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Roadbuilding

Giant “Left Coast Lifter” crane’s first lift at new Tappan Zee bridge site more than a year in the making

One of the largest cranes in the world was finally put to use in the Hudson River on Friday as it made its first lift in the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, according to a report from The Journal News. The crane’s first job was to place a 650-ton cap for the bridge—no big […]

April 29, 2015

Business

IronPlanet taps former Army Lt. Col. to head GovPlanet military, government equipment auctions

IronPlanet has gained quite a bit of momentum in the last year with a few big deals and two new site launches. The online equipment marketplace continued its march forward today with the announcement of its third hire in the last two months. The company has named Jeff Holmes as vice president of its Government Solutions. The 20-year […]

April 29, 2015

Technology

Topcon granted drone exemption by FAA

Topcon has received an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration, excluding the company from the agency’s current unmanned aerial systems (UAS) guidelines that until now have prohibited it from commercial operation of its Sirius mapping drones in the U.S. The company says the exemption covers both the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic drones for the use of aerial […]

April 28, 2015

Business

Volvo CE sees demand in China cut in half, profit plunges 46% in 1Q

Citing weak demand in China, where sales have been cut in half, Volvo Construction Equipment reported a drop in revenues and a plunge in profit for the first quarter of 2015. For the quarter, which ended March 31, total sales at Volvo CE fell 5 percent to 12.7 billion SEK ($1.5 billion). A major drop […]

April 28, 2015

Business

Despite uptick in sales, Komatsu sees fiscal year 2014 profit fall 3.5%

Increased sales in developed countries combined with the depreciation of the Japanese yen against the dollar were able to boost Komatsu’s sales numbers in fiscal year 2014, but not enough to stave off a dip in profit. According to the company’s earnings report for fiscal year 2014, ending March 31, net sales increased 1.3 percent […]

April 27, 2015

Business

ITC finds Sany guilty of infringing Manitowoc patents, bars Chinese company from selling SCC8500 in US

After making an initial ruling in favor of Manitowoc last year, the U.S. International Trade Commission has made a final judgement in favor of the company in its crane patent case against Chinese equipment manufacturer Sany. The ITC ruled Sany’s SCC8500 crawler crane violates section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, infringing upon one Manitowoc patent […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ditch Witch’s new FXT60 truck vacuum excavator handles potholing and other soft excavation tasks (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=250] Safely identify buried utilities with Ditch Witch’s FXT60 truck vacuum excavator, which handles heavy-duty cleanup jobs and soft excavation tasks such as potholing. Equipped with a 74-horsepower Deutz diesel engine, the FXT60 delivers 1,027 cfm of suction power, and has a high-pressure water system with a 5.5-gpm, 3,000-psi water pump. The choice of […]

April 27, 2015

Construction Equipment

Cat D10 dozer and a loader rescue stuck 70-ton dumper like it’s no big deal

No. 6 Video of 2015 « No. 7 No. 5 »   Due to the sheer power of the D10T, this rescue is one of the most uneventful we’ve seen yet. That 777D was in major trouble though, stuck in a very muddy spot on the roadside and with only single tires on the back (the […]

April 24, 2015

Business

Caterpillar beats estimates, boosts profit 20% in 1Q despite dip in sales

Caterpillar delivered very good news for shareholders in its first quarter earnings report, with a big profit increase and an improved outlook for the rest of the year. The company reported a 20-percent boost in profit over Q1 2014 to $1.1 billion, or $1.81 per share. This was despite a 4-percent sales and revenues drop to $12.7 […]

April 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

Power Wheels 2015 Ford F-150s are so tough they can support full weight of the real truck

Remember the Power Wheels 2015 Ford F-150? It was announced last year, but in the time since, Ford and Fisher Price decided to put the toy truck’s two years of engineering through a pretty rigid, though simple, test. At first glance, and especially if you can recall the feel and handling of a Power Wheels vehicle […]

April 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

This expanding wheel removes the need for air by shrinking or growing to fit any tire

Michelin has long been at work at removing the hassle of a flat tire. And even though the company’s Tweel hasn’t been adapted yet for mainstream automotive use (it’s currently only available for applications like construction and landscaping), the airless tire is quite the achievement and an undeniable advancement in transportation. However, this expanding wheel, […]

April 24, 2015

Technology

Case CE consolidates equipment precision services under SiteSolutions umbrella

Case Construction Equipment has moved all of its precision services, such as telematics, into one group of services named Case SiteSolutions. The company says this move will create a “360-degree” business solution system for customers, and make equipment data gathered “more practical and intuitive” for contractors to use. “This starts with the extension of the […]

April 24, 2015