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Construction Equipment

LED light balloons are a durable, cost-effective way to illuminate a jobsite

Illuminate the jobsite in any environment with 8:12 Illumination’s energy efficient LED light balloon, which handles all types of weather year-round. Designed for construction, road work, landscaping applications and more, the balloon is available in 200- and 400-watt models that can be powered off a 110-volt outlet, small solar panel or a battery pack when […]

September 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

Vermeer debuts FT100, first product in new forestry tractor line

Vermeer’s 111-horsepower FT100 forestry tractor is the first in a new line of forestry equipment for the company, which will include the 290-horsepower FT300, to be introduced later this fall. “This line is a natural progression for us,” says Jeff Bradley, product manager for Vermeer’s recycling and forestry segment. “It makes a lot of sense […]

September 22, 2014

Safety

IPAF report indicates more than 20 aerial work platform deaths worldwide in first half of 2014

The International Powered Access Federation, a non-profit group that promotes the safe use of powered access equipment, has released half-year results for the organization’s accident reporting project. The report indicates there have been 23 fatalities worldwide involving aerial work platforms in the first half of 2014. Thirteen of the fatalities occurred in the United States, […]

September 22, 2014

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches 31-ton HM300-5 articulated dump truck

Komatsu focused on reducing operating cost with the development of the company’s HM300-5 articulated dump truck, which features an EPA Tier 4 final SAA6D125E-7 engine that delivers 324 net horsepower. With integrated Selective Catalyst Reduction, the engine reduces NOx emissions using AdBlue DEF. The engine’s electronic control system manages parameters including the airflow rate, fuel […]

September 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

Man steals Caterpillar excavator and other construction equipment

Police have arrested a man in Beaufort County, N.C., after he allegedly stole a Caterpillar excavator and other construction equipment from his employer. The thief, Herbert Lee Garriss, 46, has been charged with three counts of larceny. Authorities say Garriss stole a Caterpillar excavator, a Kawasaki Mule UTV (utility task vehicle) and a portable fuel tank from the […]

September 17, 2014

Business

BlueLine Rental acquires Alabama’s JustRuss Rental

BlueLine Rental, formerly Volvo rents,  is growing its presence in the state of Alabama. The small- to medium-sized construction rental equipment provider announced the acquisition of JustRuss Rental Inc. JustRuss is a full-service equipment rental company with three locations in Alabama. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BlueLine CEO Phil Hobson said the deal […]

September 17, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Directional drill dives from trailer, dangles over Dallas freeway

[imagebrowser id=132] Dallas-area law enforcement got some unwanted experience with uprighting an overturned directional drill Monday afternoon after one fell from a flatbed trailer and then dangled from the side of the side of an overpass. According to a report from the Dallas Morning-News, the drill overturned while being hauled over a ramp that links the […]

September 16, 2014

Construction Equipment

Chevron unveils Delo 400 SD 15W-30 oil, aimed at severe-duty on-and off-highway applications

Chevron says its Delo 400 SD SAE 15W-30 is a new category of heavy duty engine oil targeted at addressing the effects of the growth of severe-duty applications in both on- and off-highway markets. The API CJ-4 oil is designed to combat the impact of high temperatures experienced at shutdown and restart in these applications, […]

September 16, 2014

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar is planning a Big Data lab that will assist in telematics development

Caterpillar has announced an expansion of its efforts in the realm of telematics and how the company analyzes the large amounts of complex data it collects from its customers’ machines. According to a report from the News-Gazette, Cat plans to open the new lab in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign. The company made […]

September 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

How to build a LEGO dump truck with an excavator bucket instead of your hands

We’ve seen plenty examples of equipment operators showing off their skills through interesting demonstrations, but this one from Finland might be our favorite. In the video below, the operator, whom the Daily Mail identifies as Juha-Pekka Peramaki, puts together a dump truck made of LEGOs, complete with hard-hat-wearing driver. There’s some pretty impressive precise movement involved and the […]

September 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

Thieves steal telehandler from construction jobsite, unsuccessfully try to knock over an ATM with it

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is hunting for those involved in a failed attempt to either steal or burglarize an ATM using a telehandler. According to a First Coast News report, police said the JLG G10-55A, valued at more than $135,000, was stolen early Monday morning from a construction jobsite near Prudential Drive. The machine was […]

September 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

Construction equipment among quickest recovering industries from recession

According to a new study of the construction equipment industry released Tuesday by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the industry was among the quickest to recover from the throes of the Great Recession and contributes nearly four times its market share in value to the U.S. economy. Sanctioned by AEM and authored by Inforum, an […]

September 10, 2014