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Business

Caterpillar to close 5 more plants, cut 670 jobs as part of cost reduction plan

As part of the company’s cost reduction plan introduced in the Fall of last year, Caterpillar has announced its latest round of layoffs with cuts affecting five facilities around the U.S. According to a report from the Associated Press, Cat will eliminate a total of 670 jobs and close plants in Illinois, Georgia, New Mexico, Wisconsin and China. However, production at these […]

February 1, 2016

Technology

Terex to light up equipment with ORBCOMM telematics

Terex Materials Processing, a division of Terex Corporation, announced that it will begin offering an ORBCOMM telematics solution on Powerscreen and Terex Finlay machines. The telematics system will be offered as standard equipment on Terex crushers initially, but will be expanded to the screeners as well, says Christian Allred, ORBCOMM’s general manager and senior vice […]

February 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caltrans workers clear Highway 299 after a landslide

A minor landslide earlier this month turned into a much larger problem in California after El Nino pounded northern California. The California Department of Transportation spent two days digging Highway 299 out from 1,500 cubic yards of debris that fell on the highway. For two days, the road was closed disrupting a connection between 130,000 people […]

February 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Link-Belt unveils 210 X4 excavator: light on the trailer, heavy in the field with 9% cycle boost

Big enough for heavy digging and utility work but light enough for easy transportation, the new Link-Belt 210 X4 excavator delivers 9-percent faster cycle times compared to its predecessor, says the company. The up-tempo performance comes at the behest of a new hydraulic control valve with a 30-percent larger passage area. The extra flow is […]

January 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete 2016 coverage starts Tuesday from Las Vegas. Come visit our booth!

On Monday, the entire Equipment World team will make its way to Las Vegas for the huge World of Concrete 2016 trade show. Over the course of the next week we’ll be providing comprehensive coverage from the show floor and demo lot of the show. If you’re attending the show, we’d love for you to come […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Project engineer struck and killed by dump truck after just 2 days on the job

A 26-year-old project engineer in Texas was only on the job for two days before he was hit and killed by a dump truck Tuesday. KHOU reported that the man had recently started working with OHL Construction as an engineer. The man was walking back from lunch with some of his fellow engineers at about 12:30 p.m. […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

Pink paver helps VT LeeBoy and Stephenson Equipment raise $100,000 for American Cancer Society

VT LeeBoy and equipment dealer Stephenson Equipment recently presented a $100,000 check to the American Cancer Society for it’s Relay for Life, an amount raised in part by the use of a pink LeeBoy paver. The pink paver, a modified 8515C, was the brainchild of LeeBoy Human Resources Generalist Tamara Helderman. She came up with […]

January 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

2 excavators upright tipped end dumper that forgot one vital step

Looks like someone forgot to open their tailgate… Thankfully, there were two excavator operators who had some time on their hands and could dig this guy out of the situation. But probably not out of his embarrassment. If you have any trouble playing here, you can view this video on Facebook.

January 28, 2016

Business

Caterpillar profit fell 43% in 2015; 4Q loss comes as construction, mining sales weaker than expected

Despite slashing its sales outlook in tandem with an October announcement of a sweeping cost reduction plan, Caterpillar’s full-year sales still fell below that most recent forecast after sales fell $3 billion year over year in the fourth quarter. The company reported 4Q sales and revenues of $11 billion, down 23 percent from the same quarter in 2014. Cat […]

January 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford invites blue collar customers, including contractor, inside Super Duty development process

Over the last few years, Ford’s marketing department has worked really hard to make its F-Series pickups synonymous with blue collar work. It was evident in the first commercial for the 2015 F-150, which had the difficult task of introducing a new aluminum body to the automaker’s lineup. And since then Ford has surprised construction crews […]

January 28, 2016

Construction Equipment

Lego’s amazing Bucket Wheel Excavator set will include a dump truck; can be rebuilt into aggregate plant

One of Lego’s largest (and coolest) available Technic sets is the remote-control Volvo CE L350F wheel loader. The set includes 1,636 pieces and is capable of being rebuilt into an A25F articulated hauler. And somehow, the toy maker has come up with something even better. RELATED >> VIDEO: Meet the 31 million-pound bucket wheel excavator. The largest land […]

January 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Why Caterpillar invested in Powerhive, a smart microgrid delivering affordable power to developing communities

Since 2012, PowerHive has been delivering electricity to spread-out rural communities in developing nations. The company does this through a smart mix of software and hardware, a mix that recently attracted a $20 million Series A investment round. Caterpillar Venture Capital, the investment subsidiary of the heavy equipment giant, has announced its participation in that […]

January 27, 2016