Rebecca Boone - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue June 06, 2017
Cleanup at Idaho Nuclear Landfill on Hold After Collapse
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Some cleanup efforts at a nuclear waste landfill in eastern Idaho are on hold while workers try to figure out what caused a collapse in a dig area that sent an excavator into a pit. The excavator was digging up transuranic waste — which is waste contaminated with highly radioactive elements....
Fri June 02, 2017
Work Abounds for Company Named After a Pet Dog
While many contractors in the construction business are known by the family name, it's rare you find one that goes by the family pet's name. Powell Fox of Clero Landscaping Inc. recalls exactly how that happened....
Fri May 12, 2017
Rototilt Gives Genesee County Excavator Added Flexibility
The Genesee County Highway Department in western New York recently purchased a Hyundai 180W-9A 38,000-lb. wheeled excavator equipped with a Rototilt RT60 rotating coupling system from George & Swede Sales & Service, the Hyundai dealer of western New York State....
Fri May 19, 2017
Volvo Breathes Life Back Into the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Environmental Service is using a Volvo EC300E amphibious excavator to restore Poplar Island, a once diminishing remote island habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Situated on the North Eastern Atlantic coastline of the United States, the Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the country....
Fri May 19, 2017
Harter Makes Plans for 50th Anniversary Celebration
Good moves … it takes many of these to be successful in business — and even more to be successful for a half-century. When Seth Harter decided in 1967 to stake his career on Deere & Company, which had operated construction equipment dealerships for only 10 years at the time, that was the first of many good moves....
Fecon - Thu May 18, 2017
Fecon Brings a New Excavator Bull Hog to Their Line Up
Fecon's FMX excavator Bull Hog is a mulching attachment for midi-size excavators from 5 to 10 ton (4.5 to 9 t). With a 36 in. (91 cm) cutting width and variable motor that can be adjusted for 12 to 40 gpm the FMX is a great addition to Fecon's excavator line up....
Montabert - Wed May 17, 2017
Montabert USA Launches New Drill
The Montabert CPA 295 rock drill attachment is an excavator-mounted rock drill attachment aimed to match or exceed the production rate of conventional drill rigs currently in the market. Its versatile options allow contractors to drill holes from 3 to 4 in....
Extend Manufacturing LLC - Wed May 17, 2017
Crowd-Funded Company Brings Compact Innovation to Big Equipment Industry
The demand for compact and versatile construction equipment has risen greatly in the past few years. A multi-use vehicle that can do multiple tasks on the work site is essential for builders of all level and a Wisconsin manufacturing company is looking to jump into the market through crowdfunding....
Tue May 16, 2017
Kobelco USA Expands Dealer Network Sales Team
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA continues to provide the best personal service through its nationwide dealer network with the addition of Cole Rudder, Southeast District Business Manager. Rudder will be responsible for providing support and assistance to Kobelco dealers located in the Southeast region of the US....
Fri May 12, 2017
Lorusso Heavy Equipment Introduces New Mecalac Machines
Lorusso Heavy Equipment (LHE) made nationwide headlines in May 2016 when it brought the Mecalac MCR skid-excavator to the Northeast U.S marketplace. The versatility of this French-made machine impressed hundreds of contractors and sales of the one-of-a-kind machine soared....
