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Construction Equipment

JLG, AUSA to launch SkyTrak 3013 compact telehandler in challenge to skid steers

The new SkyTrak 3013 “ultracompact” telehandler is light enough to be hauled with a small tow-behind trailer and is designed to challenge the place of skid steers on small material-handling jobs. The new telehandler is the result of a 10-year partnership between JLG and Spain-based equipment manufacturer AUSA, with plans to debut the machine at […]

January 22, 2020

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Navistar MaxxForce engine class-action settlement finalized at $135 million

A federal judge has approved Navistar’s proposed $135 million settlement that will be paid out to owners of certain International trucks equipped with defective model year 2011-2014 MaxxForce 11- or 13-liter engines. Judge Joan Gottschall of a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the final approval on Jan. 3. The judge […]

January 22, 2020

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Edge Innovate to unveil two new high-capacity shredders at ConExpo 2020

Edge Innovate, located in the ConExpo 2020 Silver Lot Booth S-5233, will unveil its HS750 and VS420 high-capacity shredders at the show. The HS750 uses the benefits of a high-torque, slow-speed shredder with a horizontal positive feed delivery system. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview […]

January 22, 2020

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Volvo Construction Equipment details ConExpo 2020 booth plans

Volvo Construction Equipment has unveiled further details of its 60,000-square foot ConExpo booth, located at F3432 in the new Festival Grounds. Working under the theme “Building Tomorrow,” the Volvo display will feature a central ramp leading up to the operator stations in both its largest-in-the-lineup EC950F excavator and its R100E 100-ton rigid hauler (a Tier 4 […]

January 21, 2020

Dealers

MultiOne to build Vermeer-branded compact articulated loaders for sale at Vermeer stores

Vermeer and MultiOne have signed a distribution agreement to sell MultiOne compact articulated loader models at Vermeer dealerships in North America and the Caribbean starting in early summer 2020. The MultiOne compact articulate loaders feature telescopic booms and range from 933- to 1590-pounds operating capacity. The Vermeer-branded models will be manufactured at MultiOne’s facility in Vicenza, […]

January 21, 2020

Pickups

How to get a great deal on the truck you actually want

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in our 2020 Contractors Pickup Guide. The full guide features spec breakdowns, spec rankings, photos and everything new on the 2020 model year half-ton and full-ton trucks from each major manufacturer. Read on below and click this button to download the whole guide. Download the 2020 Contractors Pickup […]

January 20, 2020

Class 7-8

These smart truck seats adapt to you with micro-adjustments throughout workday for ultimate driver comfort

Imagine jumping out of your big rig at the end of a long day feeling as supple and refreshed as the minute you started. That scenario is coming close to a reality with a new seat software program from a company called Comfort Motion Global. The software is designed to make regular but subtle changes […]

January 20, 2020

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Wirtgen will debut 10 new machines at its 30,000-square-foot ConExpo 2020 booth

ConExpo 2020 Silver Lot booth S5419 will showcase more than 30 Wirtgen Group machines, and include 10 global introductions. Headlining the booth will be Wirtgen’s latest generation of large milling machines, including the world premiere of the W 220 Fi and the W 250Fi intelligent F Series models. Making their North American debuts are the […]

January 20, 2020

Autonomous

How Doosan’s autonomous Concept-X construction machines work and why they will be necessary

Back in November the operator of a Doosan excavator put his machine in idle, got out of the cab and walked away. Moments later the excavator’s bucket raised up off the dirt. The machine turned around and proceeded to dig a trench and load an articulated truck—all without an operator in the cab. The demonstration […]

January 17, 2020

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Ammann to celebrate expanded U.S. presence, display ACP 300 ContiHRT continuous asphalt-mixing plant at ConExpo 2020

Ammann, located in the ConExpo 2020 Silver Lot at Booth S-5254, will display its latest generation of heavy compactors, continuous asphalt-mixing plant with recycled asphalt (RAP) utilization technology and range of light compaction equipment during the show. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page […]

January 17, 2020

Vocational

2020 Ford Super Duty chassis cabs to launch with best-in-class payload, gas torque and PTO torque

Ford’s Super Duty chassis cab lineup is seeing sizable power improvements for the 2020 model years thanks to improvements to the 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel and the new 7.3L gasser. The new 7.3L V8 delivers both 350 horsepower and a best-in-class gas torque rating of 468 lb-ft at 3,900 rpm. Ford says this is the […]

January 16, 2020

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Liebherr to celebrate 50 years in the U.S. at ConExpo 2020; exhibit 30 machines across two booths

Celebrating its 50th year in the U.S., Liebherr will have around 30 machines on display at its ConExpo 2020 Festival Grounds booth, F-5258. One highlight of the display will be the U.S. debut of the company’s R 926 and R928 Generation 8 excavators. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo […]

January 16, 2020