Summer Bangs Out Big Iron Deals - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Oil prices are skyrocketing with more force than the U.S. space shuttle program, prompting truck suppliers to fuel around with a new giveaway. Meanwhile, off-road producers are trying keep up with a still
Publication Date: 17 August , 2005
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Big Public Works Projects Force Diesel Engine Retrofits - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The federal government sets regulations for the amount of exhaust that spews from new diesel trucks and construction machines. Now, state and local jurisdictions are cracking down on older, dirtier diesels
Publication Date: 15 August , 2005
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Automatic Grade Control Systems Replace Old Earthmoving Problems with New Ones - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The expense of hiring surveyors to stake out the cut and fill of earthwork or re-stake a site damaged by a clumsy operator used to be a big money-drainer for contractors. But as more earthmoving machines
Publication Date: 01 August , 2005
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Promise of Great Machines, Great Minds, Makes a Deere Run, Explains New Boo - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
For equipment enthusiasts who think they know everything about the 168-year-old machinery manufacturer in Moline, Ill., a book published this year about Deere & Co.’s core business principles cont
Publication Date: 01 August , 2005
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Finance Pressed for More Data in SEC Probe - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A top executive at United Rentals Inc., the world’s largest equipment rental company, has less than one month to answer to alleged accounting errors. The ultimatum came almost a year after the compan
Publication Date: 20 July , 2005
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Caterpillar Stock Splits on Manufacturing Surge
Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. executed a two-for-one stock split on July 13, after its pre-split price closed just under $100 that afte
Publication Date: 14 July , 2005
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eBay Now Offering Buyer Protection for Equipment
Online purchase of construction equipment just got safer -- or at least more comfortable. eBay on June 2 launched business equipment purchase protection for transactions between $1,000 and $20,000 for ce
Publication Date: 09 June , 2005
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Metal Pipe Supplier Is Taking Super-Fast Production Vehicle for Summer Road Test
Why wait weeks and spend thousands of dollars transporting construction materials across the continent when you can make them right on the jobsite? That’s the idea behind a new trailer-mounted factor
Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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Segmental Bridge Handbook Provides New Guidance on Construction Methods
The authors of a new how-to manual want to help builders avoid common pitfalls associated with segmental bridges.
Publication Date: 30 May , 2005
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Scaffolding Giants Plan Summer Wedding
Two of North America's largest suppliers of engineered scaffolding are set to merge this year, a move that would occur during a time of strong demand for such specialty equipment.
Publication Date: 24 May , 2005
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Tire Shortfall Forces 'Bias' Against Off-the-Road Radials
A tight supply of radial tires is forcing heavy equipment owners to put on more bias-ply tires than in recent history. The switch could drive up production costs in a time of already-high prices, contracto
Publication Date: 23 May , 2005
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Israeli is Trying To Improve Safety, Speed Under the Hook
A crane mechanic grew tired of watching high-rise workers struggle to deliver building materials to upper floors, so he invented a device to make the job easier.
Publication Date: 16 May , 2005
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Manufacturers Are on a Roll But the Gravy May Be Slowing
The U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter, slipping to a 3.1% annual rate from its previous 3.8% pace. That may be starting to pull down monthly construction equipment shipments, but they still are way
Publication Date: 16 May , 2005
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Industry Sees New Bridge Launching Devices As a Way To Save Time, Money, Disruption
The small, mostly European pool of suppliers offering segmental bridge launchers is crafting custom machines with complex, computerized operation and super-strong lift power. But that technical niche is e
Publication Date: 02 May , 2005
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Israeli Looks to Improve Safety Under the Hook
A crane mechanic grew tired of watching high-rise workers struggle to deliver building materials to upper floors, so he invented a device to make the job easier.
Publication Date: 29 April , 2005
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Space-Age Compaction Machines Will Roll Into North America by Early Next Year
If Captain Kirk were an equipment operator, this would be his chair. On the right, a single joystick steers. To the left, a color computer screen shows travel direction and speed. The one-piece console ro
Publication Date: 04 April , 2005
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U.S. Manufacturer Plans To Scoop Up More Profit with Chinese Wheel-Loader Deal
Caterpillar Inc. is carving out a larger share of China’s healthy market for construction machinery by purchasing a minority interest in one of the country’s leading producers of front-end wheel
Publication Date: 04 April , 2005
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DaimlerChrysler Violated Sherman Act, Federal Lawsuit Alleges
A Detroit manufacturer of diesel engines and its corporate affiliates spun a web of conspiracy to shut out their competitors, according to a class-action lawsuit that 10 truck dealers filed in a Pennsylva
Publication Date: 16 February , 2005
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Historic Equipment Firm Takes Play-Time To Extremes
The mother of all pick-up trucks has a new child. But don't underestimate its size, because this toddler makes a Dodge Durango look like a Mini Cooper.
Publication Date: 11 February , 2005
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Bosch, DeWalt Unveil New Security Gadgets To Foil Tool and Equipment Thieves
Breaches in jobsite security are expensive annoyances and two power-tool makers are blazing the trail for anti-theft devices.
Publication Date: 07 February , 2005
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Newly Acquired Milwaukee Tool Shocks Industry with 28-Volts of Cordless Power
When it comes to cordless tools, power is the name of the game and a Wisconsin-based tool manufacturer has upped the ante significantly.
Publication Date: 07 February , 2005
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Designers Are Building More Machines That Cost Less to Move from Site to Site
A speciality contractor in Memphis, Tenn., likes to approach rigging jobs the same way auto makers build compact cars. But instead of using computer simulation and modular construction to crank out 1,000 T
Publication Date: 24 January , 2005
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Equipment Tracks & Trends
Keeping abreast of the latest models is a challenge even for Bill Borthwick, a 35-year manufacturing veteran who describes excavators, wheel loaders and other machines with the authority of an engineer and
Publication Date: 13 December , 2004
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Caterpillar Chalks Up 100 Years of Tracks By Introducing Three New Crawler Dozers
Judging by the heavy technological changes in Caterpillar’s new T-Series tractors, the next century of tracks is shifting from a slow crawl into high gear.
Publication Date: 06 December , 2004
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Nearly15,000 Off-Road Work Buggies Recalled
Deere & Co. is recalling 14,746 Gator-brand work utility vehicles sold in the U.S. over the last year. The Moline, Ill.-based manufacturer says the units have faulty brakes and could cause accidents. T
Publication Date: 11 November , 2004
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Equipment Tracks & Trends
Designers in France and Italy have found an innovative way to help transportation agencies stretch their equipment budgets without cramping engineers’ necks during bridge inspections.
Publication Date: 27 September, 2004
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Equipment Tracks & Trends
International Truck and Engine Corp. created quite a stir when it unleashed a huge, 6-ton pickup truck to the public earlier this month.
Publication Date: 27 September, 2004
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Equipment Tracks & Trends
Equipment makers generally take stringent measures to ensure that machines designed for a particular market stay there, but are not always successful. A U.K. crane operator recently escaped criminal prosecution for not ensuring that his Japanese
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Publication Date: 20 September, 2004
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Black & Decker to Acquire Pentair's Tool Division for $775 Million
Porter-Cable and Black & Decker, two historic brands jointly credited for developing the cordless power drill, are soon to merge under one roof.
Publication Date: 02 September, 2004
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0SHA Wants Crane Operator Test Standards, While Employers Fear Loss of Control, Costs
A longtime debate in the world of lifting equipment is up in the air again and it could slow down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s efforts to dust off a 33-year-old rule for cranes
Publication Date: 02 August , 2004
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Canadian Military Is Buying Speedy Backhoe That Can Hit Up To 62 MPH On The Highway
Speed, utility and agility is the name of the game in military construction equipment and one new machine appears to offer all. The Canadian military is enthusiastic about a new high-speed loader/backhoe
Publication Date: 12 July , 2004
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Equipment Tracks & Trends
Steamy allegations of top management’s deliberate efforts to cover up years of field-service data, an ensuing government investigation and a planned recall of 450,000 trucks in Japan are dealing a he
Publication Date: 05 July , 2004
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Engineers Develop Tiny Hydraulic Cylinders That Give Small Hand Tools A Stronger Grip
A group of entrepreneurial engineers based in Colorado Springs, Colo., has designed a new type of self-enclosed, hydraulic pump and cylinder that is showing much promise for use on small hand tools where
Publication Date: 31 May , 2004
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Manufacturing Veteran Follows the Ups And Downs of Hydraulic Cranes in New Book
Crane technology started to evolve substantially during the rough-and-ready post-war buildup in 1945-1955, when need for speed forced the development of hydraulic power transmission. New controls made the
Publication Date: 31 May , 2004
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U.S. Supreme Court Says Southern California Fuel Rules Undermined Clean Air Act
An air-pollution district in metropolitan Los Angeles overstepped its authority when it enacted six "fleet rules" in 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on April 28.
Publication Date: 10 May , 2004
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World’s First Wind Tunnel for Trucks May Blow Better Diesel Efficiency by 2007 EPA Deadline
For one West Coast-based manufacturer, research gained from studying the aerodynamics of heavy-duty trucks will be a critical next step in squeezing efficiency out of cleaner, pricier diesel engines and fu
Publication Date: 10 May , 2004
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Patent Trial in Germany Stymies Crane Competition
A recent judgement over German crane technology could give one global manufacturer a distinct selling advantage. A district court in Mannheim, Germany, ruled on April 2 that Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH viol
Publication Date: 14 April , 2004
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Manufacturers Eye Surcharges To Pass Along Rising Steel Prices
Just when everyone thought they could buy new construction equipment at rock-bottom prices, a steel-supply crisis comes along to crash the party. Manufacturers exhibiting in Munich at the world’s bigg
Publication Date: 05 April , 2004
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Tractor Inventor Crawls to the Finish Line To Produce a High-Speed ‘Dream Machine’
In the spirit of legendary inventor R.G. LeTourneau, an ambitious gear head in Indiana has designed a muscular off-road tractor that has people talking about new possibilities for soft-ground earthmoving
Publication Date: 05 April , 2004
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Atlas Copco To Acquire Ingersoll-Rand Drilling As Part of Aggressive
International Expansion
One of the world’s oldest heavy-equipment manufacturers has inked a $225-million deal with another historic firm to acquire its line of surface-drilling machinery.
Publication Date: 15 March , 2004
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Cat, Disney Resolve 'George of the Jungle' Trademark Suit
The respective giants of equipment and entertainment, Caterpillar and Walt Disney Co., have settled a half-year-long trademark infringement lawsuit. The terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed.
Publication Date: 15 March , 2004
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Ford, Navistar Join Domestic Cab-Forward Market with New Medium-Duty Work Trucks
Domestic manufacturers well-known for building heavy trucks for the North American market are expanding their product lines into the medium-sized platforms more common to the highways of Europe and Asia.
Publication Date: 15 March , 2004
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Equipment Managers Explore New Methods To Fight Budget Shortfalls with Technology
Blair Kinker started 2003 with a $42-million equipment budget. But by last spring, the Virginia Dept. of Transportation fleet manager was told he didn’t have a penny.
Publication Date: 16 February , 2004
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New Study Pegs Equipment Theft at $1 Billion Annually and Growing As Crime Rings Expand
Equipment theft could be costing owners $1 billion a year and the problem is growing as crime rings get into the act, according to National Equipment Register, New York City.
Publication Date: 16 February , 2004
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Congested Site at Chicago’s Millennium Park Calls for Delicate Movement of Machinery
A complex project without logistical challenges is like a rock concert without dramatic flair. Likewise, the story of Millennium Park’s amphitheater in Chicago is a potent reminder of how contractors
Publication Date: 09 February , 2004
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U.S. Producer To Build Two Huge Tower Cranes After Winning $10-Million Contract in China
An American-owned manufacturer announced on Jan. 12 that it inked a lucrative $10-million deal with Nanjing No. 3 Yangtze River Bridge Co. Ltd. to design, build and deliver the two largest tower cranes in
Publication Date: 26 January , 2004
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Caterpillar,Terex Scrap Mining Partnership Over What One Calls 'a Difference in Value'
Two of the largest equipment manufacturers in the world have terminated a nonbinding agreement to acquire and cross-promote their mining-equipment businesses.
Publication Date: 19 January , 2004
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Distributors Still Question Market Stability, But Factory Orders Are Sizzling in 2004
A brighter outlook for construction this year is suppressing equipment dealers’ worries after nearly three consecutive years of declining orders. The slight increase predicted for construction activit
Publication Date: 19 January , 2004
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International Organization Advocates Universal Training for Manlift Operators
Designed more than 40 years ago to help workers safely access hard-to-reach areas, aerial work platforms like boom and scissor lifts have become common jobsite implements operated everyday by hundreds of t
Publication Date: 15 December , 2003
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Force Monitors and Emission Controls Put Diesel Pile Hammers Back in the Game
A contractor driving about 1,000 foundation piles for Washington, D.C.’s new Woodrow Wilson Bridge project has convinced the Virginia Dept. of Transportation to change its equipment requirements, base
Publication Date: 08 December , 2003
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Joint Venture Pushes Laser Grading System for Fewer Stakes, Headaches
Laser and GPS controls for earthmoving machines have been available for years from after-market suppliers. But partners Caterpillar Inc. and Trimble Navigation now are offering a new "AccuGrade"
Publication Date: 08 December , 2003
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Collecting Vehicle Operations Data Is Not Just for Maintenance Anymore
Logging equipment performance in the field is becoming a common practice for construction fleet owners and a Hayward, Calif.-based maker of diagnostic tools has introduced an automotive "flight record
Publication Date: 27 October , 2003
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Price Hikes During the First Half Are Holding
Producers of construction equipment pushed through a string of price increases totaling 1.1% during the first half of 2003, the largest increases tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in several years.
Publication Date: 27 October , 2003
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During Road Rehab Projects, Chicago DOT Manages Urban Highway Traffic With A Zip
For the first time, Chicago’s Dept. of Transportation has found a unique way to manipulate highway workzone space while also attempting to improve traffic flow for drivers outside the lines. Pleased
Publication Date: 08 September, 2003
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - Equipment Tracks & Trends
After four years of promoting a clever safety device and failing to license it to power-tool makers, a small engineering team in Wilsonville, Ore., is entering the manufacturing business. It will start pro
Publication Date: 08 September, 2003
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Off-Road Truck Helps Specialty Firm Win Contracts That Competitors Can't Touch
A new all-terrain vehicle with unmistakable looks and an equally distinct name is attracting interest from specialty contractors, utilities, and municipalities that need to access remote jobsites.
Publication Date: 11 August , 2003
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Hydraulics Engineer Elevated Workers And Materials to Ever Higher Places
Few people can claim one major equipment brand was named after them, but John Landis Grove had two. A prominent engineer, visionary, businessman and philanthropist, Grove died June 16 in Greencastle, Pa. H
Publication Date: 21 July , 2003
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Japanese Robotics Research Team Develops 'Humanoid' Equipment Operator
In cooperation with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the research and development team comprises a partnership between Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Construction Co. and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science an
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Publication Date: 21 July , 2003
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Off-Road Diesels To Be Cleaned Again
"We’ll phase in levels that will be a greater-than-90% reduction from current levels," said Tom Skinner, EPA Region Five administrator, at a June 12 public hearing in Chicago. EPA announced the plan on April 15, calling it a compr
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Publication Date: 23 June , 2003
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Engineer Helped To Pioneer the Ever-Present Loader Backhoe
Elton Long, mechanical engineer who lead the design team that developed the first American-made, integrated loader backhoe, died April 6 in Burlington, Iowa. He was 81 years old.
Publication Date: 19 May , 2003
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