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Construction Equipment

Doosan intros steel-track DX225MH-5 material handler

Unveiled at the same media event as the new DA30-5 articulated dump truck was a new Doosan material handler with a steel track undercarriage. The DX225MH-5 material handler is factory fitted with cab risers for increased visibility. Four-foot risers are standard, six-foot optional. The material handler’s straight boom improves reach and lift height for better […]

May 10, 2018

Dealers

Three new hires tapped for key leadership roles at Manitou Group

Manitou Group is announcing three new members on its North American leadership team: Don Vollmar is vice president of engineering. Todd Miorin is senior director of  program management. Jeffrey Weido js senior director of product management and marketing. “These new leadership roles are essential to achieving the priorities laid out in Manitou Group’s five-year strategic […]

May 10, 2018

Construction Equipment

Doosan unveils updated DA30-5 artic with new adjustable suspension, improved cab alongside improved telematics platform

Doosan unveiled new iron, telematics technology and a new sponsorship in a press event Tuesday in New York City. New York City you say? Well, if you happen to see the 122-year-old Korean company’s logo on a banner in Yankee Stadium this summer, that will explain the press conference venue. But there was a new […]

May 9, 2018

Dealers

Wacker Neuson reports record 1Q revenues

Fueled in large part by robust U.S. sales in skid-steer loaders, the Wacker Neuson Group is reporting record high revenues for the first quarter of 2018 compared to a year ago, with an increase of more than 9 percent to $440.1 million. That’s up from $402.2 million in revenues reported in the first quarter of […]

May 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

Kleeman unveils new mobile crushing and screening plants at Intermat 2018

At the recent Intermat trade show in Paris, Klemman showcased three mobile crushing and screening plants and announced several more: The “mobile jaw crusher” Mobicat MC 120 Z Pro The mobile impact crushers Mobirex MR 110 Z EVO2 and the MR 130 EVO2 Mobile classifying screens: Double-deck Mobiscreen MS 702 EVO and MS 952 EVO; […]

May 8, 2018

Business

AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]

May 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo’s new ECR355E short swing model brings big power boost, new size class to excavator lineup

Boasting an 18-percent increase in horsepower and a 28-percent increase in torque over the ECR305C that it replaces, Volvo Construction Equipment’s latest excavator model also represents a new size class for its excavator lineup. Powered by 241-horsepower Volvo D8 Tier 4 Final engine, the new ECR355E is a 35-ton machine in a short swing design. […]

May 7, 2018

Equipment

CARB revokes compliance alternatives for truck emissions regs after court decision

The time has expired for legal appeals to save the California Air Resources Board’s 2014-introduced “compliance alternatives” to the engine upgrades and retrofits required by its Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation. Emails attempting to clarify the situation have been going out this month to truck owners with CARB-registered vehicles still taking advantage of one or […]

May 7, 2018

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson intros AP1850e vibratory plate with interchangeable batteries

At the recent Intermat show in Paris, Wacker Neuson showcased its new AP1850e vibratory plate, featuring a unique and innovative battery concept. The company calls the single-direction vibratory plate an ideal machine for compacting granular surfaces and asphalt. And when it’s time for trenching, because the plate’s interchangeable battery modules can be removed, they […]

May 7, 2018

Dealers

Hyundai Construction Equipment taps Bello to head South Central U.S. region sales

Hyundai has announced that Eli Bello will be the new District Manager for sales in its South Central U.S. region. The company says Bello will be responsible for assisting dealers in that region of the country and will report to Tom Owen, Hyundai’s vice president of U.S. equipment sales. Bello has more than 17 years […]

May 7, 2018

Construction Equipment

Equipment roundup: Bell intros B30E artic; Diesel F-150 test drive; 9035E is LiuGong’s first zero tailswing excavator; Wacker Neuson unveils DW60 dumper with rotating cab; Hamm intros GRW 280i roller

Hamm intros GRW 280i, its first pneumatic tire roller with Easy Drive At the Intermat show in Paris last week, Hamm unveiled its first pneumatic tire roller to feature the Easy Drive operation system, the GRW 280i. Hamm calls Easy Drive, which is also used in the tandem rollers of Hamm’s DV+ and HD+ series as well […]

May 7, 2018

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar names British utilities exec Bonfield as new CFO; taps Ferguson as VP of Industrial Power

Caterpillar has announced its choices for two company leadership roles with Andrew Bonfield tapped as the company’s next chief financial officer and Steve Ferguson as the next vice president of Industrial Power Systems. Bonfield, a British utilities company executive will take over the CFO role September 1. The Caterpillar board of directors appointed Bonfield following […]

May 4, 2018