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Idaho Transportation Dept. grant provides free equipment training to vets, women, minorities
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is one of only eight states out of 40 applicants to receive a $198,000 Ladders of Opportunity grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. With the grant, ITD chose 19 people from close to 700 applicants for a free three-week hands-on heavy equipment operator training course aimed at helping veterans, [âŚ]
July 19, 2017
Construction Equipment
Graders go wheels up to tackle extreme sloping
Sometimes, graders have to go vertical and when it happens it can be a perfect opportunity for a fine operator to show off his skill. In the videos below we see varying degrees of difficulty. As for the first of these three videos, YouTube uploader big04cummins says he hopped inside the machine to show his [âŚ]
May 26, 2016
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar intros 415F2 IL skip loader: a backhoe-turned-compact-grader aimed at the West Coast
Cat gave a sneak peek of its 415F2 IL skip loader at the recent World of Concrete show, showcasing a machine that has its primary customer base with West Coast users. âContractors there use it as a grading machine, and find it especially useful in areas where you canât fit a larger size grader,â says Sherrie [âŚ]
March 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Watch action from North Carolina DOT Division 4âs win at the annual Equipment Operatorâs Roadeo
Division 4 of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) won the departmentâs recent Equipment Operatorâs Roadeo held at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The division, representing Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnson, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties, accumulated the highest point tally. Eighty-four NCDOT employees vied for the titles in six categoriesâsingle-axle dump truck, tandem-axle [âŚ]
August 3, 2015
Construction Equipment
Motor grader tries to cross violent river, gets swept downstream and nearly buried instead
Just a few weeks ago we saw a motor grader courageously cross a river using a rope bridge with a less-than-trustworthy appearance. Today, weâve got footage of another brave grader operator with a swift river to cross. But this time, thereâs a distinct lack of bridge. The operator judges that itâs probably shallow enough to [âŚ]
December 5, 2014
Dealers
Quick Data: New and used grader sales for November 2014
November 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Leica Geosystems showcases mine management system at Bauma 2010
Leica Geosystems says the system increases productivity, reduces costs and enhances safety standards in the mine  Leica Geosystems, has presented its full range of mine management systems, including truck and shovel fleet management and optimisation, and dozer, shovel and blast-hole drill high-precision GPS navigation and production monitoring systems, to the European market at Bauma [âŚ]
April 28, 2010
Roadbuilding
Leica Geosystems showcases mine management system at Bauma 2010
Leica Geosystems says the system increases productivity, reduces costs and enhances safety standards in the mine  Leica Geosystems, has presented its full range of mine management systems, including truck and shovel fleet management and optimisation, and dozer, shovel and blast-hole drill high-precision GPS navigation and production monitoring systems, to the European market at Bauma [âŚ]
April 28, 2010
Roadbuilding
Leica Geosystems showcases mine management system at Bauma 2010
Leica Geosystems says the system increases productivity, reduces costs and enhances safety standards in the mine  Leica Geosystems, has presented its full range of mine management systems, including truck and shovel fleet management and optimisation, and dozer, shovel and blast-hole drill high-precision GPS navigation and production monitoring systems, to the European market at Bauma [âŚ]
April 28, 2010
Roadbuilding
Manitowoc unveils âworldâs largestâ self-erecting crane
Manitowoc unveiled the Potain Igo T 130 at Bauma 2010 and says itâs the largest self-erecting crane in the world. The crane has an 8-ton maximum capacity. Vincent Milan, senior product manager for self-erecting cranes at Manitowoc, said the new crane has a familiar feel to users of Igo T cranes, but also includes [âŚ]
April 28, 2010
Roadbuilding
Potain showcases topless crane line at Bauma
The MDT 368 from Manitowocâs Potain brand will be featured at this yearâs bauma exhibition. The crane, launched last year, is the largest Topless MDT tower crane. It adds new design features to the strong lift and ease-of-assembly familiar to users of other cranes in the MDT range. The MDT 368 is available in two [âŚ]
April 28, 2010
Roadbuilding
Manitowoc Crane Care announces new customer support program
Eric Pommier, vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care in EMEA, announced at Bauma 2010 that Manitowoc will continue to offer new customer support programs, despite the economic downturn. Manitowocâs commitment to aftermarket support has remained constant, despite one of the most dramatic slowdowns in the industryâs history, he said. Pommier said even with difficult market [âŚ]
April 28, 2010
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