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Dealers

BigRentz launches online customer portal for equipment rental management

BigRentz has launched a responsive-design online customer portal designed to ease management of equipment rentals. “The portal was born from thousands of conversations and daily interactions with our customers who wanted a single location to manage their rental activity through BigRentz,” says President and CEO Dallas Imbimbo. “This makes the equipment rental process as easy […]

September 5, 2016

Pickups

Ford reveals limited edition 2017 Dallas Cowboys F-150

Ford has announced the return of its Dallas Cowboys edition F-150. “It has been 22 years since Ford and the Dallas Cowboys offered a Cowboys edition F-150,” says Greg Wood, Ford Dallas regional sales manager. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the opening of the Ford Center at The Star and the […]

September 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch intros RT105, RT125, RT125 Quad utility tractors

Ditch Witch has launched three new utility tractors with redesigned operator workstations. The company says the RT105, RT125 and RT125 Quad offer best-in-class ground clearance and standard four-wheel drive systems. Tier 4 Final Deutz engines power the new models, producing 107 horsepower in the RT105 and 121 horsepower in the RT125 and RT125 Quad. These […]

September 2, 2016

Class 7-8

USDOT proposes requiring speed limiting devices on heavy haulers

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released a proposed rule that would require trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds to be equipped with speed limiting devices (also known as speed governors or speed limiters), but the regulatory body did not propose a speed to which trucks would be limited. The DOT appears to be leaning toward […]

September 2, 2016

Dealers

Kobelco USA adds Brogan as dealer field service representative

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has named Matt Brogan as a dealer field service representative. Brogan has served as a service technician for the past nine years. The company believes his expertise in assessing field matters and performing technical training will provide a boost to dealer service support. “The addition of Matt highlights Kobelco’s commitment to providing […]

September 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator operator realizes error, grasps for shore, sinks boat anyway

At absolutely no point in the video below, fittingly accompanied by Yakety Sax, does it appear that this excavator is going to successfully board that boat. It looks like a bad idea, goes wrong almost immediately and quickly transforms into a frantic scramble to get the excavator off of the boat. With the boat lost, the […]

September 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cummins intros 2 new torque ratings for ISX12

Cummins is adding two new torque ratings to its 450-hp ISX12, the company announced Thursday. The engines—featuring 450 horsepower with 1650 lbs.-ft. of peak torque and 450 hp with 1450/1650 lbs.-ft. of peak torque, respectively—are designed for linehaul and regional-haul truck markets. The 450 hp with 1650 lbs.-ft. of peak torque provides performance on the […]

September 1, 2016

Business

Construction spending flat in July as nonresidential dip wipes out residential gain

U.S. construction spending was flat for the month of July at an estimated annual rate of $1.153 trillion, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. An 0.3-percent decrease in nonresidential spending wiped out most of an 0.4-percent increase in residential during the month. Total construction spending remains up 1.5 percent over the July 2015 mark. […]

September 1, 2016

Pickups

GMC unveils 2017 Canyon All Terrain X, new features for rest of its midsize lineup

On the heels of sister brand Chevrolet’s introduction of the 2017 Colorado, GMC has revealed more details on its own 2017 midsize pickup lineup, including the announcement of a new trim in the Canyon All Terrain X. Introduced in February on 2016 Sierra models, All Terrain X is a premium off-road trim that will be […]

August 31, 2016

Roadbuilding

Excavators eat away one bridge, cranes build another in CDOT replacement time-lapse

The fascinating video below, filmed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), might be our new favorite construction time-lapse. From several different angles, the video shows how Manafort Construction Co. demolished and replaced the Lindley Street bridge on the southbound side of Route 8/25. The CtPost reports that the video shows design/build construction that allowed […]

August 31, 2016

Business

Construction’s labor shortage easing? U.S. firms reporting trouble finding skilled workers falls to 69%

For the first time in the last four years, the percentage of U.S. construction firms reporting trouble filling hourly craft positions has fallen. However, contractors don’t seem to think things are getting much better. According to the latest national survey by the Associated General Contractors of America, 69 percent of U.S. firms polled said they […]

August 31, 2016

Dealers

Yamaha agrees to make UTVs for Yanmar in new partnership

Yanmar and Yahama Motor have created a business alliance in which Yanmar will sell Yahama Viking and Viking VI utility task vehicles (UTVs) in the U.S. under its brand name beginning January 2017 through its “farmer-oriented” network. “The aim of this business alliance is to expand sales in the growing U.S. ROV [recreational off-highway vehicles] […]

August 31, 2016