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Roadbuilding

Richway launches Cretefoamer CS-6G, a pickup-mounted continuous cellular concrete machine

Richway’s new Cretefoamer CS-6G fits in a 3/4-ton truck and is designed for continuous cellular concrete jobs of up to 40 yards per day, with a production range of 30-100 pounds per cubic foot (pcf). Cellular concrete is a concrete slurry or grout mixture with foam added that’s used in fill applications. It has been used […]

August 23, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils 2 large-frame skid steers, 2 CTLs in G Series power boost

Saying the machines boast better visibility, more power and simplified service points, John Deere has added four large-frame compact loaders to its G Series lineup. First introduced at the World of Concrete Show in February, Deere’s G Series now includes six skid steers and three compact track loaders with the introduction of the 330G and […]

August 22, 2016

Pickups

How the 2017 Ford Super Duty’s adaptive steering/cruise control combo works

The Ford 2017 Super Duty line-up has undergone several changes, including the addition of adaptive steering and adaptive cruise control. RELATED >> Here’s how Ford’s back-up trailer assist works on the 2017 Super Duty Adaptive steering is a new generation of power steering technology that Ford says reduces the amount of steering input needed to […]

August 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

General Equipment intros SP8/GH9HP surface planer

General Equipment Company has released a new surface planer. The SP8/GH9HP is powered by a 9-horsepower, four-stroke Honda GX270 gas engine. The planer is built with a unified, welded steel plate frame, full-length hexagon driveshaft and extra capacity ball bearings. Cutting depth, adjusted using a screw-type, positive-locking selector, goes up to 5/8 inch. Cutting width […]

August 22, 2016

Dealers

Morbark’s Boxer adds 5 North American dealers to distributor network

Boxer, which offers a line of compact utility loaders manufactured by Morbark, has added five North American dealers to its distributor network. These include: Advantage Rental and Sales, with two locations: in Seaville, New Jersey, and Marmora, New Jersey Barton Tractor, located in Butler, Pennsylvania Capitol Equipment, located in Sherwood, Arkansas Project Equipment, located in […]

August 22, 2016

Technology

With VP Henricks’s retirement, Caterpillar cuts more jobs in consolidation of tech, R&D efforts

Following a 35-year career with the company, Gwenne Henricks, vice president for the Caterpillar Product Development & Global Technology Division, has announced she will retire from the company. Henricks is the third Cat VP to retire in the last year. Former mining VP Chris Curfman announced his retirement in September and in February former Electric […]

August 19, 2016

Vocational

Kenworth intros new options for T370

Kenworth is beefing up options for its vocational T370 by offering a straight steel channel bumper, larger size 385/65R22.5 steer tires, and molded thermoplastic fender extensions. The T370—already offered with heavy duty 16,000-, 18,000- and 20,000-pound front axles—can also be paired with 46,000-lb. rear axles for dump, fuel delivery, utility, crane, service trucks, or mixers operations. […]

August 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

Watch as a massive Komatsu PC8000 mining shovel is assembled in this time-lapse

The Komatsu PC8000 is big. So big it requires the power of two 2,010-horsepower diesel engines (or two 1,450 kW electric motors) to do its job. And while the amount of earth this mining monster can move is impressive, maybe more impressive is what goes into putting the thing together. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watch a […]

August 18, 2016

Trucks

U.S. Spec Ops just found its new battle truck: the Ford Ranger

Uncle Sam isn’t waiting. While civilians in the U.S. wait for a return of the Ford Ranger—presumably for model year 2018—U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is instead opting for a global version of the truck that will be prepped for battle by Battelle, the world’s largest non-profit research and development group. RELATED >> Ford Ranger […]

August 18, 2016

Dealers

Durante Rentals places Rental Elite software platform at heart of its operation

Fast-growing New York rental house Durante Rentals has implemented a new software platform that promises to increase efficiency at the company. Durante is now using the Rental Elite platform from Point of Rental, a Texas-based software developer that focuses its efforts on streamlining rental businesses of all sizes. Rental Elite is one of three award-winning […]

August 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Work truck, heavy hauler emissions regs tighten with release of EPA/USDOT final Phase 2 standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Tuesday finalized new emissions and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The final Phase 2 standards follow immediately Phase 1 greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency (GHG/FE) standards that won’t be fully implemented until next year. RELATED […]

August 17, 2016

Dealers

Truck, engine makers and industry groups pleased with final Phase 2 emissions standards

Industry stakeholders wasted little time in reacting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) new emissions and fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) endorsed the mandate, which calls for a phased-in reduction of up to 25 percent in […]

August 17, 2016