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ConExpo-Con/Agg

Learn best practices for equipment management and maintenance in these ConExpo-Con/Agg seminars

This year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg show provides a range of opportunities for you – and your employees – to perfect their equipment management skills. Here’s an example of some of the seminars offered: Telematics in Transition for Fleet Managers Telematics is the integrated use of telecommunications and informatics to control vehicles on the move. Telematics solves the […]

February 13, 2014

Business

Why the numbers are important: Moneyball’s Billy Beane addresses the equipment, construction industries

One definite perk of a free press pass is the exposure I get to high-priced talk. Filling a podium is not cheap; just check out a speaker’s bureau website to get a taste of what even B Level speakers command. I didn’t have real expectations pro or con when I heard that Billy Beane, general […]

February 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

The Saga Continues: More readers share stories, opinions on ‘booth babes’

The “Booth babes and the S.T.E.A.M. professions” blog post I wrote last month is still generating many reader responses. I love it! I love that readers are taking time to read what I’ve written – and to comment back. Both men and women in the industry continue to write in. The influx of responses started […]

February 11, 2014

Business

ARA: Rental revenues will reach $41.1 billion this year; equipment rental penetration index now nearly 53%

With healthy returns posted for rentals in 2013, the American Rental Association is forecasting $41.1 billion in total rental revenues (including construction equipment, general tool and party and events) this year, and an upward trajectory for the total rental market that will reach $52.3 billion in 2017. In addition, ARA says its Equipment Rental Penetration […]

February 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

GOMACO to intro next-gen Commander III, GP-2400 and 9500 upgrades at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014

Concrete paving manufacturer GOMACO has a full slate of introductions planned for ConExpo-Con/Agg  (Booth 51059, Central Hall) for what it says will be its largest show display ever, including: Commander III three-track slipform paver The next generation of the Commander III three-track slipform paver will debut this fall, featuring a design driven by GOMACO’s new […]

February 3, 2014

Roadbuilding

One reader responds to ‘booth babes’ blog post

I wasn’t sure what kind of reaction I would get to the “‘Booth babes’ and the S.T.E.A.M. professions” blog post I recently wrote. I was pleased to hear from one reader – a man – that my thoughts were an accurate description and that this practice is embarrassing. The reader, who is well-known and well-respected […]

January 28, 2014

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete 2014 coverage has concluded from Las Vegas. Check here for the roundup

World of Concrete 2014 took place in Las Vegas between January 21 and 24. The Equipment World team was on the ground covering all the exciting events and equipment announcements at the show. The show celebrated its 40th anniversary this year and is the “only annual international event dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction […]

January 20, 2014

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Doosan is giving away a ConExpo-Con/Agg VIP experience that includes travel, hotel and Vegas shows

Folks love the fact that ConExpo-Con/Agg is in Las Vegas. And why not? Once a busy day of show floor browsing and educational sessions are over, they’re just a monorail or taxi ride away from some of the best nightlife in the country. That’s why Doosan is offering a VIP experience to next year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg […]

December 18, 2013

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete releases “Rig Racin,” a concrete-truck-flipping obstacle course game for iPhone, iPad and Android

Big news from Hanley Wood Exhibitions, the show runner for the World of Concrete trade show has released its first game for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices called “Rig Racin’.” The game puts players in control of a tricked out cement mixer truck and tasks them with navigating challenging obstacle courses with the goals of […]

December 15, 2013

ConExpo-Con/Agg

The 4 hottest ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 education seminars

Pre-registrations are coming in strong ConExpo-Con/Agg education sessions according to to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The four sessions are proving the most popular in registrations, including three sessions co-sponsored by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals: Making a Business Case for Telematics Regardless of Your Fleet Size This session will detail how telematics data […]

December 12, 2013

Business

Hanley Wood, Intermat partner to create World of Concrete Europe

World of Concrete is coming to Europe. Today, Hanley Wood, the organizer of World of Concrete, and S.E. Intermat, the owner and organizer of the Intermat trade shows, announced a partnership to bring the World of Concrete trade show to Europe. The European show will be the third World of Concrete event, joining World of Concrete […]

November 4, 2013

Business

ConExpo-ConAgg 2014 kicks off March 4 with full lineup of equipment education sessions

With 2,400 exhibitors and more than 2.3 million square feet of exhibits, next year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg will live up to its billing as North America’s largest construction equipment trade show. Of special interest to our crowd will be the Equipment Management and Maintenance education track, produced in cooperation with the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. These […]

October 28, 2013