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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Case unveils 2-in-1 DL550B dozer/CTL; Volvo unveils new VHD work trucks; Cab cleaning tips for coronavirus; Gehl shows 165E electric skid steer concept; Mecalac’s new wheeled excavators offer higher stability, side boom

New Mecalac MWR Series combines higher wheeled excavator stability with side-boom mobility At ConExpo 2020, Mecalac introduced its new MWR Series wheeled excavators to the U.S. market, touting the new machines as having “the stability of a crawler excavator and the mobility of a backhoe loader.” To increase stability over conventional wheeled excavators, the company […]

April 6, 2020

Dealers

Bobcat names 16 to group of highest-performing dealers

Bobcat has announced its 2020 Dealer Leadership Group. The group of 16 authorized Bobcat dealerships were Bobcat’s highest-performing dealers according to the company’s Dealer Performance Review. The analysis covers each of Bobcat’s 325 dealers across the United States and Canada. “Being named to the Dealer Leadership Group is an honor, as Bobcat dealers set the […]

April 3, 2020

Dealers

Komatsu-owned dealers take on corporate Komatsu badging

Komatsu-owned dealer locations in North America will now be branded “Komatsu” to “reflect their inclusion in the company’s corporate footprint,” says the company. The branding initiative is the result of the creation of a new North American corporate unit within Komatsu, designed to “strengthen the growth of company-owned distributor branches,” the company says. The new […]

April 2, 2020

Dealers

Are construction equipment dealers “essential” in the coronavirus fight?

Are construction equipment dealers 'essential'? Can you work during the coronavirus outbreak? These questions and more answered here on Equipment World.

April 1, 2020

Construction Equipment

Cat to lay off workers in East Peoria due to coronavirus impact

Caterpillar has confirmed its first round of layoffs amid the coronavirus pandemic and the cuts are coming at one East Peoria, Illinois, building. According to a report from WMBD TV, Cat has announced “an unspecified number” of layoffs at East Peoria building KK. Cat spokeswoman Kate Kenny confirmed the layoffs to WMBD and said the […]

March 31, 2020

Dealers

How to manage two challenges construction equipment dealers can’t avoid

In 2020, dealer operations large and small will be challenged to prepare for a new, required accounting change, while at the same time confronting their ongoing industry nemesis – the struggle to attract and retain skilled technicians. How can dealers get in front of these big issues and manage them successfully? During a recent panel […]

March 30, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Deere intros 333G CTL with DozerMode; Mecalac’s new Swing Loaders have 180-degree swivel; The latest mid- to full-sized excavators; Case intros PT240D tire roller; Turn off the engine when you see these oil analysis red flags

Cease work and turn off the engine when you see these red flags on an oil analysis report Oil analysis can show you trends in the health of your engines and oil. It can also tip you off to eminent catastrophic failure. If you catch these problems early enough, you can fix the underlying problem, […]

March 30, 2020

Dealers

Construction equipment dealers to contractors amid coronavirus: “We’re open.”

Dealers have two critical constituencies when dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus: their employees and their customers. It’s a balancing act as dealers adjust to dealing with what they should and should not do during the virus outbreak. General Equipment & Supplies techs are sanitizing any shared tools, and sanitizing equipment cabs both before and after […]

March 26, 2020

Business

Cat to close some facilities due to coronavirus impact on demand as company withdraws 2020 outlook

Caterpillar announced Thursday that it will temporarily close some of its manufacturing facilities in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The company has also withdrawn its 2020 earnings outlook due to the economic uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic. The heavy equipment maker says that while the majority of U.S. facilities remain open and operational, operations have […]

March 26, 2020

Dealers

Bejac now Tigercat dealer in California, Nevada

Bejac is now the Tigercat dealer for California and Nevada. The Los Angeles-based dealer will offer Tigercat’s forestry equipment, including feller bunchers, skidders, loggers and carbonizers. “Their specialized forestry machines are excellent quality and a perfect complement to our other equipment lines,” says Ron Barlet, Bejac president. With both tree length and cut to length […]

March 25, 2020

Dealers

ARA Member Survey: Rental revenues will “significantly deteriorate” due to coronavirus

After polling its members, the American Rental Association says “rental revenues are declining and are projected to significantly deteriorate in the coming months” due to impacts from the coronavirus crisis. As of March 16, 32.92 percent of  ARA’s construction/industrial and general tool/DIY member survey respondents say they’ve been experiencing up to 15 percent revenue loss; […]

March 24, 2020

Dealers

Nors Group buys Strongco, takes over Volvo CE dealer locations across Canada

Portugal-based Nors Group has bought Canadian dealer Strongco and will take over its Volvo Construction Equipment dealerships in Canada. Nors is taking over 22 Volvo CE locations, including those in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. Nors “has built a reputation as an outstanding dealer that is […]

March 23, 2020