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Business

Survey: Contractors make their way through new coronavirus reality, with 21% saying project backlogs have decreased significantly

Editor’s Note: Make your voice heard in our next survey. How is coronavirus impacting your business? Click here to participate in the survey. As contractors make their way through the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, opinions on how it is affecting project backlogs both now and in the future seem to holding steady, according to the second weekly […]

April 10, 2020

Battery electric

Takeuchi’s TB220e electric excavator will come with fast-charge pack

Takeuchi made a splash at ConExpo 2017 with its e240 electric excavator, then one of the few electric machines seen by show attendees. The company brought back an electric excavator to the 2020 show, but this time with a different concept. This year’s show machine, the 4,277-pound TB220e, is completely designed and built by Takeuchi, […]

April 9, 2020

Trucks

Reading unveils redesigned Aluminum Classic II service truck body, new Master Mechanic crane body

Reading Truck Body has unveiled its newly redesigned Aluminum Classic II service body and a brand new Master Mechanic crane body. The revamped Aluminum Classic II features a fully redesigned understructure which is rated for up to 19,500 lbs GVWR, more than any other aluminum service body Reading has ever offered. The new body also […]

April 9, 2020

Business

Construction firms hold safety stand down for coronavirus

Construction companies around the country stopped work briefly today for a national coronavirus safety stand down organized by the Associated General Contractors of America. During the event, crews broke into small groups with members practicing social distancing. The time was spent going over all new practices and procedures workers must follow to protect themselves […]

April 9, 2020

Contractor of the Year

Add a Bulk Master Top to your belly dump trailer for 15-second quick lime unloading

Bulk Master Top is an aftermarket addition to a belly dump trailer that allows contractors to haul quick lime and other moisture sensitive bulk materials

April 8, 2020

Trailers

Felling’s new Air Bi-Fold Ramps protect new road surfaces when trailering pavers

The new Air Bi-Fold Ramp system from Felling Trailers is designed to protect the surfaces beneath it, such as newly paved roads. The new system is featured on the company’s 25-ton FT-50-3 LP triaxle low-profile flatbed tag trailer and is designed with low-clearance machinery, such as pavers and directional drills, in mind. The system’s flip […]

April 8, 2020

Dealers

Bobcat adds new dealers in Florida, Pennsylvania and Utah

Bobcat is continuing its spree of authorized dealership additions to its network with new locations in Florida, Pennsylvania and Utah. In Florida the equipment maker has added locations in Tallahassee and Panama City operated by Leppo Equipment. Bobcat of Tallahassee is located at 31767 Blue Star Hwy. in Midway, Florida. Bobcat of Panama City is […]

April 8, 2020

Construction Equipment

Hitachi ZW 370-6 wheel loader offers 360-degree visibility, ConSite inspection reports

Developed for high-volume production operations and quarries, the 389-horsepower Hitachi ZW370-6 offers 360-degree visibility, ride control and 48,780 pounds of breakout force. “The first thing you see in the cab is that the front window goes all the way down both sides,” says Nathan Little, North American product specialist, Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America, speaking to […]

April 7, 2020

Business

Coronavirus will likely have long-lasting impact on used truck market

With every North American truck maker having temporarily wound down production, the near-term forecast for new truck builds is dismal, and coronavirus-fueled trepidation will soon filter its way into the used market. The volume of 4-7 year-old trucks sold at auction, according to J.D. Power, was “healthy” in February, rebounding from a typically seasonally low […]

April 7, 2020

Contractor of the Year

Ohio’s Evans Construction specializes in relationships, “doing the unusual”

One of this year's Equipment World's Contractor of the Year finalists is Dean Evans with Evans Construction in Greentown, Ohio. Learn more about Evans here.

April 7, 2020

Construction Equipment

“Solid” Doosan Infracore, Bobcat may separate from parent to keep cash-strapped Doosan Heavy afloat

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is “under pressure to separate its subsidiaries Doosan Infracore and Doosan Bobcat in an effort to save the entire business group form a complete collapse,” says a Korea Times report. The two subsidiaries are considered solid companies, says the paper. “The first step in a corporate restructuring is separating the […]

April 6, 2020

Workforce

Opinion: To fix labor shortage, contractors must work to debunk stereotypes, misconceptions around the trades

At ConExpo this year, I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs and the Mike Rowe Works Foundation about what contractors need to do about the skilled-labor shortage. When people in this industry talk about the labor problem, it’s usually about what others should be doing – schools, government, parents, guidance counselors. All […]

April 6, 2020