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Deere: Split With Hitachi Allows It to Flex Technology Muscle
What was behind the surprising Deere-Hitachi excavator split announced in August? What will this mean for Deere customers of both brands?
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Trucks
Used Truck Prices Skyrocket, But Will the Bubble Burst?
Late-model Class 8 trucks "are getting snapped up" for over $100,000. But these prices could also fall off a cliff when just a few factors change.
September 21, 2021
Workforce
OSHA to Ramp Up Heat-Related Enforcement and Inspections
When temperatures rise above 80 degrees, OSHA plans to increase jobsite inspections.
September 21, 2021
Equipment
Why Contractors Might Want to Take Another Look at CBs
The biggest change for CB radios in the U.S. since the late 1970s is coming, and it looks to be a good thing for improved voice quality and cutting through frustrating background noise common at the peak of day.
September 16, 2021
Equipment
Why Is Terex Trucks' Articulated Truck Line Now Called Rokbak?
Volvo Group's decision to change the name marked the first time the company had created an entirely new brand.
September 20, 2021
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Video: Meet a 2021 Equipment World Contractor of the Year finalist: James A. Rogers Excavating
This Arkansas-based contractor came up with a surprisingly simple solution. Watch on Equipment World.
September 13, 2021
Business
Don't Pay for Rental Equipment When Weather Stops Work
For a flat fee on your rental contract, you can get coverage that will pay you when you can't use rental equipment because of weather conditions.
September 15, 2021
Business
Equipment World Announces Editorial Leadership Transition
After a stretch of more than three decades, Randall-Reilly announces a change at the top of the Equipment World editorial team.
September 14, 2021
Safety
Contractor Faces $1.35M in Fines After 2 Die in Dump Truck Incident
OSHA adds maximum penalties after two workers were hit by a dump truck and then fell into a 9-foot-deep excavation.
September 13, 2021
Equipment
Utility Expo: 7% Larger Than Record-Breaker 2019 Show
New features at the show include The Jobsite, which The Utility Expo says is the first-ever beginning-to-end underground utility work demonstration.
September 10, 2021
The Dirt
Video: Why Social Media is So Much More Than Marketing | The Dirt #36
While marketing is usually Job 1 — and we discuss easy ways you can help your company get its story out — social media platforms also should be exploited for their full potential as internal communication tools.
September 10, 2021
Companies
Case Parent Buys Italian Excavator Manufacturer Sampierana; Products to Come to U.S.
Sampierana's excavators will eventually be available in the U.S. through the CNH deal.
September 1, 2021
The Dirt
Video: Construction’s “Weird Disconnect” with Young Workers | The Dirt #35
Young workers often reach the wrong conclusion when old-timers yell. In this episode of The Dirt, we discuss ways to close the generational divide.
September 3, 2021
Business
Five charged with manslaughter after Washington trench death
Employees on the jobsite – a worker, excavator operator, foreman, site supervisor and site manager – were charged after a 24-year-old worker died in a trench collapse in 2020.
September 2, 2021
Contractor of the Year
Video: Meet a 2021 Equipment World Contractor of the Year finalist: W. F. Delauter & Son
W. F. Delauter & Son of Emmitsburg, Maryland, is now headed up by third-generation owners, Kirby and Tina Delauter.
August 27, 2021
Big Iron Dealer
$4 Million Equipment Fraud Nets Former Rental Employee 4.5 Years in Prison
The former Sunbelt fleet operations manager arranged for 398 pieces of equipment to be auctioned off and the money funneled to his shell companies.
September 1, 2021
Companies
Game On: Incentivize Your Employees by Using This Gamification App
The makers of the app are expanding beyond the ready-mix world, making the app applicable to drivers in other markets as well as to non-driver employees.
August 25, 2021
Business
John Deere: Demand Overtaking Construction Equipment Production
The company is seeing lower inventories, particularly for compact equipment.
August 20, 2021
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