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Dealers

Company Wrench adds Kobelco line to central Florida location

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has named Company Wrench its dealer in central Florida. The company also represents Kobelco in North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. “Company Wrench has successfully represented the Kobelco product in a number of key markets over the years,” says Cam Gabbard, Company Wrench president.  “Adding the Central Florida territory […]

November 6, 2020

Business

World of Asphalt/AGG1 canceled for 2021

The 2021 World of Asphalt and AGG1, scheduled for March 9-11th in Atlanta, has been canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Show sponsors plan to reconvene on March 29-31, 2022, in Nashville. To date, while other construction equipment shows have either changed their event or moved the dates of their 2021 shows, the […]

November 5, 2020

Dealers

Diamond A Equipment adds AUSA compact line

Diamond A Equipment will now offer AUSA articulated and rigid dumpers, and rough terrain forklifts with 4-wheel drive. Details here on Equipment World.

November 5, 2020

Construction Equipment

New Dates, Formats and Protocols: Changes in Store for 2021 Construction Equipment Trade Shows

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and continues to disrupt construction equipment trade shows, find out what's next for the industry's events here.

November 4, 2020

Dealers

Hyundai adds Alpine Equipment Repair to dealer lineup

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has added Alpine Equipment Repair, Woods Cross, Utah, to its dealer network. Alpine, a construction equipment repair and maintenance company, will focus on Hyundai’s compact excavator line. Hyundai’s North American network now includes 79 dealerships operating in more than 170 locations. Hyundai ‘s full equipment lineup includes excavators, wheel loaders, compaction […]

November 3, 2020

Dealers

Dealer’s stolen CTL tracked down on Facebook

The Kubota SVL75-2 compact track loader was gone. “There was a gaping hole where the machine was sitting,” relates Neil Messick. co-owner of Messick’s Farm Equipment, an agricultural/construction/landscaping dealer based in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Security videos showed thieves loading the CTL on to a trailer. But the police had few leads.

November 2, 2020

Construction Equipment

Alaskaug Pin-On Augers designed for tundra now available for variety of surfaces

The Alaskaug line of pin-on augers were originally developed to drill through Alaskan tundra, and now Auger Technologies is making them available for a variety of surfaces. The augers for digger derricks or production type diggers can be configured with different teeth and pilot bits to handle such conditions as 41-inch concrete block, gravel or […]

November 2, 2020

Dealers

Ritchie Bros. buys equipment data provider Rouse Services

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will acquire Rouse Services for approximately $275 million. “Rouse offers a highly complementary suite of data and service products that will continue and accelerate our evolution from an auction company to a global, trusted marketplace and provider of services,” says Ann Fandozzi, Ritchie CEO. “Rouse brings a strong reputation within the industrial equipment […]

October 30, 2020

Construction Equipment

LaBounty intros shear jaw for UPX 1800 demolition attachment

LaBounty has added a new shear jaw for its UPX 1800 demolition attachment for excavators. The 32,000-pound UPX 1800 already has a concrete cracker jaw. The company currently has multiple jaws for its smaller lineup of UPX, which stands for Universal Processor. Now it is starting to do the same for the larger model. LaBounty […]

October 29, 2020

Construction Equipment

How much money can Section 179 save contractors on 2020 equipment purchases?

Contractors will once again be able to write off the entire purchase price of new and used construction equipment bought and put in service in 2020.

October 28, 2020

Construction Equipment

Terex sales fall 25% in Q3

Terex reported third quarter 2020 net sales of $765.6 million, compared with $1.02 billion during the same period last year, a decrease of 25% . Through Sept. 30, 2020 net sales were $2.289 billion, compared with $3.468 billion during the same period in 2019, a 34% decrease. Net sales in the company’s Aerial Work Platforms […]

October 28, 2020

Construction Equipment

Despite big drop in equipment sales, Cat 3Q earnings beat expectations

Blaming lower end-user demand for equipment and services, Caterpillar reported 3Q sales and revenues decreased by 23% compared to the same period last year. Sales and revenues decreased from $12.8 billion in 2019 to $9.9 billion in 3Q 2020. Cat also cited a dealer decrease in inventories as a reason for the double-digit decrease. The […]

October 27, 2020