Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.Gear4th Day of Construction Gifts: Construction Site on Christmas Night children’s bookEvery year while gathering gift ideas for this guide, I heavily consider reserving an annual spot just for Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site. It is an extremely sweet bedtime story for kids that is beautifully illustrated and fun for moms and dads to read. We featured it in our 2015 guide and if you haven’t already, do yourself […]December 11, 2019Construction EquipmentDeere’s More Powerful 850L Dozer: Everything You Need to Know!The 850L is John Deere‘s latest dozer, a production-focused machine with substantial improvements over its predecessor the 850K. The 850L has a larger, more powerful engine, more weight, and some nice serviceability improvements. Check out the video for all the details.December 10, 2019DealersEquipment Roundup: How Cat Will Crown World’s Best Operator; Up close with the 2020 Ford Super Duty Tremor; Cat intros C3.6 engine; Deere now selling Level Best laser graders for its skid steers, CTLs; 3D Paving: When to Make the Switch?3D Paving: When should you make the switch? (Plus a look at aftermarket offerings.) For most of the asphalt road paving market in the United States, two-dimensional machine control has become the standard. “If you still have a paver without 2D control, you’re pretty far behind the times,” says Kevin Garcia, paving segment manager at […]December 10, 2019Gear2nd Day of Construction Gifts: Oakley ANSI-certified safety sunglassesProtect the eyes of your favorite construction professional with one of these two pairs of stylish and rugged Oakley sunglasses. Both pairs can be bought from Oakley’s online Standard Issue store. First up is the Ballistic M Frame 2.0 Strike. According to Oakley, these glasses meet ANSI Z87.1 industrial standards for high-mass and high-velocity impact protection. […]December 6, 2019Gear12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys 2019With the holiday season in full swing, we’re here to help with a list of 12 great gifts for the construction/trades professionals and equipment-loving kids in your life. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be revealing one item from the list each weekday. There’s a little bit of everything here including clothing, tools, tech […]December 5, 2019Construction EquipmentHow Cat Will Crown the World’s Best Equipment OperatorOn March 10 at ConExpo 2020, Caterpillar will host the finals of its Global Operator Challenge. The culmination of thousands of operators competing in local and regional events across the world, the finals will pit nine of the world’s best operators against one another for the title of top dog in the operator world. In […]December 4, 2019PickupsUp close with the 2020 Ford F-250 Tremor off-road packageAt the recent SEMA 2019 show, Ford brought two variants of its new for 2020 Super Duty Tremor off-road package. We go through all the special features plus take a quick walk through the Ford booth to see all the other custom truck builds on display. Check it all out in the video below. To […]December 2, 2019DealersEquipment Roundup: How Tesla’s Cybertruck compares to other trucks; Bobcat’s new R2 Series excavators; Roxor’s new 4×4 built for work; Power Curbers intros 5700-D curb-gutter paver; Ditch Witch’s new RT80 trencherDitch Witch’s new RT80 brings heavy-duty trenching to tight jobsites Ditch Witch has redesigned its RT80 ride-on trencher for fitting into narrower spaces on urban and rural jobsites where larger trenchers can’t go. The mid-sized trencher can also be moved from job to job easier with a modular design for quickly changing between tracks and […]December 2, 2019HomeInside development of Liebherr’s new articulated dump truck line and the TA230Equipment World got an up-close look at Liebherr’s test vehicles, including one outfitted with semi-autonomous controls.November 29, 2019PickupsIs the Tesla Cybertruck a good truck? How it compares to Ford, Chevy & RamTesla has unveiled the Cybertruck, a beast of an electric pickup truck with a Blade Runner-esque brutalist design language that stacks up very favorably to your favorite fuel guzzler. Check the video below for a discussion of the truck’s design, configurations, pricing and a how it compares to traditional half-ton trucks from Ford, Chevy and […]November 28, 2019Previous PagePage 24 of 434Next 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