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Haulotte unveils telescopic boom at Intermat

A prototype of Haulotte‘s new rough-terrain telescopic boom, HT23RTJ, was previewed at the Intermat trade show, taking place this week in Paris, France. The machine will be available in October 2012 in North America. The boom can reach full height in 53 seconds and comes with three steer settings: two-wheel steer, four-wheel steer and crab. […]

April 12, 2012

Roadbuilding

United Rentals expanding specialty branch network

United Rentals, Inc. is expanding its specialty branch network with the opening of two locations in the northeastern United States and one in Texas. The company’s new branch in Manchester, N.H., is part of United Rentals Trench Safety. New locations in Elmwood Park, N.J., and Corpus Christi, Texas, focus on temporary power and HVAC equipment for the construction and industrial markets. United Rentals Power & HVAC is a growing presence within the company’s scope of equipment rental expertise, according to United Rentals.,United Rentals, Inc. is expanding its specialty branch network with the opening of two locations in the northeastern United States and one in Texas. The company’s new branch in Manchester, N.H., is part of United Rentals Trench Safety. New locations in Elmwood Park, N.J., and Corpus Christi, Texas, focus on temporary power and HVAC equipment for the construction and industrial markets. United Rentals Power & HVAC is a growing presence within the company’s scope of equipment rental expertise, according to United Rentals.,United Rentals, Inc. is expanding its specialty branch network with the opening of two locations in the northeastern United States and one in Texas. The company’s new branch in Manchester, N.H., is part of United Rentals Trench Safety. New locations in Elmwood Park, N.J., and Corpus Christi, Texas, focus on temporary power and HVAC equipment for the construction and industrial markets. United Rentals Power & HVAC is a growing presence within the company’s scope of equipment rental expertise, according to United Rentals.,United Rentals, Inc. is expanding its specialty branch network with the opening of two locations in the northeastern United States and one in Texas. The company’s new branch in Manchester, N.H., is part of United Rentals Trench Safety. New locations in Elmwood Park, N.J., and Corpus Christi, Texas, focus on temporary power and HVAC equipment for the construction and industrial markets. United Rentals Power & HVAC is a growing presence within the company’s scope of equipment rental expertise, according to United Rentals.,United Rentals, Inc. is expanding its specialty branch network with the opening of two locations in the northeastern United States and one in Texas. The company’s new branch in Manchester, N.H., is part of United Rentals Trench Safety. New locations in Elmwood Park, N.J., and Corpus Christi, Texas, focus on temporary power and HVAC equipment for the construction and industrial markets. United Rentals Power & HVAC is a growing presence within the company’s scope of equipment rental expertise, according to United Rentals.,United Rentals, Inc. is expanding its specialty branch network with the opening of two locations in the northeastern United States and one in Texas. The company’s new branch in Manchester, N.H., is part of United Rentals Trench Safety. New locations in Elmwood Park, N.J., and Corpus Christi, Texas, focus on temporary power and HVAC equipment for the construction and industrial markets. United Rentals Power & HVAC is a growing presence within the company’s scope of equipment rental expertise, according to United Rentals.

April 4, 2012

Home

IronPlanet has record 2011

IronPlanet announced record annual sales in 2011, with gross merchandise volume (GMV) exceeding $568 million, an increase of 15 percent over 2010. In 2011, IronPlanet conducted a record 114 auctions worldwide, an increase of approximately 16 percent over 2010. Through IronPlanet’s marketplace, over 37,000 items were sold, up approximately 14 percent over 2010. The company […]

March 27, 2012

Technology

AEMP’s management conference kicks off next week

The Association of Equipment Management Professionals’ management conference will take place March 18-20 at the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, marking the 30th anniversary of this event. The equipment managers conference will feature three keynote speakers and seminars on the theme of “Fleet Optimization: 30 Years of Making the Wheels Go ‘Round”. Opening […]

March 15, 2012

Construction Equipment

Volvo and Carlson sign screed agreement

Volvo Construction Equipment has entered into a strategic alliance with Carlson Paving Products, offering an updated Wedge-Lock screed by Carlson. The screeds will be sold exclusively through Volvo dealers in North America. In addition, the existing line of Carlson EZ highway class screeds are now available on new Volvo asphalt pavers and through Volvo dealers […]

March 14, 2012

Recruiting & retention

Cat expands South Carolina plant

Caterpillar today announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Sumter, South Carolina, that will nearly triple the square footage. The plant currently produces small hydraulic cylinders used in a variety of Cat products. The additional capacity will bring the production of large hydraulic cylinders from the company’s Joliet, Illinois, facility to Sumter. Once the […]

March 14, 2012

Construction Equipment

Ritchie Bros. sells more than $48 million of equipment in Texas auction

March 13, 2012

Roadbuilding

Ritchie Bros. sells more than $48 million of equipment in Texas auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, sold more than $48 million of equipment items and trucks at a two-day unreserved public auction held in Fort Worth, Texas on March 8 and 9, 2012. Equipment highlights in the auction included three late-model, low-hour Komatsu HD785-7 100-ton rock trucks — all were sold to a […]

March 12, 2012

Roadbuilding

Ritchie Bros. earnings rise 13%

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced net earnings for 2011 of $76.6 million, and adjusted net earnings of $73.6 million. This represents a 13% increase in adjusted net earnings over the previous year. Ritchie’s auction revenues for 2011 grew 11 percent to $396.1 million compared to $357.4 million for the same period in 2010. The company conducted […]

February 29, 2012

Business

Ritchie Bros. earnings rise 13%

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced net earnings for 2011 of $76.6 million, and adjusted net earnings of $73.6 million. This represents a 13-percent increase in adjusted net earnings over the previous year. Ritchie's auction revenues for 2011 grew 11 percent to $396.1 million compared to $357.4 million for the same period in 2010. The company conducted 228 unreserved industrial and construction equipment auctions in 13 countries throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Central America and Australia during 2011. In 2011, gross auction proceeds were $3.7 billion, 13 percent higher than in 2010 and the highest in the company's history. The company's auction revenue rate (auction revenues as a percentage of gross auction proceeds) was 10.66 percent during the year compared to 10.90 percent in 2010. Ritchie's revised fee structure, which came into effect on July 1, 2011, contributed $21.9 million to auction revenues for 2011.

February 29, 2012

Roadbuilding

Ritchie posts $203-million single-auction record

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers says it held the world’s largest heavy equipment auction in Orlando last week, breaking multiple company records, including gross auction proceeds ($203 million), number of lots sold (10,000-plus); registered bidders (8,670) and sellers (830). Online records were also set; there were 4,700 online bidders, with online gross auction proceeds of $47 million. […]

February 21, 2012

Construction Equipment

Ritchie posts $203 million single-auction record

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers posts $203 million single-auction record.

February 21, 2012

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