Tue March 06, 2018
New, Low-Profile Ditch Witch HX Vacuum Excavators Enhance Performance on Compact, Large-Scale Jobs
Ditch Witch has released a new, advanced lineup of vacuum excavators to boost operator productivity and versatility on municipality and underground construction jobs. The new HX-Series models feature innovative designs that meet the diverse and evolving customer needs on a range of applications — from compact, urban projects to large-scale excavation, potholing, slot trenching and microtrenching applications, according to the manufacturer....
Mon March 05, 2018
Volvo Extends Lifetime Warranty to Cover Demolition, Wheeled Excavators
The Volvo Lifetime Frame and Structure Warranty now includes high-reach demolition excavators and wheeled excavators. Seemingly small design differences can add up to big differences in machine durability, and Volvo is so confident in the design of its excavators that the company has extended its Lifetime Frame and Structure Warranty to cover high-reach demolition excavators and wheeled excavators....
Mon March 05, 2018
New Jersey's Savage Equipment Adds Doosan DX420LC-5 Excavator to Fleet
Jim Stock is a busy man. His company, Savage Equipment, is in charge of not one, but two locations doing site work for housing developments. The first site is located in Newburgh, N.Y., where his team is prepping a 74-acre property for 100 houses to be built....
Mon February 26, 2018
Northern Florida Company, Pipeline Contractors Inc., Thrives by Helping Meet Region's Growing Housing Demand
With a wife and infant son to support, Ron Denmark reached a crossroads in his professional life at just 28 years old. After working in the insurance industry for eight years, Ron, like many other independent agents in Florida, felt the effects of a liability crisis that was weighing down the industry....
Mon February 19, 2018
Komatsu Introduces PC238USLC-11 Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.'s PC238USLC-11 hydraulic excavator is equipped with an EPA Tier IV Final certified engine, a viscous fan clutch, lower engine parasitic loads, and up to 4 percent higher productivity, compared to the previous model....
Mon February 19, 2018
Volvo Adds New Size Class with ECR355E Short Swing Crawler Excavator
The Volvo ECR355E short swing radius excavator brings an entirely new size class to the Volvo excavator lineup — offering power and production in a short swing design capable of working in more confined spaces....
Mon February 19, 2018
Doosan Fleet Keeps Caravella Demolition in Business
If there's one thing that excites demolition specialist John Caravella, it's the thrill of climbing into an excavator and surgically demolishing a structure. He's been doing it for more than three decades and has become known in New Jersey as a leader in the industry....
Thu February 15, 2018
Liebherr USA, Co. Sponsors First Live DEMOlition Event, Showcases Machines at Demolition Austin 2018
Liebherr USA, Co. Construction Equipment division has announced that it will serve as the official sponsor of National Demolition Association's first Live DEMOlition event at the Demolition Austin 2018 trade show....
Wed February 14, 2018
How to Show Your Excavator Some Love
Your busiest time of year is approaching for which you know you'll only be as good as your machinery. Regardless of how talented a crew you have or how strategically planned your projects are, without your tools functioning at their optimum, you will start losing money – and fast....
Tue February 13, 2018
Engcon Delivers 10,000th Advanced Control System DC2 Smart Controller
Engcon, a leading manufacturer of tiltrotators — a kind of tilting and rotating quick coupler for excavators — has delivered its 10,000th DC2 control system from its factory in Stromsund, Sweden....
