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Oils & lubricants

How the new pair of heavy-duty diesel engine oil formulations will impact contractors

If you don’t spend much time reading the labels on the oil you buy for your diesel trucks and equipment, it’s time to start paying close attention. For the last 10 years most of you have been putting what’s known as CJ-4 lube oil into your diesel engines. That’s about to change. Starting in […]

July 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Astec Industries attributes recent sales and earnings boost to FAST Act

Asphalt plant manufacturer and Roadtec parent company Astec Industries has reported net sales of $294.4 million for the second quarter this year, a 9.9 percent increase compared to the same time period last year. Earnings increased 35.2 percent from $11.8 million in 2Q 2015 to $18.2 million this year. Domestic sales increased 24.5 percent to $243.3 […]

July 28, 2016

Pickups

This ’07 Tundra is 1 million miles strong. Now Toyota is trying to figure out how it built an unbreakable truck

Mike Sweers is a self-described truck guy. He has a ranch, drives a truck each and every day and has very clear ideas on what he wants personally in a pickup. He also happens to be the chief engineer of the Toyota Tacoma and Tundra, and as such he is in charge of the image, direction […]

July 27, 2016

Dealers

Caterpillar profit drops 41% in Q2 as oil, gas, mining continue to hurt sales

Reporting a second quarter that saw sales fall 16 percent, Caterpillar has again cut its outlook for 2016. Facing continued downturns in the oil, gas and mining industries coupled with sluggish economic conditions in developing countries, sales and revenues fell to $12.3 billion while operating profit dropped 41 percent to $785 million. Cat chairman and CEO […]

July 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bertha’s repairs push Seattle’s SR99 tunnel $200 million over budget. And it could get worse

Following two years of costly repairs and downtime, Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, is $223 million over budget, with Washington state facing a lawsuit from the prime contractor on the State Route 99 tunnel project that, if successful, would double that amount. According to a report from the Seattle Times, the 1.7-mile tunnel, which will replace the […]

July 27, 2016

Dealers

Terex offering free Genie Tech Pro registration to boost number of AWP technicians

In anticipation to greater demand for certified aerial work platform inspectors, Terex is now offering free enrollment in its Genie Tech Pro online service training program to community college students and 500 aspiring aerial lift technicians in North America. The offer comes in response to upcoming changes to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Canadian […]

July 27, 2016

Dealers

Recession weary heavy equipment buyers flock to rental, RPOs to lower risk

“Our views haven’t changed drastically when it comes to buying new equipment,” says Al Gorick, president Gorick Construction, Binghamton, New York. “We have always tried to make purchasing decisions based on projected utilization, and when a good value presents itself.” Still others, such as G. W. Tatro Construction of Jeffersonville, Vermont, didn’t have much of […]

July 26, 2016

Pickups

Spy photos of Jeep’s upcoming Wrangler pickup truck surface

News of a new Jeep Wrangler truck attracted a lot of attention earlier this year, but FCA remains tight-lipped about the details. To help fill in the gap, Road and Track published photos of a Jeep pickup prototype shot from a drone and offered their take on what to expect. And what we’re seeing over […]

July 26, 2016

Class 7-8

Cummins intros predictive cruise, OTA updates for 2017 engine lineup

In addition to unveiling its 2017 engine lineup, Cummins has introduced a new package of engine connectivity options that give fleets the ability to update their trucks’ engines over the air (OTA) with either an updated calibration from Cummins or specialized tunes for improving fuel economy or application changes. The U.S.’ predominant heavy-duty diesel engine maker […]

July 26, 2016

Class 7-8

Cummins unveils X12, X15 engines for 2017, rebrands heavy-duty lineup

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article misstated the X12 Series engine’s torque range. The range will extend to 1,700 lb-ft, not 1,750 lb-ft as previously stated. The article has been updated to reflect the correction. During a press conference at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, Cummins pulled the curtain back […]

July 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Slipform Concrete Pavers: How to achieve bonus-winning smoothness

Slipform pavers spread out, form and, depending on attachments, apply an initial finish to the surface of low-slump Portland cement concrete (PCC). The paver is pulled over the PCC, slipping over the material, hence the name. The process is similar to extrusion, but instead of the material moving, the machine itself is moving. PCC running […]

July 25, 2016

Workforce

Foreman hides life-sized Waldo around his jobsite for kids in hospital to find daily

A jobsite foreman in Indiana is going the extra mile each day to bring smiles to the faces of children at South Bend’s Memorial Children’s Hospital with a life-sized, daily game of “Where’s Waldo?”. According to a report from the Huffington Post, after Jason Haney and a few co-workers built and displayed a snowman on the […]

July 25, 2016