Even In Downturn, Creative Equipment Merchandising Brings In Big Profits
Several construction equipment producers experiencing dips in demand have resorted to creative measures in order to boost revenue and spread brand equity. Logo merchandising, common to manufacturers’
Publication Date: 19 May , 2003
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Subterranean Light-Rail Station Calls For Delicate Tilt-Up Maneuvers
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's $112-million light-rail project is almost back on schedule, with some help from a custom-made crane and rigging device.
Publication Date: 19 May , 2003
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International Exhibition's Attendance Reflects Saturated Equipment Markets
Recent economic fallout in equipment markets has drifted from North America into Europe, according to bargain hunters and equipment manufacturer representatives who made a trek to Paris for Intermat 2003, touted as the
Publication Date: 15 May , 2003
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Technicians Hope To Cut Shop Expenses With Reusable Oil Filters
Fleet technicians are testing filtration technology that seems to negate conventional wisdom. They are looking at cleanable, reusable filters, a concept that reportedly emerged in the military during the f
Publication Date: 21 April , 2003
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Home Depot Has $4-Billion Plan To Fix Operations And Lure Contractors
The action comes after Atlanta-based Home Depot's stock plummeted more than 50% over the past year. Bob Nardelli, chairman, president and chief executive officer brought in to be the company's "officer of change" in 2000, says that he
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Publication Date: 14 April , 2003
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Manitowoc Weathering Drop In Crane Demand
The market for cranes used to erect industrial plants and nonresidential buildings is still weak, with some suppliers, such as rental firm Maxim Crane Works, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy (ENR 4/7 p. 9). Nonetheless, Manitowoc says that i
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Publication Date: 14 April , 2003
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Vermeer Breaks New Ground With Excavators
Libra Compact Technologies SA, San Marino, Italy, is supplying the machines to Vermeer Manufacturing Co., Pella, Iowa, under an exclusive supply agreement. Vermeer says it is offering the equipment because operators want their machines to perfor
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Publication Date: 14 April , 2003
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IRS Pushes Controversial Tax Rule
The proposed amendment would delete a "mobile machinery exception" that currently excludes heavy mobile equipment, such as cranes and aerial devices, from excise and fuel taxes under the Highway Trust Fund. Officials of the American Ro
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Publication Date: 24 March , 2003
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OSHA To Update Crane And Derrick Standard
OSHA Administrator John Henshaw says the negotiated rulemaking process is "the most effective way" for participants to draft a new document. It is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. According to Henshaw and others, new te
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Publication Date: 24 March , 2003
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Researchers Test Concrete Admixtures For Low-Temperature Pours
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers researchers are experimenting with concrete admixtures that allow for subzero pours in the open air–as low as 5°F. Underwritten by 10 state transportation departments
Publication Date: 24 March , 2003
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Caterpillar Unveils ACERT Engines, Predicts Bright Future for Diesel
"We have achieved efficient combustion, with low emissions and improved fuel economy," said John Campbell, director of on-highway engine products for Caterpillar Power Systems, located in Mossville, Ill. The calls the technology ACERT, or Advanc
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Publication Date: 20 March , 2003
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52-Year-Old Euro Truck With Ultra-High Ground Clearance Takes On North America
Built by Mercedes-Benz in its Wörth, Germany, plant, the "Unimog" platform comes in 26,000 and 33,000-lb sizes, offered domestically through Freightliner LLC, Portland, Ore.
Publication Date: 17 March , 2003
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Work Truck Spending To Rise 10% After Several Years Of Decline
"The last two-and-a-half years were terrible…but now, the commercial truck industry is starting to trend upward," said Stephen Latin-Kasper, NTEA market data and research director, at the association's work truck show, held March
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Publication Date: 17 March , 2003
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Equipment Producers Start The Year With Price Increases For Several Products
January's increases were led by a 3.1% price hike for wheel-type tractors, which pushed prices for this category of equipment 2.6% above a year ago. Prices for highway paving equipment broke over a year-long period of stability with a 1.5% price
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Publication Date: 10 March , 2003
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Manufacturer Gives Old Excavators New Life As Hydraulic Craness
Arva Industries Inc., St Thomas, Ontario, converted two CAT 235 and four CAT 245 excavators for Con-Drain Co. Ltd., Concord. "Con-Drain wanted to take their old excavators and turn them into cranes because they weren't worth much on trade-i
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Publication Date: 10 March , 2003
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Bobcat's New Multi-Purpose Vehicle and Tool Platform Builds On Skid-Steer Popularity
The equipment manufacturer most construction professionals recognize for popularizing the skid-steer loader has developed a new multi-functional compact machine.
Publication Date: 24 February , 2003
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Excavator Bucket Attachment Eliminates Rigging For Pipe-Handling
A Westlake, La., general contractor has patented a new pipe-handling attachment and has worldwide plans to market the implement. Company representatives say the new attachment improves safety and cuts inst
Publication Date: 24 February , 2003
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Decorative Concrete Gains Interest From Industry Professional
A small, yet rapidly growing segment of the concrete construction industry is in decorative methods and materials for residential and commercial applications. According to those involved in concrete aesthe
Publication Date: 13 February , 2003
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General Contractor Develops Time-Saving Pipe-Handling Attachment
A general contractor located in Westlake, La., has patented a new pipe-handling attachment and is offering it to other interested contractors across the globe. According to company representatives, the new
Publication Date: 13 February , 2003
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Three-Year Research Effort Results In New Bobcat Utility Vehicle
The equipment manufacturer most construction professionals recognize for popularizing the skid-steer loader has completed a three-and-a-half-year research and development effort resulting in a new multi-fu
Publication Date: 13 February , 2003
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Deere Boosts Ergonomics, Moves Away From Wireless Monitors
The desire for higher return on investment has kept Deere & Co. pushing for more innovation in its expanding line of equipment. The company says it has made a consistent effort to upgrade ergonomics ac
Publication Date: 10 February , 2003
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Bosch Bets On Management Tools To Round Out Product Line
In what may be the first move of its kind, a major international tool manufacturer now is offering its customers digital management tools in addition to its traditional power tool product line.
Publication Date: 03 February , 2003
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More Than 200,000 Power Tools Are Recalled, With Manufacturers To Pick Up Repair Costs
After discovering mechanical defects, two power tool manufacturers have urged end-users to return a total of 204,000 circular saws and electric grinders.
Publication Date: 03 February , 2003
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Private Investors Acquire Equipment Product Lines
Two lifting equipment manufacturers have recently sold major product segments to private investors. OmniQuip Textron Inc., Port Washington, Wis., has sold its aerial work platform business Snorkel Internat
Publication Date: 21 January , 2003
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Contractors Brace for Rising Equipment Costs this Year
Equipment experts believe equipment costs will rise slightly this year, especially for rentals and insurance. Despite a predicted slowdown for construction, contractors still will make significant purchase
Publication Date: 20 January , 2003
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Cincinnati's New Ballpark is in Great Shape After Old One Comes Down
When baseball season begins this spring, Cincinnati Reds fans will enjoy a new $290-million stadium left unscathed from the implosion of its predecessor, only feet away. In 37 seconds on Dec. 23, contracto
Publication Date: 13 January , 2003
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Manufacturer Designs 125-Ton Excavator for Heavy Workloads and Improved Operation
With product lines for hydraulic excavators well developed in medium-size classes, more buyers and manufacturers are exploring machines in the light and heavy ends of the spectrum. Komatsu America Corp. is
Publication Date: 13 January , 2003
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Idaho Logger's Invention Removes Brush for Remote Projects
A Kingston, Idaho, logger once blamed environmentalists for timber work shortages. Now, he can thank them for opportunities in a more prosperous career in brush and shrub clearance.
Publication Date: 23 December , 2002
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Japan's Manufacturers Feel Order Crunch
A worldwide capital-spending slowdown in October hit Japanese equipment makers hard, with a 4.1% monthly drop in orders from September. According to research recently released by Nikko Salomon Smith Barney
Publication Date: 23 December , 2002
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Officials Investigate $350,000 Loader Theft
The National Equipment Register, National Insurance Crime Bureau and Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a nationwide case of stolen skid-steers. So far, 33 units valued at a total of $350,000 have
Publication Date: 23 December , 2002
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Fleet Tracking Internet Systems Finding Traction in Construction
Telematics, which uses global positioning locators and wireless communications to link vehicles to data systems, is finding clients among construction companies that are using it in Internet-based services
Publication Date: 04 November , 2002
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Producers Regain Price Increases that were Rolled Back Earlier In the Year
Construction equipment manufacturers have recaptured most of last spring's price increase, which initially failed to hold. Producers were not able to maintain last March's average 1.3% price increase as ma
Publication Date: 04 November , 2002
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Explosion in Crane and Excavator Prices Shatters Stability
An unexpected and extremely large price increase for power cranes and excavators shattered over five years of price stability in the construction equipment market, according to the latest producer price in
Publication Date: 12 August , 2002
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Giant Road-Legal Aerial Platform Enters The U.S. Market
After five years of sales in European and Asian markets, a Finnish company is bringing its large truck-mounted lift to the U.S., targeting utilities and rental firms for the giant road-legal aerial work pl
Publication Date: 12 August , 2002
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Caterpillar Inc. Cites Foot-Dragging Customers For Disappointing Earnings
Caterpillar Inc. reports second quarter earnings well below expectations and forecasts 2002 profits about 15% below year-earlier levels.
Publication Date: 29 July , 2002
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Crane's Long Reach Saves Emissions Equipment Retrofit Dollars
"We're working on five different powerplants in the Ohio River valley," says William W. Glowacki, office manager for Marino Crane, Middletown, Conn., the crane owner. "These coal plants have been expanded over the years and SCR pl
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Publication Date: 29 July , 2002
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EPA Is Probing Whether Manufacturers Undercut Clean Engine Sales
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is probing allegations that some heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturers may be encouraging customers to "pre-buy" engines before new clean air regulations
Publication Date: 08 July , 2002
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U.S. Customs Arrests Equipment Counterfeiters in $500,000 Raid
The U.S. Customs Service has seized $500,000 of counterfeit equipment and arrested an executive from an India-based engineering firm for selling counterfeit copies of Caterpillar engine parts and software
Publication Date: 08 July , 2002
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Army Drafts Loaders For Hazardous Duty
Skid steer loaders are finding a new life, sort of, as mine-clearing robots in Afghanistan.
Publication Date: 27 May , 2002
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Equipment Prices Recover From 2001's Year-End Collapse
Construction equipment prices are slowly recovering from a beating they took at the end of last year. Last December, the producer price index for construction equipment fell 0.3% to its lowest level since
Publication Date: 27 May , 2002
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In One Door And Out The Other
Terex Corp., Westport, Conn., announced May 16 that it will buy the $365-million-a-year Demag mobile crane business of Germany's Siemens A.G., Munich.
Publication Date: 27 May , 2002
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Long-Reaching Boom Truck Sets Up Completely In Seven Minutes
Manitowoc officials were charged up about the response they got at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas to their new model S282 boom truck. "We had a dozen orders coming in here, and we picked up another 23 b
Publication Date: 01 April , 2002
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Reduced Weight Composite Drum For Concrete Mixers Is Called A 'Revolution'
A new design from McNeilus Companies Inc., Dodge Center, Minn., has produced a composite ready-mix drum that weighs 2,000 lb less than a comparably sized steel drum. The drum—named Revolution—was
Publication Date: 01 April , 2002
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Custom-Made Canadian Machines Tame Central Artery Tunnels
When it finally wraps up in 2004, Boston's $14-billion Central Artery/Tunnel project will feature almost four miles of state-of-the-art tunnels. Helping with the lion's share of tunnel finish work is Arva
Publication Date: 18 March , 2002
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Case Reflects Market Optimism With 'Unprecedented' Rollout of 27 New Equipment Models
Seconding the cautious but optimistic outlook offered by equipment distributors meeting in Anaheim this month, Case Construction Equipment is casting its own vote of confidence. The Racine, Wis., manufactu
Publication Date: 18 February , 2002
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Equipment Distribuitors 'Still Standing' Despite Industry Slowdown
Elton John's hymn to survival, "I'm Still Standing," greeted attendees arriving at the opening session of the Associated Equipment Distributors' annual meeting Feb. 6 in Anaheim, Calif., sounding
Publication Date: 18 February , 2002
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Powerplant Retrofits Require Muscular Cranes With Long Arms
Reducing nitrogen oxide emissions at America's coal-fired powerplants is getting to be big business. And, in some cases, the work requires a big machine.
Publication Date: 21 January , 2002
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