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Dealers

Business Roundup: Colo. firm wins 7th Kenworth Award; Flannery named president of United Rentals; Cat February N. American retail sales up 30%; Construction employment hits a milestone; Terex AWP taps Davis as Genie VP

Colo. firm wins its 7th Kenworth Dealer of Year Award MHC Kenworth – Colorado was named the top dealer in the Kenworth network in the United States and Canada for the seventh time. The dealership received the 2017 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award in February at the company’s annual dealer meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. […]

March 19, 2018

Roadbuilding

Caltrans seeks 2,000 workers due to influx of road funding

The California Department of Transportation plans to hire 2,000 employees over the next five years due to the influx of projects that will be funded by the state’s gas tax approved last year, according to The Sacramento Bee. The state expects to see an infusion of $54 billion during the next decade to repair and […]

March 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

Vögele Super 2000-3i and Super 1703-3i shown at World of Asphalt 2018

Touting power and productivity in roadbuilding, Vögele showed the 10-foot tracked Super 2000-3i and 8-ft. wheeled Super 1703-3i pavers at World of Asphalt. Designed specifically for the North American market, these pavers are used in both highway and roadway construction, as well as large-scale commercial applications. They boast the latest version of the Vögele operating system […]

March 16, 2018

Vocational

Kenworth’s T680 with MX-11 engine can now be spec’ed with Paccar automated transmission

Kenworth on Wednesday announced is was making the Paccar Automated Transmission available for order on its T680 equipped with the MX-11 engine. Previously, the Eaton Cummins engineered transmission was available matched only to an MX-13. Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director, says the lightweight transmission, which is 105 pounds lighter than comparable models, is a good match […]

March 16, 2018

Dealers

Colo. firm wins its 7th Kenworth Dealer of Year Award

MHC Kenworth – Colorado was named the top dealer in the Kenworth network in the United States and Canada for the seventh time. The dealership received the 2017 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award in February at the company’s annual dealer meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. “This award was earned by our dedicated employees, who are […]

March 16, 2018

Vocational

Ford teases new off-road and electric SUVs, hybrid pickup in truck-heavy preview of product line revamp

The people at Ford are excited. Fired up, charged, revved up, eager, however you want to put it. That’s what just about every Ford employee I’ve spoken to and heard from in the last 24 hours has communicated about what the company has in store for the next few years. In fact, folks inside the […]

March 15, 2018

Construction Equipment

Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility

Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the series – the HX30, HX50 and HX75 – are equipped with Kubota Tier 4 Final engines that have greater fuel capacity than their predecessors and boost power and dampen noise, Ditch Witch says. Engine horsepower ranges from […]

March 15, 2018

Construction Equipment

Graniterock board member and children’s book author: Tell your construction stories

If there’s one message Rose Ann Woolpert has for families in construction, it would be: Tell your stories. “Children need to know that construction is essential to the fabric of communities,” she says. “Without roads, we wouldn’t be able to function. Some of that message has been lost.” Woolpert is doing her part to tell […]

March 15, 2018

Dealers

Cat February N. American retail sales up 30%

Totaling retail statistics reported by its global dealer network, Cat says its dealers saw worldwide retail sales jump 33 percent in February, with North American dealers seeing a 30-percent increase. The sales are reported on a three-month rolling period through February, 2018, compared with the same time period in 2017. Significant gains were realized throughout […]

March 15, 2018

Vocational

International unveils MV Series trucks: eventual DuraStar successor brings Class 8 comforts

International at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis officially launched its new Class 6/7 MV Series truck. The MV Series, the eventual successor to the DuraStar, completes the company’s Project Horizon product refresh and features improved cab design and other driver-centric enhancements already found across International’s Class 8 trucks. “Vocational trucks are low-speed trucks and […]

March 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Terex AWP taps company veteran Davis as Genie VP

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) has named Mike Davis as Genie vice president for product management and Terex Business Systems (TBS). Davis will oversee global product management for the Genie brand, and will also have global responsibility for the company’s TBS activities across operations and administrative functions. For product management, Davis will oversee leading the […]

March 14, 2018

Dealers

Matthew Flannery named president of United Rentals; Kneeland continues as CEO

Matthew J. Flannery has been named president of United Rentals, a position he assumes in addition to his responsibilities as chief operating officer. Michael Kneeland, who became president and CEO of United Rentals in 2008, will continue to lead the company as CEO. Flannery joined United Rentals in 1998. In addition to COO, he previously […]

March 14, 2018