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Dealers

Kioti Tractor gearing up for brand awareness push

Kioti Tractor, which has supplied compact utility tractors to U.S. and Canadian markets for more than 30 years, has selected a new creative partner, Baldwin&, as part of its strategic focus on growth and excellence in the industry. An independent, full-service advertising agency, Baldwin& is responsible for media, creative and strategy, and will partner with Eckel & Vaughan for […]

April 19, 2018

Class 7-8

Mack Anthem’s aerodynamics delivering big fuel economy gains

More than 500 Mack Anthem tractors have been deployed by U.S. fleets, Mack says of its all-new long-haul tractor that entered production in February. Mack is touting the Anthem’s entrance to the market and the fuel economy gains its 2018 long-haul tractor achieves over its predecessors, even those only a year and a half old. […]

April 3, 2018

Dealers

Yanmar opens new Ga. training center with dealers, brand outreach in mind

Two years ago, the Yanmar corporate office started to re-examine its brand with this question in mind: Does everyone know who Yanmar is? When it came to North America, the answer was, sort of. Its marine motors are well-known among recreational boaters, but its construction equipment, tractors and myriad other products don’t share the same […]

November 10, 2017

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Cummins unveils first crate engine; Cat’s new universal coupler; Dealers preview new Kubota machines; Liebherr PR 766 dozer; Eterra Typhoon 74 brush mower

Cummins unveils its first crate engine, the R2.8 Turbo Diesel Admit it. You’ve always wanted a diesel. You dreamed of what you could do with that torque. Now you can have one and retrofit it into an older truck or Jeep and not have to pay a fortune for a new model. At SEMA Wednesday, […]

November 7, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Liebherr sees orders jump; Tax overhaul a mixed bag for dealers; Proposed AWP standards would affect rentals; Dealer Institute course on managing iron; New Atlas Copco VPs; Construction starts predicted to rise

Liebherr sees “significant” jump in orders; uses start-up culture to launch products Liebherr says it will add 2,240 employees by the end of this year, seeing what Stefan Heissler, member of the board of directors of Liebherr-International AG, calls a “very significant jump in orders” in 2017. In the first six months of 2017, Liebherr […]

November 7, 2017

Dealers

Dealers preview Kubota’s new compact excavators, RTV, tractors

Dealers got a hands-on preview of Kubota’s two new compact excavators, available in early 2018, as well as the company’s fastest gas-powered RTV yet and seven new tractors in the M Series lineup. About 1,100 dealers attending Kubota’s annual meeting October 21-25 in Phoenix, Arizona, saw the KX033-4 with extendable dipper arm along with the […]

November 1, 2017

Class 7-8

Cummins unveils Aeos electric tractor concept powered by lighter, longer-lasting battery

Tesla may steal all the headlines but Cummins recently stole some of the Silicon Valley automaker’s thunder with the debut of its electric powertrain concept tractor. The Aeos Electric Commercial Vehicle Demonstrator, designed and built in collaboration with Roush, features a state-of-the art battery pack that is lighter and more dense, allowing it to hold […]

September 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Earth & Turf intros new snowplow mounting bracket for Kubota tractors

Earth & Turf Attachments has a new mounting bracket for its SC-Series, 60-inch snowplows with 19.5-inch moldboard height. The new mounting is designed for Kubota BX-Series tractors. The plow can be manually angled 30 degrees to the left or right by pulling out the center pin and then reinserting the pin when achieving the desired […]

September 15, 2017

Construction Equipment

Barko intros 930B, 937B industrial tractors with increased power to attachments

Barko’s B-Series Industrial Wheel Tractors are designed to send more power to mulching heads and other attachments for land-clearing and various large municipal and commercial applications. The company recently introduced two new models in the series, the 937B and 930B. The 937B has a 380-horsepower Cummins Tier 4 Final diesel engine with selective catalytic aftertreatment. The […]

April 27, 2017

Construction Equipment

John Deere overhauls, expands tractor scraper systems lineup as use grows in highway, residential (PHOTOS)

John Deere has made the most extensive changes to its scraper system since 2008, says Scott Bayless, scraper product consultant. “It’s the broadest lineup we’ve had since we started building scraper special tractors,” he says, “and we’re the only manufacturer that builds the entire system,” meaning both the tractors and the pull-behind scrapers. As before, […]

May 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

Skid steers and John Deere machines most targeted among $300 million worth of heavy equipment stolen in 2013

Nearly $300 million worth of construction and other heavy equipment was stolen in 2013 with only 21 percent of it recovered, according to the latest theft report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the National Equipment Register. The majority of thefts occurred during the spring and summer months with August topping all other months […]

December 2, 2014

Trucks

Test Drive: Volvo VNX heavy-hauler is more cruiser than bruiser

While many truck manufacturers do long-range market studies to determine if they should add a new truck model to their lineups, Volvo’s approach to launching its new VNX severe duty tractor was a bit more casual than the company’s usual procedures. The VNX story began a little over a year ago as Göran Nyberg was […]

June 1, 2014