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Chevrolet launches Truck Legends, an exclusive truck club for loyal customers
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the first Chevrolet truck coming in 2018, the company has launched a club and community for those it considers among its most loyal truck customers....
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Scissor lift falls 14 stories from building under construction in OKC,...
A lift operator was killed when his machine fell from the side of the BOK Plaza Tower in Oklahoma City last week. Photo Credit: Oklahoma City Fire Department Facebook page A construction worker in...
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John Deere intros hydraulic coupler for 3 compact excavator models
John Deere has launched a new hydraulic coupler for its 35G, 50G and 60G compact excavators that allows operators to quickly switch buckets without leaving the cab. The new coupler, model number...
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Rising from ICP’s ashes, IronDirect wants to be the Amazon of construction...
Distributor of Chinese-made equipment has also signed on Paladin and Berco to its e-commerce site The 3-cubic-yard Lonking CDM835 loader has an operating weight of 27,060 pounds and uses a...
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VIDEO: 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor more capable, versatile thanks to new shocks...
In the run-up to the fall release of the redesigned F-150 Raptor, Ford has released details of the truck’s new shocks, developed with FOX suspension, along with a video demonstrating their...
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Volvo CE Unveils its Future: Concept machines reveal bets on automation,...
Volvo’s “pre-prototype” LX1 electric hybrid wheel loader deposits a payload into the HX1, another concept machine the company describes as an autonomous, fully-electric load carrier. Volvo Construction...
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GoPro unveils Karma, a foldable, easy-to-fly drone at a great price
Though the company’s cameras have long been at the heart of hobbyist and professional drone setups alike, GoPro today unveiled its highly anticipated entry into the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
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Komatsu intros the 980E-4, its largest haul truck yet
Boasting a new dump body design, improved handling, control and performance, Komatsu has introduced to North America its largest mining haul truck yet in the 980E-4. An electric drive truck with...
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Fecon FTX128 track carrier updated to handle small asphalt planer jobs
Fecon has updated the hydraulic high flow circuit of its FTX128 track carrier from 60 gpm to 45 gpm, giving the machine roughly 100 hydraulic HP to the planer mill. As a result, the company says the...
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3D Asphalt Paving: The highest smoothness and accuracy possible, no strings...
Stringless paving isn’t just for concrete contractors. The asphalt guys are in on it as well, but with a few slight twists on the methods used. As with concrete paving, stringless asphalt paving offers...
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Kenworth intros the T880S, a set-forward front axle configuration
Kenworth is adding a set-forward front axle configuration to its T880 work truck, the company announced Monday at the National Ready Mix Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) ConcreteWorks show. The new...
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Ram unveils very slick 2017 Night Package 1500 with black-out features
Later this year Ram will begin production on a special edition pickup based on the 1500 Sport model. Designed to provide a customized look straight from the factory, the 2017 Ram 1500 Night Package...
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BKT to expand Earthmax OTR tire range with introductions at MINExpo
At next week’s MINExpo show in Las Vegas, BKT USA will expand its Earthmax lineup of OTR tires with three new models: Earthmax SR 46 Designed for rigid haul trucks, the Earthmax SR 46 is resistant to...
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Mack working to integrate WheresMyConcrete’s real-time mixer data into...
Mack Granite with mDrive An example map from WheresMyConcrete showing three mixer truck locations as well as their job status and payloads. Mack Trucks has announced that it is working to connect...
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Case intros CX210D LR, CX250D LR long reach excavators with smart hydraulics
CX210D LR Case Construction Equipment has announced the addition of two long reach crawler models to its D Series excavator lineup. For deep trenching, sloping, demolition, dredging, digging in sand or...
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Automation to transform trucking ‘faster than most think,’ forecasters say
Perry and Gross see the industry as on the verge of the automated revolution, which they say will be a major shock to the industry. Carriers need to prep to survive, they said. The trucking industry is...
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Caterpillar’s new 14M3 is a better motor grader in just about every way
With power, balance, steering, service interval and fuel efficiency boosts along with a fully scalable factory integrated semi-automatic cross sloping system, Caterpillar’s new 14M3 represents a major...
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John Deere intros grading-heel buckets for G Series compact loaders
John Deere has introduced a new skid steer and compact track loader bucket to its WorksitePro attachment lineup the company says makes land shaping, dirt leveling and landscape installation easier....
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Airware acquires Caterpillar partner Redbird to offer full drone planning...
In order to better integrate planning for and analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flights on construction jobsites, Airware, a San Francisco-based company that develops what it calls a...
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Production of 1950s Chevy NAPCO, the Bowtie’s first 4×4, resurrected by...
Legacy Trucks in Wyoming continues to attract attention for its restored and customized classic American pickups. Though it’s best known for restoring early Dodge Power Wagons, the company continues...
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