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Construction Equipment

MTU’s Stage V Flex Package debuts capacitor-based engine starting technology

To meet Europe’s next round of emissions restrictions, MTU as developed an engine design that uses what the company calls its Emission Flex Package. The Flex Package will enable these engines to meet different world emissions requirements and adapt to different diesel fuel sulphur levels with nothing more than a software change to the engine […]

April 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Bell Equipment unveils B60E 60-ton artic with 4×4 configuration

Short on the heels of Volvo’s unveiling of their 60-ton articulated dump truck, Bell Equipment is showcasing a 60-ton prototype at the Bauma trade show that it expects will be in North America by year’s end. The B60E, directed at quarry and mining operations, will use a 4×4 all-wheel-drive configuration rather than the more typical 6×6, […]

April 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

LiuGong, Dressta intro slew of new wheel loaders, excavators, dozers at Bauma

LiuGong, along with its Dressta brand, is unveiling 20 new products in 2016, and many of them were showcased for the first time at the company’s stand at the bauma trade show, opening today in Munich, Germany. After the success of the H Series wheel loader introduction in 2015, Liugong will introduce four new H-Series […]

April 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

Manitowoc intros Grove GMK5150/L, 4100L-1 all-terrain cranes with improved controls, new cab, better fuel economy

At its booth on the southern tip of the vast stretches of this year’s Bauma trade show here in Munich, Manitowoc has introduced there new Grove all-terrain cranes. GMK5150, 5150L First up are the 150 t, five-axle GMK5150 and 5150L which Manitowoc says feature the strongest taxiing configuration in their class. The company adds that its […]

April 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cat’s Oberhelman: “Welcome to the age of smart iron”

In the coming years, the talk from Caterpillar will be technology, technology and more technology, if the remarks Cat Chairman/CEO Doug Oberhelman made at the Munich, Germany, bauma trade show today are any indication. “We talked about technology at the last bauma in 2013, and the digital transformation is even more important now,” he commented […]

April 12, 2016

Technology

Caterpillar unveils rebuilt VisionLink telematics dashboard with mixed fleet view, responsive design

Caterpillar has completely redesigned its VisionLink telematics dashboard, rebuilding the web interface to work better with smartphones and tablets and enabling it to display information from both third-party machine manufacturers and telematics hardware makers. Developed under Cat’s Virtual Site Solutions joint venture with Trimble and launched/unveiled at the Bauma trade show here in Munich on […]

April 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

Hyundai intros HW140, HW210 wheeled excavators with updated cab, better fuel economy

With tracked counterparts having launched with a larger and more feature-rich cab in the fall of last year, Hyundai used the Bauma trade show in Munich to introduce two wheeled excavators which share many of those HX Series features. The HW140 and HW210 replace the 9A Series R140W and R210W, respectively, and are powered by […]

April 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

LiuGong intros 375, 385B skid steers at Bauma

LiuGong had the pleasure of kicking off Bauma 2016 with the first press conference of this gigantic trade show. The Chinese equipment manufacturer had a huge amount of new machines to show off at its booth, among them a new pair of skid steers. The CLG375 and 385B will soon make their way to the North […]

April 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar gives M Series medium wheel loaders meaty update with several design, tech enhancements

Caterpillar has updated its entire M Series medium wheel loader lineup for 2016 with engine, technology, durability and safety upgrades. The M Series medium wheel loader lineup consists of the 950M, 962M, 966M, 972M, 982M, 966M XE and 972M XE. The M Series was unveiled in 2013 and went on sale in 2014. Since then, Cat […]

April 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford F-750 gets Roush CleanTech autogas option for V10 engine

Roush CleanTech says it has developed a propane autogas fuel system for the Ford F-750 chassis. The Ford F-750 base model comes with a 50-usable-gallon fuel tank but an extended tank option is available. Todd Mouw, vice president of sales and marketing for Roush CleanTech, says the the model was created in response to the growing demand […]

April 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

Coverage from Bauma 2016, world’s largest construction trade show, starts Monday

This weekend the Equipment World team is crossing the Atlantic and heading to Munich to provide coverage all next week of the ginormous Bauma trade fair. Held every three years, Bauma is the world’s largest construction trade show. The 2013 show drew half a million visitors from more than 200 countries and this year’s show will […]

April 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

IRS eyeing changes to definition of vehicles that fall under excise tax

Some changes have been proposed by the Internal Revenue service relating to the excise taxes on the sale of trucks and more. The IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last week that would change the definition of vehicles that fall under excise taxes on the sale of highway tractors, trailers, trucks and tires; the […]

April 8, 2016