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Trimble intros several updates to field survey tools, SketchUp for use with compact equipment
If you do a lot of work with skid steers, compact track loaders and mini-excavators, Trimble has developed a suite of products that will enable you to do many of the same things as contractors who run big equipment equipped with GPS machine control, but with less hardware and at a lower cost. âCustomers have seen the [âŚ]
November 17, 2016
Pickups
PHOTOS > The coolest vintage and scrappy beater pickups from SEMA 2016
One thing you see a lot of every year at SEMA is vintage pickups given a second lease on life thanks to some heavy modifications from the thousands of talented builders that attend the show. And in the last couple of years weâve seen a trend toward restoring the insides of some of these trucks [âŚ]
November 17, 2016
Dealers
Led by loader segment, global construction equipment market forecast to hit $289B by 2022
Market research and consulting firm Allied Market Research forecasts the global construction equipment market will create $288.8 billion by 2022, and will have a compound annual growth rate of 9.2 percent from 2016 to 2022. The findings are from the companyâs recent âWorld Construction Equipment Market âOpportunities and Forecasts, 2014-2022â report. Allied has made a [âŚ]
November 17, 2016
Business
Home starts jump 25% in October with surge in multi-family building
Following two consecutive months of decreases, construction starts on homes in the U.S. jumped 25 percent in October largely due to a huge increase in multi-family starts. Home starts are at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.323 million, an increase of 23 percent over the October 2015 level, according to preliminary data from the Commerce [âŚ]
November 17, 2016
Dealers
Noble Iron sells off its equipment rental and sales operations in Houston
Noble Iron is selling its equipment sales and rental business, Noble Rents, in Houston, Texas, to an undisclosed âarmâs length third partyâ for $6.24 million. The company says it will continue to operate its equipment rental and sales operations in other regions, including Southern California, in addition to its Texada Software platform. The sale, according [âŚ]
November 17, 2016
Pickups
Shockzilla, an 8-in. lifted F-250 with exhaust stacks, shows how beautiful a Super Duty Raptor could be
Though Ford used this yearâs SEMA show to unveil the F-150 Raptor that it will race at the Baja 1000, we were a bit more taken by another off-road engineered pickup at the automakerâs booth. Meet Shockzilla, maybe our closest approximation yet as to what a Super Duty version of the Raptor might look like. Created by Fabtech [âŚ]
November 16, 2016
Pickups
Chevy beefs up storage-focused Silverado High Desert for SEMA with performance extras, striking bronze accents
Earlier this year, Chevrolet introduced a package for its Silverado LT, LTZ and High Country trim levels aimed at those who appreciate the SUV-like versatility of the discontinued Avalanche, but werenât exactly fans of that truckâsâŚdistinctive look. The Silverado High Desert offers a flexible storage system with dual side storage bins and a three-piece tonneau [âŚ]
November 16, 2016
Construction Equipment
Ditch Witch intros SK600 mini skid steer aimed at landscape jobs
Aimed at delivering power and versatility to contractors on confined jobsites without the need of hopping into and out of the cab a skid steer or compact track loader, Ditch Witch has introduced the SK600 mini skid steer. This tracked compact utility loader is powered by a 24.8-horsepower Kubota engine. The machineâs 600-pound operating capacity and [âŚ]
November 16, 2016
Dealers
United Rentals adds 7 sites to specialty branch dealer network in North America
United Rentals has expanded its specialty branch dealer network in North America by adding six locations in the U.S. and one in Canada. This brings the total specialty openings to 14 for 2016. âOur latest branch openings complete our plan for 14 new specialty locations in 2016, as part of our ongoing strategic expansion,â says Paul [âŚ]
November 16, 2016
Pickups
Ford Super Duty wins its first Motor Trend âTruck of the Yearâ award
Motor Trend has named the 2017 Ford Super Duty as its latest âTruck of the Year.â Though it is the fifth time an F-Series pickup has won the Motor Trend award, it is the first time the award has gone to the Super Duty lineup. âWe judge the contenders based on six categoriesâfrom design to [âŚ]
November 15, 2016
Dealers
The top-selling financed construction equipment models and types, state by state for 2016
The compact track loader (CTL) continues its reign, according to a recent study of UCC-1 filings as reported by EDA. In terms of number of new units sold, CTLs ranked as the No. 1 construction machine in 24 states during the Oct. 1, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2016, time frame. Two CTL models battled it out [âŚ]
November 15, 2016
Dealers
AED 2017 Summit adds dealer education sessions
The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) 2017 Summit, scheduled for January 10-13 in Chicago, has added new professional dealer education sessions to the program aimed at enhancing customer engagement, sales and product support for distributors. The association, with roughly 500 distributor member companies, represents companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in [âŚ]
November 15, 2016
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