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Technology

Trimble buys MidStates VRS, increases VRS Now GNSS corrections footprint

Trimble has acquired MidStates VRS from Butler Machinery and Frontier Precision. The addition of the North and South Dakota network increases the footprint of Trimble’s VRS Now GNSS corrections service to cover more than 1 million square miles in North America. VRS Now is a corrections service aimed at the agricultural, geospatial and construction markets. […]

September 15, 2020

Dealers

H & E adds McKinney location in Texas

H&E Equipment Services Inc. (H&E) has opened a new branch in McKinney, Texas, serving the region northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The 16,650-square-foot facility sits on 4.45 acres with a fenced yard area, offices, parts warehouse and a repair shop with four service bays.  The facility will offer a variety of construction and […]

September 15, 2020

Roadbuilding

How Soil Compactors Are Getting Even Easier To Operate

When it comes to choosing a soil compactor, do you know which is right for you? Check out these tips from Equipment World and find out what is on the market.

September 14, 2020

Dealers

Majority of Contractors Researching Used Equipment Buys, Survey Says, With Excavators Topping List

While there are many hesitations in today’s used equipment market, there’s no doubt that respondents to Equipment World’s used equipment survey like to track what’s currently for sale.

September 14, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: How ASV Developed Max-Series CTLs (Video); Bobcat Rolls Out Features on Demand; GM To Build Electric Nikola Badger Pickup; Geith Updates Tilting Quick Coupler Line; Kenworth T270, T370 Get New Options

This week's roundup of new construction equipment and trucks features ASV, Bobcat, GM, Geith and Kenworth.

September 14, 2020

Construction Equipment

Should You Buy Used Construction Equipment in 2020? How to Navigate the Market Amid a Pandemic

Used equipment is playing an increasing role as equipment buyers struggle to navigate 2020’s strange environment.

September 11, 2020

Dealers

Quick Data: Top-Selling Wheel Loaders and Sales Trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.

September 11, 2020

Dealers

Kirby-Smith names Gunderson VP of road construction, minerals division

Kirby-Smith Machinery (KSM) has named Vern Gunderson its vice president of road construction and minerals division. Gunderson will lead the heavy equipment distributor’s sales, rental and customer support efforts related to its Wirtgen Group brands (Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann), LeeBoy, Falcon and Masaba product lines. He will work out of KSM’s Dallas office. Gunderson […]

September 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

New Cat 963 Track Loader Has New Cab, More Power

The cab on the 963 crawler loader also gets an upgrade with suspension seat, adjustable armrests, rearview camera and 10-inch touchscreen.

September 10, 2020

Pickups

Report: Next-Gen Ford Raptor Could Dethrone Ram’s TRX as “Most Powerful”

Which OEM will be mass producing the world’s most powerful 1/2-ton pickup? At this point, at least as far as official announcements go, it’s Ram with its 702-hp 2021 1500 TRX. But then, just a few days after Ram broke the news about its supercharged dirt scrambler, thedrive reported that Ford would be offering a supercharged 5.2-liter […]

September 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Komatsu breaks ground on Milwaukee mining headquarters

Komatsu Mining broke ground on its $285 million, 2.5-million-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing campus in Milwaukee’s Harbor District. When announced in 2018, Komatsu said it expected the facility to employ nearly 1,000 people by 2030. The 57-acre complex will include facilities for advanced technology, robotics, engineering and R&D labs; a large office complex, training facilities, a […]

September 10, 2020

Dealers

Bobcat Enterprises adds new Ohio location in Zanesville

Bobcat Enterprises has added a facility in Zanesville, Ohio, to its network of locations serving central/southern Ohio and northern/central Kentucky.  Bobcat Enterprises says the new location was driven by several factors, including Bobcat’s entry into the compact tractor market.  Situated on nearly four acres with an option to expand, the new facility has a 2,500-square-foot […]

September 9, 2020