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Construction Equipment

Hilti launches TE 800-AVR breaker with active cooling

Hilti has launched a new breaker which the company says cuts down on vibration and operating temperatures. The TE 800-AVR features the company’s Hi Drive technology and delivers 15 ft.-lbs. of impact energy. Hilti says the breaker is versatile enough for both horizontal and vertical breaking in demolition work on walls, correction work on floor slabs […]

November 25, 2015

Technology

The 3D-printed car is here and the technology is well on its way to disrupting construction, too

One of the most atypical things we saw this year at the SEMA show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) was a prototype of a 3D printed car from the company Local Motors. It’s a cute little two-seater that looks a lot like a Mazda Miata, but don’t think for a minute that this is just a […]

November 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros snow pushes, 102-inch bucket in time for winter

Caterpillar has introduced a pair of work tools compatible with several of its smaller loaders for speeding up snow removal this winter season. For starters, the new range of Straight Snow Pushes are designed for moving snow in a wide range of applications. Available with rubber and steel cutting edges, the attachment reaches all the way […]

November 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

Toyota’s Tundrasine limo pickup can transport your whole crew to the jobsite in style (PHOTOS)

During the SEMA show we saw a lot of rather complicated concepts. Whether it was Toyota’s minivan-meets-Tacoma “UTV” concept, Honda’s next-gen Ridgeline racer tease or Nissan’s land speed record racing Titan, truck makers go to great lengths to impress attendees of the show. But one of the more impressive concept trucks at the show this […]

November 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

Daimler Trucks execs offer insight on new DD5, DD8 medium duty engines, autonomous trucks

The principle leaders of Daimler Trucks along with Roger Penske fielded questions from the media Friday following the North American launch of the company’s new medium duty diesel engines today, touching on a variety of products. The new DD5 and DD8 engines, the production of which Daimler plans to move to Detroit, now give Daimler a […]

November 23, 2015

Business

Caterpillar to close Kentucky plant, cut 50 jobs

As part of the company’s ongoing, extensive cost-cutting plan, Caterpillar announced over the weekend that it would close its Danville, Kentucky, facility. According to the Northern Kentucky Tribune, Cat will close the facility, which manufactures track-type undercarriage components, and move production to “other locations.” The closure and transition are expected to be completed by 2017. A […]

November 23, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches 6015B hydraulic shovel with increased power, more loading capacity

After testing four of its new 6015B hydraulic shovels in locations across the globe for roughly a year to validate the model’s power, efficiency and capacity under extreme conditions, Caterpillar officially launched the machine at a press event in Tucson, Arizona, last week. The machine is based on the 5110B structure and incorporates several proven components […]

November 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

Daimler to move medium-duty engine manufacturing to Detroit

Daimler Trucks announced this morning its plans to transition manufacturing of its new medium duty engine lineup to its Detroit brand headquarters. The $375 million investment will create 158 jobs at the Redford, Michigan, facility which will begin production of the Detroit DD5 and DD8 medium duty engines in 2018. Daimler said initial manufacturing of the engines will […]

November 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

Hillside slop sends excavator flipping into a creek

When it comes to heavy equipment and steep grades, things can go surprisingly well or horrifically wrong. The latter was true in this case. In the video below, an excavator operator is slowly making his way down a pretty steep hillside with matters complicated even further by some really sloppy conditions. With the excavator seemingly […]

November 19, 2015

Construction Equipment

Manitou intros Gehl Z55, Mustang 550Z 5.5-ton compact excavators

Manitou has filled out its compact excavator lineup with the addition of 5.5 metric ton compact excavators under both of the company’s Gehl and Mustang brands. The Gehl Z55 and Mustang 550Z increase the number of Manitou compact excavators available in North America to six, ranging in size from 1.7 to 8 metric tons. And […]

November 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

The RoadPrinter builds brick roads as if it were unrolling carpet

Laying each individual block in a brick road can be a time-consuming process, but this machine from RP Systems has made the process a little less time consuming and much more fun to watch. Tech Insider recently featured the video below of the PRS6 RoadPrinter easily rolling out a road. Plus, the machine is building a […]

November 18, 2015

Technology

Work trucks get a tech tune-up thanks to smarter transmissions, telematics

Technology isn’t just electrons and algorithms. It’s metallurgy and frame rails and a host of other details. Truck manufacturers use these tools to develop, produce and service what they sell. Some techniques for improving fuel efficiency in line-haul trucking don’t carry over well to vocational applications. Skirts and other aerodynamic features don’t help much on a […]

November 17, 2015