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Dealers

Wacker Neuson names Miller sales and marketing VP; Vohren named director of digitalization

Wacker Neuson has named Joe Miller vice president sales and marketing, replacing Johannes Schulze Vohren, who will retire at the end of 2020 after 26 years with the company. Schulze Vohren will serve as director of digitalization during his remaining tenure with the company, focusing on special projects and knowledge transfer. In the last 12 […]

February 25, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: The Top 5 Machines & Tools of World of Concrete 2020; Nikola unveils electric Badger pickup; Wirtgen debuts new paving train; Doosan adds DX62R-3 reduced tail-swing excavator; Hilti intros world’s first cordless breaker

VIDEO > Hilti TE 500-A36 is the first cordless breaker: Makes destruction easier, can be paired with cordless backpack dust collector Hilti used the World of Concrete to debut what it calls the world’s first cordless breaker, the TE 500-A36. The 36-volt battery powered tool uses the company’s Active Vibration Reduction (AVR) technology to reduce […]

February 25, 2020

Construction Equipment

‘Superheated’ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed?

Editor’s Note: Since this article published, LiuGong has also entered the U.S. scissor lift market. You can read about that here and the Chinese manufacturer’s deepening involvement in North America here. Craig Paylor, former president of JLG, was looking to add some scissor lifts in 2018 as an additional revenue stream to his truck distribution business. […]

February 24, 2020

Dealers

Franklin Equipment opens Chattanooga Superstore

Franklin Equipment has opened its Chattanooga, Tennessee, Superstore. The location offers backhoes, skid steers, track loaders, compact excavators, scissor lifts, telehandlers, light equipment, wheel loaders and a wide range of attachments along with handheld equipment and safety gear. The full lines of Wacker Neuson construction equipment, Skyjack aerial equipment are available for rent or for sale.  […]

February 24, 2020

Construction Equipment

Kobelco to display 20+ machines in ConExpo North Hall, including hybrid excavator

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA will showcase more than 20 machines at its 31,000-plus-square-foot display in the North Hall in booth N10037. On display will be a hybrid excavator, the first Generation 11 excavator available in North America, an array of new conventional models, and several compact and short radius excavators. In the booth will be […]

February 24, 2020

Construction Equipment

Top 5 Machine & Tool Launches From World of Concrete 2020

The annual World of Concrete show recently wrapped up in Las Vegas and we’ve got the five most important announcements and machine launches right here in one video. Check it out above and be sure to view our full videos on the machine and tool launches mentioned in this video below the break.     […]

February 21, 2020

Construction Equipment

Deere extends transmission warranty on E-Series articulated dump trucks

John Deere has again extended the transmission warranty on its E-Series articulated dump trucks, now covering trucks purchased through the end of this year. The warranty of five years or 15,000 hours, whichever comes first, is provided on all new models in the series purchased before December 31, 2020. The warranty covers all new 260E, […]

February 21, 2020

Construction Equipment

Manitowoc Cranes to intro 5 new Grove models at ConExpo 2020

Manitowoc Cranes will unveil five new Grove models at its during ConExpo, including the Grove GRT8120. The 120-ton rough-terrain crane has a 197-foot  boom length and a new carrier design. The company will be located at booth F6144 in the Festival Grounds. Manitowoc says the GRT8120 features “the longest boom and strongest load charts in its class, […]

February 21, 2020

Pickups

Nikola unveils electric Badger pickup: Huge range and built for construction work

The latest electrified pickup to join the fray is from Nikola Motor Company, the builder of a hydrogen-electric Class 8 tractor. The company recently announced the 906-hp Badger pickup which features an estimated range of up to 600 miles and a hydrogen-electric powertrain. The company says the pickup delivers 980 ft.-lbs. of torque, 906 peak […]

February 20, 2020

Dealers

PCA, ARA forecasts underline steady-as-she-goes 2020 for construction—with some cautions

The two pillars of the economy — consumer spending and labor markets — remain solid, portending at least a modest growth in 2020, says Ed Sullivan, senior vice president and chief economist, PCA. “As long as you have strength in those, the economy will remain strong and you will see continued moderate economic growth. The […]

February 20, 2020

Dealers

Durante Rentals plans New Rochelle headquarters

Durante Rentals, currently located in Mount Vernon, New York, will move to a new corporate headquarters in New Rochelle, New York. More than 30 employees will move into the new headquarters. Durante Rentals has 10 locations throughout the Tri-State area in Brewster, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Carmel, Danbury, Elmsford, Flushing, Hasbrouck Heights, Mt. Vernon, and West Nyack. […]

February 20, 2020

Construction Equipment

LBX goes outside, inside with displays at ConExpo 2020’s Festival Grounds and North Hall

LBX will display its latest Link-Belt excavators at two booths at ConExpo, using both a 24,000-square-foot booth located at F5342 at the Festival Grounds and a 4,900-square-foot display in the North Hall at N12865. The Festival Grounds booth will showcase 11 machines, including the 750 X4, 350 X4 Long Front and the 250 X4 SL scrap […]

February 19, 2020