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Dealers

AEM, EDA unite to respond to ‘Right to Repair’ legislation

Dealers will be a critical link for a new industry commitment to provide comprehensive service information tools to farmers for tractors and combines for models manufactured in 2021 and beyond. There’s a new dealer website, R2Rsolutions.org, to help you learn more about this initiative. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined the Equipment Dealers […]

February 6, 2018

Construction Equipment

Continental to expand Neb. rubber mixing operations, add employees

Continental is undergoing a $9.3 million expansion of its industrial hose plant in Norfolk, Nebraska. The expansion focuses on the company’s rubber-mixing operations for supplying its North American plants with rubber for industrial hoses and whitewall tires for cars. Continental plans to add more than 30 employees at the Norfolk plant, which has more than […]

February 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

AEM poll indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for infrastructure plan

A new poll finds that 81 percent of those who watched President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address say they want Congress to pass an infrastructure bill this year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) commissioned the poll by Morning Consult, a privately held technology and media company. It found that four out of five viewers […]

February 6, 2018

Pickups

DOJ may end Ram emissions cheating suit with hefty fine, recall

According to a report from Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice is offering Fiat Chrysler Automobiles a settlement in the department’s lawsuit filed against the company last year. In May 2017, the DOJ filed a civil lawsuit against FCA over alleged violations of federal diesel emissions regulations. Since January 2017, FCA has faced allegations from […]

February 5, 2018

Construction Equipment

New Kinshofer DXS-50 shears add power, reduce weight for demo jobs

Kinshofer has designed its new DXS-50 hydraulic mobile excavator shears to work faster and more efficiently at a lighter weight. The DXS-50 is the debut attachment for the company’s new DXS Series. Its DemaPower cylinder technology consists of four chambers instead of two, giving the smaller attachment the ability to exert 25 percent more power […]

February 5, 2018

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson ups new, used skid steer, CTL warranties to 3-years, 3,000-hours

The compact equipment warranty wars have heated up, with Wacker Neuson coming to the table with what it calls the “most comprehensive warranty in the industry.” Wacker Neuson is the third compact equipment manufacturer in the past three months to debut an extended standard warranty, announcing a 3 year, or 3,000 hours full-machine warranty. The […]

February 5, 2018

Dealers

Trail King adds 12 new dealers in U.S. and Canada

North American trailer manufacturer Trail King Industries continues to expand its global dealer network. Based in Mitchell, South Dakota, Trail King recently announced a dozen new dealers to its network: Young Truck Trailer, Nebraska Lucky’s Trailer Sales, North Carolina Arrow Trailer and Equipment Company, Illinois Pee Dee Trailer Sales, South Carolina Preferred Lowboys, Dallas, […]

February 5, 2018

Construction Equipment

2018 Intermat Innovation Award winners announced

The winners of the 2018 Intermat Innovation Awards were recently announced, highlighting market trends, such as digitalization of tools (development of applications, BIM and robotics), the proliferation of environmental solutions, and the growing consideration for safety and risk prevention in processes. The following eight winners were rewarded for their innovation in four categories: Earthmoving & […]

February 5, 2018

Vocational

International unveils HV507, HV607 mid-range diesel trucks with a config aimed at concrete

Unveiled at the recent World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, International announced a new Mid-Range Diesel (MRD) HV Series, which includes a bridge formula truck for the concrete industry. The HV507 and HV607 models are powered by either a Cummins B6.7 or L9 engines and have a 107-inch BBC dimension, making them shorter than the […]

February 2, 2018

Construction Equipment

Hyundai intros redesigned quick coupler for HL900-series loaders

During last week’s World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, Hyundai announced that it is bringing a redesigned quick coupler option to the Z-bar models of its HL900-series wheel loaders. The quick coupler is ISO 23727 compliant and accommodates multiple attachment types used in construction, agricultural and industrial applications. If purchased with a new Hyundai […]

February 2, 2018

Vocational

Mack launches Granite online truck configurator

Mack Trucks has launched a new online tool that enables customers to build and customize Mack Granite and Granite MHD models. Tim Wrinkle, Mack construction product manager, says the Mack Trucks Configurator presents customers with recommended specs for seven Granite applications, plus six more for the Granite MHD. “Customers can then tailor several spec options to create […]

February 2, 2018

Dealers

RDO Equipment Co. is now a Wirtgen dealer in Ariz.

RDO Equipment Co. in Arizona is now a Wirtgen dealer – an expansion that adds to the dealer’s current Wirtgen territories in North and South Dakota. RDO, a provider of John Deere and other construction equipment, parts, and service in Arizona, now adds Wirtgen’s compaction, milling, mixing, paving, processing, and rehabilitation equipment to enhance offerings […]

February 2, 2018