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Summit Materials turns to TMW Systems for mobile asset maintenance app
When Summit Materials faced a unique asset maintenance challenge, it implemented TMW Systems’ comprehensive TMT Fleet Maintenance management solution to centralize and streamline in-house maintenance...
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Beat the heat in the shop with atomizing Wilton Cold Front 3037 cooling fan
Atomized micro-droplets of water are the secret to creating cool breezes with the Wilton Cold Front 3037 fan. The heat index throughout much of the country right now is well over 100 degrees, and even...
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Crane co.’s overweight haul hit with biggest ticket in R.I. history (VIDEO)
The most expensive ticket in Rhode Island history just went to a trucking company that did not have an overweight permit for a 280-ton truck. Bay Crane Northeast was fined $57,000 Tuesday for...
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Volvo’s new PL3005E pipelayer lifts more, converts to excavator with no power...
Volvo CE calls its new PL3005E the “most productive pipelayer” the heavy equipment maker has ever offered in its size class, citing lifting, power, torque and fuel efficiency increases in the new...
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Eterra ups force on PDX-750 post driver with breaker tech
Eterra’s PDX-750 Breaker Style Post Driver attaches to skid steers, compact track loaders, excavators and backhoes. Eterra has used concrete-breaking technology to give its new PDX-750 Breaker Style...
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Caterpillar Q2 sales up 9.5%, profit jumps 45%
Caterpillar’s second quarter 2017 sales and revenues increased by 9.5 percent compared to 2016, reaching $11.3 billion. In response the company released an improved outlook for the remainder of the...
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Ram 5500 chassis cab gets a few improvements for 2018 (VIDEO)
Ram’s chassis cab brand manager, Adrian Ratza, recently talked to us about their biggest heavy-duty truck, the Ram 5500 chassis cab. New for model year 2018, Ram’s top workhorse will get PTO...
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Transition to CK-4, FA-4 heavy-duty diesel oils has been seamless for oil...
By Jonathan Willis Whenever new heavy-duty engine oils are launched to the public, it is the result of years of study, testing and development. Global researchers spend years working with scientists...
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Rock Tools admits bucket infringes on ALLU patents in lawsuit settlement
ALLU Series D bucket ALLU recently announced the settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit against Rock Tools Equipment, LLC, and Rock Tools Attachments, LLC, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, in the...
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Manitou intros updated Gehl RS5-19, RS9-50 telehandlers
RS5-19 Gen:3 Aimed at contractors, builders and rental houses, Manitou has expanded its RS lineup of Gehl telehandlers with two new models. The new RS5-19 Gen:3 and RS9-50 Gen:2 telehandlers are...
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ASV’s RT-120 is a big CTL designed to tackle tough applications
Following the release of an armored, slightly more powerful forestry configuration, skid steer and compact track loader maker ASV has released its base model RT-120. Powered by a 120-horsepower...
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Nikola’s fuel-cell powered One tractor will have 6×4 AWD config
Nikola Motor Co. has provided a few updates on the Nikola One electric tractor the company expects to road test next year. Via its Twitter account, the company says it is planning a “huge party/event”...
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VIDEO: Deere demos Kespry’s automated drone surveying at Coal Valley site
On most trips to John Deere’s Coal Valley, Illinois, demonstration site, Equipment World editors are focused on the ground, specifically the yellow machines moving the ground around. But on my most...
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Milwaukee Tick sticks to tools, equipment for quick locating via phone app
The TICK can be attached to tools and equipment hidden from sight and then tracked by mobile app. Milwaukee Tool’s TICK uses Bluetooth technology and a phone app to help you locate tools and equipment...
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With latest asphalt compactors, OEMs focus on updated operation, multiple...
New asphalt compactor models have seeming dominated this year’s roadbuilding rollouts, with multiple machines being launched during ConExpo this March. While many of the new machine features...
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Crane truck tips from elevated lot, crushes truck on highway
A pickup driver in Blue Springs, Missouri, was being treated for possible injuries earlier this week after a crane truck nearby tipped over and landed on his truck. The Missouri Department of...
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Fascan reaches new heights with F600SE.44 wallboard crane
Fascon’s new F600SE.44 wallboard crane has a vertical reach of 10 stories. Fascan International’s new F600SE.44 has the highest reach of any wallboard crane in the U.S. market, the company says. The...
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ELD mandate won’t apply to trucks with older engines
By Matt Cole The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted new guidance for the electronic logging device mandate that exempts trucks equipped with model year 2000 engines and older from...
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Volvo’s new VNL marks truck maker’s first long-haul redesign in 20 years
Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its new VNL tractor, the first major overhaul of its flagship long-haul model since the VN model was introduced in 1996. The announcement came during a press...
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Diesel Ram 1500 gets thumbs up from EPA, CARB
2016 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab 4×4 EcoDiesel The wait is over. FCA reports that it has received a certificate of conformity from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a conditional executive...
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