mobile equipment
Excavators, dozers showcased at John Deere event
John Deere Construction & Forestry capped its dealer and customer training series with a trade press event at its facility in Sacaton, Ariz. The event offered an up-close look at some of John Deere's latest equipment, including excavators, crawler dozers,… Keep Reading
Case expands construction equipment manufacturing in Iowa
Case Construction Equipment (CE) is investing $24 million to expand production in Burlington, Iowa, with the addition of its M Series crawler dozer production line.Preparations will begin later this year, and production on the new line is expected to begin… Keep Reading
Rockster Recycler launches North American division
Austrian-based Rockster Recycler partnered with Stu Gamble and Brian Barlow to launch its track-mounted crushers and screens into the North American market. In addition, Rockster Recycler contracted Barlow's company, Barlow Strategic Sales & Marketing, to handle sales and dealer development… 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
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
