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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: New landclearing attachments; Ford F-150 and Super Duty recalls; Trelleborg launches 4 lines of tires; Ditch Witch JT40 HDD; Talbert 55-ton 55SA trailer

Ford issues recalls on F-150, Super Duty pickups over two defects Ford announced two recalls today for certain late-model F-150, Explorer and Super Duty vehicles due to seating and door handle cover defects. The first recall affects roughly 2,500 2017 F-150, Super Duty and Explorer vehicles which may have an inadequate weld between the driver seat back […]

June 13, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Why Deere is buying Wirtgen; Flaska JCB expands into Denver; Volvo CE and SkillsUSA; construction spending falls

Flaska JCB expands beyond Phoenix with Denver dealership Phoenix-based Flaska JCB has added a second JCB-dedicated location in Denver, Colorado, which will provide coverage for 12 counties across the state. “We have had an excellent business relationship with JCB over the last three years at our Phoenix location and are thrilled to continue to work together and promote […]

June 13, 2017

Dealers

Federal Signal completes Truck Bodies and Equipment acquisition

Federal Signal Corporation has completed its acquisition of Truck Bodies and Equipment International (TBEI) for $270 million. TBEI operates 5 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and employs approximately 850 people. Its brands include Travis Trailer & Body, Crysteel, Ox Bodies, Rugby, DuraClass and J-Craft. “We are excited to welcome the TBEI businesses to our Federal […]

June 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bomag marks 60 years as a supplier to road construction

Bomag GmbH this year is celebrating 60 years of serving the road construction industry through soil and asphalt compaction. The company was founded in October 1957 in the town center of Boppard/Rhine in Germany and now has roughly 2,200 employees and annual revenue of about € 700 million ($783 million), with production plans in Germany, […]

June 13, 2017

Vocational

U.S.-made, Cat-powered Monterra 4×4/6×6 cabovers are reset Army trucks aimed at construction

You know…there’s a truck for that. Acela Truck Company will be debuting its extreme-duty Monterra truck line at the upcoming Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Monterra 4×4 and 6×6 cabover trucks, which meet the U.S. Army’s coveted ‘ultra-reliable’ status, are marketed for commercial markets that demand high performance off-road trucks including oil […]

June 12, 2017

Construction Equipment

Prinoth adds rubber-track option, new dump bed to Panther T16 carrier

The Panther T16 now comes with metal-embedded solid rubber tracks, making the Prinoth track carrier better equipped for traveling on the road and riding on shop floors, the company says. Prinoth also added a dump box to the T16 that is lined with Hardox steel and can handle up to 11.5 cubic yards of material. […]

June 12, 2017

Construction Equipment

Rockland Wear Pins rise to attachment’s surface to signal needed maintenance

Rockland Manufacturing says it has eliminated the guess work in determining how much life is left in machine attachments with its new Wear Pin technology. The product is available for excavator and loader buckets; dozer blades and liners; truck bodies, dump beds, chutes and other tools. When a part is nearing replacement or repair time, […]

June 12, 2017

Dealers

Ritchie Bros. completes IronPlanet purchase, outlines organizational structure

Ritchie Bros. announced it has completed its purchase of IronPlanet, a transaction valued at roughly $758.5 million and financed through a senior note offering and secured term loan facility. The company announced plans for the acquisition last August and it was approved by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in May. The deal also initiates […]

June 12, 2017

Trucks

For first time, Cummins recommends fuel additives for its diesel engines

Fuel additives usually bring to mind late night TV infomercials. But no less than Cummins, after substantial research and testing, has come out and endorsed two for its brand of engines. The diesel fuel additives are Power Service Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost and Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost. Cummins says that the questionable […]

June 11, 2017

Safety & Compliance

ELD Mandate: As contractors scramble to comply with electronic logging, others may be in for “rude awakening”

If you operate construction trucks you may fall under a new mandate requiring electronic logging of your drivers’ hours – and time is running out to comply. Failure to do so could lead to fines and lower safety scores. Here’s how to know if your business is at risk and what you can do about […]

June 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Seppi M. intros Maxisoil 350, its largest forestry tiller, stone crusher

Seppi M. says its new Maxisoil 350 is the largest forestry tiller and stone crusher in the world. Designed for 300- to 500-horsepower tractors, it is available in widths of 98 and 138 inches. It is designed for a variety of tasks, among them crushing stones on roads, creating and maintain gravel roads, clearing brush […]

June 9, 2017

Dealers

ALLU names Stogsdill as territory sales manager for western U.S.

Teterboro, New Jersey-based ALLU, manufacturer of screening, crushing and soil stabilizing equipment and attachments for the asphalt, compost, environmental, recycling, green waste, demolition, mining and pipeline industries, has named Scott Stogsdill as territory sales manager for the western U.S. Stogsdill will be working with ALLU’s network of dealers in the area, in addition to field […]

June 9, 2017