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Construction Equipment

Deere rolls out new plate compactors for backhoes, compact excavators

John Deere’s new plate compactor attachments enable compact excavators and backhoes to compact soil at high vibratory and impulse forces. The PC4, PC7 and PC10 each deliver 2,000 revolutions per minute at regulated flow and are geared toward trench, slope and excavation compaction. The compactors are designed with a large eccentric rotating weight positioned farther […]

April 24, 2018

Construction Equipment

Yanmar unveils two new 4-cylinder diesels at Intermat, enters “heart of high-horsepower engine market”

Yanmar debuted two industrial four-cylinder diesel engines at the Intermat trade show in Paris, the 4TN101 (ranging from 74 to 140 horsepower) and the 4TN107 (ranging from 121 to 207 horsepower). The engines, which put the company “into the heart of the high-horsepower engine market,” are expected to be in production by 2019, according to […]

April 24, 2018

Dealers

Road Machinery of California and Arizona joins Dynapac dealer network

Road Machinery of California and Arizona has joined the Dynapac North America dealer network. Road Machinery rents, sells and supports the full Dynapac portfolio of pavers, soil compactors and asphalt rollers in the Arizona and Southern California markets. Founded in 1955 in Phoenix, Road Machinery has 14 branches, with 10 of them in California. Road Machinery is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui […]

April 24, 2018

Dealers

Cat, Komatsu, Deere were the top financed excavator brands in 2017

By number of units sold, Cat, Komatsu and Deere were the top financed brands of new mid- and large-size excavators during 2017, according to an analysis of EDA data. EDA is a division of Randall-Reilly, parent company of Equipment World, which tracks UCC-1 filings, used by lenders when a machine is financed. During 2017, more […]

April 23, 2018

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch partners with Vacuworx to offer vacuum lifts for mini skid steers

Ditch Witch and Vacuworx have joined forces to offer vacuum lifting attachments for Ditch Witch’s mini skid steers. Vacuworx says its PS 1 Portable and SL 2 Subcompact Vacuum Lifting Systems are compatible with the full line of Ditch Witch’s construction-grade mini skid steers – the SK600, SK800, SK1050 and SK1550. The new partnership will […]

April 23, 2018

Telematics

Ammann’s ServiceLink provides key compactor data on the go

Ammann says its new ServiceLink mobile monitor for smaller compactors is designed to give accurate fleet data, such as battery status, usage and maintenance intervals. Available through Ammann’s U.S. distributors, ServiceLink data can be accessed through the free Ammann Service App or its Service Portal, giving fleet managers and others machine data on the go. […]

April 23, 2018

Construction Equipment

Epiroc continues Atlas Copco split with launch of new website

Atlas Copco subsidiary Epiroc has a new U.S. website geared toward hydraulic-attachment, mining, infrastructure and natural-resources customers: epiroc.us. The Sweden-based Epiroc, which began operating as an independent company in December, offers all of the hydraulic attachments for excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes and skid steers, such as breakers, compactors, buckets and grapples, once under Atlas Copco […]

April 23, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: 2018 Chevy Silverado gets retro Big 10 conversion; Compact wheel loaders going head-to-head with CTLs, SSLs; Ford unveils 2018 F-150 diesel fuel economy; Cat updates PL61 pipelayer; Volvo unveils first electric truck

Volvo unveils the FL, the company’s first electric truck Volvo Trucks recently introduced its first all-electric truck which will be used in pickup and delivery, refuse and recycling and other applications in Europe next year. The Volvo FL, which offers up to a 186-mile range through a 185 kilowatt (248 horsepower) motor, can be charged […]

April 23, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: VW exec hints at Navistar takeover; United Rentals Q1 results; Double-drum compactor sales; Kitoti starts brand awareness push; Epiroc launches new website

Epiroc continues Atlas Copco split with launch of new website Atlas Copco subsidiary Epiroc has a new U.S. website geared toward hydraulic-attachment, mining, infrastructure and natural-resources customers: epiroc.us. The Sweden-based Epiroc, which began operating as an independent company in December, offers all of the hydraulic attachments for excavators, wheel loaders, backhoes and skid steers, such […]

April 23, 2018

Construction Equipment

Latest compact wheel loaders boast new abilities to compete with skid steers and CTLs

We’ve talked recently about the ongoing turf wars between compact track loaders and skid steer loaders. It turns out there’s a third combatant waiting to claim market share: compact wheel loaders. As evidence of this trend, B.J. Meier, product specialist, compact wheel loaders, Caterpillar, says he encourages dealership sales personnel to bring along a compact […]

April 20, 2018

Components

Continental ContiConnect automatically displays truck tire pressure, eliminating manual inspections

Tire maker Continental’s new ContiConnect system automatically gauges tire pressure and temperature data every time trucks return to the fleet terminal. Sensors placed in the tires send tire-pressure data through Vodafone Internet of things (IoT) SIM technology, and the results are displayed on a web portal that can be viewed from anywhere, by phone, tablet […]

April 20, 2018

Pickups

2018 Ford F-150 with 3L Power Stroke will offer most half-ton diesel power and 30 mpg

A first-of-its-kind option on the company’s flagship F-150 pickup, Ford’s 3-liter Power Stroke diesel engine received an EPA-estimated rating of 30 miles per gallon highway, 22 mpg city and 25 mpg combined, Ford announced Thursday – the highest EPA-estimated rating available in a full-size pickup truck. Hau Thai-Tang, Ford executive vice president, product development and […]

April 19, 2018