Eric Olson - Mon September 17, 2012
CCS Equipment Partners With Kawasaki in Eastern N.C.
It seems to be a partnership borne out of a mutual desire to give customers exactly what they need through friendly, honest service. When CCS Equipment Sales LLC, a full service equipment dealership located just north of Raleigh, wanted to begin offering a bigger line of wheel loaders to give their utility company customers a fuller line of equipment, they zeroed in on Kawasaki, a manufacturer known for its well-made machines....
Wed September 12, 2012
JCB 8055 RTS Mini-Excavator Gets a Number of Enhancements
Due to a number of recent enhancements, JCB’s 8055 RTS mini-excavator now combines even more power and maneuverability into one compact package. The 8055 RTS weighs in at 12,125 lbs. (5,500 kg), improving its lift capacity up to 10 percent and enabling operators to complete jobs in less time....
Fri September 07, 2012
Caterpillar Celebrates Grand Opening of Hydraulic Excavator Facility in Victoria, Texas
Executives from Caterpillar Inc. and leaders from the state of Texas celebrated the grand opening of Caterpillar’s hydraulic excavator facility in Victoria, Texas. The new, 1.1 million-sq.-ft. operation represents a $200 million investment by Caterpillar to increase excavator capacity and production in the United States....
Thu September 06, 2012
Case Sponsors 2012 National Gas Rodeo
Case Construction Equipment is a premier sponsor of the 19th Annual National Gas Rodeo. Since 2007, Case has been the exclusive provider of backhoes/loader and compact excavators for the event, which showcases preferred safety practices and efficient use of equipment in natural gas installations....
Fri August 31, 2012
SANY Opens World’s Largest Excavator Factory
SANY has opened the world’s largest and most advanced excavator factory near Shanghai, China, that can produce an excavator every five minutes, according to the manufacturer. The Lingang Industrial Park has 10.7 million sq....
Jay Adams - Fri August 17, 2012
Adapting With the Times Keeps Stamford Firm Thriving
Eight years after the World Trade Center attacks, Cavaliere Onsite Recycling, a division of Cavaliere Industries, Stamford, Conn., used its Rubble Master recyclers to recycle the concrete buildings, which was then deposited and compacted right on the Ground Zero site....
Eric Olson - Tue August 07, 2012
Waste Hauler Sees Big Fuel Savings With Hybrid Excavator
Yet another American operation has recognized the benefits of so-called “green technology” and decided to embrace it. Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County, Fla., has made its first purchase of a Komatsu HB215 hybrid hydraulic excavator, the only hybrid machine of its kind on the market....
Tue July 31, 2012
Davis Auctions Holds Utility, Iron Sale in Prospect, Conn.
Davis Auctions held a utility and construction equipment sale June 23 in Prospect, Conn. The auction featured a host of trucks, including a 2004 International 4400, a 2004 Ford F750, a Ford F550 and mote....
Mon July 30, 2012
Volvo CE Increased Second Quarter Sales by 15 Percent
In the face of a reduction in the size of the total market for construction equipment, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) bucked the trend in the second quarter of 2012, posting a solid set of financial results that saw sales in the three months up 15 percent, operating income up 35 percent and an operating margin of 13.3 percent....
Mon July 23, 2012
AIM Attachments Excavator Grapples Feature Durability
The AIM excavator grapple features AR 400 steel tines for durability. The structure of this grapple offers several options: a five tine design (two tines over three) or high capacity seven tine design (three tines over four) with a reinforced solid box body, a vast improvement over commonly used hollow box configurations....
