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Construction Equipment

Report: Doosan exploring sale of construction equipment business, but wants to keep Bobcat

Doosan Group’s apparent plans to retain Doosan Bobcat while selling Doosan Infracore—the Doosan subsidiary and parent company of the Bobcat and Doosan equipment brands—have met resistance from creditors, according to a report from the Korea Times. Doosan Infracore was formed in 2005 when Doosan Group acquired Daewoo Heavy Industries & Machinery. When Doosan purchased Bobcat […]

June 18, 2020

Construction Equipment

Paladin’s upgraded JRB excavator bucket boosts capacity 15%

The JRB Excavator Bucket has a 15 percent capacity increase over previous models and is more durable, Paladin says. Details at EquipmentWorld.com

June 18, 2020

Construction Equipment

Liebherr PR 736 G8 dozer offers 3 levels of grading assistance

Liebherr‘s PR 736 G8 is the company’s first model in its Generation 8 dozer lineup, and powered by a 217-horsepower EVO Series Liebherr diesel. “The PR 736 G8 is a do-it-all machine for grading and mining,” says Peter Mayr, managing director, Liebherr USA, “with new assistance systems on three levels.” The three levels are Free […]

June 17, 2020

Business

Volvo Group reduces global workforce by 4,100 due to coronavirus impacts

Volvo Group, parent of Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Truck, says it will reduce its global white-collar workforce by more than 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020 due to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 1,250 of these positions are in Sweden and 15 percent are consultants. “The Corona epidemic and the global […]

June 17, 2020

Dealers

Kobelco adds Sonnier as Southwest U.S. district business manager

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA as appointed Jordan Sonnier as Southwest district business manager, providing support and assistance to the company’s dealers in the Southwest. In his new duties, Sonnier will ensure Kobelco dealers are supported in their marketing and training efforts. He will also assist dealers in the development and execution of annual business plans, […]

June 17, 2020

Construction Equipment

Toro rolls out buckets, Boss snowplows for Dingo mini skid steers

Toro has added two buckets and teamed up with Boss to add snowplow attachments for its lineup of stand-on Dingo compact utility loaders. See equipmentworld.com

June 16, 2020

Safety

OSHA reveals leading causes of trench violations in construction

Excavation violations were the sixth-leading cause of citations issued on construction sites by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in fiscal year 2019.

June 15, 2020

Construction Equipment

Liebherr moves into expanded U.S. headquarters

Liebherr USA opened a $60 million expanded campus in April, which will include facilities for the company’s administration, finance, marketing, product support and distribution services, among others. The company, which is celebrating its 50th year in the United States, announced the 251,000-square-foot expansion in March 2018 and construction began in July. Approximately 500 people work on […]

June 15, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Bobcat unveils new skid steers, CTLs; Kobelco intros SK140SRLC-7 long-reach excavator; New Xtreme C-class rough-terrain telehandlers; Dynapac SD2500CS paver reduces need for rollers; Ford to launch electric F-150 by 2022

Ford plans to launch electric F-150 by 2022 The chief operating officer of Ford says the automaker will bring its highly anticipated electric F-150 to market “in the next 24 months.” Ford’s Jim Farley made the announcement during an interview with CNBC. It’s the first time since Ford’s confirmation that a battery-powered F-150 was, in […]

June 15, 2020

Construction Equipment

Mini Skid Steers (Compact Utility Loaders) are Growing In Popularity, Size and Capability

Mini skid steers – also known as compact utility loaders and stand-on skid steers, among other names – are getting larger, more powerful and, because of their lower prices, even challenging skid steers and compact track loaders on jobsites.

June 12, 2020

Pickups

Ford plans to launch electric F-150 by 2022

The chief operating officer of Ford says the automaker will bring its highly anticipated electric F-150 to market “in the next 24 months.” Ford’s Jim Farley made the announcement during an interview with CNBC. It’s the first time since Ford’s confirmation that a battery-powered F-150 was, in fact, in the works that the automaker has […]

June 12, 2020

Dealers

Brandt Group acquires GeoShack, Inteq Distributors

GeoShack Canada is selling its Canadian operations to The Brandt Group of Companies in an agreement expected to close by June 26. GeoShack is the exclusive supplier for Topcon Positioning Systems equipment in Ontario, providing sales, service, and rentals of GPS, lasers and survey equipment, and more to the construction, survey, engineering, and agricultural industries. […]

June 12, 2020