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KHL: Construction equipment sales grew 25 percent worldwide in 2011
Sales of construction equipment by the world’s 50 largest manufacturers grew 25 percent last year to $182 billion, according to the annual Yellow Table survey by KHL Group. This was a record for the industry, surpassing the previous high of ... Read More...
Construction employment rises
The construction industry was up 21,000 jobs in January, likely due to two months of unseasonably mild winter weather. The Associated General Contractors of America released data attributing the higher temperatures to the two-year high in employment for the industry.
However, ... Read More...
Volvo CE sales rise, operating margin drops
Volvo Construction Equipment ended its fourth quarter with a 14 percent increase in net sales, helping the company to a full year sales increase of 21 percent in 2011.
Volvo CE sold 84,000 machines last year, up from 66,000 in 2010, ... Read More...
Highway Contractor
A Superior Asphalt Haul
Live-bottom trucks and trailers earning high marks
By Mike Anderson
Some asphalt paving contractors run their own trucks; others gladly leave that task up to their subcontractors. Regardless, the hauling of mix is, we dare to say, a necessary ... Read More...
Volvo CE recognized in Intermat 2012 Innovation Awards
Judges recognized Volvo Construction Equipment as a winner of the Intermat 2012 Innovation Awards in Paris on January 13 for the company’s On Board Weighing System, designed for its F-Series haulers.
The judges of the Intermat 2012 Innovation Awards, which aimed ... Read More...
Volvo Construction Equipment: Highest blade down pressure in weight class
Volvo Construction Equipment’s new G900B-Series generation motor graders have new engines and a comprehensive package of features designed to aid traction, moldboard control, productivity and ease of use. The new is said to have the highest blade down pressure in ... Read More...
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New Graders Built to Bear Down
It’s difficult to argue when Volvo Construction Equipment says that “what really matters” for grader productivity is blade down pressure and blade pull force. Well, with emphasis on overall machine balance and ... Read More...
AEM Construction Challenge student competition winners announced
Fourteen student teams from the United States and Canada have won the 2011 edition of the annual AEM Construction Challenge presented by Volvo Construction Equipment. The annual challenge is held at the Global Finals of Destination ImagiNation (DI). The 2011 ... Read More...
Ohio student team wins 2011 AEM Construction Challenge teen competition
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 ... Read More...
Cat sponsors regional AEM Construction Challenge rallies
Caterpillar Inc. has signed on as a major sponsor of the 2011 Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge presented by Volvo Construction Equipment.
Caterpillar Inc. is sponsoring four of the nine regional rallies taking place on Jan. 15, 2011.
Caterpillar Inc. ... Read More...
Digital Product Extra: Crawler Dozers & Excavators
Here's a look a quick look at the crawler dozers and excavators on the market to help you decide on the best equipment for your agency or operation. For the Better Roads Digital Edition special report, go to http://www.digitalmagazinetechnology.com/a/?KEY=betterroads-11-01january#page=41&zoom=1.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
Big question remains
By Mike Anderson
It’s been asked so often by those of us collectively once known as ink-stained wretches that it’s almost become cliché. But, hey, I’m admittedly nothing if not cliché, right? And, besides, clichés are essentially based in ... Read More...
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