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Contractor of the Year

Training up younger workers, diversification at heart of GMP Contracting’s passion for the work

Building something from nothing is in Joe Porchetta’s blood. The son of an Italian immigrant who watched his father and grandfather build a life in a new country by starting a curb and sidewalk company, Porchetta got his first experience in construction at around 9 or 10 years old. Though his father passed away when […]

September 16, 2016

Dealers

Rising from ICP’s ashes, IronDirect wants to be the Amazon of construction equipment

Distributor of Chinese-made equipment has also signed on Paladin and Berco to its e-commerce site   Describing itself as “an American company offering construction equipment buyers a revolutionary and safe way” to buy Chinese equipment, IronDirect is launching its online commerce site today, offering products that it says can save owners up to 50 percent […]

September 15, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere intros hydraulic coupler for 3 compact excavator models

John Deere has launched a new hydraulic coupler for its 35G, 50G and 60G compact excavators that allows operators to quickly switch buckets without leaving the cab. The new coupler, model number 16GE23, is compatible with Deere’s lineup of Worksite Pro attachments and features a wedge bar locking system that reduces wear and tear and […]

September 15, 2016

Business

Construction time clock app busybusy adds Quickbooks integration

Busybusy, a digital time clock app developed specifically for the construction industry, has been updated with Quickbooks integration. The app, which provides construction companies with a quick transition to digital time sheets by allowing workers to clock in at the jobsite from their iPhone or Android device, previously required firms to export that time sheet data from […]

September 15, 2016

Dealers

Texas-based Equipment Depot rebrands with focus on customer service

Material handling and aerial lift equipment provider Equipment Depot reports it has finished a rebranding effort to emphasize its focus on customer service with the company tagline “Equipped to Serve.” The Houston, Texas-based chain was founded in 1951. “Service has always been the heart and soul of the organization, delivered through our expertise in material handling, […]

September 15, 2016

Pickups

Chevrolet launches Truck Legends, an exclusive truck club for loyal customers

In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the first Chevrolet truck coming in 2018, the company has launched a club and community for those it considers among its most loyal truck customers. Membership in Truck Legends, as the community is called, is free but limited to those who have racked up more than 100,000 miles […]

September 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Hauler invents the GTII, a rear truck blade that spreads gravel as it dumps

Tim Hudson, a North Dakota farmer and gravel hauler, has developed a new and better way to spread gravel, The Dickinson Press reports. “Started getting into some jobs where we couldn’t dump at high speeds,” Hudson told the news agency. “Needed to be able to spread at low speeds, so that’s where I came up with […]

September 14, 2016

Dealers

BigRentz launches QuickRentz notifications allowing rental locations to claim orders instantly

BigRentz, an online network that fulfills rental requests from more than 7,500 equipment rental suppliers across the U.S., has introduced a feature that will allow those suppliers to instantly claim an order. The feature, dubbed QuickRentz, will send an email and SMS message to rental locations that opt to participate notifying them instantly of a […]

September 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Test Drive: Backing a Mack Granite with 70k-lb. load uphill no problem with new 14-speed mDrive HD AMT

I learned how to drive on a stick shift. I like driving with a stick. But not in a Class 8 truck, which is where I found myself two weeks ago, standing on the brakes of a Mack Granite dump truck, nose pointed downhill, holding 70,000 pounds of gravel against the law of gravity. My […]

September 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Elliott Equipment Co. intros D105 digger derrick

Featuring what the company calls a best-in-class digger system with 20,000 lbs.-ft. of torque, Elliott Equipment Company has introduced the D105, its new ANSI 10.31 digger derrick. Mounted on a tandem axle chassis, the D105 has a four-section proportional steel boom with a 107-foot sheave height. The machine boasts a 41-foot digging radius, 16-foot dig […]

September 13, 2016

Pickups

2015-2017 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra pickups recalled due to sweeping airbag, seatbelt defect

General Motors is recalling 4.3 million vehicles around the globe, including 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks, over concerns of possible air bag deployment failure. GM reports that certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module software to activate a diagnostic test during which the front air bags and seat belt […]

September 13, 2016

Dealers

Thunder Creek makes V&H Trucks its construction market dealer for Wisconsin

Fuel and service trailer manufacturer Thunder Creek Equipment has named V&H Trucks Incorporated as its construction market dealer for Wisconsin. V&H will sell and service the full line of the Iowa-based manufacturer’s DEF and service products, including multi-tank trailers and service and lube trailers. “As demand for our newest construction products has increased, we searched […]

September 13, 2016