Fri June 23, 2017
Excavator Operator at Home With Purpose-Built Machine
Chris Zwicky has spent much of his life operating excavators. But, only a few months after climbing into the spacious cab of a purpose-built material handler, he's already sold on the advantages that the Sennebogen 818 M offers his family's busy earthmoving, processing and biomass production business in eastern Pennsylvania....
Wed June 21, 2017
Cat Excavator Makes Appearance 'Transformers: The Last Knight'
A Cat excavator is next in line to carry on the tradition of Cat equipment appearing on the big screen when it joins the team of hero robots in the highly-anticipated film "Transformers: The Last Knight," directed by Michael Bay....
Tue June 20, 2017
Momentum at Kobelco U.S. Manufacturing Facility Continues to Build
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues its commitment to provide customers with quality products from its North American excavator production facility in Spartanburg, S.C. Increases in manufacturing capacity and several new hires are on the horizon as the facility ramps up to produce 1,800 units/year....
Tue June 20, 2017
Volvo Machines Give Texas Demolition Contractor Advantage
It might seem to many mothers that all 10-year-old boys try to wreck their houses, but for Texan Lloyd Nabors he really did — starting a lifelong love of demolition — assisted by his loyal gang of Volvo machines....
Mon June 19, 2017
Carolina CAT Hosts Open House to Celebrate Opening
Carolina CAT held an open house to celebrate opening its newest CAT Rental Store facility in south Charlotte on June 2. More than 250 guests attended the event, which provided the opportunity to see Caterpillar's latest compact models....
Fri June 16, 2017
Superior Concrete Creates Spec Material With Crusher
At the end of the day, ready mixed concrete producers are often left with excess concrete in their concrete trucks, and not many options for disposal. One option is simple: haul it off to a landfill for disposal....
Wed June 14, 2017
Engcon's Safety Improvement Initiative Awarded in England
Engcon, a world leader in tiltrotators for excavators, has been recognized in England for a recently developed safety training program that covers the basic elements of the tiltrotator and its use. The training program earned the Plantworx Innovation Award, which each year draws attention to innovative companies, products and services that have made a major impact within the construction equipment industry....
Wed June 14, 2017
Komatsu PC170LC-11 Excavator Provides Options for Utility Contractors
Operators looking for a lightweight excavator have found an answer with Komatsu's new PC170LC-11. The 40,000-pound-class hydraulic excavator also gives owners a choice between two counterweights to best fit the machine to its application....
Rebecca Boone - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue June 06, 2017
Cleanup at Idaho Nuclear Landfill on Hold After Collapse
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Some cleanup efforts at a nuclear waste landfill in eastern Idaho are on hold while workers try to figure out what caused a collapse in a dig area that sent an excavator into a pit. The excavator was digging up transuranic waste — which is waste contaminated with highly radioactive elements....
Fri June 02, 2017
Work Abounds for Company Named After a Pet Dog
While many contractors in the construction business are known by the family name, it's rare you find one that goes by the family pet's name. Powell Fox of Clero Landscaping Inc. recalls exactly how that happened....
