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Construction Equipment

Subsite intros TK RECON HDD guidance system, beacons

Subsite Electronics has introduced a new series of horizontal directional drill beacons and a new HDD guidance system built atop an improved technology base that not only adds features, but allows for the system to accept upgraded features down the road. The TK RECON Series improves upon the original TK Series with more battery options, […]

July 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Tracked drilling rig tips onto rear end in longest rollover trailering accident ever

UPDATE: As reader John Cunningham pointed out via email and as a few others have noted on Facebook, the machine in this footage is in fact a tracked drilling rig and not an excavator. We regret the error and appreciate the help in identifyingthe machine correctly. We’ve updated the copy below to reflect the change. […]

July 21, 2016

Pickups

Tesla reveals plan for ‘new kind of pickup,’ heavy duty truck

Tesla’s highly anticipated and highly teased “Master Plan, Part Deux” was published Wednesday and confirms after much uncertainty that the automaker will be producing a pickup and a heavy-duty truck. In his blog at tesla.com Elon Musk writes that the company will be making “a future compact SUV and a new kind of pickup truck.” Musk has […]

July 21, 2016

Dealers

Olson tapped as Toro Company’s next CEO

A 30-year veteran of the company, Richard M. Olson has been named by the Toro board of directors as its next chief executive officer. Olson, a board member since January and the company’s president and chief operating officer since September 2015, will take over the CEO role from Michael J. Hoffman on November 1. Hoffman […]

July 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

National Purchasing Partners Government Division awards contract to John Deere

The National Purchasing Partners Government Division (NPPGov) has awarded John Deere Construction & Forestry a three-year construction equipment contract. It is the only OEM awarded such a contract in NPPGov’s most recent round of contract awards. NPPGov works with non-profit and public entities as a “cooperative purchasing organization” to provide access to RFP-process contracts. It […]

July 21, 2016

Safety

Workers leap to safety from burning boom lift 6 stories up

Two construction workers on a Boise, Idaho, jobsite were forced to jump from a boom lift earlier this week when the bucket caught on fire. According to a report from KBOI TV, a welding blanket caught on fire inside the bucket. The blaze short circuited controls inside the bucket and it was only once co-workers […]

July 20, 2016

Pickups

Ram says Ford Super Duty’s claim to towing throne isn’t fair

Ram is criticizing Ford’s new claim to the pickup towing capacity throne, saying that Ford’s comparison is unfair since it blurs the line between two different truck segments. Ford says the 2017 F-450 will tow up to 32,500 pounds, which the automaker says in a press release is “1,290 more pounds than its nearest competitor.” That nearest competitor […]

July 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Crane collapses atop Tappan Zee Bridge, shutting down traffic and injuring 5

A crane used in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge between New York’s Rockland and Westchester counties collapsed atop the old span Tuesday, shutting down traffic traveling on Interstate 87/I-287. No vehicles were struck, but three people were injured while swerving their vehicles to avoid the crane and two workers were hurt, according […]

July 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

2017 Ford Super Duty overtakes Ram 3500 as towing champ

There’s a new Heavyweight Towing Champion of the World. Ford announced Monday a towing capacity of 32,000 lbs. for its revamped 2017 F-350 Super Duty, unseating the former tow champion, Ram’s 3500, by 800 pounds. “This is the best heavy-duty truck we’ve ever made,” says Doug Scott, Ford truck marketing manager. RELATED >> Ram says […]

July 19, 2016

Construction Equipment

This 1968 Volvo DR861 is the oldest articulated hauler in operation in North America

It might not be the prettiest machine in his fleet, but Tomy Stenvall’s 1968 Volvo DR860 articulated hauler is certainly his most prized. But the truck isn’t just a novelty antique at Stenvall’s Amswede Corporation in Chula Vista, California. Since the early 1990s, the DR860 has been used on a daily basis as a water truck on jobsites […]

July 19, 2016

Business

Home starts rise 5% in June; home builders report “scattered softness” in market

U.S. home starts rose nearly 5 percent in June on gains in both single- and multi-family residences. Total starts rose 4.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.189 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. However, total starts are down 2 percent from the June 2015 rate. Single-family home starts were up 4.4 percent […]

July 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

As Bertha visits the dentist, a look at how this machine digs and builds the SR99 tunnel at the same time

Bertha, the world’s largest and perhaps most beleaguered tunnel boring machine, has been halted deep below the streets of Seattle once again. But this time the stoppage is for routine maintenance following significant progress. Plus, the stoppage gives us an opportunity to look at an often overshadowed portion of this project: construction of the State Route […]

July 18, 2016