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Crane operator, signaler can train as team with new CM Labs simulator station
CM Labs’ new signaler station works in tandem with its crane simulators so crane operator and signaler can train as a team. The signaler’s image appears in the bottom right corner of the crane...
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Ram will continue selling “Classic” 1500 body style alongside redesigned 2019...
As Ram edges closer to launching its all-new 2019 Ram 1500 with a new body design, the automaker has decided to continue selling its former and popular body style that has endeared Ram fans for years....
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Returning to its past, tower crane manufacturer Comansa drops Linden from its...
Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa says it is in the process of dropping “Linden” from its name and returning to its original name, Comansa, for which its widely known on the market. After many...
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Volvo CE unveils ZEUX: How a LEGO model designed with kids became a prototype...
The ZEUX autonomous wheel loader concept employs a scout drone and an adjustable, boom-mounted camera called The Eye, to keep track of its surroundings and indicate focus to nearby humans. Of all the...
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Cat indicates a Perkins “SmartCap 2” engine oil filler cap is on the way Caterpillar is continuing to develop its Perkins-brand SmartCap engine oil filler cap, named a 2018 Edison Award gold winner...
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United Rentals buys BakerCorp, enters European market for first time
For rent: BakerCorp steel tanks. In a move that expands its already massive presence in the trench shoring market, United Rentals has acquired BakerCorp International Holdings for $715 million. The...
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VIDEO: Trucks “talk” to one another to form semi-autonomous “platoon” in...
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our sister site CCJ. As the next step in its arc toward developing truck platooning technology for real-world use, Volvo Trucks recently performed an...
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Peterbilt bringing new features to Model 567, 579 trucks; forecasts strong...
Peterbilt has 2,500 orders for the Model 579 UltraLoft tractor with production set to begin in July. During an economic outlook and press conference at the Paccar Innovation Center this week, Peterbilt...
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Reconfigurable Wheels quickly transform into tracks, could blur lines between...
Wheeled excavators and crawler excavators. Tracked dozers and wheel dozers. Compact track loaders and skid steers. These machine pairings all share common types, cabs and implements, but the...
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Epiroc launches Marketplace website for used mining, construction equipment
Epiroc has launched its new Marketplace website, saying the site simplifies the process of searching for and purchasing used mining and construction equipment. Epirocmarketplace.com’s inventory,...
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Tobroco-Giant expands U.S. dealer presence, debuts compact wheel, utility...
Popular in the United States: The Tobroco-Giant D254SW, shown at Intermat with a Tele boom. Since opening the doors to its U. S. headquarters in Des Moines in 2017, Netherlands-based compact equipment...
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Ditch Witch now offering online vacuum excavation training
Ditch Witch has created an online Certified Vacuum Excavation Training program for all levels of operator experience. “With our new vacuum excavation training courses, operators will receive an...
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Here’s what’s under the hood of an electric Peterbilt Model 579 (VIDEO)
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our sister site, CCJ. The fully electric Model 579 demonstration unit is equipped with eight 44-kW battery packs and has a range of up to 250 miles....
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VIDEO: Excavator operator knocks down wrong building while demolishing the...
A Baltimore crew saw a routine job turn into every demolition crew’s nightmare last year when it accidentally knocked down the wrong building. As reported by the Baltimore Sun and chronicled in the...
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New Spicer Select aftermarket driveline products keep aging trucks on the road
When you work in rock and mud and torn up construction sites, your truck’s driveline gets pretty well thrashed. But by rebuilding your drivelines you can extend the life of your vocational trucks and...
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Kinshofer’s new P-Series orange peel grapples grab more debris, better...
Kinshofer’s new orange peel grapples are designed to reduce damage to the device’s hoses and other components and to increase the amount of material that can be grabbed. The P-Series grapples attach...
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These are the forgotten inventors of the backhoe, new book claims
Wain-Roy’s first backhoe in 1948. Photo credit: digrock.com/Leading Edge Attachments, Inc. Though many associate the first backhoes with Case Construction Equipment and JCB, a new book gives the credit...
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Caterpillar names Redzic VP of Digital Enabled Solutions Division
Ogi Redzic Ogi Redzic has been named vice president of Caterpillar’s Digital Enabled Solutions Division (DESD). DESD includes the company’s data analytics group, the enterprise data hub, equipment...
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Indeco launches a new line of mulching heads
Designed to fit carrier machines from 5 to 50 tons, the new line of Indeco IMH mulching heads are available in 10 direct drive and belt-driven configurations. The teeth deliver optimal cutting and...
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Gradall intros new Discovery Series digger atop Freightliner M3 as “first...
After introducing the first models as a versatile remedy for storm cleanup late in 2017, Gradall is back with an updated version of its Discovery Series excavator lineup. While the previous generation...
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