Tag: High Mobility Engineer Excavator

Trucks

JCB to double production of high-speed Army backhoes with $73M contract extension

JCB and DOD have announced plans to extend their partnership. See how JCB plans to increase production for the U.S. Department of Defense on Equipment World.

September 27, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: HMEE Army backhoe to get remote control; JCB intros canopy TeleSkid; Deere opts for Yanmar engine in new EP backhoe, tractor loader; Harley F-150 is back; 3D, VR crane control coming to U.S.

The newest Equipment Roundup introduces the latest heavy equipment industry news from John Deere, JCB, Ford Motor Company and other heavy equipment companies.

September 10, 2018

Trucks

With 1,000 HMEE high-speed backhoes in service, JCB, U.S. Army officials detail its history, discuss coming remote control capability

JCB's North American headquarters celebrates production of 1,000th High-Mobility Engineer Excavator with the Army and Georgia state officials. Learn more.

September 3, 2018

Business

JCB at work on 3 more military projects following success of HMEE high-speed, armored backhoe

Ten years into a successful run of manufacturing a high-speed, armored backhoe for the U.S. Army, the machine’s impact is still being felt at JCB, and especially at the company’s North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia. In a recent report from the Savannah Morning News, JCB detailed how it won its initial $206 million contract—the […]

July 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

U.S. Army orders $50 million worth of HMEE high-speed backhoes from JCB

The group responsible for the largest order in JCB’s history just asked the British heavy equipment maker to re-up its supply of high-speed backhoes. The U.S. Army has ordered $50 million worth of High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEE) from JCB. These 17.5-ton backhoes are capable of reaching speeds up to 60 miles per hour thanks to […]

June 24, 2014