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One might ask how machine productivity ties into employee safety. We did, and worked toward developing US Patent #7,229,041 for a solution. When working around crushing equipment, one of the safest places a person can be is in an operator's cab. When looking at what forces operators to leave their cab, the age-old practice of [...]

Year-long celebration recognizes company history and sets tone for next 100 years. Whayne Supply Company, one of the nation's oldest and largest Cat® dealerships, is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2013.  The Whayne Supply Company centennial commemoration will span throughout 2013 as the company highlights key moments in its history, hosts events for employees and customers, and [...]

RoadBuilders Machinery & Supply Co., Inc. is pleased to announce Takeuchi as the latest addition to the company’s line of manufacturers. As a full service equipment distributor, RoadBuilders Machinery & Supply will represent the complete line of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment at their locations in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island, Nebraska. Founded in 1985, RoadBuilders [...]

Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry. [...]

It's never just another day at work for the Cat® D6N during the trailblazing winter journey across Antarctica. The D6Ns, nicknamed "Seeker" and "Rover," are pulling an Ice Train over treacherous terrain, encountering crevasse fields and blue ice in the first weeks of the expedition. In the last days of April, expedition members found themselves [...]

CASE Construction Equipment introduced the new Tier 4 interim CX130C and CX160C excavators to its C Series product line, offering customers fuel economy increases of up to 8 percent and 5 percent, respectively, versus previous B Series models; resulting in increased productivity, along with lower overall owning and operating costs facilitated through easier maintenance. “The [...]

Rayco is getting a whole new look.  This summer, Rayco will be unveiling its new look, new logo, and new website.  To celebrate its 35th year in business, Rayco undertook a broad effort to explore its 35 year history, its customer base, and its workforce.  As a result, it has launched a campaign to better [...]

The Ditch Witch® organization announces the release of the new JT25 horizontal directional drill, an exceptionally smooth, powerful, quiet and productive machine designed primarily for utility backbone work. Offering thrust and pullback of 27,000 pounds and an innovative rotational drive producing 4,000 foot-pounds of torque, the JT25 is an ideal drill for installing utility pipe [...]

During bauma Munich 2013, Caterpillar was awarded five Diesel Progress Excellence In Equipment Engineering Awards. Readers of Diesel Progress North America Edition and Diesel Progress International Edition voted for winners in 14 different machine categories. A total of 25,754 individual ballots were cast. Diesel Progress Associate Publisher Mike Brezonick presented the awards at the ZF [...]

CASE Construction Equipment introduced ProCare, the industry’s most comprehensive factory-provided heavy machinery coverage, that will come standard on CASE heavy machines built with factory-installed SiteWatch™ telematics. ProCare is a suite of product assurances, including a three-year Advanced CASE SiteWatch telematics subscription, a three-year/3,000-hour full-machine factory warranty, and a three-year/3,000-hour planned maintenance contract on heavy CASE [...]

R&D: Tell us about your company's history. International Equipment Locators: International Equipment Locators LLC was formed in 2012 to fill the need of our clients looking for one source that could supply all of their construction equipment needs.With over 10 years in equipment sales and many more in the construction field our staff is ready to [...]

Company recognized for innovative hydraulic hybrid technology, which dramatically increases fuel efficiency for the company’s excavator equipment customers Caterpillar Inc. is bringing home the silver for its first-ever commercialized machine that uses hydraulic hybrid technology. The Cat® 336E H hybrid excavator earned the prize in the Energy/Transportation category at the 26th annual Edison Awards, which [...]