Fri May 29, 2009
Business Boosters Have Big Hopes for Industrial Megasite in West Tennessee
STANTON, Tenn. (AP) Business boosters have big hopes for a West Tennessee industrial development site where Gov. Phil Bredesen wants to locate a solar energy plant. The 1,700-acre (689 ha) tract near Interstate 40 is designated by the Tennessee Valley Authority as a “megasite.’’ Such sites are marketed by the TVA and the state as prime locations for major manufacturing complexes....
Wed April 08, 2009
JLG Industries Launches Two New Compact Telehandlers
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has expanded its offering of compact telehandlers with two new models. The JLG 619A and 723A will be sold for use in landscaping, construction and agricultural applications....
Mon April 27, 2009
JLG Awarded Contract for Telehandlers Headed to Iraq
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) order from the U.S. Army’s Tank-automotive Armaments Command (TACOM) for 54 JLG G6-23A telehandlers....
Sat November 08, 2008
Gehl Approves Arnco’s New Ecoflex for Skid Steers, Telehandlers
Gehl Company has approved Arnco’s new ecoflex tire flatproofing fill for use on all Gehl and Mustang skid steer loaders and telehandlers. Ecoflex is an eco-friendly tire fill formulation from Arnco that consumes 50 percent less petrochemicals by using renewable and environmentally based components in the production process....
Wed November 05, 2008
JLG Rebrands Gradall Telehandlers
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, and a manufacturer of telescopic material handlers, said that by the end of 2008, Gradall branded telehandlers will become part of an expanded JLG branded telehandler family....
Mon November 03, 2008
Doosan Takes Dealers, Customers on Victory Lap in Ga.
Doosan hosted 118 customers and dealers from the United States and Canada to be a part of its seventh annual Customer Appreciation Weekend and NASCAR Nextel Cup Race in Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 25 and 26. After gathering at The Ritz Carlton-Atlanta, guests were quickly whisked off to the Doosan Infracore America Corp....
Lori Lovely - Mon October 20, 2008
New Honda Plant Drives Need for Roads
When Indiana constructed a new Honda plant, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) crews rushed to meet deadlines on nearby roadways for the plant, which began full operation in October. The completed roadways allowed its employees to get to work on time....
Sun August 24, 2008
RSC Equips New Reach Forklifts With Solid Tires
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. has adopted solid tires nationwide on all new reach forklifts. Solid rubber tires have a longer usable lifetime than either standard or foam-filled tires, lasting three to four times longer than their counterparts, leading to a decrease in down time, fewer costly replacements and elimination of waste, RSC said....
Maura Bohart - Fri July 25, 2008
Massive Forklift Assists With Housing Project for Fish
Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J., had a problem. It had a contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit to take some 1,662 retired work cars and “B Division” subway cars and drop them into the ocean, where they would serve as luxury homes for sea grass, blue mussels, sponges, black sea bass and tautog....
Thu April 24, 2008
Busch Wins Corona Mexico 200 in Doosan Infracore Car
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 20 Doosan Infracore Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored his third consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series victory in the Corona Mexico 200 April 20 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez — the legendary former Formula 1 road course in downtown Mexico City....
