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Construction Equipment

Terex Utilities’ new monitor enhances overload warning on truck-mounted aerial equipment

Terex Utilities has updated its Load Alert monitor display to increase safety for operators of the company’s truck-mounted aerial devices. The new monitor display now turns red if an overload is detected and displays the word “overload” on the screen. It also sounds an alert in the platform and at ground level. A dial readout […]

September 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

Deere CEO Allen to step down; company taps COO May as successor

John C. May will be the next chief executive officer at Deere & Company following a board vote, the company has announced. Allen, a 44-year veteran of the company, will step down from the CEO role November 4, but will continue as the company’s board chairman. Allen has served as CEO of the company for 10 […]

September 2, 2019

Dealers

Rental firm scammed in $1.4 million equipment buy

A Saskatchewan rental company is warning other companies after it was the target of a $1.4 million Canadian fraud over an equipment buy, reports CBC. Spence Equipment Rentals, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, says it made an agreement to buy a machine in the U.S. about three months ago. The seller then sent instructions on a money […]

September 2, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat unveils D3 Series CTLs, skid steers; Diesel Ram 1500 Test Drive; Bobcat ships its first electric excavator; New Cummins engines; Ford intros FX2 Ranger;

Cummins intros 2020 X15 Efficiency Series engines alongside new Productivity Series rating Cummins for the coming model year will expand its X15 portfolio with a new X15 Efficiency Series engine and the new X15 Productivity Series rating to further optimize fuel economy and power.   To read more, click here. Ford intros FX2 package for […]

September 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

Boulder tips dumper, operator bails

These folks aren’t professionals by any means, but that doesn’t make this whole fiasco any easier to watch.

August 30, 2019

Attachments

Engcon to replace S-type hitches with Q-Safe models that prevent bucket drop

Engcon is going full-in with its Q-Safe quick hitches, announcing it will no longer manufacture most of its older S-type hitches. The company will no longer make S-type hitches in sizes S45 through S80, which Engcon has manufactured since the 1980s. The company also soon plans to replace the S40 with the QS40. Engcon says […]

August 30, 2019

Construction Equipment

Cummins overhauls leadership as president, COO retires

Cummins announced Wednesday that its President and COO, Rich Freeland, will retire after 40 years with the company. As part of Cummins’ successions plans, the following leadership appointments are also taking place, all of which are effective October 15. Distribution President Tony Satterthwaite will succeed Freeland as President and COO. Components President Tracy Embree will […]

August 30, 2019

Dealers

Pettibone holding regional service training classes on X-Series and Traverse telehandlers

Pettibone dealers have begun hosting a service training program the company says is focused on the next generation X-Series Extendo and Traverse telehandlers. The X-Series Service School provides Pettibone dealer employees live, in-person machine training in a one-day, classroom session. The sessions are led by Brian Anderson, a Pettibone service technician who has been with […]

August 30, 2019

Roadbuilding

Ohio Turnpike gets fresh striping every summer

According to the Ohio Turnpike and E-ZPass Customer Connection newsletter, the agency believes its annual pavement marking project to re-stripe toll lanes is one of the most important maintenance programs. Every summer, approximately 974 miles of edge lines along the shoulders and 710 miles of  lane lines are re-striped on the 241-mile Ohio Turnpike. It […]

August 30, 2019

Construction Equipment

Bobcat rolls out the E10e, its first electric mini excavator

Bobcat’s dive into battery-powered construction equipment has had two causes for celebration recently. According to a report from Middle East Construction News, the company’s first fully-electric, 1-ton mini excavator—the E10e zero tail swing (ZTS)—started rolling off the production line in July. Plus, the machine’s “entire production run for the year has already been sold out,” […]

August 29, 2019

Pickups

Ford intros FX2 package for 2019 Ranger

Ford is introducing the new Ranger FX2 Package as another choice for customers who want off-road styling and capability in a two-wheel-drive offering. Aimed at more urban markets, the FX2 Package rides on 17- or available 18-inch off-road tires to add tougher styling to a two-wheel-drive Ranger. A front underbody guard and air dam-delete shield […]

August 29, 2019

Business

AGC: 80% of contractors report hiring difficulties, though confidence in industry is high

As construction firms continue to report difficulty in finding workers, Associated General Contractors is calling on federal officials to help the industry, including investing more in career and technical education. AGC seeks a doubling in federal funding for such programs over the next five years. It also wants Congress and President Trump to reach an […]

August 29, 2019