Dale Mickle - Tue February 10, 2015
Frigid Weather Couldn’t Slow Oil Sands Road Development
Canada’s oil sands are extremely inaccessible, mostly because of the muskeg that surrounds it. Muskeg is soft and marshy ground, which makes it very difficult to travel on or through, much less build a road across....
Mack Trucks - Thu February 05, 2015
Mack mDRIVE HD to Be Available, Standard in the Mack Granite
Mack Trucks unveiled a heavy-duty version of its Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission. The mDRIVE HD will be available as standard equipment on orders as of March in the rugged Mack Granite model, offering improved performance for demanding on- and off-road applications....
Iowa Mold Tooling - Thu February 05, 2015
IMT Expands Lineup of Hydraulic Loaders
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation company added the IMT 28562 hydraulic loader to its lineup of hydraulic loaders. The new IMT 28562 loader offers customers another option for efficient handling of palletized materials in the building supply and construction industries....
Volvo - Thu February 05, 2015
Volvo EC480E Sets the Standard for Efficient Excavation
The heavy-duty Volvo EC480E crawler excavator is a productive machine that lowers operating costs through reduced fuel consumption and simple maintenance requirements. Powered by a Tier IV Final/Stage IV-compliant Volvo D13 engine, the EC480E delivers high digging and breakout forces alongside reduced emissions and improved fuel efficiency....
Hitachi - Thu February 05, 2015
Hitachi Introduces ZX300LC-6
Hitachi Construction Machinery — Americas has added a new model to its construction-class excavator lineup — the ZX300LC-6. The ZX300LC-6 is an improved version of its popular predecessor — the ZX290LC-5 — and features EPA Final Tier IV (FT4)/EU Stage IV Isuzu engine technology that meets rigid emission standards....
Komatsu - Thu February 05, 2015
Komatsu America Corp. Launches the New PC360LC-11Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the PC360LC-11 hydraulic excavator. With a net horsepower of 257 hp. (192 kW), the PC360LC-11 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D114E-6 engine, which is EPA Tier 4 Final emissions certified....
ClearSpan - Fri January 30, 2015
ClearSpan Adds Hybrid Buildings to HD Building Solutions
ClearSpan Fabric Structures, an industry leader in tension fabric structures, has added a new structure, The Hybrid Building, to its HD Building solutions. Hybrid Buildings now offer the option of steel or fabric side walls with the durability of Hercules Truss Arch Buildings....
John Deere - Wed January 28, 2015
1050K Crawler Is Deere Designed, Manufactured
Designed and built in Dubuque, Iowa, the 1050K crawler dozer is the largest, most powerful dozer ever built by John Deere. Utilizing years of research and extensive customer feedback, the 1050K has the durability, reliability, and productivity needed for mining, quarrying, road building, and other large-scale applications, according to the company....
Atlas Copco - Wed January 28, 2015
Atlas Copco Showcases Tier IV Final QAS 25 Generator at POWER-GEN International
One of Atlas Copco's latest additions to its generator lineup, the compact QAS 25, is equipped with an Isuzu 4LE engine and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) to achieve Tier IV Final emission levels. The generator is ideal for heavy-duty use in several industries, including rental, oil and gas and construction....
Etip - Tue January 27, 2015
Filter Preheater Stops Gelling
Cold weather impacts operations in many ways. Gelling of diesel fuel plugs up fuel filters and stops engines. Not only is this a problem for operating vehicles and equipment in the field but it also becomes a very basic threat to all operations when the filter on the dispensing pump for the fuel storage tank plugs up....
