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Construction Equipment

Hitachi Construction Machinery Marks 70 Years: From cable-operated shovels to integrated grade control

Hitachi Construction Machinery Company is celebrating its 70th year of full-scale production. The Japan-based company kicked off mass production of construction machinery in 1950 with the U06 cable-operated shovel. Five years later, the company added a compact (U03) and a larger model (U16). In 1965, the company introduced the first hydraulic excavator made in Japan, […]

October 2, 2020

Dealers

Fuller joins Hyundai Construction Equipment for dealer training

Mike Fuller has rejoined the product marketing team of Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas. Fuller will be responsible for product training with Hyundai dealers, focusing on excavators. He will work with Chad Parker, senior product specialist for wheel loaders,  to provide dealer sales training and materials.  “Mike is an experienced equipment professional who understands how the […]

October 2, 2020

Construction Equipment

New Compact Excavators: What Comes Standard – and What Doesn’t – Might Surprise You

Compact excavators are rapidly evolving but not all manufacturers are focusing on the same advancements as their competitors.

October 1, 2020

Construction Equipment

ARA Show joins exodus to later show dates, moves to October

The American Rental Association Show, originally scheduled for February in New Orleans, will now take place Oct. 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The move has also prompted ARA to cancel its 2022 show, planned for Anaheim, California. It says it is exploring options for a “focused buyer/seller showcase in 2022 to bridge the […]

October 1, 2020

Construction Equipment

Sales up 50%, tiltrotator maker Engcon expands N.A. facilities

Saying it has seen a 50% year-over-year increase in North American orders during the first half of 2020, tiltrotator manufacturer Engcon has moved into larger facility and named Morten Solgaard its new North American managing director. Engcon says its products are appealing to both large and small contractors, which are buying Engcon’s full range of […]

September 30, 2020

Roadbuilding

DOTs around the U.S. seeking snowplow operators as well as other positions

State departments of transportation around the country are reporting hundreds of job openings for seasonal workers, with some of the jobs possibly becoming full time. “Come for the snow, stay for the mow,” is the Missouri Department of Transportation’s catchy phrase to fill more than 400 positions for snowplow and heavy-equipment operators. The DOT says […]

September 30, 2020

Construction Equipment

New Tobroco-Giant G3500 Loader: Telescoping Boom, Bigger Loads, More Versatility

Tobroco-Giant offers three different boom options with its latest compact articulating wheel loader, the Giant G3500. The standard G3500 comes with a Z-bar boom. The G3500’s X-Tra model offers higher lift capacity and increased visibility. The G3500 can also be configured with a telescoping boom for extended reach and lift. The company says the G3500 […]

September 29, 2020

Dealers

Construction equipment financing third largest in 2019 new business volume

Construction equipment financing represented 13.6 percent of U.S. equipment financing new business volume, according to a new fact sheet issued by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. The sheet is based on ELFA’s 2020 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity of its member companies, which charted 2019 new business volume on capital equipment in several industrial […]

September 29, 2020

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete 2021 moves from January to June

World of Concrete, traditionally held in mid-January, will now take place June 8-10 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, show organizers have announced.

September 29, 2020

Construction Equipment

Report: Hyundai Heavy Leading Bidder for Control of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings is the leading contender among several preliminary bidders for a majority stake in Doosan Infracore, according to a report by Korean Investors and other media outlets. Reports of Doosan Group’s exploration of a sale of a 36% stake in its Infracore subsidiary—comprised of both Doosan’s own machines and those of the Bobcat […]

September 28, 2020

Vocational

Mack Begins Production of New MD Series Trucks

Following a delay due to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, Mack Trucks’ all-new MD Series line of medium-duty trucks entered production this month at the company’s new Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) facility in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia. Mack—celebrating its 120th anniversary this year—announced its re-entry into the medium-duty market in January but was forced […]

September 28, 2020

Dealers

ALLU adds Wimmer to dealer network in Maine, N.H.

Wimmer North America is now a distributor for ALLU Group, manufacturer of the ALLU Transformer, Crusher and Processor attachments. Headquartered in Stillwater, Maine, Wimmer will provide sales, rental, parts and service to customers throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Wimmer is a division of Wimmer International, an Austrian firm that manufactures buckets and quick couplers. In […]

September 28, 2020