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Construction Equipment

Chevrolet unveils 2015 Silverado Custom Sport HD pickups (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=230] Sporting a sleek, monochromatic look and chrome accents, Chevrolet has unveiled a new exterior package for its Silverado 2500 and 3500 pickups. The Silverado Custom Sport HD pickups match their half-ton brethren in purpose and finish, inspired by the 1967 Custom Sport which Chevy says was among the first pickups to respond to style-conscious […]

April 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

Water main damaged by Big Bertha repair excavation could cost WSDOT $4 million

Four months after crews temporarily stopped excavation on a repair pit for the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine due to ground sinkage, Seattle officials have now identified a major repair needed on a water main damaged by the sinking. Back in December, excavation stopped on the repair pit through which Big Bertha’s massive cutterhead was recently lifted as officials suspected groundwater pumping […]

April 14, 2015

Construction Equipment

University of Florida pitchers arrested for climbing crane on campus jobsite

We get the appeal of operating cranes. We do. The views some jobs offer are unparalleled by any other profession out there. But what we don’t get is the maddening urge that apparently comes over some people when passing by a construction site to scale one of these machines and see what happens. Especially when […]

April 14, 2015

Construction Equipment

Volvo now offers its VNX 630 heavy hauler in a tridem axle model

Giving the truck even more traction when hauling heavy equipment, Volvo has updated its VNX 630 severe duty hauler with a new tridem axle model. The new truck features three rear drive axles rather than two in an 8×6 configuration capable of hauling up to a 69,000-pound rear axle load. RELATED >> Test Drive: Volvo VNX […]

April 13, 2015

Business

Caterpillar doubles down on dedication to equipment data with new Analytics & Innovation division

Following through on its March promise to work to begin rolling out predictive diagnostic improvements to its Produc Link telematics service “in the coming months,” Caterpillar has announced the creation of a new division within the company that will focus solely on data and creating new ways for its customers to put the information to work. […]

April 13, 2015

Business

Booming crane market a welcome sign to strengthening U.S. construction industry

As one of the most expensive heavy equipment categories there is, when contractors and rental outfits are buying lots of cranes, you can safely conclude things are going pretty well in the construction industry. And that’s the gist of a recent analysis of the market by Citi’s Timothy Thein, according to a report from Business Insider. The report offers […]

April 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE launches L60H, L70H and L90H wheel loaders with better fuel economy (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=229] Volvo Construction Equipment has just introduced updates to its L60, L70 and L90 wheel loaders boasting fuel efficiency gains thanks to new engines and a nifty, smart gas pedal. The new L60H, L70H and L90H are each powered by Volvo 6-liter Tier 4 Final engines, pushing 165, 170 and 184 horsepower, respectively. You […]

April 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

Dozer drops from trailer while being hauled, flies head-on into traffic

Since this insanity was captured via a dashcam, we have to assume it happened in Russia. And with that in mind, it feels weird to type what I’m about to type: I am in awe of how well the drivers in this video operated with unthinkable tons of yellow iron hurtling directly toward them. See, typically these […]

April 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Inside and out JCB’s half truck, half backhoe HMEE Army machine, hot off the assembly line

No. 1 Story in 2015 « No. 2 No. 15 »   [imagebrowser id=228] The typical jobsite has little need for a backhoe with a top-speed of 60 miles per hour. But the battlefields soldiers in the U.S. Army work day-in and day-out aren’t the typical jobsite. In addition to the run-of-the-mill digging jobs, soliders need […]

April 9, 2015

Business

Caterpillar to cut 250 jobs from Indiana engine plant

Caterpillar has announced that it will cut 250 workers from its Lafayette Engine Center in Indiana. According to a report from WLFI TV, the company will lay off 50 full-time workers from the plant and another 200 workers employed through staffing agencies. Caterpillar told the station, “a decrease in orders for engines that support the oil and […]

April 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Manitowoc’s new Grove GHC Series telescoping crawler cranes offer compact capability for utility, highway work (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=227] Manitowoc recently unveiled its latest Grove telescoping crawler cranes, taking the wraps off the new GHC series and discussing its value for utility contractors and road builders . Short for Grove Hydraulic Crawler, the new GHC Series will be distributed by Grove and include the 55-ton GHC55, 77-ton GHC75 and the 132-ton GHC130. All three cranes […]

April 8, 2015

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Doosan intros DL250-5, DL250TC-5 wheel loaders: upgraded with roomier cab, engine enhancements

The new Doosan Z-bar DL250-5 wheel loader and the DL250TC-5 tool carrier model both offer upgrades in fuel management, operator comfort and use the standard Doosan Telematics system. The new models replace the Tier 4 Interim “dash-3” models. The standard limited-slip differentials assist in the loader’s typical material handling tasks, offering more traction when the […]

April 7, 2015