Brooke WisdomSafetyFirst RunCase takes on the field with N Series backhoe Industry pioneer adds punch at both ends By Mike Anderson The Case “loader/backhoe” – as the company calls it – is a signature product, proudly carrying history that dates back to 1957, when Case introduced the first integrated backhoe loader in North America. With the first […]October 13, 2010EquipmentTrucksTerraStar test drive By Jack Roberts When Sterling and General Motors announced they were leaving the North American medium-duty truck market, Navistar wasted no time producing a new truck to fill any hole left by their departure. The TerraStar, as the new Class 4 and 5 model is called, was brought to life in a […]October 6, 2010EquipmentTier 4 ReportPERKINS A three-year head start in the emissions game has given Perkins time to explore and develop a wide range of Tier 4 technology. By Tom Jackson For most medium and large horsepower bands the new diesel emissions regulations kick in starting in 2011 and 2012, and the factories are tooling up the new […]October 6, 2010BusinessProduct FocusGrinders, chippers and shredders By Lauren Heartsill POWERFUL PROCESSOR The Diamond Z DZH4000tkt grinder, DZ’s smallest horizontal model, can process up to 95 tons, or 620 yards, of pallets and construction waste per hour. • Uses either a Tier 2 Caterpillar 765-horsepower or Tier 3 Caterpillar 700-horsepower engine • Can be transported on a low-bed […]October 6, 2010SafetyMachine MattersBig rollouts for large skid steers Comfort features now an integral part of compact loader design By Mike Anderson It’s a brand so synonymous with the equipment type that its name remains foremost in the minds and on the tongues of contractors, even now many years after other leading equipment manufacturers jumped into the skid-steer […]October 6, 2010BusinessContractor of the Year FinalistLarry Phillips Vine Grove, Kentucky By Amy Materson Phillips Brothers Construction Year started: 1981 Annual volume: $10 million Markets served: Excavation, site development, utility work, demolition and commercial building. Originally working for his family’s dairy farm, this heavy equipment buff decided if he was going to toil so hard, he might as well […]October 5, 2010SafetySafety WatchAlert and aware Know what’s around you – and behind you – at all times. The accident: A welder was working on a newly-laid section of rail when a wheeled excavator operator backed over his left arm. The machine’s wheel forced the welder’s arm into an inch-wide gap in the rails, severely crushing the limb. […]October 5, 2010BusinessDigital Exclusives for OctoberBy Equipment World Staff LeeBoy’s RW-80A Blaw-Knox road widener The 80-horsepower RW-80 arrives at Volvo dealerships Spring 2011. Marketplace Extra Our digital-only new products section includes Trimble’s FX3D laser scanner, Kaeser’s KPB ergonomic paving breakers, Reelcraft’s 9000 Series mobile base hose reel and more. Weigh in […]October 5, 2010RoadbuildingReporterBy Equipment World Staff CARB throws out estimates The numbers just didn’t add up The California Air Resources Board has proposed a two-year delay to the start of its off-highway diesel emission regulations, in effect admitting the regs are not immediately needed to meet its emissions reduction goals. The announcement underscored CARB’s admission that its […]October 5, 2010EquipmentOn RecordThe numbers game By Marcia Gruver Doyle And so the California Air Resources Board has finally come to the conclusion that its numbers are off – and by a significant amount. In a series of workshops this fall, CARB is admitting that it overestimated the average annual activity of the top types of equipment used […]October 5, 2010Previous PagePage 20 of 48Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in TrenchThe worker was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep trench, and his employer had been cited for similar violations in the past.Wheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineDozersHyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100The DirtTest Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1ECompact equipmentTakeuchi's TCR50-2 Crawler Dumper is Coming to North America