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Business
Deere to suspend construction equipment production, make more layoffs due to coronavirus impacts
John Deere says it will temporarily suspend production of construction and forestry equipment next week with plans to lay off employees next month. The equipment maker will suspend production at its Davenport and Dubuque facilities in Iowa beginning May 11, according to a report from the Quad-City Times. In Dubuque, Deere will also lay [âŚ]
May 4, 2020
Business
Weekly Coronavirus Contractor Survey: 24% expect backlog decrease
Editorâs Note: Make your voice heard in our next survey. How is coronavirus impacting your business? Click here to participate in the survey. When looking at how project backlogs will change in the next 30 days, fewer contractors say they are expecting a decrease, according to Week 5 of Equipment World âs survey of contractor sentiment about [âŚ]
May 1, 2020
Business
Cat makes more layoffs due to coronavirus impacts
Days after the companyâs announcement of a 21-percent drop in sales and revenues, Caterpillar has announced another round of layoffs in response to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. According to reports from CIproud.com and the Peoria Journal-Star, Cat sent an âunspecified amount of employeesâ layoff notices on Thursday. Cat confirmed to both [âŚ]
May 1, 2020
Roadbuilding
Trimble work zone alerts designed to reduce rear-end crashes involving heavy trucks
The slowdown alert could help keep semi-trucks from driving too fast into work zones and reduce the amount of rear-end crashes. Learn more on Equipment World.
May 1, 2020
Business
Are contractors willing to buy equipment in the midst of the coronavirus?
Whether contractors are willing to buy equipment now depends on whom you talk to. At present, the coronavirus has not changed municipal water and sewer contractor Ruby-Collinsâ planned capital expenditures, says Andrew Cook, senior project manager with the Atlanta-based company. âWe havenât slowed down with any of the planned purchases we had,â he says. [âŚ]
April 30, 2020
Construction Equipment
Cummins successfully tests cylinder deactivation on X15 engine
The prospect of cylinder deactivation in diesel engines got a lot more interesting recently as Cummins and propulsion software company Tula announced a successful demonstration of diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) in a Cummins Efficiency Series X15 engine. Silicon Valley-based Tula has seen its Dynamic Skip Fire software controls go to work in gasoline engines [âŚ]
April 30, 2020
Business
How location is playing a critical role in the coronavirus impact on construction
Location, location, location. Itâs much more than a real estate mantra these days; it determines how much of an impact the coronavirus is having on a contractorâs business. From being completely shut down due to state or local governmental edict, to having projects sped up because stay-at-home orders have reduced the impact of people and [âŚ]
April 29, 2020
Construction Equipment
Deere Unveils New 700L and 750L Dozers With More Power and More Visibility in Larger, Redesigned Cab
John Deere has unveiled the next generation of its 700-size-class dozers. After working closely with the owners and operators of the previous generation K-Series to develop these new machines, the 700L and 750L dozers boast more power, more comfort, more visibility and refreshed electro-hydraulic controls. The results are a pair of dozers built to run [âŚ]
April 28, 2020
Dealers
Stanley using Tool Bucket app to demonstrate attachment capabilities in coronavirus reality
During the coronavirus and this time of social distancing, Stanley Infrastructure's Tool Bucket app offers virtual attachment feature demos. Details here.
April 28, 2020
Contractor of the Year
How Alaskaâs Drake Construction handles the coronavirus challenge above the Arctic Circle
Using planning and logistics to gain maximum productivity in a short construction season in Alaska.
April 27, 2020
Construction Equipment
Mecalac intros new line of site dumpers as company eyes rental, North American dealer expansion
Mecalac, which says it is the largest manufacturer of site dumpers in the world, is rolling out its new line of the machines with five model categories ranging in tipping loads from 1 to 10 tons. Aimed at the rental market, Patrick Brehmer, Mecalac head of design and product management, says site dumpers represent âa revolution [âŚ]
April 27, 2020
Business
Weekly Coronavirus Contractor Survey: 44% say project backlogs have âstayed the sameâ
Editorâs Note: Make your voice heard in our next survey. How is coronavirus impacting your business? Click here to participate in the survey. More contractors are now saying they expect project backlogs to âstay the sameâ during the next 30 days, according to Week 4 of Equipment World âs survey of contractor sentiment about the coronavirus impact. [âŚ]
April 24, 2020
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