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Machine control technology has grown exponentially in scope since first introduced, and if you haven’t yet added it to your fleet, you may be missing out on significant advantages. Machine control technology makes it possible to finish projects faster, at a lower cost and with much higher accuracy. It’s an investment that will typically pay […]

R&D: Tell us about your company's history. Crawler Parts: Crawler Parts LLC was started by Rudy Love in January of 2012, after working for two undercarriage distributors for over 35 years. We handle undercarriage for dozers, excavators, milling machines, pavers, mobile crushers, feller bunchers and mulching machines. We also do pad swaps on our track […]

Customers expect Cat® Paving Products to continually raise the bar in performance, productivity, comfort, safety and serviceability. The company has met those expectations with the new B-series line of Utility Compactors. The new CB22B, CB24B, CB24B XT, CB32B, CB34B, CB34B XW, CC24B and CC34B feature key enhancements that will help contractors achieve compaction more efficiently […]

Thousands of visitors came to the Liebherr booth from April 21-25 at Expomin 2014 in Santiago, Chile. This international exposition is one of the most important trade shows for the global mining industry. During this year’s exhibition Liebherr displayed a range of construction, crane, and mining equipment at its booth. One of the main attractions […]

IronPlanet®, the leading online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment, announced a partnership with VeriTread, an online heavy-haul transportation marketplace, to provide IronPlanet customers with the industry’s most reliable and cost-effective shipping services. “We are excited to partner with VeriTread to give our customers access to best-in-class prequalified transportation services,” said Greg Owens, […]

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) are delighted to announce the launch of a dedicated Centre of Excellence (COE) in Louisville, Kentucky. Following the appointment of a Regional Sales and Distributor Manager in NA last year, coupled with the official launch of the award winning AggreSand™ 165 in NC in November 2013, demand and enquiries for TWS […]

Find out some of the interesting facts from the making of the “Gravity” video: Before filming the action, a few in the production crew were skeptical about whether or not the B15 smartphones would survive the punishment they were about to endure. All of the phones were operational and intact after the grueling challenge ended. […]

Darr Equipment LP, a full service material handling and construction equipment dealer for north, east, and central Texas and all of Oklahoma, announced today the recent acquisition of the dealerships of Adobe Equipment Houston LLC, the leading material handling and construction equipment dealer for southeast Texas. “We are excited about Darr’s expansion into the Houston […]

Over 40 Liebherr tower cranes from the EC-B and EC-H crane systems are being used for the first phase of the “aspern+ Vienna’s Urban Lakeside” construction project in Austria. The modular design of this crane series means that each crane can be optimally configured to fit the construction project’s requirements. The modular undercarriages, tower elements, […]

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. of Wisconsin, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, is proud to announce that operator Ken Mulryan has been appointed Engineer of the Year by the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 139, District D. Mulryan works out of Dawes’ Milwaukee branch. Mulryan first joined the Local 139 […]

The new Volvo CE Insider app provides valuable on-the-go features including the latest Volvo news, product information, and special offers in a single tool. The Volvo CE Insider app allows mobile device users to easily access the latest information, resources and customer support solutions from Volvo Construction Equipment — 24/7 without an Internet connection or […]

Working in waste and recycling facilities may be one of the more heavy-duty jobs for the purpose-built wheel loaders that we call waste handlers. These robust machines are outfitted with a number of features and performance enhancers suited specifically for work in these applications. An extensive availability of attachments from forks and grapples to buckets […]