Equipment

RSS

A recent accident investigation in the Midwest illustrates the problem of “entrapment”—that is, when an operator of an aerial work platform is crushed between the machine and a nearby obstruction.

As the world's largest construction equipment trade exposition, the Bauma show draws in half a million people to Munich every three years to see the latest developments in heavy iron. But attendees to the show on April 11-17 next year will also see a renewed focus on mining equipment, according to show organizers.

The potential of virtual- and augmented-reality headsets is seen not only in the design world but also among major equipment makers, as well.

The midsize 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon have broken through a new barrier by surpassing the full-size Ram 1500 EcoDiesel’s maximum rating of 29 miles per gallon.

Lifting technology and industry standards have advanced significantly since the mid- 1990s, when the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association put out the Exxon Crane Guide.

As body-on-frame vans go extinct, contractors are imagining new ways to use the tall roofs and spacious cargo holds of new unibody vans

Because fewer drivers these days know how to work a stick and clutch pedal—or even care to—Mack Trucks Inc. says it is now seeing a 70% penetration rate for its mDRIVE 12-speed automated manual transmission (AMT), just one year after making the gearbox standard on its Pinnacle highway semitrucks.

As commercial cargo vans shift to unibody from truck-based platforms, one wonders how robust these new vans are.

After years of having an obvious gap in its product mix, General Motors is stepping back into the market for large work trucks.

After famously switching to a lightweight aluminum body for the 2015 Ford F-150 half-ton pickup, Ford Motor Co. is now taking a similar approach for its next-generation Super Duty trucks.