Volvo - Wed June 05, 2019
Volvo Dig Assist Start and Load Assist Now Standard on Excavators and Wheel Loaders in North America
Volvo Construction Equipment continues to unlock the full productivity potential of its excavator and wheel loader lineup with its basic package of Dig Assist — Dig Assist Start — now standard on new EC220E to EC480E excavator models, and its Load Assist system now standard on new L150H to L260H wheel loader models....
Kobelco - Tue June 04, 2019
Kobelco USA Expands Dealer Network with Addition of Transport Camille Dionne
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to expand representation in the North American market by adding Transport Camille Dionne to its nationwide dealer network. Transport Camille Dionne will represent the full line of Kobelco excavators in Quebec, Canada....
Pettibone - Wed May 22, 2019
Pettibone Partners With Mecalac on 8MCR Rail-Road Excavator in North American Market
Pettibone, long-time manufacturer of the Speed Swing rail maintenance crane, has announced a partnership with Mecalac to provide sales and service support in North America for the Mecalac 8MCR Rail-Road, a compact crawler excavator that is purpose built with factory-installed hi-rails for railway maintenance and service work....
Caroline Schweitzer – HITACHI BREAKOUT MAGAZINE - Tue May 21, 2019
How the First Hitachi EX1200-7 in North America Leads the Way for Rango Inc.
When the new EX1200-7 excavator rolled onto a Rango Inc. job site, there was an energy you could feel in the air. Not only had they received a new EX1200-7, but it was the first Dash-7 to be delivered and digging on North American ground....
Kobelco - Mon May 20, 2019
Kobelco Introduces Next Generation SK75SR-7, SK85CS-7 Excavators
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA introduced the enhanced SK75SR-7 and SK85CS-7 excavator models in North America. This next generation of Kobelco SR Series offers full-size benefits with short rear swing capabilities and exceptional features in mid-sized machines....
Kinshofer - Thu May 16, 2019
Kinshofer Introduces KSB-Series Excavator Hydraulic Breakers with Durability, Operator Comfort Features
Kinshofer, a global manufacturer of excavator and loader crane attachments, has expanded its extensive line of excavator attachments with the addition of the KSB-Series hydraulic breakers. The manufacturer announced the breaker series at World of Concrete 2019 with the acquisition of Hammer, an Italy-based manufacturer of demolition, excavation, recycling and material handling attachments....
Komatsu - Tue May 14, 2019
Komatsu America Corp. Introduces PC290LCi-11 Intelligent Machine Control Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.'s PC290LCi-11 features intelligent machine control (iMC), which is based on Komatsu's unique sensor package, including stroke sensing hydraulic cylinders, an IMU sensor and GNSS antennas....
JCB - Wed May 08, 2019
JCB Wins Additional Orders for Army Construction Machines
JCB has received a $21 million addition to its current contract with the U.S. Army to manufacture high mobility engineer excavators (HMEEs). The contract modification ensures HMEE production at JCB North America headquarters near Savannah, Ga., until 2021....
Gene Johnson - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri May 03, 2019
What Caused the Seattle Crane Collapse? Experts Weigh In
SEATTLE (AP) — Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said April 28. Based on videos of the collapse, they said it appears workers who were disassembling the construction crane had prematurely removed pins securing the sections of the crane's mast to each other, and that could explain why the crane toppled in relatively minor wind gusts....
Komatsu - Thu May 02, 2019
Komatsu America Corp. Introduces PC1250SP-11, PC1250LC-11 Hydraulic Excavators
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the PC1250SP-11 and PC1250LC-11 Tier IV final emissions certified hydraulic excavators. These new EPA Tier IV Final (T4F) certified models have SAA6D170E-7 engines with two Komatsu diesel particulate filters (KDPF) that do not require diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) or a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system....
