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Roadbuilding
GMC bolsters Sierra hauling, intros gooseneck/fifth-wheel package, trailering camera system
GMC is now offering a gooseneck/fifth-wheel trailering package on its Sierra HD pickups and a trailering camera system for the entire Sierra lineup. The gooseneck/fifth-wheel package will run $350 and consists of a frame-mounted hitch platform and tray concealed beneath the truckās bed floor. The platform accommodates ball hitch or fifth-wheel hitch mounting brackets and [ā¦]
June 9, 2016
Components
Michelin X Works Z tire designed for harsh construction environments
Most construction tires donāt wear out; they get so torn up by debris and harsh construction environments that they canāt be used. The new Michelin X Works Z all-position tire is designed to stand up to those harsh conditions with a 50 percent wider protector ply and a thick layer of cushion gum that increase [ā¦]
June 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Freezing, blinding conditions the norm for road crew on TVās Alaska Mega Machines
Most state and local departments of transportations begin their roadwork seasons in the spring for a reason. By then, the freezing temperatures of winter are gone and the possibility of any delays is mostly eliminated. But for Alaska Interstate Construction (AIC), waiting for spring isnāt really an option. The companyās work is chronicled by Science [ā¦]
June 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Attachments International launches hydraulic asphalt cutter/profiler
Attachments International has introduced a new hydraulic asphalt cutter/profiler developed by the Pelican Rapids, Minnesota-based companyās Extreme Service Product Group. The machine offers depth control from 1- to 8-inches and can apply up to 30,000 pounds of downward pressure, a force the company says is required for older, high-density asphalt. The AI-G2 Crowning blades on [ā¦]
June 8, 2016
Construction Equipment
Vacuworx intros the SS2, a vacuum lifting system for skid steers
Though Vacuworx has been building vacuum lifting systems for excavators, wheel/track loaders and forklifts for nearly 20 years, the company is now launching its first attachment for skid steers. The new SS2 vacuum lifting system weighs in at just 98 pounds (when excluding the mounting plate) but enables a skid steer to lift up to [ā¦]
June 7, 2016
Pickups
Tesla execs talking again about making an electric pickup
More than two years after sending extremely mixed signals on the prospect of building an electric pickup, Tesla execs are again hinting at the possibility. During a recent panel discussion at the International Transport Forum in Germany, Teslaās chief technology officer, JB Straubel, made it sound as if transitioning to truck building would be fairly [ā¦]
June 7, 2016
Pickups
GM reveals new front end design for 2017 Chevy Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD with functional hood scoop
Though GMĀ isnāt ready to formally introduce the 2017 Silverado and Sierra Denali HD models, the automaker is drumming up excitement for the trucksāĀ release later this year by showing off a front-end design refresh highlighted by a functional hood scoop. The hood scoop is part of a new air intake system on the 2500 and 3500 [ā¦]
June 6, 2016
Dealers
Komatsuās new āSmart Constructionā service takes all the guesswork out of GPS/GNSS earthmoving
One-stop shopping is a concept everybody knows from the retail world. For Komatsu this same idea is the key to getting more customers to engage with GPS/GNSS earthmoving technology. Last week at its Cartersville, Georgia demonstration facility, Komatsu unveiled a program it callsĀ Ā āSmart Construction.ā And though it shares the name of Komatsuās radical drone-assisted, automated [ā¦]
June 3, 2016
Business
Liebherr reorganizes U.S. businesses under new umbrella company
German heavy equipment manufacturer Liebherr has announced that it will transition its current U.S.-based operations into a mixed-sales company called Liebherr USA. The reorganization went into affect June 1. A team of threeĀ managing directors will helm the company: Torben Reher; Peter Mayr, head of theĀ Liebherr Construction Equipment division; and Daniel Pitzer, head of the [ā¦]
June 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
John Deere throws in extra year of powertrain/hydraulics coverage on compact equipment through October
For a limited time John Deere is bolsteringĀ theĀ factory warranty offered on all of itsĀ compact construction equipment to include a second-year powertrain and hydraulics warranty. The new warranty will be automatically applied to all Deere compact track loaders, skid steers, compact wheel loaders and compact excavators through October 2016 and includes a one-year, unlimited-hour warranty on [ā¦]
June 3, 2016
Pickups
GM moving pickup production from Mexico back to U.S.
At a time when Ford has been criticized for planning a $1.6 billion auto plant investment in Mexico, General Motors apparently has plans to move light-duty pickup production back to the U.S. from south of the border. A May 20 memo from United Auto Workers Local 598 reports that GMās Flint Assembly Plant will be [ā¦]
June 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Operating an 87-year-old grader is a full-body workout
For Justin Seekins, operating heavy equipment is a true passion. As the operator and vintage machinery collector explains in the video below, when heās not operating new machines for his job, heās operating whatever dinosaurs he can dig up for fun. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watching antique steam shovels work makes excavator region times seem not [ā¦]
June 2, 2016
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