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Kenworth intros T370 heavy front drive axle configurations
Fabco 18,000- and 20,000-pound front drive axles are now available as a factory-installed option on Kenworth’s T370. The truck was already available in 4×4 and 6×6 configurations with axle ratings...
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Roush’s souped up 2018 F-150 is louder, taller and ready for off-roading
As it does with each new model year of Ford’s half-ton pickups, Roush is offering a heavily modified performance package on the 2018 F-150 that gives the truck serious off-road pedigree. If the truck...
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Regional demands drive used construction equipment prices: Part 1 of a...
A scene from this year’s Ritchie Bros. Orlando auction. This is Part 1 of a five-part series on used equipment. Click here to see the other parts of the series. Click here to download the full version...
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Cat dealer Cleveland Brothers helps form gas compression degree
Cleveland Brothers has branches in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. The largest Cat dealer in Pennsylvania, Cleveland Brothers, has formed a partnership to create a two-year associate degree...
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Tesla’s electric semi reportedly has 200-300 mile range
Tesla’s all-electric tractor-trailer, which is set to debut this month, reportedly has a range of about 200 to 300 miles. That kind of range, combined with the truck’s sleeper-less day cab design,...
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Deere bringing machine learning to ag equipment with $305 million acquisition
John Deere has agreed to a tech-based acquisition focused on applying machine learning to its agriculture equipment. The company announced Wednesday evening that it has agreed to buy Sunnyvale,...
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Miami’s tower cranes can’t withstand Irma’s Category 5 winds, city warns
The National Hurricane Center’s forecast path for Category 5 Hurricane Irma, as of 8 a.m. Thursday. Miami officials are concerned about the 20 to 25 tower cranes that are on construction sites in the...
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Harvey victims, responders urged to use caution when pumping out floodwaters
Pumps like this one – used during heavy flooding in Louisiana in 2016 – are in high demand in flood-damaged areas in Texas. As water starts to recede in flood-damaged areas in the path of Hurricane...
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What to see at ICUEE 2017: McLaughlin, McElroy, Ring-O-Matic, Subsite...
ICUEE is preparing for record exhibit space for the Oct. 3-5 Demo Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the show we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you...
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VIDEO: Caterpillar Buggy is a C12-powered hot rod with Studebaker body, 966...
“I wanted something that was a little different,” says hot rod enthusiast and builder Snapper Schomaker in a video where he explains the genesis of what he calls the Caterpillar Buggy. The resulting...
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With MT9 Microtrencher, Ditch Witch offers new tool for residential fiber...
Ditch Witch’s new MT9 Microtrencher attachment for the company’s compact skid steers provides a narrow, shallow cut for installing fiber optic cables in residential areas without disrupting surrounding...
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Komatsu launches second-gen PC210LCi-11 semi-auto excavator with improved...
In the fully automatic mode, novice operators can cut precise, complex shapes easily and rapidly. Last year Komatsu let us do some digging with their new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology on...
View ArticleIrma’s winds snap three tower cranes in Miami (VIDEO)
Embed from Getty Images As Miami was hammered by tropical storm force winds and the occasional hurricane force gust generated by Hurricane Irma, the booms of three tower cranes in the city came down...
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Sweeper Trucks: Another tool for prepping roadways for better pavements
This sweeper truck is cleaning up materials before new asphalt is placed on a roadway in Oregon. A cleaner workspace is always a good thing, but in paving, it can contribute to the road’s quality, if...
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Bronto Skylift bringing world’s tallest insulated aerial to ICUEE
Bronto Skylift’s SI 219 HDT-C insulated truck-mounted aerial platform. With a working height of 219 feet – nearly 22 stories high – Bronto Skylift says its SI 219 HDT-C is the world’s tallest insulated...
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Show your stuff, tell your story with a piece of Brad Burns’ custom...
The sight of big machines working in a beautiful outdoor setting can inspire awe. A piece of custom construction art—showing your machines on one of your jobsites—can make a huge first impression and...
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VIDEO: Raptor Ranger confirmed in off-road test run by Ford Australia
Confession is good for the soul — and maybe for sales. After spy photos and stories emerged about Ford testing what appeared to be a Ranger Raptor, Ford Australia has come clean and has released a...
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Ford recalls more than 140,000 F-Series trucks due to airbag, seatbelt defects
2017 F-250 Super Duty Ford has issued safety recalls for its 2017 F-150, 2015-17 F-150 Crew Cab, 2017 F-250 and F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab trucks. Ford is issuing a safety recall for approximately 935...
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Bollinger’s new four-door B1 gives modular electric truck more cargo space
It’s a little longer. It’s got more storage capacity. And it’s got four doors. Bollinger Motors has revealed the first image of the four-door version of its B1 all-electric sport utility truck. The...
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Contractor-honed strategies for buying and selling used equipment (Part 2 of...
This is Part 2 of a five-part series on used equipment. Click here to see the other parts of the series. Click here to download the full version of the Used Equipment Report. Selling Top Used Wheel...
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