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Construction Equipment

JCB: 18 new skid steer models in 2011

JCB announced it would take the skid steer market head on with the introduction of 18 “price competitive” Series 3 models in 2011. According to John Patterson, deputy chairman, the company’s move from 8 to 18 skid steer models was driven by two factors: the desire to add vertical-lift models to the company’s previous radial-lift only line […]

November 16, 2010

Roadbuilding

JCB: 18 new skid steer models in 2011

JCB announced it would take the skid steer market head on with the introduction of 18 “price competitive” Series 3 models in 2011. According to John Patterson, deputy chairman, the company’s move from 8 to 18 skid steer models was driven by two factors: the desire to add vertical-lift models to the company’s previous radial-lift only line […]

November 8, 2010

Construction Equipment

LiuGong announces record sales

LiuGong Machinery posted record sales, profits and export volumes during the first half of 2010, reported company officials. LiuGong set a sales record of $1.2 billion through June, a 63.5 percent increase from the same period last year. LiuGong’s net profits were $137.8 million on $165 million gross profits. This represents a 148 percent increase […]

November 2, 2010

Roadbuilding

Cat buys alternative engine maker, posts stellar 3rd quarter results

Following yesterday’s release of stellar third-quarter sales, Caterpillar says it will buy MWM Holding GmBH from 3i. Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, MWM supplies alternative engines. With this $810 million cash deal, Cat says it will significantly expand options for sustainable power generation solutions. MWM has a “highly efficient range of engines, combined heat and power and trigeneration […]

October 22, 2010

Business

Cat buys alternative engine maker, posts stellar 3rd quarter results

Following yesterday’s release of stellar third-quarter sales, Caterpillar says it will buy MWM Holding GmBH from 3i. Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, MWM supplies alternative engines. With this $810 million cash deal, Cat says it will significantly expand options for sustainable power generation solutions. MWM has a “highly efficient range of engines, combined heat and power and trigeneration […]

October 22, 2010

Equipment

CARB’s emissions adjustment lauded by AGC

By abandoning its original estimates of off-road diesel emissions, the California Air Resources Board is conceding its “off-road rule” is not needed to meet ambitious emissions-reducing goals for off-road equipment, says the Associated General Contractors of America. According to new estimates that CARB staff developed over the summer, off-road fleets of diesel equipment will exceed […]

September 7, 2010

Roadbuilding

Case provides construction equipment for National Gas Rodeo

Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade. ,Case Construction Equipment announced on Aug. 31 its platinum-level sponsorship of the 16th Annual National Gas Rodeo. The competition will be held Sept. 17-18, 2010, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Case will be the exclusive provider of construction equipment for the event, which includes loader/backhoes and compact excavators. The National Gas Rodeo offers an opportunity for gas crews from around the country to showcase their professional skills. The rodeo features two- and four-person teams, made up of elite utility crews from across the United States, to compete against each other in a variety of events using construction equipment and other tools of the trade.

August 31, 2010

Construction Equipment

Cat boosts outlook based on quarterly results

Prompting a more optimistic forecast for 2010 as a whole, increased production helped fuel a 91-percent year-over-year hike in second-quarter profit for construction equipment manufacturing giant Caterpillar. “We’ve been highly focused on three things this year – significantly increasing production in response to higher demand from our customers particularly in developing economies, aggressively managing costs […]

July 28, 2010

Construction Equipment

Cat signs Mike Rowe, “Dirty Jobs” star

Caterpillar says its partnering with Mike Rowe, creator and star of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. Rowe will spend time with Caterpillar customers and dealers, encounters that will be featured on cat.com, with the goal of demonstrating “the solutions that Cat dealers provide their customers throughout the lifecycle of their equipment,” explains the release announcing the […]

July 26, 2010

Roadbuilding

June 2010 PPI shows slight declines in prices of finished goods

The price of finished goods declined 0.6 percent since May 2010 and increased 2.8 percent since June 2009, according to the latest Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Capital equipment dropped a slight 0.2 percent since May and increased 0.3 percent over the year. Number 2 diesel fuel prices fell 5.9 percent […]

July 26, 2010

Roadbuilding

Cat signs Mike Rowe, “Dirty Jobs” star

Caterpillar says its partnering with Mike Rowe, creator and star of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs. Rowe will spend time with Caterpillar customers and dealers, encounters that will be featured on cat.com, with the goal of demonstrating “the solutions that Cat dealers provide their customers throughout the lifecycle of their equipment,” explains the release announcing the […]

July 26, 2010

Construction Equipment

Only 18 percent of stolen equipment recovered

Only 18 percent of equipment stolen in 2009 was recovered, according to a just-released joint report by the National Equipment Register and the National Insurance Crime Bureau. In an analysis of more than 13,000 thefts of construction and farm equipment reported to the National Crime Information Center’s database, the report says the top five states for equipment […]

July 6, 2010