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World of Concrete

Contractor of the Year deadline extended to Oct. 15; finalists receive expenses-paid trip to ConExpo

Equipment World's Contractor of the Year application deadline has been extended to October 15. Finalists will receive a trip to ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 and more.

October 7, 2019

Dealers

Lessons learned from Great Recession turning equipment owners into equipment users

Lessons learned from the Great Recession has made contractors pay close attention to numbers and debt, and view construction equipment as an asset. More here.

October 7, 2019

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson sells power trowel business to Husqvarna

Husqvarna will release its own range of concrete power trowels next year while Wacker Neuson will focus more on its core products. More details here.

October 4, 2019

Safety

Police seek arrest warrant after Mich. worker’s body found in collapsed trench

Police have requested an arrest warrant after a Michigan worker was found dead in a collapsed trench, and it was later determined he died after being hit by an excavator being operated on the worksite, reports WJRT ABC 12 news station. The worker, Craig Earl Wagner Jr., 38, of Dryden was found buried in a […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE names Scott Equipment dealer for Ark.

Volvo Construction Equipment has named Scott Equipment, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, as its dealer in Arkansas, replacing Little Rock, Arkansas-based Hugg & Hall Equipment. To ensure a smooth transition, Scott Equipment will take on Hugg & Hall employees servicing Volvo CE products and services at its four Arkansas locations in Fort Smith, Springdale, Texarkana and […]

October 4, 2019

Construction Equipment

Deere lays off 163 in Quad Cities plants; cites market conditions

Saying it is responding to market conditions, Deere & Company says it has placed 163 employees in the Quad Cities area on indefinite layoff, including 113 workers at the company’s Davenport, Iowa plant, which manufactures construction and forestry equipment. The Quad-City Times reports that Deere said it will put 50 workers at the company’s Harvester […]

October 3, 2019

Construction Equipment

Hyundai, Engcon team up to integrate tiltrotators on Hyundai excavators

Hyundai and Engcon are partnering to equip Hyundai excavators with tiltrotators, and both companies were showcasing the partnership at their respective booths at ICUEE. Engcon announced in August that it would factory fit its DC2 control system and levers on Hyundai excavators to accommodate tiltrotators, which offer 360-degree attachment rotation and tilt for more precise […]

October 3, 2019

Telematics

Bobcat launches Owner Portal website for quick remote machine monitoring

With Bobcat’s Machine IQ wireless communication system generating heaps of useful data on machines in the field, the company has launched a new online dashboard for viewing it all. Located at my.bobcat.com, the Bobcat Owner Portal website gives machine owners and fleet managers easy and quick access to machine location, operating hours, fuel level and […]

October 3, 2019

Dealers

ASV adds C.N. Wood to dealer network

ASV Holdings has added C. N. Wood Company to its dealer network. The dealer has six locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine. C. N. Wood will offer ASV’s line of compact track loaders and skid steers. The company provides new, used and rental equipment services for a wide range of industries including construction, […]

October 3, 2019

Construction Equipment

Feds fine Hyundai $47 million for violating emissions regs for construction equipment

Hyundai Construction Equipment has agreed to pay $47 million in civil fines for allegedly violating U.S. emissions standards on heavy construction equipment.

October 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

SMS Equipment to offer full line of Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixing equipment at 35 Canadian locations

Cemen Tech, makers of volumetric concrete mixers and accompanying technology, has struck a distribution deal that represents a major expansion for the company into Canada. SMS Equipment will sell and support Cemen Tech’s full line of volumetric concrete mixing equipment at its 35 locations across Canada. The world’s largest Komatsu dealer, SMS Equipment was founded […]

October 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro underlines multiple brand approach at ICUEE

As Toro continues its integration of Charles Machine Works after its acquisition earlier this year, Rick Rodier, Toro group vice president, construction businesses, is enthusiastic about the future. “The cultures of the two companies are so close that the transition has been phenomenal,” Rodier said, speaking during the first day of ICUEE. You can see […]

October 1, 2019