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Equipment Experts

Articulated dump trucks see rapid size growth as customers move to bigger rigs

Is bigger better? The articulated dump truck (ADT) market thinks so.   The Equipment World Spec Guide reveals the rapid progression of ADT sizes. In 2006, the smallest ADT was the JCB 714 at 14 tons, while the largest was Cat’s 740 at 42 tons. During that year, most models were in the 20-to-less-than-30-ton size […]

July 22, 2016

Dealers

Articulated dump trucks see rapid size growth as customers move to bigger rigs

Is bigger better? The articulated dump truck (ADT) market thinks so.   The Equipment World Spec Guide reveals the rapid progression of ADT sizes. In 2006, the smallest ADT was the JCB 714 at 14 tons, while the largest was Cat’s 740 at 42 tons. During that year, most models were in the 20-to-less-than-30-ton size […]

July 22, 2016

Dealers

Komatsu acquires mining equipment maker Joy Global for $3 billion

Largely unscathed by the sharp declines in demand for mining equipment that have been bleeding money from competitor Caterpillar over the last few years, Komatsu has decided now is the time to become a more meaningful player in the industry, announcing it will acquire Wisconsin-based surface and underground mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global. Joy Global, founded in […]

July 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Subsite intros TK RECON HDD guidance system, beacons

Subsite Electronics has introduced a new series of horizontal directional drill beacons and a new HDD guidance system built atop an improved technology base that not only adds features, but allows for the system to accept upgraded features down the road. The TK RECON Series improves upon the original TK Series with more battery options, […]

July 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Tracked drilling rig tips onto rear end in longest rollover trailering accident ever

UPDATE: As reader John Cunningham pointed out via email and as a few others have noted on Facebook, the machine in this footage is in fact a tracked drilling rig and not an excavator. We regret the error and appreciate the help in identifyingthe machine correctly. We’ve updated the copy below to reflect the change. […]

July 21, 2016

Pickups

Tesla reveals plan for ‘new kind of pickup,’ heavy duty truck

Tesla’s highly anticipated and highly teased “Master Plan, Part Deux” was published Wednesday and confirms after much uncertainty that the automaker will be producing a pickup and a heavy-duty truck. In his blog at tesla.com Elon Musk writes that the company will be making “a future compact SUV and a new kind of pickup truck.” Musk has […]

July 21, 2016

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends

July 21, 2016

Dealers

Olson tapped as Toro Company’s next CEO

A 30-year veteran of the company, Richard M. Olson has been named by the Toro board of directors as its next chief executive officer. Olson, a board member since January and the company’s president and chief operating officer since September 2015, will take over the CEO role from Michael J. Hoffman on November 1. Hoffman […]

July 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

National Purchasing Partners Government Division awards contract to John Deere

The National Purchasing Partners Government Division (NPPGov) has awarded John Deere Construction & Forestry a three-year construction equipment contract. It is the only OEM awarded such a contract in NPPGov’s most recent round of contract awards. NPPGov works with non-profit and public entities as a “cooperative purchasing organization” to provide access to RFP-process contracts. It […]

July 21, 2016

Safety

Workers leap to safety from burning boom lift 6 stories up

Two construction workers on a Boise, Idaho, jobsite were forced to jump from a boom lift earlier this week when the bucket caught on fire. According to a report from KBOI TV, a welding blanket caught on fire inside the bucket. The blaze short circuited controls inside the bucket and it was only once co-workers […]

July 20, 2016

Pickups

Ram says Ford Super Duty’s claim to towing throne isn’t fair

Ram is criticizing Ford’s new claim to the pickup towing capacity throne, saying that Ford’s comparison is unfair since it blurs the line between two different truck segments. Ford says the 2017 F-450 will tow up to 32,500 pounds, which the automaker says in a press release is “1,290 more pounds than its nearest competitor.” That nearest competitor […]

July 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crane collapses atop Tappan Zee Bridge, shutting down traffic and injuring 5

A crane used in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge between New York’s Rockland and Westchester counties collapsed atop the old span Tuesday, shutting down traffic traveling on Interstate 87/I-287. No vehicles were struck, but three people were injured while swerving their vehicles to avoid the crane and two workers were hurt, according […]

July 19, 2016