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Dealers

ALT Sales named Elite Dealer by National Crane

The Elite Dealer award recognizes efforts of ALT Sales to focus on customers by creating practices to benefit them through maximized machine uptime. More here.

October 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

Engineers begin evaluation of Ore.’s Swan Island bridge damage after tanker cars derailed

Engineers are studying the damage to Oregon's Swan Island bridge for repair after two Union Pacific locomotives and three tanker cars derailed. Details here.

October 8, 2019

Construction Equipment

Bobcat launches its largest excavator: 15-ton E145 is strong, nimble and durable

Bobcat is delivering an excavator that can handle the most challenging tasks while also staying nimble at only 12 inches of tail swing. More details here.

October 7, 2019

World of Concrete

Contractor of the Year deadline extended to Oct. 15; finalists receive expenses-paid trip to ConExpo

Equipment World's Contractor of the Year application deadline has been extended to October 15. Finalists will receive a trip to ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 and more.

October 7, 2019

Dealers

Lessons learned from Great Recession turning equipment owners into equipment users

Lessons learned from the Great Recession has made contractors pay close attention to numbers and debt, and view construction equipment as an asset. More here.

October 7, 2019

Roadbuilding

NAPA: Use of recycled asphalt in paving reaches record high

More than 85 million tons of recycled materials were used in new asphalt mixtures in 2018, most of that being recycled asphalt pavement (RAP). Details here.

October 7, 2019

Safety

Police seek arrest warrant after Mich. worker’s body found in collapsed trench

Police have requested an arrest warrant after a Michigan worker was found dead in a collapsed trench, and it was later determined he died after being hit by an excavator being operated on the worksite, reports WJRT ABC 12 news station. The worker, Craig Earl Wagner Jr., 38, of Dryden was found buried in a […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE names Scott Equipment dealer for Ark.

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Scott Equipment, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, as its dealer in Arkansas, replacing Little Rock, Arkansas-based Hugg & Hall Equipment. To ensure a smooth transition, Scott Equipment will take on Hugg & Hall employees servicing Volvo CE products and services at its four Arkansas locations in Fort Smith, Springdale, Texarkana and […]

October 4, 2019

Roadbuilding

Work begins on Fla. Turnpike widening project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun work on the $168 million project to widen Florida’s Turnpike from north of Boynton Beach Blvd. to north of Lake Worth Road, according to The Palm Beach Post. The project is adding a lane to increase the turnpike to three lanes in each direction along a 7-mile […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Deere lays off 163 in Quad Cities plants; cites market conditions

Saying it is responding to market conditions, Deere & Company says it has placed 163 employees in the Quad Cities area on indefinite layoff, including 113 workers at the company’s Davenport, Iowa plant, which manufactures construction and forestry equipment. The Quad-City Times reports that Deere said it will put 50 workers at the company’s Harvester […]

October 3, 2019

Construction Equipment

Hyundai, Engcon team up to integrate tiltrotators on Hyundai excavators

Hyundai and Engcon are partnering to equip Hyundai excavators with tiltrotators, and both companies were showcasing the partnership at their respective booths at ICUEE. Engcon announced in August that it would factory fit its DC2 control system and levers on Hyundai excavators to accommodate tiltrotators, which offer 360-degree attachment rotation and tilt for more precise […]

October 3, 2019

Telematics

Bobcat launches Owner Portal website for quick remote machine monitoring

With Bobcat’s Machine IQ wireless communication system generating heaps of useful data on machines in the field, the company has launched a new online dashboard for viewing it all. Located at my.bobcat.com, the Bobcat Owner Portal website gives machine owners and fleet managers easy and quick access to machine location, operating hours, fuel level and […]

October 3, 2019