Events

Fri October 14, 2016

MB Crusher's Crushed Granite Demos, New Products at MINExpo

As a newcomer to MINExpo, the American subsidiary of MB Crusher in Italy gave live performances of its crushing attachment and displayed a drum cutter and screening attachment designed for loaders at its booth....

Tue October 11, 2016

Company Wrench's JCB Backhoe Rodeo, Demo Day Coming Soon

Company Wrench's JCB Backhoe Rodeo and Demo Day will be held on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the company's Lexington, S.C., location, 141 Brickyard Rd. The event will feature giveaways, equipment demonstrations, prizes at the backhoe rodeo and a complementary lunch served at noon....

Tue October 11, 2016

Atlanta JCB Hosts Grand Opening Event

Atlanta JCB hosted a grand opening event at its Marietta facility on Sept. 23. A nice crowd turned out to enjoy lunch and to take advantage of the opportunity to see all of the newest JCB products. Special grand opening event pricing on all JCB equipment was available and representatives from Atlanta JCB, as well as factory representatives from JCB in Savannah, Ga., were on hand to provide info on all JCB models on display....

Tue October 11, 2016

Charlotte Tractor Company Holds Event to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Charlotte Tractor Company celebrated its 50th anniversary on Sept. 29. The event was held to thank the company's customers and friends for their business through the years. The company's friendly and knowledgeable staff was on hand to help attendees with their outdoor equipment needs....

Tue October 11, 2016

Caterpillar Chief Doug Oberhelman Receives ARTBA¹s Highest Honor

Doug Oberhelman, chairman and chief executive officer of Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc., is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Oberhelman Oct....

Tue October 11, 2016

Metso Recognized by Freeport-McMoRan as Long-Term Strategic Partner

Metso has been presented with an award by Freeport-McMoRan Inc. for the long-term partnership between both companies. The award was presented to Metso at the MINExpo International 2016 tradeshow in Las Vegas in September....

Fri October 07, 2016

Sinnett Excavating Marks 50 Years Serving Illinois

When Scott Sinnett took over his excavating business from his father in 1986, he had already spent 15 years learning the craft of preparing and sculpting raw land for their clients. By that time, Sinnett Excavating Inc....

Thu October 06, 2016

Patten CAT Celebrates Opening Its Wauconda, Ill., Branch

Patten CAT, Caterpillar's authorized dealer in northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, held a grand opening featuring a ribbon cutting and open house of a new facility in Wauconda, Ill. The facility, located at 700 Patten Drive in Wauconda is situated on just under 11 acres....

Thu October 06, 2016

Mack to Again Sponsor the ATA Share the Road Program in 2017

Mack Trucks has announced it would continue its sponsorship of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Share the Road highway safety program in 2017. This marks the 15th year that Mack has supported the educational outreach initiative....

Thu October 06, 2016

ARTBA Announces 2016 Division Award Winners

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) recognized transportation design and construction industry leaders Oct. 5 with division awards during the association's national convention, held in Tucson, Ariz....