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Construction Equipment

Toro’s new TRX-250, TRX-300 walk-behind trenchers automatically adjust to digging conditions

Toro has expanded its line of walk-behind trenchers with the TRX-250 and TRX-300 models, which feature technology that automatically diverts hydraulic flow from the traction motors to the trench motor when higher torque is needed when trenching. Called Intelli-Trench, the system means the operator doesn’t have to constantly adjust the traction handle, because the system […]

August 2, 2019

Pickups

Diesel-powered 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 will get 33 mpg highway

Diesel ½-ton trucks just got a lot more interesting. The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with the all-new 3.0-liter Duramax turbo-diesel engine delivers an EPA-estimated 33 mpg highway and 23 city in rear-wheel-drive models. EPA-estimated fuel economy for four-wheel drive models is 29 mpg highway/23 city. With an SAE-certified 277 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, […]

August 2, 2019

Safety

Sony’s portable air conditioner could become a sought-after gadget on construction jobsites

You probably know this already but it’s hot outside. Record-breaking hot, actually. This past June is now the hottest June on record. Beyond that, it was “the 414th consecutive month recording above-average global temperatures,” according to weather data reported on by CNN. And few people know this harsh reality more than the folks working on […]

August 2, 2019

Dealers

JCB adds Equipment Source as Alaska dealer

Equipment Source has joined the JCB North America dealer network. With locations in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska, the company will sell and service the full range of JCB machines, including excavators, skid steer, compact track loaders and telehandlers. “Since 2000, Equipment Source has provided equipment to oil, mining, construction and agriculture customers in some of […]

August 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]

August 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

John Deere updates 344L compact wheel loader with high-lift option

John Deere says that it’s 344L compact wheel loader is now available with a high-lift option for jobs that require further reach and increased height. Designed for dumping and stacking in construction, agricultural material handling, landscaping and snow removal tasks, the 344L High-Lift is provides operators with increased hinge pin height and dump clearance, says […]

August 1, 2019

Business

Dedicated crews, “everybody knowing how to do everything,” recipe for success at Mich.’s Total Asphalt Paving

When Bob Oliver joined his brother-in-law’s paving firm in 1997, it wasn’t his first rodeo. He had 11 years of experience with another asphalt firm, including work as an asphalt paving foreman. “It really helped Total Asphalt when Bob came over because the company had primarily worked on smaller driveways and parking lots and he […]

August 1, 2019

Dealers

Doosan names Ellens Equipment, Kleis Equipment to dealer network

Doosan Infracore North American has named Ellens Equipment and Kleis Equipment to its dealer network. Ellens Equipment, located in McBain, Michigan, will cover northern Michigan and Kleis Equipment, located in Constantia, New York, will serve upstate New York. Ellens Equipment serves the construction, agriculture, logging and governmental markets in the Northern Lower Michigan peninsula. “We […]

August 1, 2019

Roadbuilding

Fla. DOT begins final phase of $1.6B Wekiva Parkway Project

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has begun the final phase, Section 7B, of the Wekiva Parkway Project, which includes widening State Road 46 to make it six lanes from Orange Boulevard to Oregon Street-Wayside Drive in Seminole County, FOX 35 reports. Crews are clearing vegetation for a retention pond between International Parkway, SR 46, […]

August 1, 2019

Construction Equipment

Dynapac upgrades commercial paver series with new engines, screeds, controls

Dynapac has released the second generation of its commercial class pavers, with upgraded engines, controls and screeds. The three models in the new lineup are the FC1700C, FC1400 II and FC1300 II.   FC1700C The FC1700C replaces the FC1600C and is equipped with a larger, 120-horsepower Tier 4 Final Cummins engine. It is designed to […]

July 31, 2019

Vocational

VMAC intros Underhood70 air compressor for 2019 Ram trucks with Cummins engines

VMAC has now released its new Underhood70 air compressor for 2019 Ram trucks with Cummins diesel engines. The release follows VMAC’s addition of a new lineup of Underhood rotary-screw compressors for 2019 vans and service trucks. The compressors are installed in the truck or van’s engine compartment and can be used to run small to […]

July 31, 2019

Dealers

Terex Corp. posts 8% sales gain in 2Q

Terex Corp. posted an 8 percent increase in net sales in the second quarter over the same period in 2018, excluding the foreign exchange impact. The company’s aerial work platform division, which consists of Genie and Terex Utilities brands, were up 5 percent, excluding the foreign exchange impact, to $870 million. The global backlog for […]

July 31, 2019