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Construction Equipment

American Augers intros M-300D cleaner, DD-240T HDD

American Augers’ new M-300D HDD fluid cleaning system got its first running at ICUEE, keeping a steady flow of material churning at the company’s booth. The company also used the demo show in Louisville, Kentucky, to launch its DD-240T Midi Rig horizontal directional drill. M-300D The HDD fluid cleaning system for 60- to 100-ton drill […]

October 18, 2017

Maintenance

Get certified with AED’s diesel equipment technician test

If you know your way around a heavy equipment shop and want to polish you resume a bit, the AED Foundation announced the availability of their new Diesel Equipment Technician Certification. The certification covers six core areas: diesel engines, hydraulics, hydrostatics, electric and electronics, power trains, air conditioning and heating, and safety and administration. To […]

October 18, 2017

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Excavator sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

October 18, 2017

Dealers

Kansas Cat dealer moving to new $19M headquarters

Caterpillar dealer Foley Equipment Co. is moving to its expanded Wichita, Kansas, headquarters, according to the Wichita Business Journal. The company is relocating its departments and personnel to the new headquarters, which includes 160,000 square feet across two buildings, the Journal reports. The new buildings are beside the current headquarters. The company was formed in […]

October 18, 2017

Pickups

Ram’s new Harvest Edition trucks designed for farmers, come in ‘Case Red,’ ‘New Holland Blue’

Calling agriculture “part of the foundation” of which the truck maker’s success is built on, Ram has introduced a special edition pickup designed for farmers and their families. The new Harvest Edition will be available on Ram’s 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups in all four-door Quad, Crew and Mega cab configurations, all box lengths and […]

October 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Volvo calls real-time Compact Assist ‘a game-changer’ for soil compaction

Volvo Construction Equipment is expanding its Co-Pilot intelligent compaction interface with a new real-time guidance feature for soil compaction. Volvo product manager Bill Laing says the new Compact Assist for Soil is a “game-changer for soil compaction.” “It takes all the guesswork out of soil compaction, allowing operators at any experience level to save […]

October 17, 2017

Maintenance

Shell Rotella’s new T6 multi-vehicle lube oil headlines new range; DEF, oil filters coming to retail

Every year Shell Lubricants rounds up the construction and trucking press to talk about diesel engine lubricants. Last year there was one big news story—the industry’s new oil specs CK-4 and FA-4, almost 10 years in the making. (See what we wrote about it here.) But with the CK-4/FA-4 story behind us, this year Shell […]

October 17, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: GM unveils SURUS fuel cell work truck platform; Acela 6×6 service truck; Vermeer dual rod rock drill; Ditch Witch AT40; SDLG L918F

SDLG intros L918F wheel loader as ‘ideal yard machine’ SDLG unveiled its L918F compact wheel loader at ICUEE last week, which the company describes as “an ideal yard machine for many utility contractors.” Read more   Ditch Witch AT40 debuts with new All Terrain drilling system The Ditch Witch AT40 horizontal directional drill—built on the […]

October 17, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Trimble to expand Colo. campus; BigRentz names new ops director; Metso adds Holt Cat; Tadano expands in Nev., Idaho

Deere donates $1 million to help with hurricane recovery efforts Deere & Company announces a $1 million donation to Habitat Hammers Back, a long-term recovery initiative by Habitat for Humanity International to help repair and rebuild communities ravaged by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Read more   Metso adds Holt Cat to dealer network San […]

October 17, 2017

Dealers

Rosztoczy elected new chairman of Equipment Dealers Association

Tom Rosztoczy, president and CEO of John Deere dealership Stotz Equipment, has been elected the new chairman of the Equipment Dealers Association board for a two-year term. He has served on the board since 2015, including as treasurer and on the Audit and Finance Committee. Rosztoczy graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in industrial engineering. […]

October 17, 2017

Construction Equipment

Terex unveils A330, A650 augers, Optima aerial devices

Terex was out in full force at ICUEE 2017, launching redesigned A330 and A650 auger drills and its Optima Series of aerial devices. Auger drills The redesigned A330 and A650 come with hydrostatic drive transmissions, and they also can be operated by remote control, says company Director of Marketing Joe Caywood. The drills have several […]

October 16, 2017

Construction Equipment

Hilti unveils high-efficiency TE 30-A36, TE 6-A36 cordless drills

Hilti has unveiled two new 36-volt cordless hammers. The TE 30-A36 combihammer and TE 6-A36 cordless rotary hammer feature intelligent power management systems and brushless motors for efficiency and long life. Using an electro-pneumatic hammering mechanism, the TE 30-A36 was designed from the ground up for speed in chipping and drilling concrete. The juice comes […]

October 16, 2017