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Construction Equipment

Fisher Industries upgrading fleet: Selling construction equipment in 4 Ritche Bros. auctions

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will sell dozens of late model, low-hour wheel loaders and bulldozers for North Dakota-based Fisher Industries at four upcoming unreserved public auctions: Phoenix (Sept. 27); Sacramento, Calif. (Oct. 7); Dickinson, N.D. (Oct. 20) and Bozeman, Mont. (Oct. 28). Every item will be sold to the highest bidder on auction day, regardless of […]

August 26, 2011

Equipment

Machine Matters

A loader first and foremost New features, options place the traditional single-purpose wheel loader into more applications, keeping it working in tough times By Mike Anderson The 135- to 174-horsepower wheel loader is often perceived as a throwback: Valued as a highly functional, reliable, yet often single-purpose machine. It’s been a rank-and-file plodder, if you […]

August 3, 2011

Technology

Reporter

Hire a Vet Taking aim at the current 13.3-percent unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, Congress is considering bills that may help contractors hire veterans. The bills call for a retraining program for unemployed older veterans, would give veterans information on how to find a job, and offer tax credits and other incentives to […]

August 3, 2011

Construction Equipment

Case Power and Equipment expands into Southern California

Case Power and Equipment  has added three branches in Southern California. All three locations had been owned by D3 Equipment and the D3 staff will continue to manage the locations and support customers in the areas. The new branches are located in El Cajon, Fontana, and Santa Fe Springs. The entire line of Case Construction equipment […]

July 21, 2011

Construction Equipment

Terex welcomes Ryden Equipment as new full line compact equipment distributor in Iowa

Ryden Equipment now distributes the full line of Terex compact construction equipment at its branches in Sanborn and Des Moines, Iowa. The Terex compact equipment line includes more than 45 unique product models from skid steer loaders and compact track loaders to compact excavators, wheel loaders and backhoe loaders. Along with Ryden Equipment’s full array […]

July 12, 2011

Safety

Product Report

Volvo continues 50-machine rollout By Marcia Gruver Doyle Volvo Construction Equipment’s Tier 4 Interim engines took center stage during its Volvo Days event in May in Sweden.  “The only thing customers will notice on these engines is the required diesel particulate filter change after 4,500 hours,” said Arvid Rinaldo, global communications strategy manager. “The filter […]

July 4, 2011

Business

Machine Matters More

The Power of Two Machines Equipment manufacturers share their thoughts on the advantages of teaming compact excavators with skid steers By Mike Anderson Whether or not they actually offer skid steers themselves, the close to two dozen manufacturers with compact excavators (also called mini excavators) in the North American market (see chart starting on page […]

June 28, 2011

Safety

Volvo continues product advances

Volvo Construction Equipment expanded on its CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 introductions, highlighting several machines in its extensive product offerings at its Volvo Days event in Sweden at the end of May. Front and center was its Tier 4 Interim engines. “The only thing customers will notice on these engines is the required diesel particulate filter change after […]

May 31, 2011

Construction Equipment

Woodco Machinery acquires certain assets from Volvo Construction Equipment & Services

Volvo Construction Equipment dealer Woodco Machinery (Woodco) has acquired certain assets from the Volvo Construction Equipment & Services (VCES) Southborough, Massachusetts location. Woodco has now added Volvo compaction, paving and milling products to its existing portfolio, which includes wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, motor graders, compact wheel loaders and excavators, skid steer and backhoe loaders. […]

May 17, 2011

Business

CONEXPO/CONAGG 2011

CONEXPO-CON/AGG What it means to you and the future of the industry Staff Reports With a backdrop of 20-percent construction unemployment and two years of abysmal machine sales, the tri-annual heavy equipment trade show CONEXPO-CON/AGG opened on March 22nd, in Las Vegas – ground zero in the housing bust and a town still reeling from […]

May 4, 2011

ConExpo-Con/Agg

Wacker Neuson rolls out wheeled excavators

By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – The wheeled excavator represents Wacker Neuson’s latest injection of compact construction equipment into North America. With two compact models rolled out at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, Wacker Neuson is “offering a new class of excavators” to a market not unfamiliar with full-sized wheeled excavators – although not nearly to the degree […]

March 25, 2011

ConExpo-Con/Agg

XL Specialized Trailers showcasing new trailers at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011

Heavy haul and specialized trailer manufacturer XL Specialized Trailers is planning to exhibit four new trailers — XL 170 MG, XL 110 HDG, XL 110 HDG Customized and the XL 100 HFG — at CONEXPO-CON/AGG March 22-26 in Las Vegas. XL Specialized Trailers will be exhibiting in Booth G-162. XL Specialized Trailers says its new 13-axle […]

March 17, 2011