Related Links: Dramatic Digs Mark Panama Canal Expansion Progress A Shaky History in Panama Meeting the quality level called for in the Panama Canal's new locks while producing the massive volume of concrete required to finish the job by the expected fall 2014 completion date has called for extreme equipment solutions. For each primary process—batching, conveying and placing—the material is tightly controlled.The sheer volume of concrete—more than five million cubic meters—has to be built to meet the structures' projected century-long life span. As a result, the quality standards for the concrete are extremely high. The entire lock worksites on the
Freightliner ranked highest in customer satisfaction for both the vocational and on-highway segments. Related Links: Retooling for Clean Diesels Read the J.D. Power Results Owners of heavy-duty trucks, such as Class 8 dump trucks, concrete mixers and tractor trailers, report increasing quality problems due to the latest round of clean-diesel regulations, according to a study from J.D. Power and Associates released late last month.Trucks that are one year old decreased in quality from the previous model year, says J.D. Power, which, like ENR, is a unit of the McGraw-Hill Cos. Problems rose 9% and are mostly related
This week we look at a breaker hammer from Bosch Power Tools and a set of oversized ratchet and socket wrenches by Lowell Corp. Click on the image to begin the slide show. (Mobile users can see it here.)
Related Links: Deere Expands Into Brazil (requires login) Chinese Heavy Equipment Digs In Globally Big Fleet Owners Want Service That Stands Tall As new, construction-equipment brands—many of them Chinese—arrive in the Brazilian market, fleet owners here say they want superior after-sales support. This level of service, they add, will make the difference between the success or failure of newcomers in the country.Vendors broadly discussed the issue at the M&T Expo 2012, held from May 29 to June 2 in São Paulo, Brazil. M&T Expo is the largest trade fair for construction machinery in Latin America. Produced every three years, this
This week we look at a corded SDS rotary hammer from Milwaukee Electric Tool and a daylighting system from Firestone Building Products. Click on the image to begin the slide show.
This week we look at new skid-steer loaders from Volvo and a ridable concrete screed from Allen Engineering. Click on the image to begin the slide show.
Related Links: New Clean Diesels Hit the Jobsite Carbon Regulations Drive Diesel Lubricant Standards Diesel exhaust, which is common on construction sites due to the prevalence of heavy equipment and trucks, causes lung cancer and may increase the risk of bladder cancer, says the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organization. The agency announced the new health risk on June 12.Diesel advocates counter that modern regulations have brought emissions to near-zero levels. Though WHO recognizes this, it says that "while the amount of particulates and chemicals are reduced with these changes, it is
Related Links: Euro Forklifts Handy for Bridge Inspections Eurozone Debt Crisis Takes Its Toll on Construction (requires login) Best known as the world's largest manufacturer of telehandlers, Manitou Group's business took a significant hit during the downturn. Refreshed, it now intends to compete against the likes of Bobcat with what would be the world's largest skid-steer loader.Late last month, Manitou Group president and CEO Jean-Christophe Giroux offered an assessment of the Ancenis, France-based equipment manufacturer's performance through the global construction recession. "We certainly did some white-water rafting back in 2008 and 2009," he said during an event in Punta Umbria,
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