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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced its 2020 officers as well as directors elected to the AEM board of directors and AG and CE sector boards at its recent annual business meeting.... Continue Reading...

John Deere has enhanced its lineup of five small-frame G-Series skid steers and compact track loaders, providing operators with even more power and efficiency on the job site. While the five models (312GR, 314G, 316GR, 317G,318G) were introduced to the market more than three years ago, John... Continue Reading...

The rehabilitation of two bridges in Bedford and Manchester, N.H., is under way, with much of the work completed on one section of them. R.S. Audley of Bow, N.H., is the contractor on the $4.7 million project that is being directed by NH Department of Transportation.... Continue Reading...

On Nov. 20, 2019, Doosan Infracore (DI) unveiled "Concept-X" at its Proving Grounds in Boryeong City, Korea. More than 200 people were in attendance, including National Assemblymen, Mayor of Boryeong City, business executives from Bosch, ASI, LG U+ and PoteNit related to the dev... Continue Reading...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the newest inductee to the AEM Hall of Fame: Mary Andringa of Vermeer Corp. The AEM Hall of Fame recognizes individuals whose innovations, ideas and leadership have advanced the off-road equipment manufacturing ... Continue Reading...

Industry outsiders might think that a man breaking up a concrete pavement with a sledgehammer is destroying public property; however, if industry insiders were to see this act or a machine rhythmically crashing huge hammers onto a roadway, they would instantly recognize this process as rubblization.... Continue Reading...

Against a watery backdrop, crews in Henderson County, Tex., continue making progress on the State Highway 334 Bridge project. The more than $40 million effort includes the construction of new westbound bridges, upgrades to the existing bridges for eastbound traffic and widening of the two-lane island section connecting to two lake crossings to a four-lane divided highway with a... Continue Reading...

Ritchie Bros. has been a leader in the auction business for decades. Its live unreserved auctions help tens of thousands of companies sell and buy equipment and trucks annually. And yet, not every company is interested in selling without a reserve — they want access to Ritchie B... Continue Reading...

Forty-one states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2018 and October 2019, while construction employment increased in 28 states from September to October, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released Nov.... Continue Reading...

Deemed one of Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)'s Top 10 Projects for 2019, the $37 million U.S. 40/Strawberry Valley Passing Lanes project will add 5 mi. to an existing westbound passing lane and will repave 18 mi.... Continue Reading...

Construction crews are at work on a southeastern Los Angeles County project that, when completed, is expected to save 15.3 vehicle delay hours daily. The $105.5 million Alameda East-Corridor (ACE) Durfee Avenue Grade Separation Project will separate the roadway and the railroad tracks on Durfee Avenue in the City of Pico Rivera.... Continue Reading...

Maybe it's only natural that a demolition contractor prefers to focus on the future rather than look back. National Demolition Contractors Inc. , (NDC) based in San Pedro, Calif., doesn't dwell in the past.... Continue Reading...

Two of the Association of Equipment Manufacturer's (AEM) team members have been recognized by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events' (IAEE) "20 Under 30" recognition program. Those individuals are AEM Event Operations and Technology Coordinator Brianne Deja and AEM Sales Coordinator Sara Stromski.... Continue Reading...

People in Gulfport, Miss., don't like to talk much about Hurricane Katrina, and understandably so, but they do like to talk about what you might call the silver lining of that dark cloud — the $93 million Mississippi Aquarium.... Continue Reading...

Association of Equipment Manufacturers Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Relations Kip Eideberg released the following statement thanking lawmakers for their votes in favor of reauthorizing the United States Export-Import Bank.... Continue Reading...

Manitou added a 60-ft. articulated mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) for the United States and Canada. The Manitou ATJ 60 MEWP brings the product lineup to four articulated diesel, two articulated electric and four straight boom diesel models for the North American market.... Continue Reading...

ASV Holdings Inc. , a manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, introduces base- and premium-level configurations for its mid-sized Posi-Track loaders. The options will make ASV's compact track loaders more accessible to rental centers, homeowners and all size... Continue Reading...

The 55th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree — a 60-ft. Blue Spruce from New Mexico's Carson National Forest — has started its way to Washington, D.C., following its Nov. 6 harvesting near Red River, N.M.... Continue Reading...

Hitachi's new Dash-6 line of wheel loaders — the ZW140-6, ZW150-6 and ZW150PL-6 (Parallel Lift) — fill out the range of utility-sized models from Hitachi Construction Machinery Loaders America Inc.... Continue Reading...

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has awarded its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to its founding CEO, Graham Brent. Brent, who recently stepped down from NCCCO to lead the NCCCO Foundation, had served as the organization's chief executive since 1996.... Continue Reading...