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Construction Equipment

Morooka intros largest U.S.-built rotating crawler dumper, the MST-3000VDR

Morooka continues to expand its rotating crawler carrier lineup with the MST-3000VDR, which has an 18-ton payload.

August 11, 2020

Class 7-8

Truck makers say fuel cells could be ‘cheaper than diesel’ option as zero-emission regulations loom

When it comes to betting on future powertrain technology, the leader of one iconic diesel manufacturer is stacking his chips on hydrogen fuel cells. While he may not be repeating Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s social media mantra #DIESELISDEAD, Cummins CEO and Chairman Tom Linebarger lauded Nikola for building interest in fuel cell technology and made […]

August 11, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat Dozer Experts Explain Restructured Lineup; Everything You Should Know About New Aerial Lift Standards; Leica’s new 3D excavator control; Fecon intros EXC Stump Grinder; Digga Bigfoot skid steer trencher

Digga Bigfoot turns mini-skid steer, skid steer, CTL into trencher If you want to turn your skid steer, compact track loader or compact utility loader (also known as a mini skid steer) into a trencher, Skid Steer Solutions is now offering Digga Bigfoot Trencher attachments. The trenchers, manufactured by Australia-based Digga, come in three models, […]

August 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar expands online machine sales, with set pricing, further into lineup

All U.S. Cat dealers are now offering online retail-pricing on several Cat machines throughout its lineup, the culmination of a two-year initiative the company first revealed last fall. Cat says it’s offering retail pricing—which offers customers a specific, set price on a machine—through its dealers on shop.cat.com. Initially created as a compact equipment initiative, retail prices […]

August 7, 2020

Technology

Truck crashes cut by 50% for these major fleets using driver assistance tech

Operating large trucks safely and reducing serious crashes have never been more difficult, as trucks are surrounded by smartphone-distracted motorists who are driving more and increasing congestion, which raises the frequency of collisions. But as much as technology can be the cause of the problem, it also can offer potential solutions for commercial vehicle operators […]

August 7, 2020

Pickups

2021 Yenko Silverado could be “world’s fastest production truck”

Stop and give thanks that you live at a time of a street legal 800-hp pickup. More specifically, thank GM and Specialty Vehicle Engineering for making that happen with the 2021 800-horsepower Limited Edition Yenko/Sc Silverado pickup. “This Yenko version could easily qualify as the quickest 2021 limited production pickup truck in the world,” SVE […]

August 6, 2020

Vintage Equipment

How the First Caterpillar Tractor Ever Built — Serial # EXP 0000-L — Was Rescued and Restored

A parts search led to finding the Caterpillar Tractor Co.'s first tractor built entirely off the fledgling company's new design.

August 5, 2020

Dealers

Terex Q2 sales drop 47%

Terex net Q2 sales dropped to $690.5 million, compared to $1.3 billion for the same quarter in 2019—a decrease of 47 percent. “While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, global economic activity has gradually recovered but remains below pre-COVID-19 levels,” says John L. Garrison, Jr., Terex chairman and CEO. “In response to lower customer demand, we are […]

August 5, 2020

Construction Equipment

Digga Bigfoot turns mini-skid steer, skid steer, CTL into trencher

If you want to turn your skid steer, compact track loader or compact utility loader (also known as a mini skid steer) into a trencher, Skid Steer Solutions is now offering Digga Bigfoot Trencher attachments. The trenchers, manufactured by Australia-based Digga, come in three models, with max cutting depths ranging from 3 to 4 feet. […]

August 4, 2020

Dealers

United Rentals Q2 rental revenues drop 16.2%

United Rentals total rental Q2 revenues dropped 16.2 percent year-over-year to $1.642 billion, compared to $1,960 billion during the same period last year. In addition, fleet productivity — a measurement of the combined impact of changes in rental rates, time utilization and mix on owned equipment rental revenue — decreased 13.6 percent. The company noted, however, […]

August 4, 2020

Construction Equipment

Everything Contractors Need to Know About New ANSI Aerial Lift Standards

Contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms face a multitude of changes in how the machines are operated and who can operate them.

August 3, 2020

Construction Equipment

Fecon intros Stumpex EXC stump grinder for excavators

Fecon’s Stumpex EXC can cut through the stump of any species of tree that is 10 to 28 inches in diameter in one pass, the company says.

August 3, 2020