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Battery electric

Case CE Unveils First Electric Backhoe, the 580 EV, at ConExpo 2020

At ConExpo 2020, Case Construction Equipment unveiled the very first battery-powered electric backhoe loader. Developed under the name “Project Zeus,” the loader’s model name is the 580 EV. Check out the video for all the details.

March 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

JCB celebrating “biggest year ever” in North America, discusses ConExpo absence

JCB is not worried about forgoing ConExpo this year. “We’re definitely in a positive place,” Richard Fox-Marrs, president and CEO, JCB North America, told Equipment World in an interview at the recent American Rental Association Show. “Last year was our biggest year ever in North America. We eclipsed 10,000 units in this market for the […]

March 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

Takeuchi promotes Lawson and Vranches to leadership positions

Takeuchi has named Henry Lawson director of sales and John Vranches divisional sales manager. As director of sales, Lawson will lead North American dealer sales development and national account business and activity and is accountable for achieving company market share objectives. His responsibilities include dealer sales in addition to managing the national rental accounts for […]

March 11, 2020

Construction Equipment

Cat Unveils New D7 Dozer: Bigger, Stronger, Smarter

A day before the crowds descended upon ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 in Las Vegas, Caterpillar unveiled it’s all new D7 dozer model. The new D7 packs more power, more weight, and potentially huge productivity gains over its predecessors. You can check out all the details in this video or read on below. As has been the case […]

March 10, 2020

Business

Contractors’ optimism about 2020 drops but still strong, Wells Fargo reports

Though contractor optimism is down, 2020 should still be a strong year for nonresidential construction activity. Learn more here on Equipment World.

March 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Cut it, scrape it, tie it and clean it; Makita has a tool for almost everything concrete related

During the recent World of Concrete show, Makita had a wide variety of battery powered tools on hand at its booth. Here’s what caught our eye. For comfortable, cord-free demolition, the new Makita 18 volt Power scraper (XKH01) accepts SDS-plus bits and features Makita anti-vibration technology. The vibration absorbing housing moves independently of the hammer system […]

March 10, 2020

Dealers

Cat dealers Whayne Supply, Walker Machinery change name to Boyd Cat

Cat dealers Whayne Supply and Walker Machinery, which merged in 2010 but retained separate identities, are moving forward as one brand, Boyd Cat. The company will continue to be lead by Monty Boyd, president and CEO. The name change is immediate across both internal and external channels, says the company. The full rollout of business processes […]

March 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Briggs & Stratton looks to the autonomous future with debut of Vanguard lithium ion battery

“We are taking all the experience we have with engines and moving it into batteries,” says Stephen Avery at Briggs and Stratton. “OEMs are coming to us for engines for their manned vehicles and batteries for their robots,” he says. The battery launch at the recent World of Concrete show centered around the company’s 5 […]

March 9, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: SkyMul is a rebar-tying drone; 10 Things to See at ConExpo 2020; Manitowoc intros MLC150-1 crawler crane; New Holland intros 11 skid steers, CTLs; Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators

Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators GPS/GNSS grade control is commonly thought of as a way to automate machine control in the horizontal plane with dozers and motor graders. But excavators can benefit from machine control as well. Up until now those systems have been proprietary to the OEMs offering them. But Trimble Earthworks Grade […]

March 9, 2020

Business

AEM after show cancellations: ConExpo will go on, “overwhelming majority” of exhibitors staying

ConExpo show organizer the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, countering speculation after the Volvo Group pulled out of the show Thursday, said on Friday that an “overwhelming majority of CONEXPO -CON/AGG exhibitors have confirmed their participation in next week’s show in Las Vegas.” In a joint announcement with AEM, Volvo Construction Equipment said its booth, which has […]

March 6, 2020

Gear

VIDEO > Reviewing Cat’s Kinetic Ice+ Boots’ Vibram Ice Traction, Insulation from the Arctic Circle

Recently I had a chance to test out some cold weather boots and gloves in Alaska—north of the Arctic Circle in fact—in temps as low as -30 degrees. Yeah, that’s cold. And yeah, I’m glad I had these boots. The boots are a new product offering from Cat Footwear called the Cat Kinetic Ice +. […]

March 6, 2020

Machine control

Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators

The Trimble GPS/GNSS is an aftermarket kit for excavators introduced at the World of Concrete. Find out what it offers contractors here on Equipment World.

March 6, 2020