Komatsu - Wed August 08, 2018
Komatsu Previews XT-5 Series Track Feller Bunchers
Komatsu America Corp. previewed its XT-5 Series of track feller bunchers. Models include the XT430-5 (non-leveling), XT435L-5, XT445L-5 and XT465L-5, which replace the prior XT-3 Series machines. The XT-5 Series ranges in operating weight from 66,359 to 74,516 lb....
Propeller Aero - Tue July 31, 2018
Komatsu, Propeller Partner to Bring Drone Analytics to Construction
Komatsu America Corp. and Propeller Aero Inc. are partnering to boost the efficiency of construction job sites using drone-powered mapping and analytics software. With drones becoming an increasingly common worksite tool, Komatsu has identified aerial mapping and analytics as a key component of its Smart Construction initiative — a range of integrated hardware and software products designed to offer an end-to-end workflow for each phase of construction....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Fri June 29, 2018
Wheel Loader Design Involves Nuanced Advances Over Time
It's blisteringly hot outside, dust and dirt is flying all around and noise is hammering your eardrums. Such is the environment at a typical construction site in the warmer months, particularly a big job requiring a lot of earthmoving; highway projects and manufacturing plants are perfect examples....
Komatsu - Thu June 28, 2018
Komatsu America Introduces WA480-8 Wheel Loader
Komatsu America Corp. announced the introduction of the new WA480-8 wheel loader. Equipped with an EPA Tier IV Final certified emissions regulations-compliant engine, this latest addition to the wheel loader family combines higher production with lower fuel costs, improved operator comfort and enhanced serviceability, according to the manufacturer....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed June 20, 2018
After This Irving Contractor Landed Its First Job, 'They Just Kept Coming'
Nearly all new construction business owners experience the anxiety of securing that first job, even those with extensive backgrounds that give them plenty of experience to tackle almost any size project....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Fri June 15, 2018
MacDill Air Force Base Site Work Underway in Fla.
Site work is underway south of Tampa on a new $50 million project at MacDill Air Force Base designed to host more than two dozen of the U.S. Army's Black Hawk and Apache helicopters. The work will include building a 92,000-sq.-ft....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Fri June 15, 2018
Two Monster Machines — The ACCO Super Dozer, Motor Grader
In the early 1980s, Umberto Acco, an entrepreneur and owner of a civil construction company in Portogruaro, northern Italy, received a job that would require his company to build a custom crawler dozer and motor grader....
Wed June 06, 2018
LSR Equipment Opens New Facility in Weatherford, Texas
IEDA member dealer LSR Equipment recently opened a new location in Weatherford, Texas. Previously, LSR was located in Justin, with a second location in Tyler. The Tyler location is not affected by the move....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed June 06, 2018
Oklahoma Paving Company's History Spans More Than 50 Years
The history of Highway Contractors Inc. is long and varied. It includes changes in names, ownership and types of work. But, one thing has remained nearly constant through more than five decades — the Adams family lineage....
Ehrbar - Tue May 29, 2018
Brotherhood: DeCostole Recycling & Transfer Station Passion for the Business Drives This Family Operation
It's a good thing that brothers Dan and Rich DeCostole seem to get along so well. If they don't, they sure have a funny way of showing it. The duo has paired for more than 50 years, most of which they've spent operating DeCostole Recycling & Transfer Station....
