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Construction Equipment

Kenworth now offering T370 with Meritor Heavy Duty front and rear axles

Kenworth has announced that its T370 is now available with Meritor’s non-drive front steer axles, rated from 16,000- to 20,000-lb. and Meritor’s 44,000- and 46,000-lb. heavy duty tandem-drive rear axles. The Meritor MFS20 front axles and the Meritor MT-44 and RT-46 series tandem drive rear axles for the T370 can be spec’d with the Paccar […]

March 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

Michigan DOT invents a light stick to make wing plows more visible in the Upper Peninsula

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has added light sticks to the ends of wing plows used in operations in the Upper Peninsula to make the machinery more visible to motorists. The lighting system has been dubbed the Superior Stick. Wing plows can help a standard plow truck clear 14 feet in one pass, increasing […]

March 2, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils 2017 F-Series chassis cab Super Duty trucks with huge power, towing upgrades

Tonight at a pre-Work Truck Show event here in Indianapolis, Ford unveiled the 2017 Ford F-Series chassis cab trucks, with the automaker citing a series of improvements amounting to its most capable chassis cab lineup yet. These chassis cab models benefit from the stronger new frame and aluminum body found in the the 2017 Super Duty pickup models. […]

March 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Kenworth’s T680, T880 trucks get bevy of new options

Kenworth announced several new options for its T880 and T680 Sunday at the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) meeting in Nashville, Tenn. A 40-inch sleeper for the T880 and T680 will enter production March 7. Jason Skoog, Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing, says the 40-inch sleeper offers drivers organizational features to make […]

March 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

International brings OTA engine reprogramming to select trucks

International Truck on Monday announced over-the-air (OTA) reprogramming of engine control modules (ECM) for all International Truck models equipped with N9, N10 and N13 engines is now available as a no charge offering. Additionally, OTA will be available for purchase for all International models, powered by 2010 Navistar engines and newer through International truck dealers. […]

March 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Topcon unveils robotic LPS concrete paving system

Topcon Positioning Group has introduced a local positioning system for concrete paving for use when GNSS signals aren’t available. The company says the LPS system uses multiple Topcon PS series robotic total stations with tracking prisms mounted on the paver for steering and elevation control. The LPS system uses an MC-i4 receiver with LongLink for robot-to-robot communication, and the […]

March 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere updates 3 G Series excavators with new hood design, T4F engine, requested features

Using an engine refresh as a chance to add a few customer-requested features, John Deere has introduced model updates to three of its G Series excavators. The new 130G, 160G LC and 180G LC are powered by a Tier 4 Final Deere PowerTech PVS 4.5-liter engine producing 98, 121 and 128 horsepower for each respective […]

February 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Skyjack intros SJ30 ARJE boom and SJIII 4740 scissor lifts

Skyjack, a division of Linamar Corporation, unveiled its SJ30 ARJE boom and SJIII 4740 scissor lifts at last week’s Rental Show. The tallest DC electric scissor in Skyjack’s lineup, the SJIII 4740 has a maximum working height of 45.3 feet with a maximum weight capacity of 500 pounds. Drivable at full height, the scissor has […]

February 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bergkamp creates division to expand to international markets

Bergkamp Incorporated, based in Salina, Kansas, has created Bergkamp Bituminous Solutions through a partnership with Denmark-based DenimoTech A/S to market, sell and support products internationally. The new enterprise will have rights to market emulsion mills and plants, polymer-modified asphalt blending mills and plants, crumb rubber blending plants, laboratory plants, storage tanks and mixers in the U.S., […]

February 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford is bringing a version of the 2017 Raptor’s EcoBoost V6 to all F-150 models

Beyond the excellent styling changes and the switch to an aluminum body, the most intriguing thing about the 2017 Raptor F-150 that Ford will release later this year is its engine. While previous generation Raptors were powered by a 6.2-liter V8, Ford decided to go with its next-generation 3.5L EcoBoost V6 for the 2017 model. And […]

February 26, 2016

Business

Doosan to take Bobcat public on South Korean stock market

Earlier this week, Doosan announced that it would begin selling shares in Bobcat on the South Korean Stock Market later this year as part of an initial public offering. According to a report from Reuters, the IPO could value Doosan Bobcat, the Doosan Infracore subsidiary which controls the Bobcat Company, at more than $2 billion. The […]

February 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Bertha back to drilling after suspension is “conditionally lifted”

Bertha hasn’t been blessed with the best of luck in Seattle, but the world’s largest tunnel boring machine is back to drilling again for now. The Seattle Tunnel Partners announced that the Washington State Department of Transportation has decided to conditionally lift the suspension for cause that Gov. Jay Inslee enacted in January following the formation of a sink […]

February 26, 2016