Runnion Equipment hires Scott DesJarlais

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 18, 2011

Runnion Equipment has hired Scott DesJarlais as outside sales representative in Wisconsin. In his new position, DesJarlais is responsible for new and used equipment sales in Wisconsin at Runnion Equipment. “Scott has had a major impact on sales volume in the ...

Highway Contractor

Brooke Wisdom - May 09, 2011

Sourcing used equipment? It’s complicated By Mike Anderson It’s debatable whether it’s a good time to buy or sell used equipment, or both, but it’s clear the game has changed It’s a Thursday morning in mid-April when a 2008 Caterpillar D8T dozer crawls off ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - May 08, 2011

Good Show! That’s A Start By Mike Anderson These words, at least those at the beginning of this column, are being spit out en route to the much-anticipated CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 extravaganza. Killing time between the crackers and ginger ale on yet another ...

Valvoline introduces Ultramax lubricants for off-highway equipment

Better Roads Staff - Apr 06, 2011

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc. has launched its UltraMax product line to extend the life of off-highway engines and equipment by going beyond OEM standards to outprotect, outperform and provide better cost containment. The UltraMax lineup ...

Cummins launches Cummins Care program

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 30, 2011

Cummins Inc. launched at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 its Cummins Care customer assistance program that provides 24/7 response. The new program is the latest addition to the new Cummins Customer Support Center in Nashville, Tenn. There 110 specialists at the 25,000-square-foot facility who ...

New Holland expands compact excavator line with E55BX

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 27, 2011

New Holland Construction has expanded its compact excavator product line into a new class size with the introduction of its E55Bx compact excavator on March 23 in Las Vegas at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. Featuring a large boom and arm for a wider ...

Ohio student team wins 2011 AEM Construction Challenge teen competition

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 26, 2011

A team of students from Miami Valley Career Technology Center in Clayton, Ohio, has won the 2011 Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge presented by Volvo Construction Equipment. The team competed against 23 other teams from around the United States ...

Kobelco introduces three new Mark 9 excavators

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 25, 2011

Kobelco Construction Machinery America introduced three new full-size, high performance excavators on March 24 during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. The new Kobelco Mark 9 excavators – the SK260-9, SK295-9 and SK350-9 – feature an upgrade to Kobelco’s intelligent hydraulics as well as introduce ...

New Holland launches Super Boom Road Show

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 25, 2011

LAS VEGAS—New Holland Construction launched its Super Boom Road Show, an open house customer event held at New Holland dealerships across North America, on March 23 during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 in Las Vegas. The event included a skid steer challenge ...

New Holland launches six upgraded loader backhoes

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 25, 2011

New Holland Construction introduced upgrades to six of its B Series loader backhoes during a March 23 press conference at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. The New Holland B90B, B95B, B95B TC, B95B LR, B110B and B115B loader backhoes offer more options to ...

New Holland introduces 3 new compact track loaders ‘built to tackle toughest construction applications’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 25, 2011

LAS VEGAS—New Holland Construction introduced on March 24 during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 three compact track loaders in the new 200 Series that have been redesigned from the ground up based on input from customers across North America. The new machines feature “best-in-class ...

Reading CONEXPO’s Upbeat Signs

John Latta - Mar 25, 2011

The "official" stamp of success will come later when all the numbers are run, but CONEXPO certainly feels like we have reached the end of the beginning of the turnaround.I'm enjoying the upbeat feeling here. OEMs have presented numbers that are ...

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