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Roadbuilding
Spurred by a truckerâs murder, MnDOT installing truck parking technology at rest areas
Minnesota is now taking action with a $1.4 million project to improve truckerâs safety at rest stops, culminating a long effort touched off by the 2009 slaying of New York-based trucker Jason Rivenburg. Work is now under way by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to install technology at seven rest areas in the state that [âŚ]
February 8, 2018
Construction Equipment
New Link-Belt 350 X4 long-front excavator designed for speed, power and efficiency
The new Link-Belt 350 X4 LF long-front excavator from LBX boasts increased fuel efficiency and longer arm, boom and auxiliary spools than previous models. LBX added an Isuzu Tier 4 Final engine to the excavator, which requires no diesel particulate filter. It also features a 3 percent consumption rate of diesel exhaust fluid and a [âŚ]
February 7, 2018
Roadbuilding
Time-lapse captures Montroyal Bridge girder installation
The time-lapse video below shows construction on the Montroyal Bridge over Mosquito Creek in the District of North Vancouver on Jan. 23, 2018. Crews used a crane to hoist six 131-foot-long bridge girders weighing 119,000 pounds each into place. The $8.5 million project, which is paid for through the districtâs asset management program, includes two [âŚ]
February 7, 2018
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Link-Belt 350 X4 excavator; Ram unveils 2019 Laramie Longhorn; Dozer sales trends; Hyundai redesigns quick coupler; International unveils mid-range trucks
INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reillyâs Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.  To view the chart, click here.  Hyundai intros redesigned quick coupler for HL900-series loaders During the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, Hyundai announced that it is bringing a [âŚ]
February 7, 2018
Dealers
Business Roundup: AED chief: âinfrastructure talk must become actionâ; Construction adds 36k jobs; Trail King adds dealers; RDO now a Wirtgen dealer; Cat dealer teams with HDA Truck Pride
Construction adds 36,000 jobs in Jan. The U.S. construction industry began 2018 with a bang, adding 36,000 jobs in January. Total industry employment increased for the fifth consecutive month in January and now stands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 7.1 million workers, according to the Labor Department. The January total is 3 [âŚ]
February 7, 2018
Dealers
Doosan Portable Power adds Six & Mango of Texas to its dealer network
Doosan Portable Power has named Six & Mango Equipment of Texas as an authorized dealer. The company will distribute Doosan generators, air compressors, light towers and light compaction equipment to customers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and northern suburbs. Six & Mango Equipment owners David Six and Jim Mango have more than 50 [âŚ]
February 7, 2018
Dealers
INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reillyâs Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
February 7, 2018
Construction Equipment
The death of the skid steer has been greatly exaggerated
Some would say skid steers have run their course, and that compact track loaders (CTLs) have replaced them. âFake news!â cry the manufacturers, and they have the facts to prove it. True, CTL sales have soared, but depending on the manufacturer and the size category, skid steer sales have at least held steady and, [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
Pickups
Ramâs Martin Luther King Jr. Super Bowl ad stirs controversy
Ram found itself playing defense following a Super Bowl TV ad that ran last night which highlights an excerpt from a 50-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. speech. The ad, titled âBuilt to Serve,â plays about one minute of audio from a speech King gave in 1968 during which he points out the importance of aspiring [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
Dealers
AEM, EDA unite to respond to âRight to Repairâ legislation
Dealers will be a critical link for a new industry commitment to provide comprehensive service information tools to farmers for tractors and combines for models manufactured in 2021 and beyond. Thereâs a new dealer website, R2Rsolutions.org, to help you learn more about this initiative. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined the Equipment Dealers [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
Construction Equipment
Continental to expand Neb. rubber mixing operations, add employees
Continental is undergoing a $9.3 million expansion of its industrial hose plant in Norfolk, Nebraska. The expansion focuses on the companyâs rubber-mixing operations for supplying its North American plants with rubber for industrial hoses and whitewall tires for cars. Continental plans to add more than 30 employees at the Norfolk plant, which has more than [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
AEM poll indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for infrastructure plan
A new poll finds that 81 percent of those who watched President Donald Trumpâs State of the Union address say they want Congress to pass an infrastructure bill this year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) commissioned the poll by Morning Consult, a privately held technology and media company. It found that four out of five viewers [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
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