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Construction Equipment

Volvo Penta names Kelleher VP for customer support, training

Volvo Penta of the Americas has promoted Tony Kelleher to vice president for customer support and training. “Tony Kelleher will lead the customer support and product training teams to further expand and strengthen our partner network capabilities,” says Ron Huibers, president of Volvo Penta of the Americas. “During his tenure as head of our leisure […]

February 20, 2018

Dealers

AEM launches free podcast to explore disruptive equipment industry topics

Whether in your vehicle, out for a run or on a job site, now you can keep up on groundbreaking trends in the construction and agriculture equipment industries, thank to a podcast being launched by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The free podcast will explore a different cutting-edge topic every month, with insight […]

February 20, 2018

Business

Home starts kick off 2018 with 7.3% jump

The start of construction on new homes in the U.S. rose 7.3 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.326 million homes. The jump in starts more than makes up for the 7-percent drop seen in home starts at the end of 2017 where the rate of construction fell from 1.299 million […]

February 20, 2018

Construction Equipment

The Smarter Excavator: Burst of tech brings intelligent control to new mid-size models

After years of steady technological gains, the past two years have seen an explosion of tech features on mid-sized excavators (20 to 45 metric ton). We asked manufacturers to provide insights on their most recent and significant technologies.   Case Case D Series excavators feature the company’s Intelligent Hydraulic System with four integrated control systems […]

February 19, 2018

Technology

Bosch unveils Bluehound asset tracking: today the tool, tomorrow the jobsite

Bosch unveiled its Bluehound asset tracking, a product now in an open-pilot stage, during the recent World of Concrete show, calling it a “major step toward end-to-end connectivity on a complex construction site.” The cloud-based asset management and tracking solution will incorporate cost accounting, certification tracking, asset information storage, personnel monitoring and delivery tracking and […]

February 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

Key exec Hoefling leaves Caterpillar building construction products division

Caterpillar has announced Ken Hoefling, vice president of the building construction products division, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. “We thank Ken for his many years of service to Caterpillar and its customers. We wish him well in his new endeavors,” says Bob De Lange, Caterpillar group president of Construction Industries. A replacement […]

February 19, 2018

Dealers

Texas-based Closner Equipment is the Roadtec outstanding dealer of the year

Texas-based Closner Equipment Company was recently honored with the Roadtec “Eagle” Award for Top Dealer of the Year 2017. The award was presented by John Irvine, Roadtec president, to Bennett Closner, president of Closner Equipment, in Las Vegas during the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Summit. “This is the inaugural year of the Roadtec Eagle Award, […]

February 19, 2018

Pickups

Ram unveils redesigned, Texas-exclusive 2019 Lone Star 1500

Ram is continuing the rollout of introductions for its redesigned 2019 lineup of 1500 pickups with the unveiling of its latest Lone Star model. Like the rest of the 2019 lineup, the 1500 Lone Star has gotten an exterior redesign from previous model years. However, this truck, which is only sold in Texas, stands out […]

February 16, 2018

Maintenance

Who’s the country’s best equipment tech? AEMP names finalists in annual competition

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals announced on Thursday the finalists in its Technician of the Year contest. They include: James Blake, Kiewit Infrastructure, New York City A third-generation equipment technician, Blake served as a first responder at the World Trade Center after 9/11. He started as an apprentice in 1996 and draws on his […]

February 16, 2018

Dealers

Orlando equipment auction will be Ritchie Bros.’ largest yet

Ritchie Bros. is preparing for the start of its big Orlando auction Monday and the heavy equipment auctioneer says this will be the largest version of the annual auction yet. Company spokesman Ian Malinski says more than 12,800 trucks and pieces of equipment will be available at the auction and sold with no minimum bids […]

February 16, 2018

Dealers

Caterpillar N. American dealer retail sales rise 23% in Jan.

Caterpillar North American dealer total machine retail sales continued their double-digit rise, with January sales rising 23 percent compared to the previous year, mirroring December’s 23 percent year-over-year rise. Looking at just the construction portion of these retail sales statistics, North American Cat dealers saw a 22 percent year-over-year rise. The biggest construction equipment gainer […]

February 16, 2018

Construction Equipment

Cat slapped with $2.3B penalty by IRS for avoiding taxes

Caterpillar’s tax woes continue to compound with news today that federal tax penalties the heavy equipment manufacturer is facing have more than doubled. According to the company’s annual 10-K report filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Cat now faces $2.3 billion worth of back taxes and penalties as the result of Internal […]

February 15, 2018