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OSHA publishes final rule on construction cranes
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday issued a new rule on the use of cranes and derricks in construction. The rule replaces a previous version which had been in effect since 1971, and updates safety, methods and practices, and incorporates technological advances to improve protection for operators. The rule also addresses crane […]
August 4, 2010
Safety
Are you smarter than the highway?
In Washington state, highways are getting smarter. Crews will install a series of electronic speed-limit and lane status signs over each northbound lane on Washington state’s I-5 between Boeing Access Road and I-90 in Seattle. [For WSDOT’s photostream on Flickr, please click here.] The high-tech signs are set to be activated on Aug. 10 to […]
August 4, 2010
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Remack Mobile Training Center tours U.S., Canada
The Remack Mobile Training Center is touring the United States and Canada to demonstrate to customers the benefits of buying remanufactured parts for their Mack trucks. The Mobile Training Center, a 35-foot recreational vehicle converted into a high-tech learning environment, provides on site parts and training for dealers and customers. The center features multiple product […]
August 4, 2010
Technology
Transportation legislation tracking database unveiled
A new database unveiled by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now enables the public to search electronically for member-designated projects submitted by any member of the House of Representatives in legislation that originated from the committee. Transportation Committee Chairman Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.) announced that member-designated projects included in H.R. 5892, “the Water Resources […]
August 2, 2010
Business
Technology
Advanced telematics Making the case for moving into full-featured systems from third party providers By Tom Jackson When the Association for Equipment Management Professionals new telematics standard goes into effect in October (see the June 2010 issue of Equipment World), data collection will start getting a whole lot easier. That’s when it will be possible […]
August 1, 2010
Safety
Marketplace
By Amy Materson  POWER AND PERFORMANCE Kubota has entered the compact track loader market with two models: the 75-horsepower SVL75, which has a 6,204-pound bucket breakout force and 4,881-pound lifting capacity, and the 90-horsepower SVL90, which delivers 7,961 pounds of breakout force and offers a lifting capacity of 5,869 pounds. Powered by a four-cylinder […]
August 1, 2010
Business
Trucks (Digital)
A leaner, meaner GM  By Jack Roberts A year ago, General Motors was looking down the barrel of a gun. The company, deemed “too big to fail” by media pundits, was bankrupt. Without a government bailout, it seemed this automotive powerhouse, which celebrated its 100th birthday in 2008, might live only two years […]
August 1, 2010
Business
Machine Matters
Big thing happening with excavators Manufacturers are not only updating 30- to 40-metric-ton crawler excavators, but also introducing new configurations to market. By Mike Anderson As North American earthmoving and underground contractors anticipate kicking the tracks of updated 30- to 40-metric-ton crawler excavator models at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas come March, some may not have […]
August 1, 2010
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff NER, NCIB: Only 18 percent of stolen equipment recovered In 2009, only 18 percent of stolen equipment was recovered, according to the 2009 Equipment Theft Report from the National Equipment Register (NER) and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). States with the highest volume of construction and agriculture experienced the highest numbers […]
July 31, 2010
Business
On Record
Sticktoitiveness By Marcia Gruver Doyle I want to call your attention to the issue of ProPickup polybagged with this issue of Equipment World, both for what it is and what it represents. First, there’s what ProPickup is: the most warmly received startup publication we’ve had … ever. Take a look at the letters to the […]
July 31, 2010
Safety
Maintenance
Dirty little secrets Contamination in today’s equipment can cost you big bucks – and the danger is hiding in plain sight. By Tom Jackson Here’s a quiz for all you mechanics, technicians and fleet managers. Say you had two identical pieces of equipment working in two identical applications and environments. Machine A had no air […]
July 31, 2010
Technology
Final Take
By Equipment World Staff  App calculates fusion pressure on the fly McElroy customers, accustomed to using the company’s online calculation tools such as downloadable software and tutorials, began asking the company for an app they could use to quickly calculate fusion pressure on the jobsite. In response, in-house software developers created a free pipe […]
July 31, 2010
Maintenance
Marketplace (Digital)
By Amy Materson DOUBLE PRESSURE Easily change pressure settings on Doosan Portable Power’s P260WYM/HP220WYM dual pressure, dual flow air compressor, which features a simple control panel switch for quick changes. Useful for general construction and pneumatic tool applications, the unit operates at either 260 cfm at 100 psi or 220 cfm at 150 psi. The […]
July 31, 2010
Equipment
California Crack Down, Part V
OPINION Fuzzy math and incomplete science By Tom Jackson   Over the past decade the California Air Resources Board has engaged in a vast and unprecedented experiment. The aim of the experiment was to force diesel truck and heavy equipment construction operations to drastically cut their exhaust emissions by selling off older machines, or […]
July 31, 2010
Technology
Metso names product manager for vibrating product line
Metso Minerals has appointed Scott Snyder as product manager of its Vibrating Product Line for North America. The appointment was effective July 1, 2010. Snyder will be based in Metso’s York, Pa., office. Snyder will assume the leadership of Metso’s vibrating equipment product line, for the North American mining, construction, and mobile equipment markets. This […]
July 30, 2010
Technology
Doosan names new Virginia dealer
Doosan Portable Power named Central Diesel an authorized retail dealer for the central and Tidewater regions of Virginia. The Richmond, Virginia,-based dealer will provide customers with the Ingersoll Rand-branded line of mobile generators and light towers. Central Diesel will offer the 10 models of mobile generators from Doosan Portable Power ranging from 25 kilovolt-amperes to […]
July 28, 2010
Technology
JCB launches mobile Website
JCB has launched new smartphone-friendly mobile websites for all dealers participating in the JCB Dealer Website Program. The new mobile sites are designed to provide an optimal browsing experience and easy site navigation for on-the-go customers, the company says. JCB has worked with Equipment Web Services, a division of Dominion Enterprises headquartered in Norfolk, Va., […]
July 28, 2010
Technology
Gemini names new president, director of operations
Gemini Construction Company named Robert Johnson as the company’s new president and Nathan Youngblood as the company’s new director of operations. Johnson previously served as Gemini’s senior construction manager. He is a 1996 graduate of Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in construction management. Youngblood is a 30-year construction industry veteran. He served as the […]
July 22, 2010
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