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Equipment Experts
Axial-Flow 140 series combines help producers harvest more of what they grow
Operator comfort and greater productivity highlight new enhancements to the 2016 Case IH lineup of high-horsepower tractors and combines. Led by significant updates to the Axial-Flow 140 series combines, the company’s AFS Connect advanced farm management system also has received a number of upgrades, including two-way wireless data transfer and some of the widest coverage […]
August 19, 2020
Roadbuilding
Builders chosen for longest cable-stayed main span in N. America
Construction, architectural and financial firms are tasked to build the Gordie Howe Int'l Bridge. See what the builders are up against on Equipment World.
July 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
Ark. DOT tries out new contracting process for road projects
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is experimenting with the construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) form of contracting, which shifts liability and risks of cost overruns to the contractor. The state legislature has given the department approval to apply the alternative to traditional bidding for three projects totaling no more than $200 million. The agency chose improving […]
May 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Lincoln South Beltway project in Neb. moves to final design stage
The Lincoln South Beltway is now ready for final design and for right-of-way acquisition after clearing environmental review, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The $300 million project involves building an 11-mile freeway south of Lincoln between U.S. 77 and Nebraska Highway 2. The beltway will improve east‑west regional and interstate traffic flow through […]
April 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-440 reconstruction plan for Nashville progresses, TDOT says
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has released the request for proposals for widening and revamping Interstate 440 in Nashville, with construction scheduled to begin this summer. TDOT says the project will involve replacing deteriorated concrete with asphalt, widening the road in each direction from two lanes to three including the bridges over I-65, and replacing […]
February 2, 2018
Business
Chicago-based construction firm celebrating 120th year
The Walsh Group traces its beginnings back 120 years when Matthew Myles Walsh started a carpentry business out of his home in Chicago in 1898. Since then, the company has grown to more than 8,000 employees with 18 regional offices. It is a multi-billion-dollar business and ranked the 11th-largest construction firm in the United States, […]
January 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
Contract awarded for Outer Loop for future I-295 in N.C.
A team of engineering and contracting firms has won the $129.7 million contract to design and build another section of the Fayetteville Outer Loop in Robeson and Cumberland counties in North Carolina. The 6.1-mile section will eventually be part of the future Interstate 295, a 39-mile freeway by Fayetteville and Fort Bragg. The team consists […]
December 12, 2017
Equipment Experts
John Deere 850K, 1050K dozers win Red Dot design award
John Deere’s two largest dozers have been recognized for their design by one of the world’s foremost authorities. The 850K and 1050K took home a 2016 Red Dot, awarded by a jury of independent design specialists hailing from 41 countries. “We are incredibly humbled to receive such prestigious recognition from these experts in the industrial […]
June 15, 2016
Dealers
John Deere 850K, 1050K dozers win Red Dot design award
John Deere’s two largest dozers have been recognized for their design by one of the world’s foremost authorities. The 850K and 1050K took home a 2016 Red Dot, awarded by a jury of independent design specialists hailing from 41 countries. “We are incredibly humbled to receive such prestigious recognition from these experts in the industrial […]
June 15, 2016
Construction Equipment
Hyundai CE touts redesigned luxury-car-inspired cab in debut of HX Series excavators, HL Series wheel loaders (PHOTOS)
It’s been a pretty busy summer for Hyundai Construction Equipment. In addition to putting the finishing touches on moving its U.S. headquarters from Chicago to Atlanta, the company rolled out substantial refreshes on both its wheel loader and excavator lineups. Near the end of July, Hyundai unveiled its seven new HX Series excavators, and in […]
September 21, 2015
Construction Equipment
How Diesel Got Its Groove Back
While NASA may have sent a probe all the way to Pluto, there’s another engineering miracle sitting right here on earth largely unnoticed under everybody’s noses. We’re talking about the modern era Tier 4 Final diesel engines that use high pressure common rail fuel systems and electronically actuated injectors governed by a electronic control module […]
August 12, 2015
Construction Equipment
Ram Truck designers discuss how they came up with the new Rebel and Laramie Limited grilles
With the unveiling of the 2015 Rebel and Laramie Limited pickups earlier this year, Ram introduced its most distinctive grilled designs yet, representing the first major changes to the brand’s iconic front facia in more than 20 years. The truck maker recently released a video featuring interviews with the brand’s historians and designers on the history […]
July 7, 2015
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