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Construction Equipment

Volvo CE sales dip slightly in Q3, but profit ticks up with improved order intake

Volvo Construction Equipment reports in its latest earnings announcement that the company saw sales decline in the third quarter despite seeing an improvement in the European market and an increase in order intake across all regions. The heavy equipment manufacturer saw sales fall 3 percent to to SEK 11.539 billion ($1.3 billion U.S.). When adjusted for currency […]

October 24, 2016

Dealers

Doosan Portable Power adds Richmond Machinery to dealer network

Generator, air compressor and light tower manufacturer Doosan Portable Power has added Richmond Machinery & Equipment Company to its dealer network. The dealer, based in Richmond, Virginia, will distribute the company’s air compressors, generators, light towers and light compaction equipment for construction markets including residential and commercial, heavy highway and road, utility and state and […]

October 24, 2016

Construction Equipment

Inside development of the Volvo CE LX1 as the hybrid-electric loader goes into field testing

Volvo Construction Equipment introduced its first concept of a hybrid wheel loader at the 2008 ConExpo-Con/Agg … and then went silent. The long wait between then and now was acknowledged by Scott Young, Volvo CE’s program manager for electromobility during the company’s recent Xploration Forum. But the wait has had its upsides, Young says: electrification […]

October 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Metrodome falls, crews construct new Minnesota Vikings stadium in awesome time-lapse

With an undefeated 5-0 record and a strong claim to the best team in the NFC, the way the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings are playing football right now is making a few more headlines than the team’s new stadium has. That being said, Vikings fans are enjoying winning football inside a home stadium that is a huge […]

October 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Subsite intros the Commander 7, an upgradable HDD guidance display with smartphone connectivity

Calling it the company’s “most advanced display ever,” Subsite Electronics has introduced a new 7-inch, high-resolution monitor for horizontal directional drilling guidance. Dubbed the Commander 7, this display brings new capabilities to Subsite’s TK RECON Series guidance system which the company introduced earlier this year. Because its built on the TK RECON platform, the Commander […]

October 21, 2016

Trucks

Cat Truck Spotting unbundles autonomous features to give shovel, truck operators more control

First there was the fully autonomous Cat 793F hauling truck, which has been working in Australian mine since 2012. Now there’s what Cat calls “an unbundling” of autonomous features to put slices of autonomy in other machines. One of the first of these features will be truck spotting, expected to be in production next year […]

October 20, 2016

Vocational

Test Drive: Eaton’s Procision 7-speed automatic brings near car-like shifting to medium duty applications

Eaton’s 7-speed Procision automatic transmission was designed to compete with Allison’s 2000 Series RDS, the market leader in the medium duty vocational truck segment for automatic shifting. With driver comfort now an integral part of calculating a fleet’s total cost of ownership, Eaton designed its dual clutch model to be more efficient and in-cab friendly than anything […]

October 20, 2016

Dealers

IronDirect launches North American dealer partner program

IronDirect has launched a new North American dealer partner program, which would require dealers to place a minimum stock order for machines, but would not mandate parts stocking. The company says dealer sales would be non-exclusive and there are no geographic territory limitations. RELATED >> Rising from ICP’s ashes, IronDirect wants to be the Amazon of […]

October 20, 2016

Dealers

ARA names Conant as its next executive VP and CEO

The American Rental Association has tapped Tony Conant, whose resume is packed with operations and supply chain experience, as its next executive vice president and CEO. Conant was chosen by the association’s board of directors and will replace Christine Wehrman who is retiring after 16 years with ARA. Conant will become only the fourth ARA executive VP/CEO […]

October 20, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hoping to impress ‘low-spec’ skeptics, LiuGong steps up its game with new H-Series wheel loaders

If “low spec” is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear about a Chinese machine, LiuGong would like you to take a second look. With the introduction of its new Tier 4 Final wheel loaders, the Chinese equipment manufacturer is bringing North American and European customers six of its most technologically […]

October 19, 2016

Business

Massive earthmover tire explosion shows why you should cage ’em before you inflate ’em

While being within 10 feet of this explosion means you’re going to have a bad time regardless, this incredible video from the folks at Ken-Tool shows how having a tire inflation cage can save your life or livelihood. In the video below, Ken-Tool’s 10-bar EarthMover tire inflation cage is put through OSHA certification explosion testing. […]

October 19, 2016

Dealers

Bobcat adds new equipment, rental dealer in New York

Bobcat has added a new dealer in New York with the addition of Bobcat of Olean to its dealer network. The new dealership, Bobcat says, also will offer equipment and attachments for rental in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. The company hopes Bobcat of Olean, located in southwestern New York, will be able to build off […]

October 19, 2016