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Giles Lambertson - Mon September 05, 2016

BLOG: Twenty-Thousand Gradall Excavators is a Lot of Dirt Under the Bucket

Gradall is celebrating production of 20,000 of its machines over the first 70 years of its existence. We're not talking here about donuts or some consumer widget. Gradall construction machines weigh up to 34 tons and buyers need a ditch or something to justify buying one....

Mon August 29, 2016

KOBELCO USA Furthers Dedication to Dealer Service Support

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA is announcing the addition of Matt Brogan, Field Service Representative. Brogan will be responsible for managing a dense market of regional dealerships and providing support on the sales and service of KOBELCO excavators....

Eric Olson - Mon August 29, 2016

Sunshine State Sees Exciting New Transportation Project

An exciting new transportation project is being built in the Sunshine State that is designed to eventually move passengers to and from Miami and Orlando, one of the most populous and highly visited regions in the country....

Thu August 25, 2016

Cat to Design and Manufacture Full Line of Mini Excavators as Alliance with Wacker Neuson Is Phased Out

Caterpillar will shift design and production of its smallest hydraulic excavators to Caterpillar facilities beginning in 2018 as a successful, six-year strategic alliance with Wacker Neuson is phased out....

Mon August 22, 2016

Hawaiian Dredging Company Takes Delivery of ZX870LC-6

Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) selected a Hitachi ZX870LC-6 to join its fleet of excavators. The new production-sized excavator joined numerous other Hitachi machines in the fleet and is the company's second largest excavator....

Mon August 22, 2016

KOBELCO USA Introduces New SK300LC-10 Excavator

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA is announcing the launch of its SK300LC-10 excavator in North America. As part of the KOBELCO Generation 10, the SK300LC establishes new standards in value, productivity and durability....

Thu August 11, 2016

Park Construction Puts Impressive Machines in Action

Park Construction of North Carolina Inc. is in the process of laying 23,000 ft. of 54-in. fiberglass pipe in Winston-Salem, N.C. The project is taking place on an outfall line that runs parallel of South Fork Creek....

Wed August 10, 2016

Rototilt Launches New Tiltrotator Models With Next Generation of Control System Features

Rototilt introduces three new tiltrotator models with enhanced control system technology for excavators from 11 to 33 ton (10 to 30 t) class. The R4 for 11 to 17.6 ton (16 t) excavators; R6 for 16.5 to 26.5 ton (15 to 24 t) class; and R8 for excavators up to 33 ton....

Irwin Rapoport - Tue August 09, 2016

Dredging Keeps Philly Region Competitive

The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will complete the eighth of 10 projects to lower the riverbed of the Delaware River in late August, which will allow the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PRPA) to increase its cargo capacity and create new employment opportunities in the area....

Tue August 09, 2016

Lorusso Heavy Equipment Becomes Gateway for Unique European Machine

A unique and highly versatile type of equipment popular in Europe has made its way to New England — and in time, with the help of a New England equipment dealer, it will be available throughout the United States....