Link-Belt showed off its new truck-mounted crane, the HTC-86110 (above), and the TCC-1400 telecrawler (below) at its annual exposition in Lexington, Ky., in October.
Crane maker Liebherr has issued its findings into the collapse of a 1,350-tonne supercrane in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia earlier this month, which killed more than 100 pilgrims and injured hundreds of others visiting the Grand Mosque for the Hajj.
A supercrane that collapsed during a Sept. 11 rainstorm into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, represents the deadliest crane accident in decades and perhaps in modern construction history, according to a forensic engineer who studies such failures.
In a time when The Saturday Evening Post was one of the most widely circulated magazines in America, Caterpillar launched a decades-long ad campaign to promote infrastructure and yellow iron to the American public.
Photo Courtesy Bauma China Excavators on display at the last Bauma China exhibition, held last November in Shanghai. The Chinese yuan tumbled 3.8% after Chinese officials announced they were devaluing their currency on August 12, and further drops are expected. But for Chinese exporters, including those dealing in construction equipment, these currency shifts may help them compete on price in the global market."It is true that a weaker currency could drive Chinese exports higher," concedes Benjamin Duyck, director of market intelligence at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Meanwhile, U.S. equipment exporters are struggling to raise exports at a time when
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone / ENR With One Key, power tool settings can be selected on a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth, and performance data and telematics can be uploaded to inventory-control systems. The next time you need a little extra power out of your cordless drill, you could just take out your smartphone and dial it in.Milwaukee Tool is bringing power tools into the “Internet of Things” with its new One Key system. Launching this fall, the system will allow Bluetooth-enabled power tools to be configured via a smartphone app, with full control over tool performance and behavior. These
Photo courtesy FCA FCA most recently recalled Ram trucks for telematics systems vulnerable to hacking and faulty air bags. Related Links: Ram Recall Lookup NHTSA Recall Database Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. LLC, which produces the Ram truck brand, is to pay a record-high settlement of up to $105 million in civil penalties to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and others for allegedly mishandling 23 recalls of some 11 million vehicles.Terms of the settlement state that FCA must also offer to buy back more than 500,000 Ram and other trucks that were recalled in 2013 for faulty tie-rod assemblies and
Related Links: AEMP Says a Telematics 'Good Housekeeping Seal' Is Coming Soon Telematics: Moving Data and Dirt In terms of overall operating costs for heavy equipment, including depreciation, fuel can account for 30% or more of the total tab. Over time, fuel costs add up. A heavy civil job lasting several years may easily consume $1 million in fuel.“It makes you think,” says Thad Pirtle, vice president of equipment for Evansville, Ind.-based Traylor Bros. Inc. “When fuel jumped up to $5 a gallon a few years ago, it got everybody’s attention.” Small changes, such as cutting idle time, upgrading machines
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