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Business

Volkswagen buys stake in Navistar to share advanced powertrains and autonomous tech

At the crack of dawn this morning, Navistar announced a plan to pursue a strategic alliance with Volkswagen Truck and Bus, which includes an equity investment in Navistar by Volkswagen, agreements for technology and supply collaboration and a procurement joint venture. Under the terms of the agreement, Volkswagen will take a 16.6-percent stake in Navistar, […]

September 6, 2016

Dealers

Home Depot-based Compact Power Equipment Rental adds 4 new machines

Compact Power, an equipment rental company which operates out of more than 1,100 Home Depot locations across the U.S., has announced the addition of the following four new machines to its available fleet: Genie GR-20 Runabout: A smaller-platform, zero-turn-radius aerial lift that can easily navigate throughout homes or worksites to accommodate a variety of projects […]

September 6, 2016

Construction Equipment

How smaller ride-on trenchers are more capable than ever thanks to big machine muscle

Today’s smaller trenchers muscle through whatever’s thrown their way Trenching is often done in homogeneous soils, but for customers who contend with rocks, roots and other obstructions mixed in with soil, OEMs of ride-on trenchers of up to 75 horsepower are finding ways to improve the performance of their machines in these demanding conditions. Toro’s […]

September 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar cuts thousands more jobs in Europe as part of cost reduction plan

Caterpillar has announced the latest in a long line of facility consolidations and job cuts as part of the cost reduction plan it initiated last year. According to a report from the Peoria Journal Star, between 200 and 250 jobs will be cut over the next one to two years in Northern Ireland where Cat […]

September 5, 2016

Vocational

Peterbilt to offer Cummins Westport ISL-G Near Zero engine on select work trucks

Peterbilt Motors Company is making available the Cummins Westport ISL-G Near Zero NOx emissions natural gas engine on Model 567, 520 and 320 trucks. The ISL-G Near Zero engine uses a unique three-way catalyst in the after-treatment, advanced engine calibration and a closed crankcase ventilation system (CCV) to achieve emissions that the company says are 90 percent lower […]

September 5, 2016

Dealers

BigRentz launches online customer portal for equipment rental management

BigRentz has launched a responsive-design online customer portal designed to ease management of equipment rentals. “The portal was born from thousands of conversations and daily interactions with our customers who wanted a single location to manage their rental activity through BigRentz,” says President and CEO Dallas Imbimbo. “This makes the equipment rental process as easy […]

September 5, 2016

Pickups

Ford reveals limited edition 2017 Dallas Cowboys F-150

Ford has announced the return of its Dallas Cowboys edition F-150. “It has been 22 years since Ford and the Dallas Cowboys offered a Cowboys edition F-150,” says Greg Wood, Ford Dallas regional sales manager. “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the opening of the Ford Center at The Star and the […]

September 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch intros RT105, RT125, RT125 Quad utility tractors

Ditch Witch has launched three new utility tractors with redesigned operator workstations. The company says the RT105, RT125 and RT125 Quad offer best-in-class ground clearance and standard four-wheel drive systems. Tier 4 Final Deutz engines power the new models, producing 107 horsepower in the RT105 and 121 horsepower in the RT125 and RT125 Quad. These […]

September 2, 2016

Class 7-8

USDOT proposes requiring speed limiting devices on heavy haulers

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released a proposed rule that would require trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds to be equipped with speed limiting devices (also known as speed governors or speed limiters), but the regulatory body did not propose a speed to which trucks would be limited. The DOT appears to be leaning toward […]

September 2, 2016

Dealers

Kobelco USA adds Brogan as dealer field service representative

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has named Matt Brogan as a dealer field service representative. Brogan has served as a service technician for the past nine years. The company believes his expertise in assessing field matters and performing technical training will provide a boost to dealer service support. “The addition of Matt highlights Kobelco’s commitment to providing […]

September 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Excavator operator realizes error, grasps for shore, sinks boat anyway

At absolutely no point in the video below, fittingly accompanied by Yakety Sax, does it appear that this excavator is going to successfully board that boat. It looks like a bad idea, goes wrong almost immediately and quickly transforms into a frantic scramble to get the excavator off of the boat. With the boat lost, the […]

September 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cummins intros 2 new torque ratings for ISX12

Cummins is adding two new torque ratings to its 450-hp ISX12, the company announced Thursday. The engines—featuring 450 horsepower with 1650 lbs.-ft. of peak torque and 450 hp with 1450/1650 lbs.-ft. of peak torque, respectively—are designed for linehaul and regional-haul truck markets. The 450 hp with 1650 lbs.-ft. of peak torque provides performance on the […]

September 1, 2016