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Registration was a "well-oiled machine" early morning on day-one as attendees flocked to attend the first educational sessions and opening day of the show floor. Record numbers of utility and construction professiona... Continue Reading...

(Editor's note: this is the second of a three-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania. This article focuses on some of the equipment the company uses to bring its coal to the marketplace.... Continue Reading...

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) announced that production of the industry's first Class 5 cabover gasoline-powered work truck began at Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) plant in Gaffney, S.C.... Continue Reading...

What was once called the "Bridge to Nowhere" in Bluefield, W. Va., is now going somewhere thanks to the Governor's Roads to Prosperity Program. According to Terra L. Goins, PE, assistant district engineer of the West Virginia Division of Highways (WDOH), the bridge was one of the first projects added to the program.... Continue Reading...

Developed based on customer feedback, John Deere now manufactures the mechanical angle blade for the 950K and 1050K crawler dozers. The John Deere-designed mechanical angle blade can be manually angled side to side, making it ideal for a variety of jobs, including backfilling, rough grading ... Continue Reading...

"CarterCon was our opportunity to showcase that Carter provides much more to our customers than just machines," said Jenna Peckman, a senior marketing consultant at Carter who helped organize the event.... Continue Reading...

The 2019 N.Y.S. Highway & Public Works Expo is fast approaching and will for the first time be held at the new $63 million Expo Center in the Fairgrounds in Syracuse on Oct. 20, 2019. The new building is the largest expo facility north of New York City between Boston and Cleveland.... Continue Reading...

JCB will exhibit the all-new 1CXT compact backhoe loader, the 18Z-1 mini excavator, and the 3TS-8T teleskid compact track loader and 3TS-8W teleskid skid steer at the 2019 GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., from Oct.... Continue Reading...

Mack Trucks is further increasing the Mack Anthem model's fuel efficiency with the addition of an all-new extended chassis fairing option. Seamlessly integrated with the Anthem model's existing fairings, the new option directs air more smoothly around the rear axles to improve fuel efficiency by u... Continue Reading...

Metso expands its mobile crushing and screening solutions offering for the aggregates industry with an extensive new product portfolio. The new Metso Nordtrack range introduces 19 products designed to meet the requirements of general contractors in particular.... Continue Reading...

JLG Industries Inc. , an Oshkosh Corporation company and global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers, recently honored C.D. Smith Construction Inc. as a winner in the JLG "Crews Across America" sweepstakes.... Continue Reading...

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) may have helped Volvo Group reach a major milestone with 1 million connected assets, but it is already asking "what's next?" Catrin Nilsson, Manager, Connected Solutions Platform at Volvo CE, explains why this is a pivotal time in the company's connectivity... Continue Reading...

Bobcat Company is expanding its R-Series excavator lineup with the addition of the new E26. Redesigned with performance, uptime protection and operator comfort in mind, the E26 offers the same bold, distinct design excavator operators have come to expect from R-Series models.... Continue Reading...

Underground construction workers, landscapers and golf industry professionals can now step outside of the cab and gain a 360-degree view of the job site, without compromising power needed for larger jobs, with the new Ditch Witch SK3000 stand-on skid steer.... Continue Reading...

Crews working on a $53 million bridge repair over a New England river are getting a big assist from a piece of equipment never before used in Maine. Working in collaboration with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), the Maine DOT (MDOT) is repairing the I-95 bridge over the Piscataqua River.... Continue Reading...

Terex Utilities launched three new telescopic and material handling aerial devices designed for transmission work at the 2019 International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE). The TL Transmission Series has options for Category A or Category B dielectric rating, de... Continue Reading...

Talk of retrofitting structures for earthquake safety is common in western states. In California, where earthquake drills in schools are mandatory and earthquakes fairly common, it's been a key point of survival for many decades.... Continue Reading...

Can building trucks translate into being really good at racing trucks? The two skill sets are seemingly mutually exclusive, but not for this Texas man who has not only made a name for himself in the construction industry, but also is making an impressive name in NASCAR racing — in meteoric fashion.... Continue Reading...

Currently under construction just outside Las Vegas, MSG Sphere at The Venetian will serve as a state-of-the-art entertainment venue when it makes its highly anticipated debut. Crews in Paradise, Nev., are making steady progress on the spectacular, multi-million dollar structure, which was designed using cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize entertainment.... Continue Reading...

Terex Utilities's spin bottom drill bucket for use with digger derricks is designed to improve productivity when drilling in unstable ground conditions, such as wet or sandy environments. As the tool drills into the ground, barrel teeth cut through the material while the bucket captur... Continue Reading...