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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Rare Antique Grader Found on eBay; Discussing the Future of Equipment; Ford Video Teases Electric F-150; 2020 Excavator Buyer’s Guide; LiuGong Intros 909ECR Excavator

The weekly Equipment Roundup collects all the top construction equipment news in an easy-to-digest link list.

September 28, 2020

Dealers

Amarillo Machinery Link-Belt’s latest Texas dealer

LBX has added Amarillo Machinery as a Texas Link-Belt dealer. Amarillo Machinery will offer sales, rentals, parts and service for Link-Belt excavators and material handlers in Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler counties. “We’re […]

September 24, 2020

Construction Equipment

Kobelco marks 90th year making construction equipment

Ninety years ago, what is now Kobelco Construction Machinery built the 50K electric mining shovel, an anniversary the company says paved the way for its entire construction equipment line. Produced by Kobe Steel, which was founded in 1905, the 50K shovel began the company’s shovel production, which expanded to include electric and mechanical draglines and […]

September 22, 2020

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Kubota Shrank a CTL for First Mini Skid Steer; Cat intros new 963 Track Loader; Vermeer intros high-cap vac excavators; Should You Buy Used Equipment in 2020? Soil Compactors Even Easier to Operate

Check out new machines, our used equipment report and a report on what's trending in the soil roller market.

September 21, 2020

Dealers

Perkins names Giunta Americas sales director

Perkins Engines has named Bill Giunta as its Americas sales director. In his new position, Giunta will lead industrial engine sales execution for Perkins products within the Americas region.  Giunta, who recently served as the company’s product and technical support manager, will also work closely with Perkins distributors across the region to enhance distribution to […]

September 18, 2020

Technology

Trimble buys MidStates VRS, increases VRS Now GNSS corrections footprint

Trimble has acquired MidStates VRS from Butler Machinery and Frontier Precision. The addition of the North and South Dakota network increases the footprint of Trimble’s VRS Now GNSS corrections service to cover more than 1 million square miles in North America. VRS Now is a corrections service aimed at the agricultural, geospatial and construction markets. […]

September 15, 2020

Dealers

H & E adds McKinney location in Texas

H&E Equipment Services Inc. (H&E) has opened a new branch in McKinney, Texas, serving the region northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The 16,650-square-foot facility sits on 4.45 acres with a fenced yard area, offices, parts warehouse and a repair shop with four service bays.  The facility will offer a variety of construction and […]

September 15, 2020

Dealers

Majority of Contractors Researching Used Equipment Buys, Survey Says, With Excavators Topping List

While there are many hesitations in today’s used equipment market, there’s no doubt that respondents to Equipment World’s used equipment survey like to track what’s currently for sale.

September 14, 2020

Construction Equipment

Should You Buy Used Construction Equipment in 2020? How to Navigate the Market Amid a Pandemic

Used equipment is playing an increasing role as equipment buyers struggle to navigate 2020’s strange environment.

September 11, 2020

Dealers

Quick Data: Top-Selling Wheel Loaders and Sales Trends

A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s EDA equipment financing data and TopBid auction price service.

September 11, 2020

Dealers

Kirby-Smith names Gunderson VP of road construction, minerals division

Kirby-Smith Machinery (KSM) has named Vern Gunderson its vice president of road construction and minerals division. Gunderson will lead the heavy equipment distributor’s sales, rental and customer support efforts related to its Wirtgen Group brands (Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann), LeeBoy, Falcon and Masaba product lines. He will work out of KSM’s Dallas office. Gunderson […]

September 11, 2020

Dealers

Bobcat Enterprises adds new Ohio location in Zanesville

Bobcat Enterprises has added a facility in Zanesville, Ohio, to its network of locations serving central/southern Ohio and northern/central Kentucky.  Bobcat Enterprises says the new location was driven by several factors, including Bobcat’s entry into the compact tractor market.  Situated on nearly four acres with an option to expand, the new facility has a 2,500-square-foot […]

September 9, 2020