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Atlas Copco showcases rig at Illinois conference
Atlas Copco offered a sneak peek of its new PowerROC T35 E surface crawler rig to nearly 500 attendees and guests May 15 at the annual Illinois Aggregate Producers Association Conference. Not yet sold in the United States, the PowerROC… Keep Reading
Caterpillar, Westport to develop natural gas-fueled equipment
Westport Innovations Inc. has signed agreements with Caterpillar Inc. to co-develop natural gas technology for off-road equipment, including mining trucks. The companies will combine technologies and expertise, including Westport’s High Pressure Direct Injection technology and Caterpillar’s off-road engine and machine… Keep Reading
Superior Industries launches custom design service
Conveyor system and component manufacturer Superior Industries has launched a new design service called Core Systems, supplying tailored power transmission components to provide a complete, custom drive package for each unique application. According to Superior Industries, the single-system provider and… Keep Reading
ConExpo names chair for 2014 event
Glen Tellock, president and CEO of Manitowoc Co. Inc., has been named chair of the show management committee for the next ConExpo-Con/Agg. Tellock is teaming with Anne Lloyd, the executive vice president of Martin Marietta Materials Inc., who will serve… Keep Reading
Commercial building plans down in May
The Dodge Momentum Index, which measures first-reported nonresidential building projects at the planning stage, slipped 1.2 percent from April to May. The index now sits at 93.6. The decrease is the result of a divergent pattern for the two major… Keep Reading
Deere makes changes to senior management team
As a result of the anticipated retirements of two executives, Deere & Company announced changes to its senior management team to enhance the company's ability to execute its business strategy and develop and broaden leadership talent. "Deere is a company well known… Keep Reading
Luck Stone, XTerra, team up for triathlon
As part of a three-year sponsorship that kicked off last year, Luck Stone will be presenting sponsor of the 14th annual XTerra East Championship off-road triathlon and trail running races June 9-10 in Richmond, Va. The company says it shares… Keep Reading
Shareholders elect all Vulcan board nominees
Vulcan Materials Co. announced that, based on preliminary results, shareholders have re-elected the company's entire slate of director nominees. Vulcan directors Phillip W. Farmer, H. Allen Franklin, Richard T. O'Brien and Donald B. Rice each received "a substantial majority of… Keep Reading
ReichDrill Inc. signs Western U.S. distributor
ReichDrill Inc. announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Komatsu Equipment Co., a Utah-based distributor. The agreement appoints Komatsu Equipment as ReichDrill’s exclusive distributor for the company's line of blasthole and water-well drills. Komatsu Equipment’s territory will cover a… Keep Reading
