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Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility

Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the series – the HX30, HX50 and HX75 – are equipped with Kubota Tier 4 Final engines that have greater fuel capacity than their predecessors and boost power and dampen noise, Ditch Witch says. Engine horsepower ranges from […]

March 15, 2018

Construction Equipment

Graniterock board member and children’s book author: Tell your construction stories

If there’s one message Rose Ann Woolpert has for families in construction, it would be: Tell your stories. “Children need to know that construction is essential to the fabric of communities,” she says. “Without roads, we wouldn’t be able to function. Some of that message has been lost.” Woolpert is doing her part to tell […]

March 15, 2018

Dealers

Cat February N. American retail sales up 30%

Totaling retail statistics reported by its global dealer network, Cat says its dealers saw worldwide retail sales jump 33 percent in February, with North American dealers seeing a 30-percent increase. The sales are reported on a three-month rolling period through February, 2018, compared with the same time period in 2017. Significant gains were realized throughout […]

March 15, 2018

Vocational

International unveils MV Series trucks: eventual DuraStar successor brings Class 8 comforts

International at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis officially launched its new Class 6/7 MV Series truck. The MV Series, the eventual successor to the DuraStar, completes the company’s Project Horizon product refresh and features improved cab design and other driver-centric enhancements already found across International’s Class 8 trucks. “Vocational trucks are low-speed trucks and […]

March 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Terex AWP taps company veteran Davis as Genie VP

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) has named Mike Davis as Genie vice president for product management and Terex Business Systems (TBS). Davis will oversee global product management for the Genie brand, and will also have global responsibility for the company’s TBS activities across operations and administrative functions. For product management, Davis will oversee leading the […]

March 14, 2018

Dealers

Matthew Flannery named president of United Rentals; Kneeland continues as CEO

Matthew J. Flannery has been named president of United Rentals, a position he assumes in addition to his responsibilities as chief operating officer. Michael Kneeland, who became president and CEO of United Rentals in 2008, will continue to lead the company as CEO. Flannery joined United Rentals in 1998. In addition to COO, he previously […]

March 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Unique drive system design key to improvements on Cat’s new PM310, PM312, PM313 cold planers

At the World of Asphalt show in Houston last week, Caterpillar launched three new cold planer models in a compact size designed for use in urban areas and other small- to medium-size jobsites. The machines are powered by a 325-horsepower Cat C9 engine (hence the 3 in the nomenclature), and are available in rotor and […]

March 13, 2018

Construction Equipment

AUSA intros D450AHG articulated dumper with industry’s highest hopper capacity

AUSA has boosted the load capacity of its new D450AHG articulated dumper and has focused on operator safety and visibility. The 4×4, all-terrain vehicle features a load capacity of 9,900 pounds – up from 8,800 pounds on its predecessor, the D400AHG. The company says this is the highest hopper capacity on the market. The D450AHG keeps […]

March 13, 2018

Dealers

Komatsu-owned dealers part ways with Deere-owned Wirtgen products

Komatsu America says it will phase out the sale of Wirtgen products by U.S. Komatsu-owned dealers. Komatsu said the agreement with Wirtgen America was in the “best interest of both parties.” The agreement follows last year’s acquisition of the Wirtgen Group by John Deere. The three Komatsu-owned dealers involved in the agreement — Komatsu Northeast, […]

March 13, 2018

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Skid steer sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

March 13, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Chevy unveils new medium duty Silverados; Toyota enters construction truck market; How Komatsu KomVision cameras eliminate blind spots; Case intros 2 rollers; 3 new Cat rollers feature oscillation

Case intros SV216D, SV212D rollers with more torque, ‘most climbing power in the industry’ At the World of Asphalt show Tuesday, Case Construction Equipment launched two new rollers in the SV212D and SV216D. Only the SV212D was on display. These single drum vibratory rollers are powered by a new 154-horsepower Tier 4 Final engine that […]

March 13, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Deere sales up 23% with construction jump; Record-breaking World of Asphalt/AGG1; More contractors plan to buy equipment; Deere buys carbon fiber company

John Deere acquires carbon fiber component maker King Agro John Deere says it has signed an agreement with Spanish company King Agro to acquire the carbon fiber development firm. Financial details of the deal were not made available. King Agro has been developing carbon fiber technology products for the last 30 years, is headquartered in […]

March 13, 2018