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Machine control

Deere adds integrated SmartGrade machine control to 950K with Power Angle Tilt blade

John Deere is now offering its 950K PAT model with fully integrated machine control from the factory. Introduced last year, the 950K PAT features an 8.6-cubic yard Power Angle Tilt blade. The machine allows operators to place material with greater precision thanks to the cutting angles the six-way blade provides. Deere says the PAT blade […]

April 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

Yanmar announces new 4-year/4,000-hour factory warranty on compact excavators

Yanmar has increased its factory warranties for all compact excavators to four years or 4,000 hours, whichever comes first. “The new four-year, 4,000-hour warranty is not extended ‘coverage,’ and will not be administered by a third party, as many other manufacturers offer,” says  Jeff Pate, National Sales Manager for Yanmar America’s Construction Equipment Division. “This […]

April 13, 2018

Dealers

H&E Equipment Services relocates Fort Collins, Colo., branch to expand service, repairs for customers in three states

H&E Equipment Services has relocated its branch serving the Fort Collins, Colorado, area to provide service and repairs to a larger volume of general industrial and construction equipment. The new location, at 429 East Mulberry Street, Fort Collins, provides full-service coverage to customers in northern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, and western Nebraska, the company says. The […]

April 13, 2018

Roadbuilding

For moving road projects, MnDOT develops remote control flagger robot

Working with a trailer manufacturer, a Minnesota research team has developed a moving automated flagger assistance device (AFAD) that signals traffic at work zones. Field testing on the well-received device continues as this construction season gets underway. Minnesota Department of Transportation developed this Automatic Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD) for moving road work zones, such as […]

April 13, 2018

Pickups

Chevy teases 2020 Silverado HD with a bigger, meaner look

Having already unveiled the redesigned 2019 Silverado 1500 and an all-new medium-duty lineup in the 2019 Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500HD trucks, Chevy is now teasing the third and final piece of its full truck lineup refresh with a sneak peek at the 2020 Silverado HD trucks. In a wide-angle shot taken just in front […]

April 12, 2018

Dealers

Mo.’s Luby Equipment Services now a certified Case Precision Construction Dealer

Luby Equipment Services, based in Fenton, Missouri, has earned Case’s official designation as a certified expert dealer in machine control solutions. The certification is overseen by Case and requires training on off-machine tools and all the way up to 3D and 3D systems. Case requires that its certified Precision dealers have a full-time machine control […]

April 12, 2018

Maintenance

How designating Proxy Techs can provide help for a fleet’s overtaxed maintenance team

A As with the weather, everybody complains about the lack of diesel equipment technicians, but nobody seems to be able to do anything about it. The demand for diesel technicians is growing at 12 percent a year, yet trade schools aren’t training nearly enough students to meet the demand. Contractors and fleet managers can’t do […]

April 11, 2018

Vocational

Ford recalls 350k trucks due to transmission defect that can lead to rollaways after being parked

Ford has issued two transmission-related recalls for its F-Series trucks, including one that addresses vehicle roll. The recall includes approximately 350,000 2018 F-150 and 2018 Ford Expedition vehicles with 10-speed automatic transmissions as well as 2018 Ford F-650 and F-750 vehicles with 6-speed automatic transmissions for a potentially unseated transmission gear shift cable clip. On […]

April 11, 2018

Dealers

Caterpillar president of customer, dealer support to retire

Caterpillar announced that Group President Rob Charter is retiring “following a distinguished career spanning nearly 30 years with the company.” Charter has been a group president of Customer & Dealer Support since 2015. “During his three decades with Caterpillar, Rob has built a reputation for his focus and unwavering commitment to helping our customers succeed,” […]

April 11, 2018

Vocational

This Camaro Z/28 design cue boosts performance on Chevy’s new medium duty Silverado HD trucks

It may not be obvious, but the newest – and largest – additions to the Chevrolet product line share a design element with one of the Detroit automaker’s most legacy-rich – and fastest – vehicles. When they hit the streets next model year, Chevy’s all-new Silverado 4500HD/5500HD/6500HD trucks will feature the “flowtie,” which was first […]

April 10, 2018

Components

Camso introduces 7 new construction tires, including revamped and versatile Multi-Purpose lineup

Camso says it has overhauled its Multi-Purpose Tire (MPT) lineup with more sizes and new tread patterns with five all-new tires designed primarily for use on compact equipment like telehandlers, compact wheel loaders and mini-dumpers, but also on backhoes, concrete truck mixers and rough-terrain forklifts. The new MPT tires can handle the rigors of agriculture, […]

April 10, 2018

Dealers

Fired United Rentals co-founder and CFO sent back to prison

It’s back to prison for John Milne, the fired president and chief financial officer of United Rentals who was convicted a decade ago of conspiring to falsify the books and records of the equipment rental company he co-founded. A federal judge in Connecticut last week found that Milne had been leading a luxurious  lifestyle while […]

April 10, 2018