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Test drive: International 9900i makes powerful statement, even without modern touches

As I left the muggy mist of Chicago and headed toward Iowa on Interstate 88, the skies suddenly turned stark blue, spattered with brilliantly puffy clouds. The fields and woods were a fluorescent green that would ...

Caterpillar gives sneak peek at the new 730 C, 725 C Tier 4 Final articulated trucks

Caterpillar recently gave our sister site Aggregates Manager a sneak peek at its Tier 4 Final articulated trucks.The trucks, the 30-ton 730 C and the 25-ton 725 C, will launch in January and February, respectively.According ...

Volvo debuts Optimized Series Regional Haul truck models

Volvo Trucks in North America is boosting fuel efficiency and payload capacity for regional haul carriers with the introduction of its Optimized Series, now available for order. The series includes eight models equipped with proven ...

Caterpillar brings semi-auto Grade with Assist control to 323F L excavator; grading 45% faster

Cat has added a semi-autonomous grade assist system option on top of its indicate-only Grade system on the 323F L excavator, a model introduced last year.What Cat calls Grade with Assist is available both ...

Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders

Caterpillar has announced the launch of hand and foot controls as an available option on its D Series compact loaders.Cat says the new controls were developed with input from daily hand and foot control ...

John Deere launches 444K, 524K and 544K wheel loaders with power, comfort boosts (PHOTOS)

Amounting to what the company considers more capable machines its customers can simply do more with, John Deere has revamped its three Utility Class wheel loaders with power and operator comfort updates.The new 444...

Why are larger, 35- to 50-ton excavator sales up? Machine’s evolution, industry’s recovery are factors

Its more ripple than tsunami, but theres been an increase in sales of excavators toward the upper end of the midsize category. Why? No ones sure.It could be that there are more larger projects, ...

Komatsu’s new PC210LC-11 excavator is more efficient, more comfortable

Following the announcement of its new log loader earlier in the week, Komatsu has introduced the new PC210LC-11 hydraulic excavator.Similar to the log loader, the main update to the machine is a ...

Test drive: Peterbilt unveils Model 567 Bridge Formula model

As versatile as they are, trucks simply cannot be all things to all fleets. So, not long after a new truck appears on the market, its only natural that new models based off that design ...

John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)

John Deere has implemented several upgrades to its 550K, 650K and 700K dozers, including power, control, fuel, blade and lighting updates.Deere says the machines now boast many of the same features as the ...

Test drive: Kenworth gives its old school W900 the spotlight with the Icon edition

Kenworth has been building W900 tractors since 1961. Commercial truck designs generally enjoy long production runs. But any design that can last for close to 55 years clearly has a lot going for it.If you run ...

Caterpillar’s new 313F L GC excavator provides low operating costs, high lifecycle value with standard tech (PHOTOS)

Suppose you dont want all the bells and whistles?Caterpillars newly branded XE line of excavators, as we reported earlier, are loaded to the gills with all the technological wonders the company can fit ...

Caterpillar intros 336F L XE hybrid excavator: smart pumps, boom work faster, burn less fuel (PHOTOS)

Now we know.In 2012 when Caterpillar first unveiled its 336EH hybrid excavator, the company spokespeople offered only vague notions about how and when they might deploy this new technology on other excavators.But at a ...

New financed equipment sales up 14% in March, led by Cat 259D; used machine sales decline 10% year-over-year

The number of financed new units of construction equipment sold or leased in March rose 14 percent compared with February, according to Equipment Data Associates, which tracks financed equipment activity. In March, 7,127 new machines were ...

TEST DRIVE: Caterpillar’s low-tech, K2 dozer automation allows GPS-like machine control without the price tag (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=235]A theme I hear from contractors these days is that more than ever, they are using dozers to do finish grade passes.Motor graders can do this too, but a motor grader is ...

Kenworth launches ICON 900 premium truck at Mid-America Trucking Show

Kenworth announced Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., the launch of a customized, limited edition, premium truck the ICON 900.The ICON 900 is a highly stylized and modernized tribute to the classic W900...

Kenworth launches 76-inch sleeper for T680/T880

Kenworth announced Tuesday at the 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., the launch of a new 76-inch mid-roof sleeper for its T680 and T880.Full production is expected to start in the fall.Kenworth general ...

Caterpillar intros 735C, 740C EJ, 745C articulated trucks with bevy of powertrain improvements (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=218]Caterpillars 735C, 740C EJ and 745C articulated trucks feature a host of upgrades over the machines predecessors, the B Series. With engines that meet Tier 4 Final standards, the 735Cs C15 ACERT engine delivers 452 ...

REVIEW: Case 580 Super N backhoe a nimble, balanced workhorse

For Wayne Dowd, W. Dowd Excavating, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, its how the Case 580 Super N backhoe stacks up against two competitive machines. One competitive machine is not as nimble or balanced as the 580; another machine ...

Test drive: Freightliner smartly leaned on its highway tractors to develop severe-duty lineup

What do you do if youre a truck maker and your over-the-road market share numbers are in the stratosphere? If youre Freightliner, you turn your attention to the vocational truck market.About four years ago, ...

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Test drive: International 9900i makes powerful statement, even without modern touches

Caterpillar gives sneak peek at the new 730 C, 725 C Tier 4 Final articulated trucks

Volvo debuts Optimized Series Regional Haul truck models

Caterpillar brings semi-auto Grade with Assist control to 323F L excavator; grading 45% faster

Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders

John Deere launches 444K, 524K and 544K wheel loaders with power, comfort boosts (PHOTOS)

Why are larger, 35- to 50-ton excavator sales up? Machine’s evolution, industry’s recovery are factors

Komatsu’s new PC210LC-11 excavator is more efficient, more comfortable

Test drive: Peterbilt unveils Model 567 Bridge Formula model

John Deere launches 550K, 650K, 700K dozers with control, engine upgrades (PHOTOS)

Test drive: Kenworth gives its old school W900 the spotlight with the Icon edition

Caterpillar’s new 313F L GC excavator provides low operating costs, high lifecycle value with standard tech (PHOTOS)

Caterpillar intros 336F L XE hybrid excavator: smart pumps, boom work faster, burn less fuel (PHOTOS)

New financed equipment sales up 14% in March, led by Cat 259D; used machine sales decline 10% year-over-year

TEST DRIVE: Caterpillar’s low-tech, K2 dozer automation allows GPS-like machine control without the price tag (PHOTOS)

Kenworth launches ICON 900 premium truck at Mid-America Trucking Show

Kenworth launches 76-inch sleeper for T680/T880

Caterpillar intros 735C, 740C EJ, 745C articulated trucks with bevy of powertrain improvements (PHOTOS)

REVIEW: Case 580 Super N backhoe a nimble, balanced workhorse

Test drive: Freightliner smartly leaned on its highway tractors to develop severe-duty lineup

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