Tag: heavy equipment: Page 167

Construction Equipment

Reconfigurable Wheels quickly transform into tracks, could blur lines between major equipment types

These wheels are capable of transforming from wheel to triangular tracks and back again within 2 seconds—all while the vehicle is in motion.

July 3, 2018

Class 7-8

Peterbilt bringing new features to Model 567, 579 trucks; forecasts strong outlook for rest of 2018

The Model 579 now is standard with the Bendix Wingman Fusion driver assistance technology, including automatic emergency braking & speed limit sign recognition.

July 3, 2018

Dealers

In busy market, Bejac Corp. opens Las Vegas location with heavy equipment and service

Bejac has provided heavy equipment for a range of projects throughout Nevada, including the demolition of the Riviera Hotel more. Details here.

July 3, 2018

Construction Equipment

Trucks “talk” to one another to form semi-autonomous “platoon” in Volvo on-highway demo

Volvo Trucks performed a demo of a three-truck platoon made up of Volvo VNL trucks and trailers. Details about the demonstration here on Equipment World.

July 2, 2018

Dealers

United Rentals buys BakerCorp, enters European market for first time

BakerCorp's range of rental fluid solutions goes into a variety of heavy markets, including oil and gas, pipeline, refinery and construction. More here!

July 2, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Inside Cat’s Seguin engine plant; Ram will continue selling “Classic” 1500 body style; ’48 Power Wagon service truck will make you jealous; Mini ‘Cat’ dozer looks fun; Cat indicates Perkins SmartCap 2 is on the way

Cat indicates a Perkins “SmartCap 2” engine oil filler cap is on the way Caterpillar is continuing to develop its Perkins-brand SmartCap engine oil filler cap, named a 2018 Edison Award gold winner earlier this year. Now in three sizes that fit most Perkins engines ranging from 25 to 270 horsepower, the coming “SmartCap 2” […]

July 2, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Crane maker Comansa drops Linden from name; Former Neff exec new VP, CFO at Herc; BlueLine Rental takes first steps toward launching IPO; Eaton launches eMobility business; Takeuchi names new director of dealer sales

Tower crane manufacturer Comansa drops Linden from its company name Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa says it is in the process of dropping “Linden” from its name and returning to its original name, Comansa, for which its widely known on the market. After many years using the Linden Comansa brand name, the change will be […]

July 2, 2018

Dealers

American Rental Association unveils new brand identity, new name for ‘Rental Show’

The logo update is part of an extensive branding initiative intended to carry the association forward in better serving its member. More information here!

July 2, 2018

Autonomous

Volvo CE unveils ZEUX: How a LEGO model designed with kids became a prototype for a real autonomous wheel loader

This week, Volvo and Lego, which have partnered on highly detailed Lego Technic models for the L350F wheel loader & EW160E wheeled excavator, to unveil ZEUX.

June 29, 2018

Construction Equipment

Returning to its past, tower crane manufacturer Comansa drops Linden from its company name

The change to a one-word name is intended to bolster the company's strategy of having a single, uniform image on the market. More details here.

June 29, 2018

Dealers

Former Neff exec Irion is new senior VP, CFO of Herc Holdings

Herc Holdings announced today that it has appointed Mark Irion as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Read more on this at Equipment World.

June 29, 2018

Pickups

Ram will continue selling “Classic” 1500 body style alongside redesigned 2019 model

As Ram edges closer to launching its all-new 2019 Ram 1500 with a new body design, the automaker has decided to continue selling its former and popular body style that has endeared Ram fans for years. Ram says it will offer both the 2019 Ram 1500 Classic, with the more familiar legacy body style known […]

June 28, 2018