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Vocational

Allison’s fully-automatic 4700 transmission now available on Kenworth T880 short hood

Kenworth says it will now offer the fully automatic 7-speed Allison 4700 Rugged Duty Series (RDS) transmission on the 116.5-inch BBC Kenworth T880 short hood spec’d with a Paccar MX-13 or MX-11 engine. Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director, says the Allison 4700 RDS allows truck operators to creep slowly and perform other low-speed maneuvers handy in ready-mix applications […]

July 8, 2016

Business

Construction jobs flat in June, but unemployment rate continues to fall

Following two consecutive months of jobs losses, employment in the U.S. construction industry was flat in June. Employment held steady at 6.643 million Americans last month, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The department’s latest data also revised the May employment total from the previously reported 6.645 million, down to 6.643 million, bringing the […]

July 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator attempts to board floating platform, fails miserably

A perfect example of how quickly a day can go wrong. Luckily it looks this tumble incurred no injuries other than the operator’s pride.

July 7, 2016

Vocational

Western Star 4700 gets 23,000-lb. front steer axle option

A Detroit 23,000-pound front steer axle is now available on the Western Star 4700. The axle is being offered in set-forward and set-back configurations. Western Star says the Detroit axle is lighter than other brands while being more durable and providing smoother steering through the use of needle bearings that roll between the steering buckle and […]

July 7, 2016

Dealers

Bandit Industries taps Mocny as its first CEO

Bandit Industries, makers of chippers, grinders, mulchers and skid steer/compact track loader attachments, has named its first CEO in John Mocny. Mocny has been with Bandit since February after serving in engineering and management capacities with General Motors and Caterpillar. Moving forward, owners Mike, Dianne and Jerry Morey say they will remain involved with the […]

July 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Roadtec president Jeffery Lee Richmond Sr. passes away at age 60

Jeffery Lee Richmond Sr., president of Roadtec Inc., a subsidiary of Astec Industries Inc., passed away June 30 while on a family vacation in Charleston, South Carolina. He was 60. Richmond had served with Roadtec since 1996, holding the positions of sales manager, vice president of sales and marketing and vice president and general manager […]

July 7, 2016

Pickups

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor shreds smarter with 6 new terrain modes

Ford has released a new video highlighting the six new terrain modes that will be available on the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor. A variety of scenes reveal Raptor in its element taking on mud, rocks, sand and snow. Raptor’s terrain modes include normal, sport, weather, mud/sand, Baja and rock control. Normal, like its title suggests, applies […]

July 6, 2016

Dealers

Doosan files for Bobcat IPO on South Korean stock market

Parent company Doosan Infracore has filed the paperwork needed to take compact machine maker Bobcat public on the Korean Exchange. According to a report from Reuters, Doosan applied for the initial public offering Monday. Doosan, which owns 66.6 percent of all Doosan Bobcat shares, first announced its intent to take the company public in February. At […]

July 6, 2016

Business

Construction spending falls 0.8% in May

With declines in nonresidential spending and a flat month for residential, total U.S. construction spending fell 0.8 percent in May, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Spending is at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.143 trillion. Despite two consecutive months of monthly declines, spending remains 2.8 percent above the May 2015 rate. […]

July 6, 2016

Driver/operator coaching/training

Operator training school helping to rebuild construction workforce amid labor shortage

At the controls of a Caterpillar D6 dozer on an overcast day in Southern Wisconsin, David Gomroth, 33, of LaCrosse, Wis., hones his skills in his quest to become a credentialed heavy equipment operator. The 6-week, two-part heavy equipment training program he’s enrolled in at Associated Training Services in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, promises to teach […]

July 5, 2016

Vocational

Work trucks are smarter, more comfortable than ever thanks to AMTs, plush cabs

Generations ago, vocational trucks were about as basic as you could get; a steering wheel and three pedals. Trucks that were meant to be battered on the jobsite got very few options not designed for moving payload, but the quest for driver retention and the trickle down of available technologies has begun to change how […]

July 4, 2016

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Excavator sales and buyer trends

July 4, 2016