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Business

Get more from 3- to 4- cubic-yard wheel loaders by avoiding misuse and abuse

Call it what you will – multiple personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, split personality – wheel loaders in the 3- to 4-cubic-yard reference bucket capacity size have it bad. While larger loaders typically focus on production, loaders in this size perform lots of different jobs. “These loaders find their way into almost all applications,” […]

February 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

First Ritchie Bros. equipment auction in China to be held April 18

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will hold its first unreserved public auction in China on April 18. The company made the official announcement Friday morning. It has started receiving its first consignments including an unused 2010 Kata HD820V hydraulic excavator; a 2009 Caterpillar 320D-E hydraulic excavator; and a 2007 Caterpillar D7G Series II crawler tractor. Ritchie Bros. […]

February 1, 2013

Business

Recession results in evolving construction markets

Prolonged periods of economic difficulty add velocity to evolutionary changes in many industries. The Great Recession and the long shadow it continues to cast on the construction industry is certainly an example. Within the construction industry, the most obvious evolutionary change has been cautious, conservative business management strategies, but there have been many others as […]

February 1, 2013

Workforce

Construction adds 28,000 jobs in January; employment up to 3-year high

The construction industry added 28,000 jobs in the month of January, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department. Construction is on a bit of a roll as of late. January marks a 3-year high for employment and the second consecutive month of job gains after 30,000 jobs were added in December. In the last […]

February 1, 2013

Roadbuilding

bauma 2013

bauma will take place April 15-21, 2013 in Munich, Germany. This international trade fair, which takes place every three years, is features construction site products such as construction vehicles, construction machines, lifting appliances and conveyors, construction equipment and tools, scaffoldings, site installations and more. Other products include mining, extraction and processing of raw materials; production […]

February 1, 2013

Business

CNH sales increase 8 percent in 2012 despite dip in construction sales

CNH Global announced today that it saw sales increase 8 percent in 2012 to $19.4 billion — no thanks to construction equipment. Construction equipment sales dipped 3 percent to $3.8 billion. Picking up the slack was agricultural equipment sales which were up 10 percent to $15.7 billion. The breakdown of net equipment sales finished at […]

January 31, 2013

Business

Komatsu shuffles leadership, names Tetsuji Ohashi President and CEO

Komatsu recently announced a few changes to its senior leadership team that will take effect April 1. Current President and CEO Kunio Noji will become Chairman of the Board, filling a vacancy left by Masahiro Sakane who will be retiring from that position. Sakane will not be leaving the company entirely however, and will instead […]

January 31, 2013

Gear

GEAR: Keen Utility Wenatchee waterproof, insulated work boots

Experience all-day comfort with KEEN’s Wenatchee Insulated work boot, constructed to offer toughness and long life. Composed of a waterproof nubuck leather upper and the KEEN.Dry waterproof membrane, the boot offers breathability combined with protection from the elements. The Wenatchee Insulated boot also has 400g KEEN.Warm insulation, as well as KEEN.Welt construction that offers the […]

January 30, 2013

Business

WSJ: Sany shrugs off low sales, says it can be no. 1 equipment manufacturer

After building a $60 million facility in Atlanta, Sany is still waiting for its U.S. investment to pay off. But it still has high hopes, according to an interesting profile of the company done by the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ profile describes the loads of extra space in the company’s office building and warehouse […]

January 29, 2013

Business

Transportation Secretary LaHood changes mind, plans to step down

After telling Bloomberg one week ago that he planned to continue as Transportation Secretary for President Barack Obama’s second term, Ray LaHood has told the Associated Press he will step down. LaHood was the only Republican left in Obama’s cabinet. The former Illinois congressman said he will remain at his post until his successor is […]

January 29, 2013

Business

Volvo CE appoints Thorsten Poszwa as global director of external communications

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed Thorsten Poszwa as the company’s new global director of external communications, effective May 1. Poszwa will be based at Volvo CE’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where he will focus on print and online media relations for the business as well as develop worldwide external communication standards and practices […]

January 29, 2013

Business

Senate passes $50.5 billion Sandy recovery bill

The Senate voted 62-36 Monday afternoon to pass a bill that will grant $50.5 billion in federal aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, the Associated Press reported. In the wake of the October 29th storm, 130 people were killed and massive damage to homes, public transportation and infrastructure all along […]

January 28, 2013