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Maintenance

Sage Oil Vac eases fluid changes with NextLube monitor

Sage Oil Vac’s new NextLube monitor system makes dispensing and changing fluid as easy as a push of a few buttons. Among its features, the new touchscreen system, which is an option for the company’s lube trucks and trailers, displays the amount of fluid gallons inside the tanks, instead of the percentage of fluid. That […]

October 27, 2017

Dealers

Strong rentals, sales and record utilization boost H&E 3Q revenues 5.9%

At a glance: Third-quarter revenue results: New equipment sales increased 9.3 percent to $48.9 million, up from $44.8 million a year ago. Used equipment sales increased 7.9 percent to $22.3 million, compared to $20.6 million a year ago. Parts sales rose about 1.6 percent to $27.8 million from $27.3 million in third-quarter 2016. Service revenue remained the same – $16.1 million. Driven by strength in […]

October 27, 2017

Construction Equipment

Consider subbing excavation work to this adorable wiener dog crew

Man, the construction labor shortage must be worse than we thought. Not only was this crew not able to find a skilled human excavator operator, they had to look outside of the species entirely. The adorable video below stars, Crusoe, an apparently internet famous dachshund, and a friend. We can’t say much for how productive […]

October 26, 2017

Dealers

Volvo dealers to sell Allied hydraulic hammer products

Volvo Construction Equipment dealers will now sell Allied hydraulic breakers and other aftermarket attachments through a new partnership of the two companies. Volvo has decided to drop its line of similar products and instead offer the Allied products through its North American dealers. “Instead of competing with industry leaders like Allied, who exclusively sell breakers, […]

October 26, 2017

Construction Equipment

JCB intros 210T, 215T CTLs, packing big power into a small package

JCB has designed its new compact track loaders, the 210T and 215T, to be small enough for work in confined spaces, but packed it with enough power for lifting a pallet of sod or brick. The machines weigh less than 10,000 pounds each and have 74-horsepower JCB Diesel by Kohler engines that require no diesel […]

October 25, 2017

Technology

Computer vision, machine learning, cloud computing will create entirely new construction ecosystems

Imagine a time in the very near future when your hand-held concrete drill contains the entire layout of a job in its CPU and guides you to exactly where the holes need to be drilled. You never have to measure or use a chalk line or set the depth of the drill. It knows where […]

October 25, 2017

Construction Equipment

Oklahoma City plant part of Genie’s response to global competition

Genie sees its Oklahoma City facility as a perfect example of where the aerial device manufacturer’s future lies – the result of global growth and local responsiveness. The company breathed new life into the plant that had once manufactured parent company Terex’s road paving equipment. Today, it spans 200,000 square feet and has become the […]

October 25, 2017

Dealers

Doosan Bobcat donates machines to regional training centers

Doosan Bobcat North America has donated seven Bobcat machines to four regional vocational schools for service technician training programs. The donated equipment includes compact track loaders, compact excavators, wheel loaders and Versa-HANDLER telescopic tool carriers. The machines were delivered to Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead, Minnesota; Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin; State […]

October 25, 2017

Dealers

Caterpillar crushes estimates as Q3 sales jump 25%

With third-quarter sales and revenues soaring by 25 percent year-to-year and customer demand growing, Caterpillar on Tuesday boosted its robust 2017 profit outlook even higher. The company posted sales and revenues of $11.4 billion for third-quarter 2017, up nearly $2.3 billion from $9.2 billion for the same period last year. Operating profit increased by 228 […]

October 24, 2017

Pickups

Ram unveils plush Laramie Longhorn Southfork, brings Lone Star Silver edition to Heavy Duty lineup

Ram has unveiled a new Southfork edition of its Laramie Longhorn truck, saying the latest edition of this “opulent” model packs “more luxury, technology and refinement.” The truck maker also announced that its Lone Star Silver edition would now be available on its Heavy Duty 2500 and 3500 trucks. From the outside, the Longhorn Southfork […]

October 24, 2017

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new XC aerial platforms add capacity, meet ANSI standards

Genie has unleashed a slew of improvements to its aerial work platform models under the XC label. The XC stands for “extra capacity,” and the company has added four telescopic boom models to the XC lineup – the S-60 XC, S-65 XC, S-80-XC and S-85 XC. It also introduces its first XC articulated boom model […]

October 24, 2017

Business

Fleet management course scheduled in Wisc.

A course on management of public and private equipment fleets will be held November 14-15 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. John E. Dolce, fleet director with Wendel Companies in Roseland, New Jersey, is the instructor. He has more than 40 years of experience in management and operation of public and private fleets and is the […]

October 24, 2017