loaders
Cat plans to close Illinois plant, lay off 800 workers
Caterpillar plans to close its Aurora, Illinois, plant and lay off about 800 employees as a result of an anticipated decline in demand for its products. Keep Reading
Hyundai debuts loader for quarries at ConExpo-Con/Agg
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas introduced the Hyundai HL975 to its HL900 series of Tier 4 Final-compliant wheel loader at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017. Keep Reading
Wheel loader lineup incorporates two drive types
Liebherr released its XPower large wheel loaders to the North American market during ConExpo-Con/Agg 2017. Keep Reading
Video trains operators on Cat K Series loaders
Caterpillar produced a training video for operators of Cat K Series large wheel loaders. Keep Reading
From playtime to career
It's finally spring, time for kids to play outside after being cooped up indoors over the long winter months. With Extreme Sandbox, now adults get to play, too. Extreme Sandbox provides guests with an opportunity to operate real construction machines.… Keep Reading
Best practices: Loading and hauling
David Nus, director of global key accounts management at Volvo Construction Equipment, presented on best loading and hauling practices at Sandvik Construction and Dyno Nobel’s Quarry Academy educational event in November. Nus and Tony Spake, director of key accounts at… Keep Reading
A look at the H-Series wheel loaders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=327JDu8W9fQ Volvo Construction Equipment invited Pit & Quarry to Tampa, Fla., on June 10 in part to learn about its H-Series wheel loaders. In the video above, Stefan Solomonsson, a wheel loader product manager for Volvo, offers some details of… Keep Reading
Volvo Construction Equipment: L250G wheel loader
Volvo Construction Equipment's L250G wheel loader falls into the 39-ton weight category. According to the company, its 9.0-cu.-yd. rehandling bucket fills a truck in only two passes. A new engine and driveline system were developed to improve productivity and lower… Keep Reading
