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Construction Equipment

Stellar used equipment market softens … a bit. Here’s what’s hot and what’s not.

Although the used equipment market has been steady, it doesn’t mean there won’t be softer prices ahead, especially compared with 12 months ago. “It’s still a strong market, even though it’s not as good as last year,” says Michael Cole with Cole Equipment, a used equipment dealer in Ada, Oklahoma. “The low-hour machines will still […]

August 13, 2019

Pickups

Nissan drops Cummins diesel in redesign of Titan XD for 2020

After a short four-year run, Nissan’s diesel option in the Titan XD is coming to an end for model year 2020. Lackluster sales are behind the company’s move to nix the Cummins 5.0-liter turbo engine which made its debut in the 2016 Titan XD. “Production of the Titan XD Diesel will end in December 2019,” […]

August 13, 2019

Construction Equipment

CNH Industrial sees revenue fall 6% in 2Q

CNH Industrial, makers of the Case and New Holland brands of equipment among several others, announced consolidated second quarter revenues of $7.6 billion, a decrease of 6 percent from the same period a year ago. Despite the drop in total revenue, net income rose 5 percent to $427 million. Net sales among the company’s Industrial […]

August 13, 2019

Dealers

Kirby-Smith names Chuck Riddle government sales manager

Kirby-Smith Machinery, based in Oklahoma City, has named Chuck Riddle governmental sales manager. overseeing these activities throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. “In the time since Chuck joined Kirby-Smith Machinery, I have been impressed by his expertise, integrity, and leadership,” said Del Keffer, vice president of sales. Riddle’s efforts to ” ensure we are a […]

August 13, 2019

Construction Equipment

New Komatsu WA900-8 wheel loader designed for loading 150-ton trucks, easier operation

Komatsu’s new WA900-8 wheel loader is designed for loading heavy dump trucks in quarries, with a bucket engineered for increased productivity, and for making life easier for the operator, the company says. The WA900, which weighs 256,618 pounds, is geared toward loading haul trucks that are 70 to 150 tons. The company calls it the […]

August 12, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toshiya Takeuchi succeeds father as new president of Takeuchi

Toshiya Takeuchi has been appointed the new president of Takeuchi Manufacturing, becoming only the second president in the company’s history. He succeeds his father, Akio Takeuchi, who founded the company in 1963 in Japan and has stepped down. The company says it developed the world’s first compact excavator in 1971 and was the first to […]

August 12, 2019

Dealers

Ohio Cat breaks ground on Perrysburg, Ohio facility

Ohio Cat has broken ground on a 40-acre facility in Perrysburg, Ohio, that will house its Ohio Cat, The Cat Rental Store and Northern Ohio Peterbilt operations on one campus. The site will house a 65,250-square-foot building that will include shop space, a parts warehouse and office space for the dealer’s machine sales, rental and […]

August 12, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Manitou launches self-branded compact equipment; Goliath is a 6-wheeled Chevy Silverado; Toro intros TRX-250, TRX-350 walk-behind trenchers; Diesel Silverado 1500 fuel economy; Stringline or stringless?

Stringline or stringless? Manufacturers of curb and gutter pavers let operators decide When it comes to curb and gutter concrete slipform pavers, one word tends to crop up. “It’s very unusual to go into a sales call and walk out without having spoken about ‘stringless,’” says Wade Bowman, Wirtgen product manager for concrete slipform paving. […]

August 12, 2019

Business

When looking for veterans to hire in construction, start with your local Guard and Reserve units

Contractors looking for technicians and operators love the idea of finding somebody with military training, skills and experience. But finding them, especially if you know nothing about the military, is like using aerial reconnaissance to look for a needle in a haystack. The problem is that military members on active duty already have full-time jobs. […]

August 9, 2019

Dealers

Runnion Equipment opens new Ill. facility

Boom truck dealer Runnion Equipment has opened up a new facility in Hodgkins, Illinois, that will accommodate all of the company’s crane services. The company held a grand opening ceremony on June 26 at the new facility. The 37,400 square-foot building houses 17 service bays, a training center for technicians and operators, and an expanded […]

August 9, 2019

Safety

Trench death leads to proposed fine of $145,860 for Ohio contractor

An Ohio plumbing contractor faces proposed fines of $145,860 following a trench collapse that killed a 43-year-old employee during a residential sewer installation project. Payne Enterprises of Dayton was cited for two repeat violations for failing to install adequate collapse protection and for not having a competent person inspect the trench before employees entered it, […]

August 8, 2019

Dealers

Komatsu now providing equipment to government, non-profit customers through Sourcewell contract

Komatsu America has been awarded a contract for construction equipment, attachments and supplies by Sourcewell, a governmental cooperative agency. Known as the National Joint Powers Alliance until 2018, Sourcewell serves government agencies, municipalities, schools and non-profits by partnering with and contracting vetted companies that its clients can then purchase products and services from. The idea […]

August 8, 2019