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Construction Equipment

Hyundai to manufacture Case CE, New Holland-branded compact excavators in new CNH Industrial deal

UPDATE: A previous version of this article stated that CNH Industrial does not currently manufacture a compact excavator line. It does and these new models will replace that lineup. We regret the error and the copy has been updated to reflect this correction. Hyundai Heavy Industries and CNH Industrial today announced a partnership that will […]

September 12, 2016

Vocational

Volvo demos FMX autonomous truck in a dark mine by placing CTO in its path

The safety debate over autonomous truck driving just got a lot more interesting thanks to a new video from Volvo which shows one of the company’s top executives daring to stand in the path of one its autonomous FMX truck.   During the roughly two-minute long video, the FMX cab-over concept truck is shown traversing […]

September 12, 2016

Workforce

Iron Workers stand atop LA in 1,100-foot viral photo of spire installation

A group of iron workers celebrating the completion of a spire installation at Los Angeles’s newest high rise has gone viral as people across the country shared a photo of the men standing at the spire’s tip top. According to a report from KTLA, on September 3, crews completed installation of a 294-foot, 9-inch spire […]

September 12, 2016

Dealers

Terramac adds Linder Industrial Machinery to North America dealer network

Crawler carrier manufacturer Terramac has added Linder Industrial Machinery Company to its North America dealer network, with coverage in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. “Linder has an outstanding reputation for customer satisfaction through their extensive sales and aftermarket support programs,” says Terramac President Andrew Konopka. “We’re excited for them to join our growing dealer […]

September 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crafco purchases manufacturing facility and land in Naples, Texas

Pavement preservation equipment manufacturer Crafco has signed an agreement to purchase a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and 50 acres in Naples, Texas. The company will use the location to produce its highway maintenance and preservation equipment in addition to its specialty roofing and waterproofing products. Crafco chose the location, it says, because it is “strategically located” in […]

September 12, 2016

Pickups

Test Drive: 2016 Ram Power Wagon an off-road beast that doesn’t sacrifice comfort

Summer got a lot more interesting this year thanks to a test drive in the 2016 Ram Power Wagon. The Power Wagon lineup is built on an impressive four-wheel-drive legacy. Debuting in 1946, the Power Wagon became the first four-wheel-drive truck offered to consumers across the country. After building roughly 255,000 ¾-ton military trucks that […]

September 9, 2016

Pickups

GM, U.S. Army to reveal fuel cell truck based on Chevy Colorado

Detroit and the U.S. military have a long history of working together and that relationship continues as GM and the U.S. Army team-up to reveal in October a fuel cell electric vehicle based on the Chevrolet Colorado. GM and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) will debut the hi-tech, alt […]

September 9, 2016

Dealers

RDO Equipment set to open second Phoenix metro location

RDO Equipment Company, which carries John Deere, Vermeer and Topcon, plans this month to open a new location in Chandler, Arizona, a site that will represent its second facility in metropolitan Phoenix and eighth in the state. The total locations in the company’s dealer network will reach 78 once the more than 31,000 square-foot-facility opens. […]

September 9, 2016

Construction Equipment

Three large dozers join forces to create one giant wall of dirt

This video is a pretty pure example of why a job in construction and heavy equipment operation can be so much dang fun. Not much to say about this one other than sit back and enjoy the power of these machines. Near the end, you even get a look at the size of that wall […]

September 8, 2016

Class 7-8

Switch to hydrogen-powered turbine cuts Nikola One electric heavy hauler’s HP in half

Nikola Motor Company, who earlier last month announced that its truck would output zero emissions, this week confirmed that zero NOx is thanks to a hydrogen fuel cell. The company says the electric drivetrain used in the U.S. and Canadian markets on its One heavy hauler will be powered by a custom-built hydrogen-electric 800V fuel […]

September 8, 2016

Dealers

IronPlanet intros LiveStream online bidding for on-site auctions

To complement on-site auctions the company added through a merger with Cat Auction Services last year, online equipment auctioneer IronPlanet is introducing what it calls LiveStream bidding. The feature allows bidders to log into IronPlanet and bid alongside on-site auction customers in real time. The announcement comes just more than a week after Ritchie Bros […]

September 8, 2016

Business

CNH Industrial taps Göransson as president of Case, New Holland construction equipment

CNH Industrial has named a new president for the company’s Case and New Holland construction equipment divisions. Twenty-five-year industry veteran Carl Gustaf Göransson has been named construction brand president for Case and New Holland as well as president of CNH’s construction equipment products segment. He will also sit on CNH’s Group Executive Council, a decision-making […]

September 8, 2016