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ConExpo-Con/Agg

Peterbilt to display Model 567 at 2014 ConExpo-Con/Agg

Peterbilt will display its vocational Model 567 at ConExpo-Con/Agg in March. The company announced earlier this month the truck is in full production. Designed for use in dump, mixer heavy haul and refuse applications, the Model 567 is powered by a Paccar MX-13 engine that delivers up to 500 horsepower and 1,850 foot-pounds of torque. […]

December 19, 2013

Home

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

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

Roadbuilding

Doosan kicks off ConExpo-Con/Agg VIP contest

Doosan launched its ConExpo-Con/Agg VIP contest on Tuesday. The contest offers a chance for a free trip to the 2014 ConExpo-Con/Agg trade show in Las Vegas. To enter, visit doosanequipment.com/dice/VIP/Contest_Form.page and tell Doosan why you should be chosen as the Doosan VIP. The first 5,000 people to register will receive a Doosan-branded T-shirt, and those […]

December 3, 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

Roadbuilding

Case launches infrastructure-advocacy national tour

Case Construction Equipment today announced the launch of a national tour that aims to increase awareness and identify solutions for America’s infrastructure. The tour, Dire States: The Drive to Revive America’s Ailing Infrastructure, is a joint effort between Case and Dan McNichol, an author and infrastructure expert. During the tour, McNichol will travel across the […]

September 19, 2013

Roadbuilding

Guest Blog: A new deal

With the housing market showing signs of new life and public infrastructure spending high on the agenda, it’s possible to believe that the long, nuclear winter of recession in road-building may just be drawing to an end. In May, monthly home sales hit their highest level since July 2008. According to a Standard & Poor […]

July 29, 2013

Construction Equipment

How to convince your boss (or spouse) that you need to be at the next big construction trade show

Our reader research throughout the years ranks trade shows relatively low as one of the ways you gather equipment information. And that’s to be expected, since these shows take place within a limited timeframe. You hear from other information sources – such as our monthly print editions and daily e-newsletters – on a much more […]

June 3, 2013

Business

The advantages of renting before buying

A very interesting Q & A session with United Rentals president and CEO Michael J. Kneeland was recently posted at the Conexpo-Con/Agg website. In it Kneeland talks about the advantages of renting before buying and gives a few words of advice for construction business owners. On renting before buying, Kneeland says “it provides liquidity in […]

December 27, 2012

Business

Off-Road Telematics: Why the Disconnect?

Research indicates that only 10 to 15 percent of heavy equipment contractors use telematics to help monitor and manage their fleets. Yet most heavy equipment today comes with telematics capabilities or prewired to accept aftermarket systems. And many of the big OEMs not only give you telematics hardware on their machines gratis, but provide access […]

August 3, 2012

Roadbuilding

Intermat Overview

Tier 4 Final engines and transmissions with claims of double-digit leaps in fuel economy headlined Intermat, which took place in Paris, France, April 16-21; Selective Catalytic Reduction, or SCR, is the front runner in Tier 4 Final technology.

June 9, 2012

Equipment

Intermat Overview

Tier 4 Final intros headline Intermat   By Marcia Gruver Doyle and John Latta     Tier 4 Final engines and transmissions with claims of double-digit leaps in fuel economy headlined Intermat, which took place in Paris, France, April 16-21. Selective Catalytic Reduction, or SCR, is the front runner in Tier 4 Final technology, with […]

May 25, 2012