Photo by Tony Illia for ENR March 1 telematics discussion panel (left) Gregory Puckett, director of machine-to-machine solutions, Oldcastle Materials Inc., Atlanta, and (light) Daniel E. Samford, vice president of corporate equipment, Herzog Contracting Corp., St. Louis, Mo. Related Links: Caterpillar Brings Telematics Solutions to CONEXPO The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) unveiled a comprehensive telematics standard March 1 during its annual management conference in Las Vegas. AEMP began pursuing a telematics standard in 2008 with input from manufacturers Caterpillar, Volvo, Case, Komatsu and John Deere. The new standard, set for release in October, consists of 19 data elements and
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR The Cat 160M3 motor grader features advanced controls from Trimble that are part of the Cat Connect platform. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR The CT681 vocational truck is the forward-axle version of Cat's earlier CT660. Related Links: See all of ENR's CONEXPO 2014 Coverage Cat is taking advantage of its four booths and 60,000 sq ft of exhibition space at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2014 to show off not just 22 new machines but also the fruits of its ongoing partnership with Trimble. The company's entire booth space in the North Hall will be dedicated to
Related Links: CONEXPO 2014: Trends To Watch CONEXPO 2014: Products To Watch Heavy metal is hitting Las Vegas as ironmongers prepare for CONEXPO 2014, which opens its doors on March 4. Equipment makers are setting up impressive displays for this year's show.We prepared another cranespotting slideshow of setup images. Tell us what you see, below.
The JLG 1850SJ can reach more than 19 stories of working height. Photo by Tony Illia for ENR JLG has wrapped the 14-story Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel with a stunning image of the machine in preparation for CONEXPO 2014. Related Links: Genie SX-180 Superboom Travels Without Permits JLG's Big Boom To Tower Over Las Vegas Boom lift manufacturer JLG Industries Inc. has introduced a new model that, at 185 feet, is now the tallest self-propelled boom lift. It beats its closest rival, Genie, by just 5 ft.The JLG 1850SJ Ultra Boom, which will be on display
Related Links: CONEXPO 2014: Products To Watch More Coverage at ENR.com/CONEXPO Cranespotting: CONEXPO Setup Photos The North American market for heavy equipment is on the upswing as non-residential construction activity, a key driver for these machines, is climbing slowly back up. Look no farther than Las Vegas, where the booms that now dot the skyline are all competing for attention as crane makers get ready for the triennial CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition, which opens its doors on March 4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Among the debuts are lifting giants capable of hoisting more than 1,000 tons, standing hundreds of feet tall
Photo courtesy JLG Industries In production since 1959, Lull machines were early telehandler pioneers. Related Links: Xtreme To Unveil Its Largest Telehandler at CONEXPO Sale of Gradall Brings JLG Industries $39 Million JLG to Discontinue Rear-Pivot Steer Telehandler Models As it continues to rationalize its brand lineup, JLG Industries says its Lull telehanders will, in 2015, no longer have a place in the company portfolio."The market for Lull telehandler models has been in decline for several years," says Brian Boeckman, JLG global product director, who also cites the extra cost of U.S. Tier-4 clean-diesel compliance as a reason to cease
With a 65,000-lb lift capacity, the Xtreme XR6538 is said to be the largest telehandler in North America. Related Links: CONEXPO 2014: Trends to Watch CONEXPO 2014: Products to Watch Xtreme Manufacturing LLC is unveiling its most extreme machine yet at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014.With a 65,000-lb lift capacity and 38-ft maximum lift height, the Las Vegas company's model XR6538 now leads its machine lineup and is said to be the largest telehandler in North America. This year, France-based rival Manitou is introducing an 80,000-lb-capacity telehandler, thought to be the world's largest, for the South African
Photo courtesy Deere & Co. With two new Brazil factories online, Deere still plans to import crawler tractors and motor graders. Related Links: For Brazil Equipment Buyers, Support Is King Brazil Launches Massive Subway Construction Deere & Co. has this month opened a pair of manufacturing plants in Brazil to produce loaders and excavators for the regional market.The $180-million facilities, located in Indaiatuba outside of São Paulo, were completed in just more than two years and are needed to support a dealer network that covers 90% of the country's market.One of the plants was built in a partnership with Hitachi
Photo courtesy Cummins Inc. Cummins and Peterbilt on Feb. 18 demonstrated a SuperTruck prototype that gets 10.7 miles per gallon, an average improvement of 75% since 2009. Related Links: First Fuel-Economy Standards Hit Construction Trucks The Flip Side of Fuel Economy: Less Cash for Road Construction Heavy trucks, including those used in construction, are set to get a second round of fuel-economy restrictions that will extend into the next decade.President Obama on Feb. 18 kicked off the second phase of federal fuel-economy standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks by calling on the Environmental Protection Agency and Dept. of Transportation. to
Photo Courtesy of MMC-Gamuda Variable-density-slurry tunnel-boring machine was developed to dig through fissured limestone. Last month, it broke through on a transit project in Kuala Lumpur. Related Links: Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Link Plan Draws Global Interest Dual Purpose Tunnel Becomes Smart Solution A new type of tunnel-boring machine designed to excavate through fissured limestone recently made its global debut with a breakthrough on Kuala Lumpur's emerging mass rapid-transit system. Six new variable-density-slurry tunnel-boring machines (VDTBM) are deployed on the 9.5-kilometer-long twin drives of the Malaysian capital's notoriously difficult karstic ground.With the first VDTBM drives completed this January, the technology "is
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