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The top trends for equipment buying in 2013

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association recently released its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2013. Most of the trends forecasted are largely favorable to the industry. According to the report, the health of the economy will largely determine whether or not businesses buy new equipment. However, it also forecasts equipment investment to pick up […]

January 16, 2013

Construction Equipment

JCB aids excavation of British WWII Spitfire planes

A team of 21 people is headed to Myanmar, also known as Burma, to dig and see if they can find 36 unassembled Spitfire warplanes. British equipment maker JCB is supplying two excavators and a backhoe to aid in the treasure hunt and is also sending along Oliver Keates, a JCB equipment demonstrator and the […]

January 14, 2013

Roadbuilding

New business volume up 3 percent in equipment finance sector

In a slight increase, new business volume for November was up 3 percent – $6.4 billion, up from $6.2 billion – from the same time in 2011, according to the latest report from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross […]

December 21, 2012

Business

Slight growth of equipment and software investment forecasted

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, which projects equipment and software investment will grow at a below-average rate of 2.9 percent. However, growth in equipment and software investment is expected to begin regaining momentum in the third and fourth quarters of 2013. According to […]

December 19, 2012

Technology

John Deere launches 655K crawler loader

John Deere's 655K crawler loader builds on the success of the 755K and seeks to give operators and contractors an adaptable piece of machinery for loading trucks, digging and moving materials around the jobsite.

October 31, 2012

Business

Atlanta debates whether new stadium will boost construction industry

A debate is going on in Atlanta over whether or not a new football stadium for the city's NFL team the Falcons will serve as a true boost to the construction industry there.

October 22, 2012

Technology

Colorado community college sees sparked interest in welding

In a story that hopefully has strong indications of a trend across all trades, one Colorado community college has seen a huge uptick in interest in its welding courses thanks to the economy.

October 22, 2012

Technology

Caterpillar unveils the 336EH, its first hybrid excavator

Caterpillar unveiled its very first hybrid excavator, the Cat 336EH. The machine is an all-hydraulic hybrid capable of up to 25 percent greater fuel efficiency than the standard 336E and up to 50 percent greater fuel efficiency over the Cat 336D.

October 16, 2012

Construction Equipment

Reporter

World’s largest construction show coming in April   For a full immersion into all things construction, put Bauma 2013 on your calendar. Taking place April 15-21 at the New Munich Trade Fair Center in Germany, the show is a deep dive into construction equipment, building material and mining machines. But bring your walking shoes: next […]

October 7, 2012

Maintenance

Construction fuel index sees continued drop

Here’s an index that offers a spot-on snapshot on how contractors are doing: It measures how much fuel the construction industry is using.  Wright Express says its captures and analyzes fuel transaction data from its closed loop network of more than 180,000 fuel and vehicle maintenance locations. With data partner IHS, Wright then uses the […]

October 2, 2012

Business

Guest blog: So what’s happening in the off-the-road tire market?

The off-the-road (OTR) tire market has been on a roller coaster as far as supply and demand. The market was hit hard by the recession in 2009, but tire manufacturers were surprised at how quickly it came roaring back, which caused another supply shortage. In this Q&A prior to MINExpo next week, Gary Nash, Yokohama […]

September 19, 2012

Technology

Apple rolls out iOS 6 software update for iPhone, iPad

Around noon, Apple pushed the iOS 6 update from its servers to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users. If you haven't gotten a push notification notifying you of this over the air update (no need to plug into a computer running iTunes) here's how to download the update yourself:

September 19, 2012