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Roadbuilding

Excavator collides with California overpass, debris causes wreck and lane closures (PHOTOS)

An excavator being transported by a truck trailer struck an overpass on a California highway last week, causing a traffic accident and lane closures. According to a report by Fox 5 TV, the truck was hauling the excavator along Route 163 in Kearny Mesa when it passed under the the Clairemont Mesa Boulevard overpass. Without […]

August 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE intros EC160E excavator with power, fuel efficiency boosts (PHOTOS)

Lower operating cost combined with operator comfort were key for Volvo Construction Equipment when designing the EC160E, the company’s newest E-Series crawler excavator. The new machine features a Volvo Tier 4 Final D4 engine that delivers an 8-percent improvement in fuel efficiency and a 5-percent boost in both tractive force and engine power when compared […]

August 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Volvo CE’s 2015-2016 Road Institute to offer Density Direct training in addition to paving, maintenance

Volvo Construction Equipment is offering 34 courses in 13 categories as part of its 2015-2016 Road Institute between September 2015 and May 2016 at locations in Phoenix and Chambersburg and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The program is now in its 50th year. “Today’s pavers and asphalt compactors are more technical and precise than ever before,” says Wayne Tomlinson, […]

August 6, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ford unveils the 2016 F-150 Limited; raises bar on luxe trucks with loads of tech (PHOTOS)

That truck manufacturers have been outfitting high-end trim models of their pickups with interiors you’d normally find in a Mercedes is nothing new. But in the last couple of years, the competition for Most Plush Truck Cab has certainly heated up (even to the point that earlier this year Mercedes announced plans to launch a […]

August 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Komatsu brings its PLUS undercarriage option to the D155AX-8 dozer

After making the kit standard on other dozer models, Komatsu has announced that its Parallel Link Undercarriage System (PLUS) is now an available option on the company’s D155AX-8 dozer. Komatsu introduced the D155AX-8 in November with a Tier 4 Final engine and a Sigmadozer blade with increased capacity. (A semi-automatic version of the dozer was released […]

August 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Kip Moore to headline Case Labor of Love music fest benefitting Wounded Warrior Project

Case Construction Equipment is trading in machines for microphones Labor Day weekend as it plays host to a music festival in Wisconsin to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Case wants the Labor of Love Music Festival to not only entertain and raise money, but to also promote how important it is for veterans to get hired into […]

August 5, 2015

Business

CNH Industrial sales fall 10%, profit plummets in 2Q

CNH’s continued struggles with the global agricultural slowdown continued in the second quarter, compounded by decreased construction equipment sales. The company, manufacturer of the Case Construction and New Holland equipment brands, reported sales and revenues of $7 billion, down 10 percent from the same period in 2014. Profit plummeted 236 percent to $122 million. For the […]

August 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Making sense of the split: Don’t worry about Navistar, but where will Caterpillar find its 15-liter truck engine?

The big news story last week was, of course, Cat and Navistar breaking up. At first brush, given Navistar’s fresh troubles with a brand-new EPA lawsuit, you’d be forgiven for thinking Cat’s move was a sign of more trouble in Lisle, IL. I don’t think that’s the case. Though I focus more on the trucking industry […]

August 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Hyundai launches 5 HL900 Series wheel loaders with more power, new cab, reduced fuel usage

Hyundai Construction Equipment has launched its new HL900 Series wheel loaders, which boost productivity by as much as 5 percent and use up to 10 percent less fuel that the previous 9A Series loaders. RELATED >> Hyundai unveils 7 HX Series excavators with new high-end cab, better control, faster cycle times (PHOTOS) Available models include the HL940, […]

August 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Watch action from North Carolina DOT Division 4’s win at the annual Equipment Operator’s Roadeo

Division 4 of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) won the department’s recent Equipment Operator’s Roadeo held at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The division, representing Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnson, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties, accumulated the highest point tally. Eighty-four NCDOT employees vied for the titles in six categories—single-axle dump truck, tandem-axle […]

August 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Tightrope-walking dozer operator likely the only one dumb enough to ever try it

No. 7 Video of 2015 « No. 8 No. 6 »   As if heavy equipment operation weren’t dangerous enough by itself—especially in Russia—why not throw in a tightrope? In what we have to assume is a Russian TV talent show of some sort, a dozer operator is tasked with crossing from one giant pile […]

July 31, 2015

Dealers

Liebherr celebrates distribution evolution, Manitou launches new website and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing Roundup

Applied Machinery expands with new office location Applied Machinery Sales is expanding with a new office location in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This new location has nearly 48,000 square feet of space and will support their growing dealer network. The new facility will house the company’s parts and attachments inventory, handle daily orders and provide […]

July 31, 2015