Tag: construction equipment industry

Dealers

Strong construction market to continue with rising equipment sales, no recession, reports Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo is predicting another strong year for the heavy equipment and construction industries. Get more information on the report here on Equipment World.

March 1, 2019

Dealers

AEM: Off-highway equipment industry contributed $159 billion+ to GDP in 2016

With ConExpo’s sunny skies and sunny moods as a backdrop, show producer Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) issued research findings stating the equipment manufacturing industry (construction, agriculture and mining) contributed more than $159 billion to the GDP of the United States in 2016. Produced by research firm IHS Markit, “The Market Size and Economic Contributions […]

March 15, 2017

Construction Equipment

Construction equipment among quickest recovering industries from recession; contributes the economic value of an entire state

According to a new study of the construction equipment industry released Tuesday by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the industry was among the quickest to recover from the throes of the Great Recession and contributes nearly four times its market share in value to the U.S. economy. Sanctioned by AEM and authored by Inforum, an […]

September 9, 2014

Roadbuilding

Why Telematics Matter

The adoption rate of telematics is critical to fuel efficiency, lower emissions and run time.

July 2, 2014

Roadbuilding

Komatsu introduces complimentary Komatsu Care equipment support program

Komatsu America Corp. has introduced Komatsu CARE, a service and advanced product support solution that comes standard with all construction size Tier 4 Interim machines. Komatsu CARE can lower the cost of ownership whether it is rented, leased or purchased. Komatsu is the first OEM in the construction equipment industry to offer its customers a […]

August 23, 2011

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

One can’t imagine that the men who started building machines way back when for Galion, or Allis, or Dominion, or Bucyrus, had any inkling whatsoever that they were, in fact, building legacies.

August 2, 2011

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Everyone goes home from the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s Asphalt in Depth with great expert information. But, equally if not more significantly, attendees also go home with nuggets of anecdotes, advice and perhaps even scuttlebutt from their peers

July 7, 2011

Roadbuilding

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

For the first time in a couple of years, optimism for the construction equipment industry seems a little more than the wishful thinking of a heavyweight business trying to use the ring’s ropes to not just hold itself up.

May 8, 2011