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Dealers

Business Roundup: Cat must reissue engine settlement checks; H&K now largest Taylor fork dealer; Dynapac adds Road Machinery of California and Arizona; Terex Cranes dealer adds 6 Demag units; New AEM vice chair

AEM’s new vice chair is John Lagemann of Deere; Scott Harris of CNH Industrial joins board John D. Lagemann, a Deere senior vice president of sales and marketing, has been elected  2018 vice chair of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). He fills the unexpired officer term of Jim Walker of CNH Industrial, who recently […]

April 30, 2018

Dealers

H&K becomes largest Taylor forklift distributor in Mid-Atlantic

H&K Equipment has expanded its territory to become the largest distributor of Taylor Machine Works forklifts in the Mid-Atlantic region. H&K now provides sales, service and support for Taylor products in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland. Its affiliate Taylor Northeast already covered eastern […]

April 30, 2018

Construction Equipment

Power Shift: Electric trucks show great promise, but can charging and fueling infrastructure keep up?

As the electrified trucking market has sprung to life in the past 18 months, it appears almost certain that these alt-fuel Class 8 trucks will begin sharing the road with diesel-powered rigs as early as late 2019. Industry newcomers Tesla, Nikola and Thor position their electric-powered rigs as viable, clean alternatives to diesel trucks, as […]

April 27, 2018

Trailers

Load and unload at ground level with Felling’s new EZ-T tilt trailer

With an eye toward the rental market, Felling Trailers has launched its FT-12 EZ-T tilt trailer that allows operators to drive equipment on and off the trailer at ground level. The company says the new trailer comes in handy for loading, unloading and transporting floor sweepers, scissor lifts, rollers and other equipment with low ground […]

April 27, 2018

Dealers

Sunbelt Rentals footprint to expand 50% in North America by 2021

Ashtead Group plans to increase the footprint of its North American business – Sunbelt Rentals – by about 50 percent within the next three years, according to a plan being discussed with investors on April 20 in New York City. The company has been eying the opportunity to add roughly 250 more Sunbelt Rentals locations, […]

April 27, 2018

Vocational

Semi smashes raised, fully loaded end dump trailer right into a bridge

Every time you see one of these raised dump bed disaster stories, you can’t help but wonder “How did the driver not know?” That goes doubly in this instance, captured in the video below, which occurred earlier this month along Highway 40 near Montreal. According to Le Journal de Montreal, drivers traveling alongside a semi […]

April 26, 2018

Safety

OSHA slaps N.D. company with $454k fine for multiple trench violations

Kamphuis Pipeline Company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing employees to a long list of trench cave-in hazards. The fines total $454,750. Based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company was inspected last fall at a job where it was installing water metering pits and lines for the municipalities […]

April 26, 2018

Dealers

Terex Cranes distributor Renegar-Driggers adding six new Demag All Terrain Cranes to inventory

Southeastern U.S. and Caribbean Island Terex Cranes distributor, Renegar-Driggers, says it will soon add six new Damag All Terrain Cranes to its inventory, including one AC 100-4L unit, two AC 160-5 models and three AC 220-5 units. The recent order will help Renegar-Driggers Machinery continue to support its customers and their heavy workload, the company says. […]

April 26, 2018

Dealers

Wacker Neuson unveils the EZ17e, its first battery-powered excavator

In Paris this week, Wacker Neuson has debuted its first fully electric, battery-powered EZ17e compact excavator. It’s aimed for urban work, tunnels, inside buildings, golf courses, schools, hospitals and other construction jobs where you want to keep emissions and noise to a minimum. The EZ17e is slated for release next year – first in Europe […]

April 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Vögele debuts revamped Big MultiPlex Ski, new technology at Intermat

At Intermat, Road paver manufacturer Vögele is showcasing its latest generation of sensors for grade and slope control. Whether on their own or in combination with the new Big MultiPlex Ski, they deliver optimal results in asphalt paving, the company says. From narrow radii when constructing roundabouts to long straights on trunk roads, the requirements on […]

April 25, 2018

Business

Mobile mentality, networking skill built Hutzel’s Concrete Construction into a trusted Ark. institution

A general contractor on a housing project started Jim Hutzel on his path. Jim worked for him, and the GC liked what he saw in the young man. “Why don’t you pour my concrete?” he asked him.  So, Jim began pouring footings in the 1970s, during a residential boom that lasted about four years. He followed […]

April 25, 2018

Pickups

GMC’s new Sierra AT4 combines off-road performance with high-end comfort

On the heels of introducing the redesigned and feature-packed 2019 Sierra, GMC has unveiled the first truck in a new sub-brand aimed at customers who want ample off-road capability without sacrificing the features and comfort one would expect from a GMC truck. So, while the 2019 Sierra AT4 isn’t quite the Baja-ready behemoth that the […]

April 24, 2018