John Deere - Mon May 21, 2018
Deere-Hitachi Celebrates 30 Years of Construction Equipment Joint Venture
John Deere and Hitachi Construction Machinery are proud to celebrate more than three decades of their longstanding joint venture, the Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation. Utilizing united manufacturing facilities and integrated marketing and parts distribution, John Deere and Hitachi are providing more value to customers by producing high- quality products backed by a robust dealer network, according to the companies....
Emily Buenzle - Wed May 16, 2018
Construction Equipment Falls Into Sinkhole
A Kubota mini-excavator fell victim to a sinkhole on a construction site May 14. The incident occurred in a parking lot where crews were digging to repair a water main at the Shops at Riverside mall in Hackensack, N.J....
Mon May 14, 2018
Kobelco Helps Tremson Clear Way for New Amusement Park
With an assist from its Kobelco excavators, the Tremson Corporation, a land clearing contractor based in Brewster, N.Y., is clearing the way for the new Legoland amusement park, which is scheduled to open in Goshen, N.Y., in 2020....
Mon May 14, 2018
New Millennium Rentals Expands Into Jessup, Md.
Peter E. Menner, president and founder of New Millennium Rentals, announced that the company is opening a branch location at 8366 Washington Blvd., Jessup, Md. According to Menner, “This new location is going to put us in a position to better serve our customers and expand our customer base in the Mid-Atlantic region.”From its headquarters in Florida, N.Y., New Millennium Rentals has been providing equipment rentals and rental solutions for the demolition, recycling, environmental and reconstruction industries since its founding in 1999....
Mon May 07, 2018
Deere, Hitachi Invite Contractors to Kernersville, N.C.
The John Deere Hitachi factory in Kernersville, N.C., is celebrating 30 years in Kernersville. Four years ago, through this joint venture, they completed a $150 million dollar expansion and now make 13 to 45 metric ton excavators....
Wed April 25, 2018
Liebherr Displays High Performance Wheel Loader, Compact Excavator
Liebherr USA Co. Construction Equipment's R 920 Compact swing crawler excavator combines features of a standard crawler excavator with the advantages of a compact swing machine, while maintaining its high performance and versatility....
LiuGong - Wed April 25, 2018
LiuGong North America Introduces 9035EZTS Compact Excavator
LiuGong North America's compact 9035EZTS excavator is its first zero tail-swing model in the 3.8 ton (3.5 t) class. The rig is an ideal tool for utilities work, residential construction and all other applications benefitting from a mini-excavator's compact size, ease of transportation and lower cost of operation, according to the manufacturer....
Emily Buenzle - Wed April 25, 2018
98-Year-Old Destroys Senior Citizen Bus
The construction industry's newest recruit fulfilled his dream of running heavy equipment for his 98th birthday. New Jersey resident and World War II veteran Bill Gunn donned a construction hat and vest at Diggerland in West Berlin, N.J., on April 19, as he and his friend, 92-year-old Bill Bueheller, got to work, CBS Philly reported....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 20, 2018
New Dig Safely Training Center to Provide Excavator Training to Local Residents
Work has begun at a digging training facility in DeWitt, N.Y. Dig Safely New York Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony April 19 for its new, $6.5 million, 21,432-sq.-ft. facility. The training center will serve as a resource to help excavators in New York learn how to dig while avoiding damaging underground utility lines, Syracuse.com reported....
Danica Coto - Associated Press - Fri April 20, 2018
Excavator Blamed for Island-Wide Blackout in Puerto Rico
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on April 18 as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said an excavator accidentally downed a transmission line....
