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Roadbuilding

Astec will close Telsmith plant, move products to other facilities

Astec Industries says it will close its Telsmith plant in Mequon, Wisconsin, and move the production of Telsmith products to other Astec plants. The closing will occur in phases, beginning in August and ending in March, 2021. Astec says the decision was driven “by the desire to simplify and focus business units and develop product lines […]

June 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros couplers for excavators 74, 90, 95 tons

Excavator operators can change attachments within seconds with Cat's VB and HB pin grabber couplers. See Equipment World for details.

June 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Fearon departs Terex, Garrison assumes AWP segment role

John L. Garrison, Jr., chairman and CEO, Terex will assume leadership of Terex Aerial Work Platforms following the Aug. 1 departure of Matt Fearon, the current AWP president. A 25-year veteran of Terex and its Genie brand, Fearon served in several roles, including vice president of operations and general manager of the company’s Americas division. […]

June 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Epiroc’s CB Concrete Busters for excavators work at height

Epiroc boosted its CB Concrete Buster lineup with its two largest models, for excavators weighing 50 to 80 tons. See Equipment World for details.

June 9, 2020

Dealers

Wilson Equipment adds Bobcat of Salem (Oregon) location

Bobcat Company has added Bobcat of Salem, owned by Wilson Equipment, as an authorized new and used sales, rental, service and parts dealer for southern Oregon and northern California. Founded in 1983 by Steve and April Wilson, Wilson Equipment at first refurbished used equipment for rental customers. It now owns three dealerships. “With dealerships in […]

June 9, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat unveils MH3040 material handler; New aerial lift standards take effect; Yanmar intros SV40 compact excavator; Dynapac CC1400 VI roller; Leno takes Tesla Cybertruck for a spin

Video: Tesla Cybertruck sneak peak in Jay Leno’s test drive with Elon Musk Jay Leno recently got to take the upcoming and extremely hyped Tesla Cybertruck for a test drive. And who better to go for a drive in the Cybertruck than with Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk? Leno and Musk even drive into […]

June 8, 2020

Dealers

Cat dealer MacAllister Machinery celebrates 75th year

Cat dealer MacAllister Machinery, now in its third generation of leadership, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The company was founded in 1945 in Indianapolis by E.W. MacAllister, the grandfather of the current president and CEO Chris MacAllister. Following World War I, E.W. returned to his home state of Wisconsin and worked for the local […]

June 5, 2020

Construction Equipment

Dynapac’s small CC1400 VI tandem vibratory roller can do driveways and follow paver

Dynapac's new tandem vibratory roller with a 54-inch drum width is geared for driveways, patchwork and parking lots. Learn more here on Equipment World.

June 4, 2020

Construction Equipment

Sinoboom enters U.S. aerial lift market; hires Cat exec

Chinese aerial lift manufacturer Sinoboom appoints former Caterpillar executive Kolin Kirschenmann as CEO of new North American subsidiary.

June 4, 2020

Dealers

Barko Hydraulics adds Heavy Machines to dealer lineup

Barko Hydraulics has added Heavy Machines as the new Barko forestry equipment dealer for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. Heavy Machines has two branch locations in Maine, in Portland and Skowhegan, to serve customers in the northeastern United States. Heavy Machines will provide sales and product support for Barko’s merchandising loader, stationary electric loader, […]

June 4, 2020

Machine control

Liebherr, Leica Geosystems form excavator control partnership

Liebherr’s crawler and wheeled excavators can now be factory equipped with 2D and 3D machine control systems as the result of a partnership with Leica Geosystems. The optional system can be added to Liebherr’s Generation 6 and Generation 8 excavators featuring both mono and two-piece booms and includes the ability to integrate a tiltrotator or […]

June 3, 2020

Safety

New ANSI standards for aerial lifts begin; is the construction industry ready?

After years in the making, the new ANSI standards started June 1st and affect all telescopic boom, articulated boom and scissor lift aerial work platforms.

June 2, 2020