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Class 7-8

EPA eyeing tighter heavy truck emissions standards, 50-state uniformity

Just four years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a sweeping set of regulations aimed at cutting emissions from heavy-duty trucks and tractors by 25 percent by 2027, the EPA is eyeing new federal regulations to further tighten heavy-duty truck emissions and to create a so-called “50-state program” that harmonizes emissions standards nationally. EPA […]

January 15, 2020

Construction Equipment

BrandSafway acquires AGF Access Group

BrandSafway is acquiring AGF Access Group, headquartered in L’Assomption, Quebec. AGF has two manufacturing sites in Canada and 24 branches across North America and rents, sells and manufactures access products, distributing products through its branches and independent dealers. The move will enable BrandSafway “to grow our market presence in mast climbing, suspended access solutions, elevators […]

January 15, 2020

Technology

Opinion: Touchscreens are here to stay, but tactility of analog controls can’t be beat

In the news this summer was an interesting bit about the Navy doing away with touchscreen controls on its destroyers. Sailors complained that the digital interfaces were too complex and confusing, and investigators blamed the touchscreens for collisions involving the USS Fitzgerald in June 2017 and the USS McCain in August 2017. These collisions led […]

January 14, 2020

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Genie Lift Connect telematics to be on display at ConExpo 2020 booth

Genie Lift Connect telematics is available as a standard feature with a three-year subscription on all new Genie scissor, boom and telehandler purchases. The system will be on display at the Terex/Genie ConExpo 2020 booth in the Festival Grounds, F-7376. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our […]

January 14, 2020

Dealers

Titan Machinery: “There are a lot of dealer principals looking for succession solution”

Alta Equipment’s December announcement that it intended to go public also contained some interesting comments on “the robust pipeline of consolidation opportunities in an extremely fragmented market.” In light of this, it’s worth revisiting comments made by David Meyer, chairman and CEO of Titan Machinery, the company’s Nov. 26th 3Q analysts call.  “We have seen […]

January 14, 2020

Construction Equipment

BOMAG BF 200 small construction paver can pave widths from 1.3 to 11.2 feet

BOMAG’s new BF 200 small paver is narrow enough to fit in the cut of a 4-foot cold planer on mill-and-fill tasks on road rehabilitation projects. It can also pave cart paths. Paving widths range from 3.6 to 6.6 feet. With manual screed extensions, the width can be extended to 11.2 feet, and reduction skids […]

January 13, 2020

Construction Equipment

Contractors confident in 2020 prospects despite economic uncertainty

’Tis the forecast season and the general feeling is muted hope – except if you talk to contractors. First, a look at 2019. When the final tallies come in, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers expects the construction equipment industry to have grown 3.9 percent – not bad, but definitely not the gangbuster 12 percent growth […]

January 13, 2020

Dealers

Ditch Witch’s first dealership focuses on tradition, servant leadership, expansion

Gary Bridwell grew up in Perry, Oklahoma, surrounded by all things Ditch Witch. The small town an hour north of Oklahoma City is the birthplace of the company’s founder, Ed Malzahn, and his revolutionary invention, the mechanical trenching machine. Gary knew Malzahn and his family well and spent summers working on equipment at the Ditch […]

January 13, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cat dropping letters from dozer model names; VIDEO: Deere’s new L-Series Production Loaders; The Top Attachments for 2020; Manitou intros MTA 12055 telehandler; Ditch Witch intros lower-cost HX30G vacuum excavator

Ditch Witch’s new HX30G is a lower-cost vacuum excavator built for daily use Ditch Witch designed its new HX30G vacuum excavator as a lower-cost alternative for contractors on small to mid-sized excavation jobs and for daily use. It has an 8-foot-wide frame for operating in urban or congested areas. It can also be used in […]

January 13, 2020

ConExpo-Con/Agg

United Rentals’ Gregg Christensen to address how to manage rising equipment and rental costs during ConExpo 2020 seminar

Gregg L. Christensen, United Rental’s vice president-national accounts, will lead a ConExpo 2020 educational session on “How to Manage Rising Equipment & Rental Costs” on March 12, 9:30-10:30 a.m. (You can see what equipment OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) Christensen will discuss six key components […]

January 13, 2020

Construction Equipment

Komatsu WA900-8 Loader Does the Digging and Dumping For You

Designed for loading 70-150-ton trucks in quarries, the new Komatsu WA900-8 replaces the previous WA900-3E0 with a loader that is more powerful and has a redesigned cab with improved visibility. But the headline features of this new loader are tech-based, including a few new autonomy features that make this loader capable of automatic digging and […]

January 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Slice through concrete, steel with Epiroc’s new CC1600 Combi Cutter

Epiroc’s new Combi Cutter CC1600 comes in weighing less than previous models yet maintaining similar cutting force and cycle times, the company says. The concrete and steel cutter is compatible with excavators of 13 to 23 tons and is designed for greater stability during demolition work. It weighs about 3,000 pounds and has opening and […]

January 10, 2020