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Anderson Equipment Co., Bandit Industries’ authorized dealer for whole tree chippers and The Beast® horizontal grinders, is expanding its dealer territory into New York and Pennsylvania. Bandit customers in two additional states can now take advantage of Anderson’s stellar track record of service and support. With this expansion, Anderson Equipment will serve customers in five […]

Veolia, the global waste management organisation, discussed Liebherr machinery’s input to achieving their safety, efficiency and sustainability goals in an article in the August Issue of Earthmoving Equipment Magazine. Veolia’s commitment to safety and performance played an important role in introducing Liebherr Wheel Loader equipment into their Clyde Transfer Terminal fleet, which receives 500,000 tonnes […]

VeriTread, The Heavy-Haul Marketplace, today announced its partnership with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (“SCOA”). SCOA together with Sumitomo Corporation plan to underwrite a $2.5 Million third-party allocation of new units for an undisclosed ownership stake of VeriTread. VeriTread is a Florida-based start-up company with products aimed at simplifying the heavy-haul transportation process for both consumers […]

Purpose-built in Dubuque, Iowa, the John Deere-designed and manufactured 1050K pipelayer-ready (PL) crawlers are now available for pipeline customers looking to get a lift on the competition. The 1050K pipelayer is available in two configurations for 170,000 pounds (PL170) and 220,000 pounds (PL220) of maximum lift capacity. “Our pipeline customers asked for a purpose-built John […]

Volvo has leveraged 180 years of technical know-how and over 75 years of excavator experience to develop some of the world’s finest excavators – a story that continues to unfold as new challenges of urbanization emerge. With a history that can be traced all the way back to 1832, Volvo CE is one of the […]

Relief effort expected to be one of largest in organization’s history The Salvation Army is responding to the catastrophic flooding in the Houston area and providing relief to first responders and survivors. Since Hurricane Harvey will likely impact more people than Hurricane Katrina, The Salvation Army is establishing multiple staging areas throughout Texas including San […]

CPI Attendees May Qualify for Company-Sponsored Tuition Reimbursement  Beginning in Nov. 2017, the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) is offering a new two-year degree designed to train students to become technicians in the fast-growing gas compression field.   CPI has developed the Natural Gas Compression: Cat/Ariel Emphasis Associate of Specialized Technology degree […]

At Expomin 2018, Latin America’s Premier Mining Exhibition, Messe Düsseldorf North America will again organize the USA Pavilion.  Within the US Pavilion, located in the center of the show in hall 2, US companies can exhibit with their own booth design or opt for the USA Pavilion package (fully furnished booth). The USA Pavilion exhibitors […]

At ICUEE 2017, Manitowoc Cranes will display three of its strongest offerings to the utilities market: the Grove GHC30, National Crane NBT45-1 and National Crane 890D. The GHC30 and NBT45-1 will be making their ICUEE debut, and all three machines will be outfitted with special attachments that utility contractors will find useful. Manitowoc Cranes will […]

Engcon, world leader in tiltrotators for excavators, has intensified its quality efforts in recent years. As the next step in these efforts, Engcon is now investing in two automated test facilities at its factory in Strömsund, Sweden, where every Engcon tiltrotator will be tested before delivery to the customer. The development of these new test […]

CASE Construction Equipment introduces the all-new CX145D SR minimum-swing radius excavator to its D Series lineup. Designed to provide ample digging and lifting power in a small footprint, the CX145D SR features a compact counterweight and modified boom placement. This results in a highly maneuverable and powerful excavator that is easy to transport and ideal […]

Electric drive loader delivers 25% greater overall efficiency and up to 10% more productivity in load-and-carry applications than the industry leader 988K loader The new Cat® 988K XE is the first wheel loader offered by Caterpillar with a high-efficiency electric drive system. This new large wheel loader joins the industry leader 988K and the recently […]