side-by-side comparisons

New Bosch thermal camera is designed to give electricians, MEP contractors and HVAC technicians a lightweight and convenient detection tool.

October 8, 2020

Business

Diesel Tech Schools Are Struggling During Covid-19 Pandemic

With decreasing student capacity, socially distant learning and more, diesel tech trade programs face many issues due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Details here.

October 7, 2020

Construction Equipment

UCT the latest construction trade show to reschedule due to pandemic

The Underground Construction Technology International Conference & Exhibition, known as UCT, has moved from its traditional late January spot to May 18-20 at the Music City Center in Nashville. UCT joins the World of Concrete and the American Rental Association Show in moving a winter show to later in 2021 because of concerns surrounding the […]

October 7, 2020