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Cat launches equipment operator monitoring service
Caterpillar has launched a 24/7 equipment operator monitoring service designed to provide customers with the ability to see, mitigate and manage operators. Caterpillar can now supply its customers with both machine and operator information with its 24/7 Monitoring Center, where… Keep Reading
McLanahan opens Latin American office
For years, McLanahan Corp. has serviced customers throughout Latin America using a team of international sales people and a representative network in the area. Market growth has increased the demand for a team based in the region, so the company… Keep Reading
Groff Tractor acquires Trico Equipment Services
Mechanicsburg, Penn.-based Groff Tractor & Equipment acquired Trico Equipment Services, expanding its reach into Vineland, Totowa and Freehold, N.J. The company now has 11 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Ohio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The… Keep Reading
HeidelbergCement purchases Italcementi
German cement maker HeidelbergCement agreed to buy control of Italcementi for 6.7 billion euros, or $7.4 billion, reports Reuters. Italcementi serves customers in more than 20 countries and is a market leader in Egypt. Last month, HeidelbergCement said it would… Keep Reading
Mobile cone crusher features metal detection, purge system
Terex Finlay added the C-1545 to its lineup of tracked mobile cone crushers. The C-1545 mobile cone crusher incorporates the Terex TC1150 cone crusher with direct variable speed clutch drive, automatic tramp relief and hydraulic adjustable closed-side setting capabilities. The mid-range C-1545… Keep Reading
Obama criticizes Congress for lack of long-term highway bill
President Obama extended highway funding until late October after signing a three-month patch Congress provided him. But Obama, who proposed his own six-year highway bill earlier this year, expressed his displeasure to reporters in the Oval Office upon signing the… Keep Reading
Congress passes 3-month highway-funding extension
Congress has passed another short-term highway-funding patch and set the table for a long-term bill to be negotiated this fall – after nearly six years without one. Today, the Senate approved an $8 billion extension of federal transportation funding, passed… Keep Reading
MSHA releases June impact inspection results
The Mine Safety & Health Administration’s (MSHA) June impact inspection results show that federal inspectors issued 139 citations, three orders and one safeguard during inspections at 10 coal mines and five metal and nonmetal mines. The administration conducted impact inspections… Keep Reading
Cat to begin independently manufacturing vocational truck line
Caterpillar will begin independently designing and manufacturing its vocational truck line at its plant in Victoria, Texas. The plant currently produces hydraulic excavators, and it will continue to produce them in addition to the trucks. “The on-highway vocational truck product… Keep Reading
