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Roadbuilding

Latest recycler and stabilizer models focus on operator comfort

Once seen as a luxury, stabilizer/reclaimer cabs are now viewed as a necessity by many contractors. Still, plenty of operators run these machines without cabs, an add-on that has been on the market for more than 20 years. “There are still older machines out there, and some customers will buy new machines without the cab,” […]

February 9, 2018

Construction Equipment

Perkins details new 3.6L Syncro, 9.3L 1706J engines; beefs up reman and aftermarket parts programs

Well known for its smaller engines, Perkins displayed a pair of its larger units at this year’s recent World of Concrete show. The Perkins 1706J engine is a 6-cylinder, 9.3-liter unit designed for machines such as air compressors, large excavators and rock crushers/screeners, soil stabilizers and compactors. It combines a high pressure common rail fuel […]

February 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

Hilti DD-WMS 100 water-plus-vacuum system eliminates concrete drilling dust all day using just 4 gallons of water

Now that OSHA is regulating silica dust on jobsites, you need to have a solution when cutting or drilling concrete. Hilti’s new DD-WMS 100 Water Management System, introduced at the World of Concrete, keeps this dust suppression activity clean and simple when drilling—especially since you don’t have to flood the jobsite with water. The DD-WMS […]

February 8, 2018

Dealers

Brokk adds Taylor as training specialist for machine operation, maintenance

Richard Taylor has joined Brokk as its training and applications specialist. His duties include teaching operational and maintenance techniques to the sales team and customers. That entails conducting onsite training, organizing demonstrations and troubleshooting machines, in addition to performing application audits in customers’ and prospects’ facilities. Taylor came to Brokk after serving as the division […]

February 8, 2018

Construction Equipment

New Link-Belt 350 X4 long-front excavator designed for speed, power and efficiency

The new Link-Belt 350 X4 LF long-front excavator from LBX boasts increased fuel efficiency and longer arm, boom and auxiliary spools than previous models. LBX added an Isuzu Tier 4 Final engine to the excavator, which requires no diesel particulate filter. It also features a 3 percent consumption rate of diesel exhaust fluid and a […]

February 7, 2018

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse captures Montroyal Bridge girder installation

The time-lapse video below shows construction on the Montroyal Bridge over Mosquito Creek in the District of North Vancouver on Jan. 23, 2018. Crews used a crane to hoist six 131-foot-long bridge girders weighing 119,000 pounds each into place. The $8.5 million project, which is paid for through the district’s asset management program, includes two […]

February 7, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Link-Belt 350 X4 excavator; Ram unveils 2019 Laramie Longhorn; Dozer sales trends; Hyundai redesigns quick coupler; International unveils mid-range trucks

INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.   To view the chart, click here.   Hyundai intros redesigned quick coupler for HL900-series loaders During the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, Hyundai announced that it is bringing a […]

February 7, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: AED chief: “infrastructure talk must become action”; Construction adds 36k jobs; Trail King adds dealers; RDO now a Wirtgen dealer; Cat dealer teams with HDA Truck Pride

Construction adds 36,000 jobs in Jan. The U.S. construction industry began 2018 with a bang, adding 36,000 jobs in January. Total industry employment increased for the fifth consecutive month in January and now stands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 7.1 million workers, according to the Labor Department. The January total is 3 […]

February 7, 2018

Dealers

Doosan Portable Power adds Six & Mango of Texas to its dealer network

Doosan Portable Power has named Six & Mango Equipment of Texas as an authorized dealer. The company will distribute Doosan generators, air compressors, light towers and light compaction equipment to customers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and northern suburbs. Six & Mango Equipment owners David Six and Jim Mango have more than 50 […]

February 7, 2018

Dealers

INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.

February 7, 2018

Construction Equipment

The death of the skid steer has been greatly exaggerated

Some would say skid steers have run their course, and that compact track loaders (CTLs) have replaced them. “Fake news!” cry the manufacturers, and they have the facts to prove it. True, CTL sales have soared, but depending on the manufacturer and the size category, skid steer sales have at least held steady and, […]

February 6, 2018

Pickups

Ram’s Martin Luther King Jr. Super Bowl ad stirs controversy

Ram found itself playing defense following a Super Bowl TV ad that ran last night which highlights an excerpt from a 50-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. speech. The ad, titled “Built to Serve,” plays about one minute of audio from a speech King gave in 1968 during which he points out the importance of aspiring […]

February 6, 2018