Wed June 14, 2017
Ascendum's CEO Retires
Industry veteran, Brad Stimmel, has retired from Ascendum after serving as CEO of the company for the last nine years. His career began in 1974 after finishing college with an engineering degree. He was working on a construction site in 90 degree temperatures, and, as he recalls, an Oldsmobile Delta 88 pulled up on the site....
Wed June 14, 2017
Ziegler CAT Announces Leadership Changes
Ziegler CAT announced the promotion of Andreas Hoeft to president and the promotion of William M. Hoeft to executive vice president. Andreas Hoeft was previously executive vice president of sales. In his new position, he will provide strategic leadership for the company and guide it toward its long-range goals....
Wed June 14, 2017
Petrowsky Auctioneers Hosts Annual Spring Auction
Petrowsky Auctioneers, a Ritchie Bros. Company, conducted its annual spring auction at 700 Hart Road in Columbus, Ohio, on May 25. The equipment up for bid, including mixer trucks, wheel loaders, concrete pump trucks, pavers, skid steer loader and trucks came primarily from the Shelly Company....
Wed June 14, 2017
Alex Lyon & Son Hosts Liquidation Auction for HRCR LLC
Alex Lyon & Son held a complete liquidation auction of aggregate and construction equipment for HRCR LLC on June 8 in Cleveland, Ohio. Equipment up for bid included skid steers, screening plants and stacking conveyor and excavators as well as a selection of trucks, trailers and various support equipment....
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....
Wed June 14, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Sells More Than 1,550 Lots to Highest Bidder
Close to 2,500 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. multi-million dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Chicago, on May 26. With bidders from 40 countries, approximately 67 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as the Poland, India and Taiwan....
Eric Olson - Wed June 14, 2017
State Makes Its First 'Flex Route'
The state of Michigan has come up with a novel, cost-savings solution to alleviate heavy rush-hour traffic on a stretch of U.S. Highway 23 just northeast of Ann Arbor. With more than 60,000 cars and trucks traveling along an 8-mile-long corridor of U.S....
Wed June 14, 2017
More Than 600 Guests Converge on Drone Focus Conference
On May 31, drone users, UAS enthusiasts and those new to the industry gathered in Fargo, N.D., for the third-annual Drone Focus Conference. The two-day event brought together hobbyists and professionals to learn, share ideas and connect....
Wed June 14, 2017
Giuffre Bros. Cranes Celebrates Major Milestone With Delivery of 5,000th Unit
In 1963, you could rent Frank and Dominic Giuffre and their dump truck for $12.50 an hour. Today, Giuffre Bros. Cranes Inc. is celebrating a major milestone: production of its 5,000th unit. Giuffre took delivery of its 5,000th unit to start 2017, a Terex BT 4792 mounted on a 2017 Freightliner 108SD....
Scott McFetridge - Wed June 07, 2017
Climate Change Raises New Risk … Are Inland Bridges Too Low?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A century-old train trestle stands as one of the trophies of Des Moines' push to spruce up its downtown. Bicyclists and pedestrians pose for pictures beside the brightly painted beams of the Red Bridge and gather on viewing platforms overlooking the Des Moines River....
