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Doosan Bobcat’s $26M expansion will triple size, workforce of Minn....
From left to right: Mike Ballweber, president Doosan Bobcat North America; Scott Park, CEO Doosan Bobcat; Mike Kiefer, site operations manager, Litchfield; Jim Flynn, vice president of operations,...
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Atlas Copco intros QAS 625, its largest mobile generator; updates QAS 250,...
Atlas Copco QAS 625 Atlas Copco Power Technique is boosting its lineup of generators with upgrades to two models while introducing its largest mobile generator, the QAS 625. The new generator features...
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With electrification on horizon, latest compact excavators defined by...
More tech packed into lower-cost machines Technology has always been a tricky issue for compact equipment. Tech features can be expensive and represent a higher percentage of total initial cost than...
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Milwaukee unveils MX Fuel lineup of cordless commercial construction tools with biggest batteries in the industry If you think of Milwaukee as a maker of small tools like drills and the Sawzall, you’d...
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My Epiroc system tracks fleets by mobile device, computer
Epiroc has developed a new system and app for tracking equipment fleets via computer and mobile devices. The company says the My Epiroc digital system improves fleet efficiency, with a focus on...
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Liebherr’s prototype battery-powered LB 16 drilling rig has 10-hour run time...
Liebherr’s electric-hydraulic LB 16 “unplugged” drilling rig, first seen at Bauma, is now in field testing with customers. The term “unplugged” is used because the machine can be operated without a...
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Volvo Construction Equipment plans largest-ever ConExpo booth
Volvo Construction Equipment will present its largest-ever ConExpo booth experience across 60,000 square feet of outdoor show space in the new Festival Grounds at booth F3432. Volvo’s Bauma unveiling...
View ArticleVIDEO: The New Cat D5 Dozer: Everything you need to know!
Replacing the D6N, this is Caterpillar’s new D5 dozer. The video below offers an in-depth look at this machine and all of its new features. To read more about the new Cat D5, click here.
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2021 Chevy Colorado ZR2 gets new front end design
2021 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 For the 2021 model year, Chevrolet has unveiled an updated design for its Colorado midsize pickup. Chevy says all 2021 Colorado variants feature revised front Chevy bowtie...
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Perkins Engines promotes David Nicoll, Jason Kern
Assembly line at the joint Caterpillar and Perkins engine plant in Seguin, Texas. Perkins Engine has named David Nicoll product manager of its Industrial Large Engine department, and placed Jason Kern...
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Takeuchi plans ConExpo reveal of TB220e electric excavator
Also on display at the Takeuchi ConExpo booth: the TB250-2. Takeuchi-US will demo its new electric TB220e compact excavator (photo currently unavailable) hourly at its ConExpo booth C20653 in the...
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JCB Fastrac hits 153 mph to shatter its own world record for fastest tractor
The JCB Fastrac Two set a world record for tractor top speed with an average top speed of 135 mph. Apparently setting one world record in 2019 wasn’t enough for the folks at JCB. Following...
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Check out these ConExpo 2020 educational sessions for equipment managers
There are 18 education sessions planned for the Equipment Management & Maintenance track at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020. To attend an educational session, you must register for the show, and then...
View ArticleVIDEO: Discussing Caterpillar’s new retail strategy with Alex Stokman of Cat
Caterpillar is rolling out on-machine pricing and online sales at its dealerships across North America as part of a new retail strategy. In the video below we discuss this new strategy with Alex...
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Bobcat E42, E50 increase performance in launch of new R2 Series excavator...
Bobcat’s R2 Series E42 compact excavator. Photo: Wayne Grayson A new fuel system, a new cooling system, a new hydraulic system and better performance. These are the first of Bobcat’s new R2 Series...
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Vermeer’s Mary Andringa named to AEM Hall of Fame
Mary Andringa at the Vermeer family home where she grew up, now the Founders House. Mary Andringa, Vermeer board chair, has been inducted to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ Hall of Fame....
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Rototilt redesigns 5 tiltrotators for smoother operation, precision
Rototilt R3 Rototilt has spent the past year updating its tiltrotators for longer life, smoother operation and increased precision, the company says. The updates have been added to the R3, R4, R5, R6...
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Tesla unveils the Cybertruck. Here’s how it compares to normal trucks (VIDEO)
In what is likely the most controversial automotive reveal of the last couple of decades, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk Thursday night unveiled his long-talked-about reimagining of the pickup truck....
View ArticleEquipment Roundup: Cat intros 299D3 XE Land Management CTL; Liebherr’s...
JCB Fastrac hits 153 mph to shatter its own world record for fastest tractor Apparently setting one world record in 2019 wasn’t enough for the folks at JCB. Following record-breaking runs in June that...
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Survey: Contractors grossly underutilizing telematics systems, leaving money...
Monitoring your fleet with telematics tools is one of the best tools you can use—unless you don’t use it. And, as it turns out, most contractors aren’t doing much—or all that they could—with the...
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