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Rock & Dirt will be exhibiting at the American Public Work Association Expo August 17-20, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada. This year, we will be located in the lobby area, booth L1, distributing the current copy of Rock & Dirt and demonstrating our online marketplace, RockandDirt.com – Stop & see […]

R&D: Tell us about your company's history. Atlantic Assets: Atlantic Assets is proud to be partnered with Strickland Direct LTD to provide the highest quality of excavator demolition attachments in the U.S. and abroad. Together, we are able to offer our customers a top quality demolition attachment at an affordable price. The quality of materials and […]

Thunder Creek Equipment has developed a double wall fuel tank and trailer combination that is compliant with the EPA’s SPCC Program as well as DOT406 and Transport Canada regulations. The double wall tank design provides 110% fuel containment with a 990 gallon fuel tank mounted inside a protective secondary tank. The pumping system, fill ports […]

It's hard to appreciate the work and technology that goes into building massive structures. What is also lost is the worker's courage who make these building possible. We've compiled a few videos that give you a first person point of view of some mega structures. Use our poll below to vote for the scariest one! […]

Producing one million Bobcat® loaders is not only an unparalleled industry achievement that has impacted the livelihood of compact equipment users worldwide; it has also touched the lives of thousands more who have designed, built and backed generations of the most popular compact loaders for nearly 60 years. Bobcat Company marked this tremendous milestone with […]

This is a Great Time to Stock up on wear media and components that frequently need to be changed or replaced.  From Now until August 31st, Dakota is offering 2% off all parts orders… 5% percent off all TELSMITH Stocking orders over $10,000!!! SAVE ON ALL PARTS FOR: Crushing Parts Feed Plates Arm Liners Backing […]

The new Tier 4 Final/Stage IV-compliant EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment are powerful and efficient machines, designed to reduce fuel consumption and increase productivity. New Volvo EC250E and EC300E crawler excavators deliver a 5 percent improvement in fuel efficiency over past models, saving customers both time and money. This efficiency is […]

Dedicated to offering customers the most cutting-edge equipment and jobsite solutions on the market, John Deere upgrades three models on the successful G-Series excavator line. The models – 250G LC, 350G LC and 380G LC – are equipped with a powerful Final Tier 4 engine and meet the strictest emissions standards, providing customers with higher productivity, […]

The Ditch Witch® organization announces the release of the Ditch Witch JT9 horizontal directional drill. The 64-hp (48-kW) JT9 is the most powerful drill in its class—33 percent more powerful than the competition. Its high-performance, air-cooled Deutz® diesel engine is Tier 4, so it can provide years of reliable service without the need for an […]

A coal mine located in southern West Virginia (USA) recently set another world record for daily low-seam coal production using a Cat® automated longwall plow system. In a 24-hour period on April 10 and 11, 2014 the Pinnacle Mine longwall produced 35,724 tons (32 411 tonnes) from the Virginia Pocahontas No. 3 Seam, in a […]

After the delivery of an LTM 1500-8.1, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH can now boast the proud total of 30,000 mobile cranes supplied to customers. The Liebherr 500-tonner was supplied to the Mexican company Grupo DPH, a crane and heavy load contractor. In reaching its decision to buy from Liebherr, one of the major factors for Grupo […]

R&D: Tell us about your company's history. SAS Global: American Crush is a Brand of SAS GLobal. For the past 5 years , we have worked with suppliers, manufacturers , engineers, and inventors from across the globe to bring the best quality products to the US market at a price point that customers want. Through our […]