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Construction Equipment

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. The $1 million commitment to Habitat Hammers Back will include: An annual $500,000 contribution by the John Deere Foundation to the […]

October 11, 2017

Vocational

This Acela Monterra is a 6×6 service truck with a battlefield resume

Though Montana-based Acela unveiled its Monterra lineup of extreme-duty cabover work trucks back in June, it wasn’t until last week’s ICUEE show in Louisville that these reset military trucks had made an official U.S. debut. For the special occasion Acela outfitted one of its Monterras with a 6×6 chassis (the truck is also available in a […]

October 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Cat dealers to offer Kennametal cutting tools for mixing, road milling

Caterpillar has reached an agreement with Kennametal that will allow the heavy equipment manufacturer to supply customers with special order rotors and diamond and carbide cutting tools for mixing and road milling applications. Cat says the Kennametal tools will be available at Cat dealerships around the world immediately and will be backed by support. “This […]

October 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Dynapac unveils new red, white, grey color scheme with updated CC1100/1200 rollers

As part of its acquisition by the Fayat Group, Dynapac has unveiled a new visual product identity that will see its machines shed yellow for a combination of red, white and grey. The company also unveiled the first machine to don this new color scheme, the sixth-generation CC1100/1200 compact asphalt tandem rollers. “Red has always […]

October 10, 2017

Dealers

Equipment roundup: Toro unveils first in-house designed HDD; Ford’s $100K Super Duty is here; Vermeer’s new D40X55DR S3 rock drill; Galleries of trucks, equipment at ICUEE 2017; Vactor HXX concept vacuum excavator

PHOTOS: The pickups and work trucks of ICUEE 2017 ICUEE is always a great show for truck gawking and the 2017 edition was no exception. Our gallery shows a selection of the many crane, service and bucket trucks, UTVs and pickups that were on display in Louisville. See the gallery.   Vermeer’s new D40x55DR S3 […]

October 10, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: ALLU adds new facility; Construction planning continues slide; Subs sought for hurricane cleanup; Construction adds jobs

Construction adds 8,000 jobs in September The construction industry added 8,000 jobs during September bringing total industry employment to 6.911 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Read more.   ALLU adds capacity with new facility in East Brunswick, N.J. ALLU has opened a new facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to give […]

October 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Beyond Size: Latest articulated dump trucks include better drivetrains, dumping and more

A For decades, the average size of articulated dump trucks (ADTs or artics) has been creeping up.  Where once 24-ton machines were considered the standard size, 35-ton machines are the new benchmark. And the over-39-ton size category now sports 17 models (see chart). As long as they’re properly matched to their loading tools, bigger trucks […]

October 9, 2017

Vocational

PHOTOS: The pickups and work trucks of ICUEE 2017

ICUEE is always a great show for truck gawking and the 2017 edition was no exception. Check out the gallery below to see a selection of the many crane, service and bucket trucks, UTVs and pickups that were on display in Louisville.

October 9, 2017

Construction Equipment

Toro’s new MB TX 2500 Mud Buggy is a versatile, easy to drive tracked site dumper

At the ICUEE 2017 show last week in Louisville, Kentucky, Toro launched a powerful new site dumper designed to traverse a wide range of jobsite terrain. In the past Toro has only offered a wheeled model of its stand-on site dumpers, lovingly called Mud Buggies. The new MB TX 2500 is a tracked model […]

October 9, 2017

Dealers

ALLU adds capacity with new facility in East Brunswick, N.J.

ALLU has opened a new facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey, to give the company more space for warehousing, offices and training. The facility allows the company’s North American subsidiary to remanufacture and recertify pre-owned buckets, ALLU says. It will be used to store aftermarket parts and provide more factory space to increase product inventory […]

October 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

From de-icing to plows, BOSS launches new lineup of snow removal products

BOSS Snowplow has a slew of new products for the upcoming winter, from de-icing liquid to skid steer plows. Pre-Wet System This product represents BOSS’s entrance into liquid de-icing. It allows for pre-wetting of de-icing materials before they are spread, enabling the material to melt snow and ice faster at low temperatures. It comes with […]

October 9, 2017

Pickups

The $100K Super Duty Limited is here. Ford says it has redefined the luxury pickup

Ford’s $100K pickup has arrived. That’s right. Check off all the option boxes for Ford’s new 2018 F-450 Super Duty Limited dually and you’ll hit a MSRP of $94,455. Add the taxes and the fees and you’ve arrived into the exclusive, six-figure Ford pickup club. Ford marketing manager Todd Eckert calls the new Super Duty […]

October 6, 2017