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Dealers

Biggest show floor in 20 years at well-attended Rental Show in New Orleans

Optimism was high at The Rental Show in New Orleans, with the largest floor the show has had in two decades and the best attendance since before the recession. All signs point up for a positive forecast for steady growth in equipment rental revenue, and that was reflected on a busy trade show floor during […]

March 5, 2018

Pickups

800-hp Yenko Silverado is one monster of a limited edition truck

Looking for a new 800-hp Chevy Silverado? If you move fast enough, you might be able to buy Speciality Vehicle Engineering’s all-new 2018 Yenko/SC Silverado Truck, powered by a custom built 6.8-liter supercharged LT-1-based engine. (Videos and additional pictures posted below). Only 25 of these Limited Edition Yenko/SC Trucks will be built in any factory […]

March 2, 2018

Construction Equipment

AEM chief: Trump plan for steel, aluminum import tariffs will burden U.S. equipment makers

President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum is prompting opposition from representatives of equipment manufacturers who say they’ll be burdened with higher input costs than their foreign competitors will pay. Also reacting with concern are GOP lawmakers who blasted the plan and investors on Wall Street, where stocks tumbled. […]

March 2, 2018

Vocational

Chevy Silverado 4500/5500 and more reveals coming at Work Truck Show

Look for plenty of work truck reveals at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis where we’ll have coverage streaming in all week. Mitsubishi Fuso is up first on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) at Booth 5159 where it will unveil new Fuso gasoline-powered Class 4 and Class 5 trucks. Ford comes next at […]

March 2, 2018

Dealers

Herc Rentals sees 16% jump in equipment revenue in 4Q

Reflecting double-digit growth across all regions, Herc Holdings is reporting a 16.2-percent jump in equipment rental revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to FY16. Equipment rental revenue climbed to $414.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 – up from $356.7 million. Total revenues were $491.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, […]

March 2, 2018

Maintenance

How to adjust CTL track tension

It’s one of the simpler maintenance chores you can do, but adjusting the tension on the tracks of your compact track loader is critically important. If your tracks get too loose, they may spool off the undercarriage and put you in a bind – replacing tracks in the field takes at least two people and often […]

March 1, 2018

Class 7-8

HCSS Trucking software eliminates paper tickets, fraud from construction trucking

Few processes in construction produce more paper (and sometimes fraud) than contract trucking and truck tickets. And while many construction companies rig their own trucks with GPS and telematics to monitor cycle times, fuel use and the rest, GPS is not a viable solution for contractors using brokered trucks to haul asphalt and other materials. […]

March 1, 2018

Dealers

Signing up with Kubota, The Farm Shop of MO takes first step to serve contractors, too

At The Farm Shop in Edina, Missouri, co-owner Alan Dixson was waiting Friday for his first Kubota sign to arrive so he could put it up. But the word was out in these parts of Northeast Missouri, and customers were already stopping by the store to price the first wave of Kubota machines at The […]

March 1, 2018

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: A tour of Ritchie Bros.’ record-breaking 2018 Orlando auction

Earlier this week I shared my coverage from last week’s massive Ritchie Bros. auction in Orlando. The 2018 edition of the annual auction was the largest and most successful in Ritchie Bros.’ 60-year history. The event featured more than 12,800 trucks and pieces heavy equipment for sale and brought in $278 million. You can read […]

February 28, 2018

Construction Equipment

Cat signs on AT&T LTE network for telematics, machine connectivity

Caterpillar and AT&T have signed an agreement that will provide the former’s heavy equipment with LTE connectivity. Announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Cat and AT&T have entered a multi-year deal that will allow Cat machines in 155 countries to network and pass along telematics data via AT&T’s 4G LTE network. The […]

February 28, 2018

Dealers

Construction execs predict 2018 could be ‘best year ever’; most dealers expect equipment sales to increase

New survey’s key insights: Net profits — The industry is feeling increasingly positive about net profits. A whopping 92 percent of respondents said their net profits will remain the same or increase over 2017. Equipment sales —Distributors feel upbeat about the market and expect to see increases in new and used equipment sales. Equipment rentals […]

February 28, 2018

Dealers

Yancey Bros. to carry Thunder Creek products in Ga.

Thunder Creek equipment, makers of fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and service products, has signed on Yancey Bros. as a distributor in Georgia. Yancey, the nation’s oldest Caterpillar dealer, will sell and service Thunder Creek’s full line of products, including its Multi-Tank Trailers (MTTs) and Service and Lube Trailers (SLTs). “We are excited to partner […]

February 28, 2018