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Thunder Creek’s new DEF Saddle Tank easily installs to truck chassis frame rails
Thunder Creek Equipment introduced a new industrial-grade DEF Saddle Tank at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Wednesday. The ISO-compliant portable DEF system – available in both 60- and 120-gallon...
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Cat intros easy to use, easy to service CB1.7, CB1.8 utility compactors
Aimed primarily at the rental market and use in smaller jobs like bike paths, patchwork, parking lots, driveways and shoulder work, Cat has introduced two new utility compactor models designed to...
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International unveils MV Series trucks: eventual DuraStar successor brings...
International at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis officially launched its new Class 6/7 MV Series truck. The MV Series, the eventual successor to the DuraStar, completes the company’s Project...
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Cat February N. American retail sales up 30%
Totaling retail statistics reported by its global dealer network, Cat says its dealers saw worldwide retail sales jump 33 percent in February, with North American dealers seeing a 30-percent increase....
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Graniterock board member and children’s book author: Tell your construction...
The Little Mixer Truck gets ready to tackle a big job. If there’s one message Rose Ann Woolpert has for families in construction, it would be: Tell your stories. “Children need to know that...
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Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility
Ditch Witch’s HX50 vacuum excavator Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the series – the HX30, HX50 and HX75 –...
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LiuGong spotlights mid-sized 856H loader at World of Asphalt
Show-goers at last week’s 2018 World of Asphalt in Houston got an up-close look at LiuGong’s newest mid-sized loader, the 856H. Powered by a 225 horsepower Tier 4 Final Cummins engine, the LiuGong...
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Vögele Super 2000-3i and Super 1703-3i shown at World of Asphalt 2018
Vögele Super 2000-3i paver Touting power and productivity in roadbuilding, Vögele showed the 10-foot tracked Super 2000-3i and 8-ft. wheeled Super 1703-3i pavers at World of Asphalt. Designed...
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Ford says trucks, new off-road SUVs, will fuel growth in preview of revamped...
The people at Ford are excited. Fired up, charged, revved up, eager, however you want to put it. That’s what just about every Ford employee I’ve spoken to and heard from in the last 24 hours has...
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Kenworth’s T680 with MX-11 engine can now be spec’ed with Paccar automated...
Kenworth on Wednesday announced is was making the Paccar Automated Transmission available for order on its T680 equipped with the MX-11 engine. Previously, the Eaton Cummins engineered transmission...
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This VR training simulator is the first for construction equipment
A scissor lift virtual reality training simulator, first glimpsed during The Rental Show, may be the start of using such simulators for all types of construction equipment, according to an Edmonton,...
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Ditch Witch’s 3 new HX vacuum excavators boost productivity, versatility Ditch Witch focused on boosting productivity and versatility with it new HX-Series of vacuum excavators. The three models in the...
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Equipment makers launch ad with workers telling Trump to ‘just say no’ to...
The Association of Equipment Managers (AEM) released a new ad on Monday that urges President Donald Trump to not follow through with his plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The video...
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Latest round of Cat layoffs could cut upwards of 900 jobs
336E L Hydraulic Excavator A new report from Reuters expanding upon news last month out of Waco, Texas, says that Caterpillar’s coming job cuts could impact nearly 900 workers. At the end of February,...
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Volvo unveils new VNX Series trucks designed for heaviest of heavy-haul duties
The new Volvo VNX series heavy haul trucks can pull up to 225,000 pounds with a 605 horsepower/ 2,050 ft.-lb. torque engine. Low, gray skies. Snow on mountains. Flurries dancing through the icy air—it...
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Small Mack recall affects Anthem, Granite, Pinnacle models
By Matt Cole Mack Anthem Mack Trucks is recalling approximate 135 model-year 2018 trucks for an issue that could cause the rigs’ light control module to fail, according to National Highway Traffic...
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Epiroc integrates dust suppression into new SB hydraulic breakers
In an effort to help the construction industry meet OSHA’s silica-dust reduction regulations, Epiroc has added a dust suppression system to its new line of hydraulic breaker attachments. Epiroc, a...
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Volvo CE intros EWR150E, EWR170E and EW220E wheeled excavators
EWR170E The latest wheeled excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment were introduced earlier this month at World of Asphalt: the short swing EWR150E and EWR170E, and the conventional swing EW220E....
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Volvo’s lifetime frame and structure warranty now covers wheeled and...
Despite the rough conditions some of these machines can face on a daily basis, Volvo has announced the extension of its lifetime frame and structure warranty to cover high-reach demolition and wheeled...
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CNH Industrial CEO Richard Tobin to step down
Case 580N WT backhoe. Richard Tobin is stepping down as CEO and as a director of CNH Industrial to pursue another executive opportunity. Tobin’s departure will be effective April 27, 2018, following...
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