mobile equipment
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
Sany taps Kitsap as dealer for Washington state
Sany America signed Kitsap Tractor & Equipment, Silverdale, Wash., as a dealer. Kitsap will cover the state of Washington only. The company says the move will make Sany equipment and service available to an important region, as the company continues… Keep Reading
Topcon haul truck system remotely tracks, reports payloads
Topcon Positioning Group developed a new feature for Sitelink3D in the HT-30 haul truck module. According to a press release, the system features a small, portable GPS-enabled control box that mounts into a truck cab. As a truck is loaded,… Keep Reading
Komatsu app lets users monitor equipment with smartphones
Komatsu America Corp. launched a mobile app that allows users to view machine information from the Komtrax fleet-monitoring system on their Apple or Android smartphones or tablet devices. According to a press release, the app lets users locate assets and… Keep Reading
Volvo CE to purchase Terex’s hauler business
Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) came to terms with Terex Corp. to acquire hauler manufacturer Terex Equipment Ltd. for $160 million. The deal will include related assets and intellectual property. Volvo CE expects to finalize the transaction during the second quarter… Keep Reading
Liebherr ADTs on the way
Liebherr introduced a 30-ton articulated dump truck (ADT) at its media open house Sept. 12 in Newport News, Va., and it offered performance comparisons of a crawler tractor and a wheel loader against competitive equipment. The 30-ton ADT the company… Keep Reading
Trimble acquires Actronic Technologies
Trimble acquired privately held New Zealand-based Actronic Holdings Ltd., which provides weighing technology and payload information systems for the aggregates industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Actronic Technologies produces the Loadrite weighing system for wheel loaders, excavators,… Keep Reading
Roland now an exclusive Kleemann distributor
Kleemann named Roland Machinery of Springfield, Ill., a distributor. Roland will serve Illinois, Wisconsin, eastern Missouri, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northwest Indiana. Roland had sold the Kleemann brand in limited areas of its market. Now, Kleemann is the… Keep Reading
Former employee returns to Powerscreen
Powerscreen has appointed Hugh Brennan as its technical support manager. Brennan previously worked in a variety of roles over 11 years for the company. He spent the last six years in a customer support role with the Blue Machinery Group. Keep Reading
