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Construction Equipment

Deere lays off 163 in Quad Cities plants; cites market conditions

Saying it is responding to market conditions, Deere & Company says it has placed 163 employees in the Quad Cities area on indefinite layoff, including 113 workers at the company’s Davenport, Iowa plant, which manufactures construction and forestry equipment. The Quad-City Times reports that Deere said it will put 50 workers at the company’s Harvester […]

October 3, 2019

Construction Equipment

Hyundai, Engcon team up to integrate tiltrotators on Hyundai excavators

Hyundai and Engcon are partnering to equip Hyundai excavators with tiltrotators, and both companies were showcasing the partnership at their respective booths at ICUEE. Engcon announced in August that it would factory fit its DC2 control system and levers on Hyundai excavators to accommodate tiltrotators, which offer 360-degree attachment rotation and tilt for more precise […]

October 3, 2019

Telematics

Bobcat launches Owner Portal website for quick remote machine monitoring

With Bobcat’s Machine IQ wireless communication system generating heaps of useful data on machines in the field, the company has launched a new online dashboard for viewing it all. Located at my.bobcat.com, the Bobcat Owner Portal website gives machine owners and fleet managers easy and quick access to machine location, operating hours, fuel level and […]

October 3, 2019

Construction Equipment

Feds fine Hyundai $47 million for violating emissions regs for construction equipment

Hyundai Construction Equipment has agreed to pay $47 million in civil fines for allegedly violating U.S. emissions standards on heavy construction equipment.

October 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

SMS Equipment to offer full line of Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixing equipment at 35 Canadian locations

Cemen Tech, makers of volumetric concrete mixers and accompanying technology, has struck a distribution deal that represents a major expansion for the company into Canada. SMS Equipment will sell and support Cemen Tech’s full line of volumetric concrete mixing equipment at its 35 locations across Canada. The world’s largest Komatsu dealer, SMS Equipment was founded […]

October 2, 2019

Construction Equipment

Toro underlines multiple brand approach at ICUEE

As Toro continues its integration of Charles Machine Works after its acquisition earlier this year, Rick Rodier, Toro group vice president, construction businesses, is enthusiastic about the future. “The cultures of the two companies are so close that the transition has been phenomenal,” Rodier said, speaking during the first day of ICUEE. You can see […]

October 1, 2019

Construction Equipment

Multiquip opens new headquarters, expands presence in southern Calif.

Multiquip has established a new headquarters in Cypress, California, and opened a new manufacturing and production center in Fullerton, California. The 32,000-square-foot Cypress headquarters uses expansive open areas to encourage better communication among team members, says the company. The building is home to Multiquip’s executive management, sales and administrative support groups, finance and accounting group, […]

October 1, 2019

Construction Equipment

Bobcat is back in the tractor business with new lineup of compact models

In a move the company says represents a return to its “roots” Bobcat has re-entered the tractor market. Bobcat’s new tractor lineup includes 15 models, ranging from 21 to 58 horsepower. There are four transmission types available: Manual shift transmission Manual synchro shift transmission for easier shifting Automatic hydrostatic transmission (HST) Electric hydrostatic transmission (E-HST), […]

September 30, 2019

Construction Equipment

New Komatsu PC2000-11 excavator gets power boost for loading 200-ton trucks

Komatsu’s new PC2000-11 excavator is designed to load 70- to 200-ton rigid-frame dump trucks faster than its predecessor, boosting productivity up to 12 percent. To achieve the performance increase, Komatsu gave the new hydraulic excavator a 9 percent increase in power over the PC2000-8, for a total of 1,046 net horsepower, and added a new […]

September 27, 2019

Construction Equipment

What to see at ICUEE 2019: Manitowoc, Pettibone, Prinoth, Terramac, Stellar, Fecon in Area N

The ICUEE Demo Show is set for October 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the International Construction and Utility Equipment Expo, we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you an idea of what to look for. Check out our guides to the show’s South Wing here […]

September 27, 2019

Business

AGC urges Trump administration to back off threat of cutting Calif. highway funding

The Associated General Contractors has weighed in on the dispute between California and the Trump administration, calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay any cuts to highway funding to the state. AGC officials say cutting funding would put at risk “the livelihood of thousands of construction workers and the success of hundreds of […]

September 27, 2019

Construction Equipment

Genie updates entire GS scissor lift line ahead of new ANSI standards

In preparation for new standards for aerial lifts that take effect in December, Genie has unveiled two new scissor lift models for the U.S. market, along with upgrades to its full line of GS slab scissors. During a press event September 17 at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the company announced that it will add […]

September 26, 2019