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Construction Equipment
Genie advances ZX-135/70 boom lift with upgraded axles, load-sensing and calibration
Genie reports that its new ZX-135/70 Boom Lift offers the latest advancements in design and technology. One of the new features is the mini XChassis axle that extends and retracts the axles to and from the stowed position at two-thirds the footprint of the full-size version. Retracted, the axles form a footprint of 8 feet [
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May 18, 2017
The new Genie ZX-135/70 Boom Lift can extend to a height of 135 feet and horizontally to 69 feet 9 inches.
Construction Equipment
JCB enters aerial lift market, will introduce 27 ‘Access’ machines in 2017
For the past two years, U.K.-based construction equipment manufacturer JCB has been quietly developing a lineup of powered access models and will enter the $8 billion market under the name JCB Access. The division will introduce 27 new machines by the end of this year in the U.K., France, Germany and in North America. According to a [
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February 8, 2017
JCB’s new S1530E is the smallest of the company’s new scissor lifts.
Dealers
JLG doubles length of service intervals on telehandlers
JLG has announced that the length of engine service intervals on JLG and SkyTrak telehandlers equipped with Cummins QSF3.8 diesel engines have doubled, from 500 to 1,000 hours. JLG global product director for telehandlers Brian Boeckman says the service interval extension is due to the use of synthetic oil and new oil and fuel filters. [
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August 5, 2016
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Business
Terex profit falls 24% in 3Q as sales slip across divisions
Citing a marketplace that “remains challenging,” Terex announced another down quarter for the year, with its Aerial Work Platforms division continuing to provide the majority of positive news for the company. Sales for the company fell 9.3 percent from third quarter 2014 to $1.6 billion while profit fell 24 percent to $44.8 million. “As mentioned last quarter, we are [
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October 27, 2015
Terex R070T compact track loader
Construction Equipment
Elliott, Utility One Source launch 190-foot truck mounted telescopic aerial platform; tallest made in North America (PHOTOS)
Elliott Equipment and Utility One Source launched the E190 E-Line, a 190-foot truck mounted telescopic aerial today at the 2015 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE). It’s the tallest made in North America. “This is an extremely significant product for us,” Elliott Equipment President Jim Glazer said. “It offers an industry leading working height without [
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September 29, 2015
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Business
Terex profit falls 30% in 3Q, reduces expectation for full-year earnings
Despite a slight sales boost, equipment manufacturer Terex saw earnings fall during the third quarter and has reduced its earnings forecast for the full year. Sales were up 3 percent over the same quarter last year to $1.8 billion, mainly due to the continued success of the company’s aerial work platforms (AWP) segment and a [
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November 2, 2014
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Safety
IPAF report indicates more than 20 aerial work platform deaths worldwide in first half of 2014
The International Powered Access Federation, a non-profit group that promotes the safe use of powered access equipment, has released half-year results for the organization’s accident reporting project. The report indicates there have been 23 fatalities worldwide involving aerial work platforms in the first half of 2014. Thirteen of the fatalities occurred in the United States, [
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September 22, 2014
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Safety
This guy being catapulted by a boom lift is why you should always wear a harness
No. 4 Video in 2014 « NO. 5 NO. 3 »   There’s a reason things like safety guidelines, personal protective equipment and harnesses exist: even mundane tasks like moving a boom lift one hundred feet or so can result in a serious injury. This guy has opted to forego wearing a harness to move [
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June 9, 2014
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Business
Despite increase in 3Q operating income, Terex edges down outlook after slight decrease in sales
Following a rough second quarter, Terex announced today that despite a decrease in net sales over the same period last year, it saw improvement in operating income in the third quarter. Terex reported net sales of $1.810.6 billion in the third quarter, down 0.6 percent from $1.822.0 billion in the third quarter of 2012. Operating income [
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October 24, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Terex AWP offers Genie Lift Pro online operating training program in Spanish
Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) has launched a Spanish version of its Genie Lift Pro aerial work platform training program. The web-based program, originally launched in English at the American Rental Association (ARA) tradeshow in February, is now available to professionals who speak Spanish. Terex AWP has translated the entire program, including screen elements, video [
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October 22, 2013
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Driver/operator coaching/training
Terex AWP to launch online telehandler training this year
Terex Aerial Work Platforms plans to launch an online operator training program for telehandlers by the end of this year, according to a report from KHL’s Access, Lift & Handlers. Terex AWP is still in the process of developing the program which it plans to officially launch at The Rental Show next February in Orlando. [
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August 7, 2013
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Safety
Associations issue aerial work platform safety document
Four associations have joined together to issue a 36-page best practices document on workplace risk assessment and selecting the most appropriate aerial work platform for a job, it was announced at The Rental Show. The American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the International Powered Access Federation and the Scaffold & Access Industry Association [
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February 13, 2013
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