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Business

Case CE’s Hasler to retire; company taps Harris as new North America VP

Case Construction Equipment North America Vice President Jim Hasler has announced his plans to retire following 34 years with the company. Hasler will step aside April 1. Case named Scott Harris, the current VP of Parts and Service at parent company CNH Industrial, as Hasler’s replacement. Harris has been with CNH since 2006 and has […]

March 21, 2016

Construction Equipment

Inside Caterpillar’s top secret Peoria Proving Grounds to see how machines come to life

Even if you could take a photo of Caterpillar’s Peoria Proving Grounds property—which, by the way, you can’t since photography is prohibited at the company’s highly secretive primary testing facility—there wouldn’t be much to look at. Upon arriving to the facility where steel toed boots, hard hats, protective eyewear and a piece of tape over that […]

March 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor first stock pickup to finish Desert Mint 400 race

By crossing the finish line at the Desert Mint 400 near Las Vegas last weekend, Ford says its next-generation F-150 Raptor is the first stock pickup to complete the off-road race. The 2017 Raptor, slated for release this fall, competed in the factory stock class for full-sized trucks (Class 1200) and, as the only stock truck […]

March 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco CA1400 soil roller offers compact size, application versatility

Atlas Copco’s new CA1400 66-inch drum soil roller offers two speeds and amplitudes, designed for a variety of applications, including pipe trenches, roads, streets, steep slopes and parking lots. Using adjustable settings, operators can adjust to different lift thicknesses by changing the amplitude between .032 inches and .067 inches. Because of its compact size, the […]

March 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

World of Asphalt 2016 coverage starts Tuesday from Nashville. Come see us

On Tuesday, the Equipment World team be in Nashville bringing you coverage of the World of Asphalt 2016 trade show. If you’re attending the show, we’d love for you to come by our booth and say hi. We’ll be located at booth no. 1154. Regardless of whether you’ll be there in person or you’ll be following along from home, you can expect […]

March 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Vermeer’s new FTX25 takes aim at residential footings market

Based on the platform of Vermeer’s compact utility loader, the company’s new FTX25 footings trencher is a stand-on, track-mounted unit built to dig footings up to 26 inches deep and up to 12 inches wide. “This is a rental unit directly aimed at the housing market,” says Todd Roorda with Vermeer. “Rental is huge in […]

March 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Sandvik merges mining and construction operations

Sandvik has announced that it is merging Sandvik Mining and Sandvik Construction into one business called Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. The company announced in a press release that the new structure will go into effect July 1 with current Sandvik Mining president Lars Engstrom taking over as the inaugural president of Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. […]

March 17, 2016

Business

POLL: Are you renting more heavy equipment?

As we’ve spoken to contractors over the last few years, especially with those who were able to keep their businesses alive during the recession, we’ve heard from more and more who have increased their equipment rentals. Whether it was selling off much of their fleet to stay lean and mean during the recession or using rental […]

March 16, 2016

Business

How an equipment operator turned 1 backhoe into a business with a 30-machine fleet

Andy Brown didn’t grow up in construction. His parents and grandparents were successful in the restaurant business. But, what he learned from them—about hard work and keeping a close eye on the books,— has served him well. After high school in Atascadero, California, Brown apprenticed with the Operating Engineers Local 12 and worked for Granite […]

March 16, 2016

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE launches L45H, L50H wheel loaders with big hydraulic improvements

Along with an updated engine Volvo’s new L45H and L50H wheel loaders boast substantial hydraulic improvements and faster cycle times. Matching ample power with machines compact enough for work in confined spaces, these new loaders are powered by a Tier 4 Final Volvo DJ4 engine producing 100.5 and 116.7 horsepower in the L45H and L50H, […]

March 15, 2016

Construction Equipment

5 Ways To Screw Up An Extended Oil Drain Interval

1. IGNORE YOUR SERVICE TECHS There are a lot of numbers and reports to watch when setting up an extended oil drain program. In doing so, a fleet manager can run the risk of ignoring what his technicians in the field are experiencing, says Richard LeFrancois, a heavy equipment fleet management consultant. LeFrancois says he […]

March 15, 2016

Construction Equipment

3 years of Denver Airport construction captured in 90-second time-lapse

In the fall of last year, the Denver International Airport completed construction on its South Terminal Redevelopment Project which brought with it a new Hotel and Transit Center. According to Road Warrior, the three-year project cost an estimated $580 million and features a Westin Hotel, an 82,000 square-foot open-air plaza and a commuter rail station […]

March 15, 2016