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Trailer Directory (Sponsored Information)
HAUL LARGE LOADS Haul heavy equipment such as excavators and rough terrain cranes with Rogers’ 60-ton-capacity specialized application model. The trailer has three air-ride axles with 54 1/2-inch axle spacing combined with a 14-foot 1-inch booster assembly and two detachable axles. The detachable rear frame ensures quick axle load redistribution, and the 26-foot platform deck […]
November 3, 2011
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Stress points may fashion machine design Volvo is using its equipment simulators to not only train but also measure operator stress in a search for machine features that might help alleviate that stress. “The operator and machine literally form a system,” says Reno Filla, Volvo’s research engineer. “We’re studying the psychophysiology of machine operation, or […]
November 2, 2011
Sensors measure operator stress points.
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Rebuilding Machines
Giving a second life to a favorite piece of equipment By Tom Jackson In today’s tough economy, not all contractors are confident about committing to the purchase of a new machine. Buying used equipment is one option. But what do you do if you can’t find a used replacement for the most dependable machine in […]
November 2, 2011
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RSC Equipment Rental holding used equipment yard sale Dec. 8
Contractors, dealers and equipment operators will have the opportunity to buy used equipment originally sourced direct from top-tier manufacturers during RSC Rental Equipment’s Yard Sale event at its locations nationwide on Dec. 8 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The RSC Equipment Rental Yard Sale event will have boom lifts, scissor lifts, air tools, compressors, […]
November 2, 2011
Business
On Record
What Doesn’t Change By Marcia Gruver Doyle It’s been a continuing discussion in an industry marketing committee I’m on: How do construction equipment manufacturers reach across the generations and send out messages that attract both Baby Boomers (the vast majority of today’s construction company owners) and their up-and-coming counterparts? Believe me, figuring out winning ways […]
November 2, 2011
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Maintenance
The New Cool Organic acid technology in extended life coolants can just about last the life of your engine without replacement or additives. But that doesn’t mean you can ignore maintenance requirements. By Tom Jackson If heat is an engine’s greatest enemy, a new generation of extended life coolants has taken the to the field […]
November 1, 2011
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Machine Matters
Calling on Construction Established and new players alike take aim at the vocational truck market.   By Mike Anderson While there may be a new brand in the heavy-duty construction truck business, established players are intent on keeping their strong positions in the vocational market, currently about one-third of all Class 8 trucks made. All […]
November 1, 2011
New players in the vocational truck game notwithstanding, it remains a market long served by renowned, established brands – so much so that construction dump trucks are often called Mack Trucks regardless of their actual make. With its VHD series, Volvo Trucks has a rugged vocational truck offering based in the comfort and safety traditions of the cross-market Volvo brand. Volvo is among eight truck brands currently serving the North American heavy-duty construction market.
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Digital Marketplace
Let the Sun Shine Vermeer unveiled a prototype designed to add efficiency to the exacting demands of solar panel installations. The PD10 pile driver, expected to be in production in 2012, uses an inclinometer with auto-plumb and laser-controlled post depth control to ensure that solar panel posts meet specifications. Controls can either be run from […]
November 1, 2011
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Marketplace
ICUEE 2011 2nd largest in show history While targeted toward the utility market, the show that bills itself “The Demo Expo,” had something for everyone at this year’s show, held Oct. 4-6 in Louisville, Kentucky. More than 16,000 attendees showed up to view 1.1 million net square feet of products and demonstrations from 800 exhibitors. […]
November 1, 2011
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Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Paul Franks Brecksville, Ohio Leading his team onto the field of play is Ohio contractor’s true calling Sports Construction Group Number of employees: 50 Annual volume: $14-15 million Markets served: Athletic field site prep, installation and maintenance. By Mike Anderson As a sports dad, Paul Franks always watched with immense pride when his boys Chris […]
October 31, 2011
With helmets from their favorite teams – and favorite construction partners – in the background, Sports Construction Group president and CEO Paul Franks, right, hands the ball off to a trio of teammates, executive vice president George Pfeffer, vice president Julie Cipolla and controller Kelly Kost.
Safety
Product Report
A new breed of Cat The D8T dozer, K-Series wheel loaders and E-Series excavators point the way to a safer, more productive future While its vocational truck has grabbed the spotlight this year, Caterpillar’s engineers in charge of off-road equipment have been anything but quiet.While some of you may have briefly glimpsed the new earthmovers […]
October 31, 2011
GPS mast are gone from the blade. The receivers instead are mounted on top the cab.
Business
Product Report
Pillars of success Atlas Copco’s Portable Energy division branches into new areas By Amy Materson Atlas Copco’s new Portable Energy division used a customer event in Panama to launch two new Tier 4 Interim products – the XAS 750 JD7 compressor and the U.S.-made QAS line of generators: XAS 750 JD7 compressor The Tier 4 […]
October 31, 2011
Atlas Copco says it’s focusing on reducing total cost of ownership, such as reducing fuel consumption in the XAS 750 JD7. “Diesel use is one of the biggest costs,” Follens says. “We’ve attacked this in every phase of the design.”
Business
Zahn joins Trencor as territory manager
Robin Zahn joined Trencor as the international territory manager for Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. He replaces Al Bender, who retired after a 25-year career in the trenching business. Zahn served as Trencor vice president of international sales from 1992 to 1998. Most recently, he was vice president of international operations for Trench-Tech […]
October 31, 2011
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Equipment
Detroit Diesel Introduces New Driver Training Video Series
DETROIT – Oct. 28, 2011 –Detroit Diesel launched the first of its new, four-part driver training video series. Available at www.DetroitDiesel.comand www.youtube.com/DemandItAll, the videos were developed to help drivers enhance their engine’s performance.   The four videos include general product background on Detroit Diesel’s DD13®, DD15® and DD16®family of engines; guidelines on driving for optimal […]
October 28, 2011
Equipment
Detroit Diesel releases new driver training video series
Detroit Diesel launched the first of its new, four-part driver training video series that were developed to help drivers enhance the performance of their engine. The four videos – available at www.DetroitDiesel.com and www.youtube.com/DemandItAll – include general product background on Detroit Diesel’s DD13, DD15 and DD16 family of engines; guidelines on driving for optimal fuel […]
October 27, 2011
Equipment
New Kohler diesel engines bypass DPF solution
Applying “tried-and-true technologies from the on-road diesel marketplace,” Kohler and sister engine brand Lombardini have developed a new family of Tier 4 Final emissions-compliant power solutions that avoid the use of particulate filters. In advance of the various 2013 worldwide emissions requirements, the result will be industrial, agricultural, landscaping or even smaller construction equipment powered […]
October 25, 2011
Safety
U.S. DOT tests ‘Connected Vehicle Technology’
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took a firsthand look at “connected vehicle” technologies that have the potential to improve safety and help drivers avert crashes as part of a research clinic hosted by the Department of Transportation at Walt Disney World SPEEDWAY. “Thanks to the efforts of automakers and the safety community traffic fatalities have […]
October 25, 2011
Workforce
Daimler Trucks adds second shift, 350 new positions
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) on Oct. 20 announced plans to a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant in Portland, Ore., creating about 350 new jobs at the facility by the end of 2012. The additional workers represent a nearly 50 percent increase in personnel at the […]
October 25, 2011
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