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Contractor of the Year

Facing an empty bank account, Rita Lawrence started a paving business to survive. Now they call her “Mama Bear”

Rita Lawrence shares how she and her husband started L & L Asphalt and what it is like owning an asphalt company in the construction industry. Details here.

October 10, 2019

Dealers

Wells Fargo Equipment Finance names Crum, Heron and Scott to new posts

In the Specialty Industries business unit, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance has appointed three new business leaders to take on executive and manager roles.

October 10, 2019

Dealers

Quick Data: Top-selling compact excavators and sales trends

With information from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service, here is a look at sales trends for compact excavators.

October 9, 2019

Dealers

Company Wrench opens new branch in Frankfort, Ky.

Company Wrench's new location will offer JCB equipment for sale and rent, general construction, specialty demolition and scrap/recycling equipment. More here.

October 9, 2019

Vocational

Cemen Tech intros volumetric mixer package aimed at utility contractors

The new Cemen Tech volumetric mixer configurations are specifically designed for utility contractors. More information here on Equipment World.

October 8, 2019

Dealers

ALT Sales named Elite Dealer by National Crane

The Elite Dealer award recognizes efforts of ALT Sales to focus on customers by creating practices to benefit them through maximized machine uptime. More here.

October 8, 2019

World of Concrete

Contractor of the Year deadline extended to Oct. 15; finalists receive expenses-paid trip to ConExpo

Equipment World's Contractor of the Year application deadline has been extended to October 15. Finalists will receive a trip to ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 and more.

October 7, 2019

Dealers

Lessons learned from Great Recession turning equipment owners into equipment users

Lessons learned from the Great Recession has made contractors pay close attention to numbers and debt, and view construction equipment as an asset. More here.

October 7, 2019

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson sells power trowel business to Husqvarna

Husqvarna will release its own range of concrete power trowels next year while Wacker Neuson will focus more on its core products. More details here.

October 4, 2019

Safety

Police seek arrest warrant after Mich. worker’s body found in collapsed trench

Police have requested an arrest warrant after a Michigan worker was found dead in a collapsed trench, and it was later determined he died after being hit by an excavator being operated on the worksite, reports WJRT ABC 12 news station. The worker, Craig Earl Wagner Jr., 38, of Dryden was found buried in a […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE names Scott Equipment dealer for Ark.

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Scott Equipment, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, as its dealer in Arkansas, replacing Little Rock, Arkansas-based Hugg & Hall Equipment. To ensure a smooth transition, Scott Equipment will take on Hugg & Hall employees servicing Volvo CE products and services at its four Arkansas locations in Fort Smith, Springdale, Texarkana and […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Deere lays off 163 in Quad Cities plants; cites market conditions

Saying it is responding to market conditions, Deere & Company says it has placed 163 employees in the Quad Cities area on indefinite layoff, including 113 workers at the company’s Davenport, Iowa plant, which manufactures construction and forestry equipment. The Quad-City Times reports that Deere said it will put 50 workers at the company’s Harvester […]

October 3, 2019