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Business

ARA forecasts U.S. equipment rental to generate $33.6 billion this year

The American Rental Association expects the U.S. equipment rental industry to generate $33.6 billion in revenue this year, an increase of 7.3 percent over 2012. The data is part of ARA’s Rental Market Monitor which was recently updated. The ARA expects construction and consumer spending to be the most important drivers behind equipment rental in […]

May 22, 2013

Business

Bloomberg profile of Caterpillar CEO focuses on gap between profits and worker pay

Bloomberg Businessweek recently profiled Caterpillar CEO Doug Olberhelman, pulling very few punches in the process. The profile refers to Olberhelman as a man with a “serious demeanor” and calls him the “mouthpiece” of American manufacturing. It details his work to loosen trade restrictions, lower the corporate tax rate and increase infrastructure spending, as well as his […]

May 20, 2013

Business

John Deere reports record profits in 2nd quarter; construction equipment expected to continue decline

Attributing the news to higher sales of farm equipment, John Deere is reporting its highest ever quarterly net profit of $1.084 billion in the second quarter ending April 30. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, profit was up 2.6 percent from $1.056 billion. For the first six months of the fiscal year starting […]

May 15, 2013

Business

Bobcat R&D expansion brings total Bismarck investment to $35 million

Bobcat recently broke ground on a new $20 million renovation and expansion at the Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck, North Dakota. Comstock Construction Inc. of Wahpeton, North Dakota is building the new facility and expanding the original building built in 2005. When complete, Bobcat will have invested $35 million total in Bismarck. The new building, […]

May 14, 2013

Business

JCB celebrates 1 millionth machine: a JS220 tracked excavator

JCB recently celebrated its 1 millionth machine rolling off the assembly line with a big event at the company’s headquarters in the UK. The company wrapped the entire glass frontage of its headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire, England with a graphic wrap announcing the milestone and hundreds of JCB employees gathered together to celebrate. The 1 […]

May 7, 2013

Construction Equipment

New financed construction equipment sales grow 10% annually

New financed construction equipment sales increased 10 percent from a year ago, according to new figures from Equipment Data Associates, a division of Randall-Reilly. In March, 5,410 units of new construction equipment were sold compared to the 4,836 units sold in March 2012. Used financed construction equipment saw a slight decrease in unit sales of 1.7 […]

April 23, 2013

Construction Equipment

What it’s like to be at Bauma, “The world’s largest construction equipment show”

The Bauma construction equipment show that happens every three years in Munich is a sight you have to see to believe. The show spreads thousands upon thousands of pieces of equipment over 16 halls and more than 6.1 million square feet. This week, we’ve provided constant coverage of the show from Munich and we invite you to […]

April 19, 2013

Gear

Rexroth’s Bosch and Dana divisions debut fuel-saving pump control system, R2 HVT at Bauma

Diesel engine performance has been tuned to the point where there’s not much more engineers can do to squeeze out any further fuel efficiency. So in the race to improve gallons per hour, manufacturers have turned to the hydraulics and other systems, and Bosch Rexroth is well positioned to play a leading role in next […]

April 16, 2013

Gear

JCB unveils Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines at Bauma, calls them “one-can” solution

JCB says its Tier 4 Final Ecomax engines will offer a “one-can” solution, avoiding the use of both a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). “The SCR unit is so compact that it can in many cases take the place of a current exhaust system and fit into existing machine configurations,” […]

April 15, 2013

Gear

Volvo updates SD115 soil compactor with Tier 4 interim engine, new features

Volvo Construction Equipment has updated their SD115 soil compactor, and the machine now includes a Tier 4 interim engine. The SD115 is available with either a four-cylinder 147.5-horsepower or six-cylinder 173-horsepower Volvo engine. The compactor’s hydraulically-operated engine cooling fan runs only when needed, reducing both fuel consumption and noise levels. Weighing 25,690 pounds, the compactors […]

April 2, 2013

Construction Equipment

What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 2: Rollers

Editor’s Note: If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Part 1 of this series on pavers by clicking here. If we do some math, we can calculate that the hypothetical Walmart parking lot we began paving in Part 1 of this pieces, should take two days if everything works right, says Chris Connolly, […]

April 2, 2013

Gear

Mustang launches R Series skid-steers with Tier 4 engines, enhanced hydraulics

Mustang has launched a complete redesign of its full-size radial lift line of skid steer loaders. The new R Series skid steers includes the 1900R, the 2200R and the 2600R which boast multiple cab improvements, Yanmar Tier 4 engines and an enhanced hydraulic system. The Yanmar engines aboard these machines incorporate diesel particulate filter (DPF) […]

March 28, 2013