Wheel Loaders News, Videos, and Information

Mary Reed - Fri January 16, 2009

Tunnel Boring Machines Core Under Big Apple’s East River

A long-awaited Metropolitan Transportation Authority project currently under way in New York City is completing the construction of tunnels under the East River to Grand Central Terminal for the Long Island Railroad....

Eric Olson - Tue December 23, 2008

Huge U.S. 321 Widening Project Heads Into Home Stretch

A $65 million road-widening project in Caldwell County, N.C., will enter its fifth year of work in 2009 and all indications are that the construction will be completed next fall. A 6.57-mi. (10.6 km) stretch of U.S....

Tue November 11, 2008

Case Co-Sponsors Sheltra Motorsports Car

Stock car racing and construction equipment fans saw a new sponsor at the final two NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races — a Case sponsored No. 4 Dodge Charger driven by NASCAR rookie Patrick Sheltra of Sheltra Motorsports....

Thu November 13, 2008

Camara Excavating’s New Digs Represent Big Changes

With nearly two decades of success under its belt, Camara Excavating is moving its operations to a new location in Tiverton, R.I. The move takes the small, general excavating company’s operations out of Joel and Lisa Camara’s home and into an office and shop that’s big enough to handle maintenance and repair of an increasingly large fleet of equipment....

Thu November 06, 2008

Three Companies Form Wheel Loader Alliance

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd and TCM Corporation announced that the three companies have reached an agreement to form an alliance focused on their wheel loader business....

Tue September 16, 2008

Kawasaki Unveils Waste & Recycling Wheel Loader Package

Kawasaki has developed a waste and recycling package for its wheel loader line specifically for the waste and recycling industry. “We have worked closely with customers in this demanding application and developed options that make Kawasaki wheel loaders a very productive, safe and economical machine to operate in this environment,” stated Gary Bell, vice president and general manager....

Tue September 16, 2008

Komatsu Improves Visibility Inside WA320PZ-6 Wheel Loader

Komatsu America Corp.’s WA320PZ-6 wheel loader offers improved visibility and increased loading power and performance for the construction, utility, government, sewer , waste and agricultural markets....

Mary Reed - Wed October 15, 2008

I-5 Project Tackled With Nickel Package

When the new I-5/SR 502 interchange is completed in Washington State next year, not only will Battle Ground be directly connected to the interstate but a new entry and exit point also will have been provided for the limited access highway, shortening the route between the two roads and leading to reduced travel time....

Sun August 24, 2008

Case E Series Features New Engine, Cooling Package

The repowered 3.2-L Tier III-certified Case engine on Case 21E, 121E, 221E and 321E compact wheel loaders feature a new cooling package for greater productivity. Plus, the new engines deliver between 54 and 82 net hp (40.3 and 61.1 kW) to move more material per hour....

Thu September 11, 2008

Bay Sand Provides Suffolk Scarp to Hampton Roads Area

From Surry County in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia through coastal North Carolina, there’s a geological formation known as the Suffolk Scarp. In essence, it’s a sand dune, perhaps 1.5 mi....