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Roadbuilding

3 highway workers killed in work zone crash on I-40 in NC

Three workers performing guardrail work along Interstate 40 in North Carolina died after a truck driver crashed into their work zone. The crash occurred at 3:30 a.m. February 27 in Iredell County near Statesville when state troopers say the driver of a 2019 Freightliner box truck crashed into an attenuator truck that had a flashing […]

March 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

Cat Unveils New D7 Dozer: Bigger, Stronger, Smarter

A day before the crowds descended upon ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 in Las Vegas, Caterpillar unveiled it’s all new D7 dozer model. The new D7 packs more power, more weight, and potentially huge productivity gains over its predecessors. You can check out all the details in this video or read on below. As has been the case […]

March 10, 2020

Business

Contractors’ optimism about 2020 drops but still strong, Wells Fargo reports

Though contractor optimism is down, 2020 should still be a strong year for nonresidential construction activity. Learn more here on Equipment World.

March 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Cut it, scrape it, tie it and clean it; Makita has a tool for almost everything concrete related

During the recent World of Concrete show, Makita had a wide variety of battery powered tools on hand at its booth. Here’s what caught our eye. For comfortable, cord-free demolition, the new Makita 18 volt Power scraper (XKH01) accepts SDS-plus bits and features Makita anti-vibration technology. The vibration absorbing housing moves independently of the hammer system […]

March 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Briggs & Stratton looks to the autonomous future with debut of Vanguard lithium ion battery

“We are taking all the experience we have with engines and moving it into batteries,” says Stephen Avery at Briggs and Stratton. “OEMs are coming to us for engines for their manned vehicles and batteries for their robots,” he says. The battery launch at the recent World of Concrete show centered around the company’s 5 […]

March 9, 2020

Gear

VIDEO > Reviewing Cat’s Kinetic Ice+ Boots’ Vibram Ice Traction, Insulation from the Arctic Circle

Recently I had a chance to test out some cold weather boots and gloves in Alaska—north of the Arctic Circle in fact—in temps as low as -30 degrees. Yeah, that’s cold. And yeah, I’m glad I had these boots. The boots are a new product offering from Cat Footwear called the Cat Kinetic Ice +. […]

March 6, 2020

Machine control

Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators

The Trimble GPS/GNSS is an aftermarket kit for excavators introduced at the World of Concrete. Find out what it offers contractors here on Equipment World.

March 6, 2020

Construction Equipment

New Holland intros 11 models of skid steers, CTLs with new 300 Series

The 11 new New Holland skid steer and CTL models range from 60 to 90 gross horsepower, 1,600 to 4,500 rated operating capacity and more.

March 5, 2020

Safety

7 trench collapse deaths reported so far in 2020 in separate cases in NY, NC, TX, OH, WA, NJ

There have been seven trench collapse deaths so far in 2020. Learn more about these trench collapses and each tragic death here on Equipment World.

March 5, 2020

Contractor of the Year

Family’s ‘diversify or die’ attitude grows playground installation business

Jim Davis Jr. awoke to his phone ringing on a Monday morning in 1993. He looked at the clock. It was 6 a.m. “Let’s go,” said his father, Jim Sr., on the other end. “I just graduated college yesterday,” his son replied. “Yeah, now it’s time to go to work.” “He didn’t even give me […]

March 5, 2020

Construction Equipment

Minnich creates new powerful, ergonomic Back Pack Vibrator around innovative Honda gas engine

Minnich's new backpack concrete vibrator features a 50 cc Honda GX50 engine that can operate at any angle and fully adjustable straps. More details here.

March 4, 2020

Construction Equipment

Celebrating 50th skid steer anniversary, Deere to show historical JD24 model at ConExpo 2020

John Deere’s first skid steer boasted 37 horsepower, a multidisc transmission clutch on each wheel, traveled 7 mph and had an 18-gpm auxiliary hydraulic system. Fifty years after that JD24 Loader was produced,  Deere’s skid steer line is now in its 11th iteration with the G-Series skid steers and compact track loaders. To commemorate the […]

March 4, 2020