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Construction Equipment

Vermeer launches first Tier 4 Final HDD with engine upgrade to D100x140 S3 Navigator

Vermeer’s Navigator horizontal directional drill is the first Tier 4 Final drill to hit the pipeline market, as the company has upgraded the D100x140 S3’s engine to a 275-horsepower Cat diesel that meets emissions standards while providing 100,000 pounds of thrust/pullback, 14,000 foot-pounds of rotational torque and 203 rpm rotations speed. With two Firestick drill […]

December 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

Pile driving rig operators, contractors team up for certification program

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators and the Pile Driving Contractors Association have teamed up to form a task force, with the ultimate goal a top-notch certification program for operators of dedicated pile driving rigs. Expected to be available in 2016, the program will be developed with the same strict standards as […]

December 19, 2014

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s new 300G LC excavator cranks up the power and adds numerous new features

[imagebrowser id=158] By EPA mandate, almost every new machine introduced today includes a Tier 4 final emissions reduction system. So what really sets a machine apart from the competition is everything else they throw into the package, which for the new Deere 300G LC excavator, is a lot. For starters, the 300G LC boasts an […]

December 18, 2014

Safety

Hitachi mining trucks and excavators to get same 360º cameras and motion detection as Nissan cars and trucks

Future models of Hitachi Construction Equipment’s mining trucks and large hydraulic excavators will soon be much easier to park and much safer to operate on busy mining sites. Nissan has agreed to license the same 360-degree camera and Moving Object Detection (MOD) technologies currently in its cars and trucks for use in the aforementioned Hitachi machines. […]

December 17, 2014

Technology

Construction and the Internet of Things: Own it, control it, get out in front of it…or it will control you

You’ve probably heard the hype about the Internet of Things—small sensors, transmitters and computer chips embedded in everything from thermostats to coffee makers to jet engines. Chris Rezendes has heard the hype and he hates the hype, but says: “I’m betting my economic future that we will deploy sensors, they will create value and they […]

December 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

6th Day of Construction Gifts: Caterpillar has a ride-on dozer for kids now; turns on a dime, makes Power Wheels look lame (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=156] If your kid loves big machines and dirt, here’s the item that should be at the top of your shopping list for them this Christmas. This Caterpillar dozer from Kid Trax features a working blade that your little operator can raise and lower and it has two motors that allow the diminutive dozer […]

December 15, 2014

Technology

RFID engine meter from OEM Data Delivery gives telematics information at a fraction of a big-system cost

If you’re intrigued by telematics-based equipment monitoring but hesitate about the cost, OEM Data Delivery has a RFID system that can record and transmit the most important machine data without you having to spend tens of thousands of dollars. RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and these devices use tiny computer chips to communicate information […]

December 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

Why we don’t run straight press releases and why you should care

We get press releases daily from companies who want to tell our audience about new products, initiatives and corporate changes. We value these press releases and we use them … as background material. A few years ago, we stopped the practice of copy-and-paste press releases on equipmentworld.com for a simple reason: it doesn’t help our […]

December 12, 2014

Construction Equipment

Wheel loader rescues excavator buried cab-deep in mud using cables, bucket lift

In most “stuck videos” that we’ve seen, when a machine gets in trouble, an excavator comes to the rescue. But what if it’s your excavator that’s stuck?  Typically, you bring in the dozer and pull the sucker out. But in the case of this crew, only a wheel loader was available. And with how stuck […]

December 12, 2014

Business

2014 bonus depreciation expected to pass; applies to construction equipment bought and put in service by Dec. 31st

Just in the nick of time, contractors may once again this year be able to take advantage of a 50 percent bonus depreciation in new equipment purchases, a tax code provision that had expired last year. Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, which would reinstate both the bonus depreciation and […]

December 12, 2014

Technology

FAA won’t issue commercial drone regulations until 2017 or later

The Federal Aviation Administration is so far behind in creating regulations for commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicle use that the agency will miss its 2015 deadline for issuing those rules by a full two years, and maybe even more. According to a report from the Washington Post, Peggy Gilligan, a top FAA safety official, told a […]

December 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

JCB to supply Terex with engines for site dumpers

JCB has announced that it has been awarded a contract to build engines for Terex site dumpers. The $7 million (£4.5 million) contract will provide power to two Terex site dumpers: the TA6 and TA6S. Terex will be using JCB’s Ecomax 74-horsepower Tier 4 Final engines for the machines. The contract comes as JCB celebrates the […]

December 9, 2014