Photo courtesy of GM A 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup is loaded onto a train car for shipping July 31 in Fort Wayne, Ind. Related Links: Test Drive: 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 New EcoDiesel Engine Boosts Fuel Economy on 2014 Ram Trucks Here's some good news for Detroit: Contractors are acquiring pickup trucks in much greater numbers than they have in the past two decades, a hint that the long-depressed construction sector is recovering."Contractors are back," says a report issued this summer by CNW Research, which adds that the sales trend "indicates that there's more construction work to be had, and
Photo Courtesy of Crowley/Titan U.S. and Italian Specialists Team Up to Right Sunken Cruise ShipWith the parbuckling of the largest passenger ship ever conducted, U.S.-based Titan Salvage Co. and Italian underwater specialty contractor Micoperi in mid-September successfully righted the Costa Concordia cruise ship from its capsized position off the Italian island of Giglio, where it had run aground in 2012. According to the project's website, the contractors used a system of strand jacks and cables to rotate the stricken vessel an estimated 65° and place it onto a series of six undersea platforms, built upon 2-meter-dia pile foundations. After its
Photo courtesy of GM The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado offers up to 24 mpg on highway and tows up to 12,000 lb. Related Links: GM Pickups for 2014 Get New Looks, Engines Cummins Turbodiesel Option Coming to Nissan Titan As contractors are shaking loose from the recession, General Motors is filling dealers' lots with redesigned, light-duty pickups that are arguably its best ever, offering up to 24 miles per gallon on the highway, a 12,000-lb towing capacity and a payload rating of 2,108 lb. With enhanced details, including a standard two-year, 24,000-mile free maintenance plan, GM's 36-month residual values are estimated
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Fleet managers can calculate total machines available or productive hours in stock, the latter of which may yield capacity deficiencies as workloads increase. Related Links: New Equipment Rental Services Provide a More Holistic Approach Telematics Help Trim Contractor Fleet Costs There is no doubt that the last five or six years have been tough in the construction industry. Spending is down by over 30%, and the recovery struggles to find traction. Fleet sizes have shrunk, and most folks are wondering, "How am I going to get my fleet back to its full working
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR Liebherr's TA230 articulated dump truck is currently being tested with users in the U.S., and is expected to be available stateside in 2015. Related Links: For Excavators, Hydraulic Is the New Hybrid Bauma 2013 Equipment Expo Attracts Record Visitors With an eye on growing American market share, Germany-based equipment maker Liebherr is expanding it's offerings in the U.S. with a lineup of machines set to debut at CONEXPO 2014 and an articulated dump truck coming in 2015."We need to increase our coverage," said Peter Mayr, president of Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. at a trade
This week we look at a fall-protection system from Garlock Safety Systems and a heavy-duty tire from Yokohama Tire Corp. Click to begin the slide show.
After a presentation to journalists on improving fuel efficiency in wheel loaders, Gunnar Stein, Volvo Construction Equipment's global director of driveline systems, offered a sobering assessment of progress in the company's hybrid-wheel-loader program, saying, "All technology comes with a cost tag, and the hybrids are not there yet."
Related Links: People Dig Tunnel Boring Machines That Tweet Barnard Impregilo Healy JV Awarded San Franciscos Central Subway Tunneling Project Tunneling 100 ft below a busy city with varying substructure is a delicate job, especially when the work comes within 8 ft of existing tunnels. Such is the case on San Francisco's new $1.5-billion Central Subway Project, which began major subterranean excavation last month."The tunnels pass through both soft ground and Franciscan formation, which is heterogeneous rock that is not predictable except in its unpredictability," says Sarah Wilson, a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) resident engineer.While underground conditions will
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