Excavators News, Videos, and Information

Tue April 17, 2001

New Holland Excavator Sinks Teeth Into Shipyards of Slag

Tri-State Bulk Handling knows it takes some serious equipment to unload a ship the length of two football fields. So serious that the New Jersey-based company has called in the muscle of New Holland equipment. Working in New Jersey’s Port of Camden, Tri-State is using three New Holland EC160 excavators and two New Holland LW230 wheel loaders, all purchased from Modern Construction Equipment Co., Hightstown, NJ....

Tue April 03, 2001

CNH, Kobe Steel and Kobelco to Set Up Global Alliance in Construction Equipment

CNH Global, Kobe Steel Ltd., and Kobelco Construction Machinery recently announced an agreement to form a global alliance for the marketing, development and production of crawler excavators worldwide. In addition, the alliance with Kobelco includes distribution of CNH construction equipment in Japan and the Asia Pacific region. "This is an important strategic step that strengthens our position in the global construction equipment market," said Paolo Monferino, CNH president and CEO. The alliance with Kobelco covers CNH brands outside of the Case network worldwide and the Link-Belt network in the Americas, which will continue to be supplied by Sumitomo Construction Machinery in line with the CNH multi-brand and multi-network strategy....

Wed March 28, 2001

Cat Excavator Digs In at Philadelphia Flower Show

Visitors to the 2001 Philadelphia Flower Show were mesmerized by everything from geraniums and orchids to bonsai trees and caterpillars. Caterpillar construction equipment that is. A Cat 301.5 mini-excavator was featured at this year’s Fairmount Park Commission exhibit....

Chris Volker - Wed February 28, 2001

T.C. Simons Tackles U.S. Route 40 Improvement Project

When the traffic flow became unbearable along U.S. Route 40 Corridor in Delaware and Maryland, a long-range Corridor improvement plan was developed. In looking at the area’s congestion, it has been reported that the number of dwelling units in the Corridor is projected to increase to 38,965 in 2020, an increase of 50 percent since 1995-96....

Wed February 28, 2001

Daewoo Excavator Demonstrates ’Shear’ Strength on Staten Island

R. Baker All Industrial Service, a demolition contractor headquartered on Staten Island, NY, employs a Daewoo model 400LC-III excavator equipped with Baker’s Hanwoo shear to remove and cut up 51 large storage tanks and associated piping at GATX’s Staten Island facility....

Thu March 22, 2001

Daewoo Heavy Industries Enters Into an Agreement With Komatsu Limited of Japan

Komatsu Limited of Japan and Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery Corporation of Korea entered into a two-year agreement for Komatsu to supply equipment to Daewoo for distribution through Daewoo’s distributor network in Korea. The agreement calls for Daewoo to import Komatsu Limited construction equipment products into the Korean domestic market....

Tue March 20, 2001

ROMCO Puts Acme Brick to the Test With Iron Skills Competition in Texas

Acme Brick celebrated its annual Safety Day on Jan. 26 as employees competed for prizes and learned how to reduce hazards in the workplace. At the company’s Denton, TX, plant, employees from every department took part in events like the Volvo Wheel Loader Rodeo and the Hitachi Excavator Skills Test. “We want to create a safer working environment and let people see what other people do in their departments,” said Ronald Carpenter, mining supervisor of the Denton plant. Carpenter was quick to point out that Safety Day does make a difference in educating and protecting workers. “We look forward to this all year,” said Preparations Supervisor Chet Harris....

ShelClark - Tue March 20, 2001

Three Rivers Stadium Takes Final Bow

Nearly 25,000 hardy souls braved Pittsburgh, PA’s cold this Feb. 11 to watch, hopefully without blinking, as one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks was reduced to a pile of rubble in just 19 seconds....

Wed September 13, 2000

Mercando Reaches for the Stars With Westchester Ford

It was 1934, Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run against Detroit, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 for the NFL championship; John Dillinger broke out of jail using a wooden pistol; a stamp cost three cents; and Mercando Contracting Company Inc....

Wed February 21, 2001

Link-Belt Saves R&J Time, Money by Squeezing Into Confined Work Sites

R & J Crane Service of Vero Beach, FL, did not waste any time implementing the new 27-ton (24.3 t) capacity luffing attachment that it recently acquired for its LS-238H lattice-boom crawler crane. Wedged between existing structures and the Atlantic Ocean, R & J couldn’t complete the project without the new luffing attachment....