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Roadbuilding

DOTs around the U.S. seeking snowplow operators as well as other positions

State departments of transportation around the country are reporting hundreds of job openings for seasonal workers, with some of the jobs possibly becoming full time. “Come for the snow, stay for the mow,” is the Missouri Department of Transportation’s catchy phrase to fill more than 400 positions for snowplow and heavy-equipment operators. The DOT says […]

September 30, 2020

Construction Equipment

New Tobroco-Giant G3500 Loader: Telescoping Boom, Bigger Loads, More Versatility

Tobroco-Giant offers three different boom options with its latest compact articulating wheel loader, the Giant G3500. The standard G3500 comes with a Z-bar boom. The G3500’s X-Tra model offers higher lift capacity and increased visibility. The G3500 can also be configured with a telescoping boom for extended reach and lift. The company says the G3500 […]

September 29, 2020

Dealers

Construction equipment financing third largest in 2019 new business volume

Construction equipment financing represented 13.6 percent of U.S. equipment financing new business volume, according to a new fact sheet issued by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. The sheet is based on ELFA’s 2020 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity of its member companies, which charted 2019 new business volume on capital equipment in several industrial […]

September 29, 2020

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete 2021 moves from January to June

World of Concrete, traditionally held in mid-January, will now take place June 8-10 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, show organizers have announced.

September 29, 2020

Construction Equipment

Report: Hyundai Heavy Leading Bidder for Control of Doosan Infracore

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings is the leading contender among several preliminary bidders for a majority stake in Doosan Infracore, according to a report by Korean Investors and other media outlets. Reports of Doosan Group’s exploration of a sale of a 36% stake in its Infracore subsidiary—comprised of both Doosan’s own machines and those of the Bobcat […]

September 28, 2020

Vocational

Mack Begins Production of New MD Series Trucks

Following a delay due to the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year, Mack Trucks’ all-new MD Series line of medium-duty trucks entered production this month at the company’s new Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) facility in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia. Mack—celebrating its 120th anniversary this year—announced its re-entry into the medium-duty market in January but was forced […]

September 28, 2020

Dealers

ALLU adds Wimmer to dealer network in Maine, N.H.

Wimmer North America is now a distributor for ALLU Group, manufacturer of the ALLU Transformer, Crusher and Processor attachments. Headquartered in Stillwater, Maine, Wimmer will provide sales, rental, parts and service to customers throughout Maine and New Hampshire. Wimmer is a division of Wimmer International, an Austrian firm that manufactures buckets and quick couplers. In […]

September 28, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Rare Antique Grader Found on eBay; Discussing the Future of Equipment; Ford Video Teases Electric F-150; 2020 Excavator Buyer’s Guide; LiuGong Intros 909ECR Excavator

The weekly Equipment Roundup collects all the top construction equipment news in an easy-to-digest link list.

September 28, 2020

Pickups

Ford’s New Ranger Tremor: A Mini Raptor?

For those that want to rock crawl and hit the off-road trails in a smaller pickup, Ford has unveiled the Ranger Tremor. We’ve got all the details on this new 4×4 equipment package in the video below. Ever since Ford brought back the Ranger here in North America, folks have been asking the automaker to […]

September 25, 2020

Construction Equipment

Deere Debuts 3D-Ready 210L Tractor Loaders and an Improved Box Blade

The John Deere 210L and 210L EP tractor loaders are now available with both a grade control-ready option and a grade indicate option—both of which are installed at the factory. Combined with an updated box blade, the systems give the machines productivity increases in jobs such as site prep, road building and landscaping jobs, Deere […]

September 24, 2020

Vocational

Tesla: New Battery Tech Will Provide Big Range Boost, Cost Savings

For fleets thinking ‘range is the bane’ when it comes to electric trucks, Tesla predicted a range increase of up to 54% during its recent 2020 Annual Shareholder Meeting and Battery Day event in Fremont, Calif. Shareholders attended in person while staying socially distanced by watching from their Tesla vehicles in a parking lot near […]

September 24, 2020

Dealers

Amarillo Machinery Link-Belt’s latest Texas dealer

LBX has added Amarillo Machinery as a Texas Link-Belt dealer. Amarillo Machinery will offer sales, rentals, parts and service for Link-Belt excavators and material handlers in Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler counties. “We’re […]

September 24, 2020