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AEM introduces updated Hydraulic Excavator Safety Manual
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) now has available an updated Hydraulic Excavator Safety Manual with new and expanded material that reflects current industry practices. AEM safety manuals illustrate typical worksite and equipment hazards as well as safe practices in equipment preparation, operation, maintenance and transport. They are ideal for group safety sessions on the […]
May 4, 2010
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association names Truck Driver of the Year
Glenn Heyn of Rochester, Minn.-based Midwest Specialized Transportation, was named Truck Driver of the Year during the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) Annual Conference, April 6-10, at the Omni Hotel at Champions Gate, Orlando. In his 32 years of professional driving, he has driven more than 3.5 million miles and has been awarded the SC&RA […]
April 27, 2010
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BOMAG developing hyrid compaction unit, based on BW174P model
BOMAG is developing an innovative hybrid compaction machine based on its BW174AP model, according to a report in the official Bauma Daily News e-newsletter, published by World Highways and Aggregates Business Europe. Information about the new machine was not accessible on the BOMAG Website at the time of this Web posting. This machine is an asphalt […]
April 27, 2010
Business
BOMAG developing hyrid compaction unit, based on BW174P model
BOMAG is developing an innovative hybrid compaction machine based on its BW174AP model, according to a report in the official Bauma Daily News e-newsletter, published by World Highways and Aggregates Business Europe. Information about the new machine was not accessible on the BOMAG Website at the time of this Web posting. This machine is an asphalt […]
April 23, 2010
Bauma
Atlas Copco introduces three heavy-hydraulic breakers
At Bauma 2010, Atlas Copco introduced three new heavy-hydraulic breaker models with PowerAdapt and optimized power-to-weight ratio. The HB 2000 — with its service weight of 2000 kg — offers 10-percent more power than its predecessor, the HB 200. The new HB 3100 and HB 4700 with a service weight of 3100 and 4700 kg, respectively, deliver 5 percent and […]
April 22, 2010
Maintenance
Arkansas Volvo CE dealer adds road machinery to product portfolio
Little Rock, Arkansas,-based Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) dealer Hugg and Hall Equipment Company reached an agreement with Volvo to assume the sales and marketing of Volvo’s road machinery products. The road machinery product line will include soil and asphalt compaction, Blaw-Knox paving and milling and road maintenance equipment. Hugg and Hall’s branches in Little Rock, Camden, […]
April 15, 2010
Business
Metso sells Flexowell conveyor belt operations, assets
Metso has sold its Flexowell conveyor belt operations and related assets in Moers, Germany, to ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH. Flexowell operations consist of conveyor belts and systems for bulk material handling, and it is part of Metso’s Mining and Construction Technology segment. Conveyor belts and bulk material handling systems will continue to be an essential part […]
April 13, 2010
Maintenance
Cemen Tech announces North American tour, demos
Cemen Tech Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of volumetric mixers, announces its 2010 North American tour. The tour will be conducted throughout the spring and summer months of 2010 as live demonstrations will be conducted using a Cemen Tech MCD10-150, which will be producing fresh high-quality concrete at various locations throughout North America. Everyone is […]
April 12, 2010
Maintenance
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. revamps Website; easier to use, more navigable
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. and the ALL Family of Companies have revamped its Website. The newly designed site, www.allcrane.com, has new, more user-friendly features, such as easier-to-use equipment and parts search functions and new Quick Links to make navigation simpler, according to the company. An added feature allows users to search the site […]
April 12, 2010
Maintenance
Inspection Checkpoint: How to inspect a used backhoe
A four-part inspection will give you the information you need before you spend your hard-earned money on a particular machine. By Marcia Gruver  “Keep in mind that an appraisal is nothing but an opinion,” says Paul Hendrix, IronPlanet equipment pricing analyst. “The value of the machine is determined by what’s there and what condition […]
April 6, 2010
Business
ESRI developing highway maintenance, linear referencing solution
Redlands, Calif.-based ESRI has announced plans to develop a comprehensive highway data maintenance and linear referencing solution scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2010. Aimed at highway departments, state departments of transportation, and national roadway administrations, it will provide an integrated set of tools and functionality that allows agencies to easily maintain highway […]
April 5, 2010
Business
Maintenance
Mixed-service tires When your trucks work on and off the road you need a tire that’s tough and flexible. By Tom Jackson  A tire program for trucks that never leave the pavement is pretty simple. But tires for dump trucks, concrete mixers, or trucks in earthmoving, logging, mining and quarry applications face a dual […]
April 3, 2010
Business
Trucks
International’s TerraStar built for business New medium-duty truck brings commercial-grade engineering to the Class 4/5 market By Christina Jesson Schave  Navistar’s new International TerraStar vocational truck made its debut at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show in St. Louis, Missouri, last month. Aimed at the Class 4 and 5 markets, the […]
April 3, 2010
Maintenance
Product Focus
Brush cutters and mulchers By Amy Materson  HEAVY DUTY HEAD Handle a range of mulching applications with FAE’s DT line of PTO tractor mounted forestry super duty heads, including the UML/DT 200, with a 79-inch cutting width, and the UML/DT 225, with an 89-inch cutting width. • Fixed tooth drum has double carbide teeth […]
April 3, 2010
Maintenance
Demolition 2010
Four fundamental fixes equals more work, less spending, longer tool life (Sponsored Information) Today’s economic realities now demand using every trick of the trade in order to make equipment last longer while squeezing excess expenses – including constantly purchasing new tools – out of the balance sheet. Service professionals know the dirty secret: saying proper, by-the-book […]
April 2, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Dwayne F. Bell, Adam C. Lasarsky, David S. Sherrill Statesville, NC Splitting a well-established family company three ways was the impetus the firm needed to blossom. By Amy Materson  As a young man, Dwayne Bell knew what he wanted to do with his life. He felt he had a calling – and that calling […]
April 2, 2010
Business
Caltrans awarded $2.7 million in stimulus job training grants
Caltrans today announced that the state has been awarded $2.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) job training grants for eight California workforce development centers. California received more than 20 percent of the national share of the grants awarded to 19 states and two territories. The grants, from the Federal Highway Administration’s “On […]
March 29, 2010
Business
Biden announces 10,000 stimulus-funded transportation projects underway in all 50 states
Vice President Joe Biden today announced that 10,000 transportation projects are now under way in all 50 states and the District of Columbia thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus.” Projects are considered under way when a contractor has been hired, the project has received official notice to proceed, and […]
March 19, 2010
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