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Dealers

Genie brings on six new sales reps in North America

Genie has hired six new sales representatives in North America: Dickey Bennett, Justin Kelley, Dave Porter, Tim Schmidt, Mike Shaw and Brad Trask. They will support Genie products and services for customers, focusing on their customers’ business goals, while also helping to develop new growth opportunities, the company says. “Our sales force plays an important role […]

January 4, 2018

Construction Equipment

Cat ups warranty terms on skid steers, CTLs, multi-terrain loaders and compact excavators

Caterpillar announced Tuesday that it would extend its standard full-machine warranty on select new compact equipment to 24 months or 2,000 hours. New skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders, multi-terrain loaders and compact excavators purchased after January 1 are covered by the extended warranty. Cat’s previous warranty for these machines was 1-year, unlimited hours. Compact wheel […]

January 3, 2018

Workforce

Contractors expect growth in 2018 – along with worsening labor shortage

Anticipating that the economy will be better than last year for the industry, a majority of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2018. But their optimism is tempered by concern over a growing shortage of skilled workers. That’s according to a survey released today by Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and […]

January 3, 2018

Technology

Topcon, Bentley Systems create “Constructioneering” for seamless data sharing between project stages

First came GPS/GNSS survey and machine control technology. Next was topographic measurement using drones, laser scanning and photogrammetry. The third wave in construction technology, just beginning to emerge now, is the creation of collaborative systems to bring all the digital data into forms that can be seamlessly shared with machines, operators, supervisors, civil engineers and […]

January 3, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: KCM loaders rebrand to Hitachi; Top 10 equipment videos; Atlas Copco renames construction division; Ram unveils Hydro Blue Sport; Look back at 2017 heavy truck test drives

Test Drives: 2017 an epic year for new heavy trucks This year, I logged 62,781 air miles en route to trucking events across the U.S., Canada and Mexico and many of those miles were ticked en route to test drives – 17 of them, in fact. A big part of my job is climbing behind […]

January 3, 2018

Dealers

Business Roundup: Hayden-Murphy Equipment celebrates 60 years; Takeuchi names new national parts manager; Volvo taps Carter as VP for U.S. machine sales; Lian named CEO of H&R Construction Parts & Equipment; Custom Equipment acquired by SCG

Custom Equipment of Wisc. acquired by private investment firm SCG Custom Equipment of Wisconsin has been acquired by an affiliate of the investment firm, Stratford-Cambridge Group. With headquarters in Richfield, Wisconsin, and a manufacturing facility in West Bend, Wisconsin, Custom Equipment is a family-owned welding and fabrication business. It began in 1981 by developing lifts for […]

January 3, 2018

Dealers

MacLeish named national parts manager for Takeuchi US

Takeuchi US has named Rick MacLeish as its new national parts manager. MacLeish will support the company’s sales efforts by establishing and maintaining business partnerships with dealers and distributors to provide parts support for Takeuchi products, the company says. He will manage purchasing, inventory, the parts call center, order processing and parts e-commerce. Other responsibilities […]

January 3, 2018

Maintenance

Is the service truck of the future a van?

There’s a certain swagger mechanics get when riding around in a massive, Class 7 service truck complete with welder, compressor and crane. But is that image and the truck that goes with it a dinosaur? Not entirely. Big service trucks still have their place, but increasingly vans—as in Mercedes Sprinters, Ford Transits and Ram Promasters—are […]

January 2, 2018

Class 7-8

Paccar 12-speed transmission now standard on Kenworth T680

The 12-speed Paccar Automated Transmission and its right-hand column-mounted shifter are now standard on linehaul and regional haul applications of Kenworth’s T680. The column-mounted shifter places gear selection and engine brake controls at the driver’s fingertips for better ergonomics, comfort and overall performance. This placement also frees up dash space by eliminating engine brake control […]

January 2, 2018

Construction Equipment

Atlas Copco renames construction equipment division Power Technique

Atlas Copco has renamed its North American division of remaining equipment aimed at the construction industry. Atlas Copco Construction Equipment North America will now be called Power Technique North America. Atlas Copco says Power Technique will remain in its Rock Hill, South Carolina, offices and will continue to comprise the Atlas Copco, Chicago Pneumatic and […]

January 2, 2018

Dealers

Hayden-Murphy Equipment Co. celebrates 60 years in business; heads into prosperous new year

For Hayden-Murphy Equipment Company of Bloomington, Minnesota, 2017 brought not only its 60-year anniversary, but also significant increases in its rental segment and service-training demands. “We’ve seen a nice increase in business in 2017, year-to-year, and we’re expecting that to continue into the new year,” Ken Boehm, vice president of sales, tells Equipment World. […]

January 2, 2018

Dealers

Volvo Financial appoints Carter VP for U.S. construction equipment sales

Charles Carter has been named vice president of Construction Equipment Sales for Volvo Financial Services USA. As of January 1, Carter is responsible for the construction equipment sales channel in the United States. He will work with Volvo Construction Equipment colleagues and the brand’s distribution network to provide finance solutions to construction equipment customers, the company […]

January 2, 2018