Photo by John Guzzon for ENR An operator moves a barrel through a slalom course during a competition this month in Las Vegas. Related Links: OSHA To Reopen Controversial Crane and Derrick Rules Viewpoint: OSHA Crane Rules Must Change Viewpoint: OSHA Crane Rules Have Merit Companies that test crane operators disagree with each other on the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration's proposal to push back by three years mandatory certification for these workers. Public comments closed on March 12 for the proposed delay, which OSHA floated earlier in the year after industry groups had asked the safety agency to
Photos courtesy of Yard Club A recent one-month rental of a Caterpiller D9 Dozer saved the renter $8,500 versus a traditional rental, according to Yard Club. Related Links: CONEXPO 2014: Trends to Watch Platinum Equity Pays $1.1 Billion for Volvo Rents A San Francisco start-up hopes to save U.S. contractors billions of dollars in equipment rental fees and lost revenue with the rollout of a new online equipment-rental market model.Incubated in Silicon Valley, YardClub.com aims to expand the service to Southern California, the East Coast and cities throughout the U.S. in the next six months."We are hiring like crazy," says
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR Chinese equipment manufacturers were a visible presence at CONEXPO 2014. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR ICP is now selling Lonking machines such as this wheel loader through a deal with online auction house IronPlanet. Looking out over the Silver Lot at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CONEXPO 2014, you'd be forgiven for assuming it was reserved for China-based heavy equipment manufacturers. Giant crane booms with banners for Zoomlion and Sany loom overhead, an imposing yellow booth for Lonking sits below, and a giant robot statue made to look like a transformed Sany
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR Ricardo's flywheel can store power from an excavator's hydraulic system and then sent it back when needed using the hydraulic pump motor seen here on this acrylic model. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR The flywheel can be seen in the center of the housing cylinder, where it will be able to spin freely in a magnetic field. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO Coverage Caterpillar Rolls Out Hybrid Excavator as Layoffs Hit Mining Division Engine manufacturer Ricardo normally doesn't go seeking attention from the press. While it supplies engines to everyone from the biggest
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Ron DeFeo and Guy Ramsey (from left to right) hand a $10,000 check to Brandon Pelletier and Madeline Schildwachter of the Semper Fi Fund. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO Coverage Learn More About the Semper Fi Fund Brandon Pelletier, a turret gunner who served in the Iraq war, recalled his own recovery in 2008, not long after an improvised explosive device discharged under his Humvee, crushing his right arm and leaving it paralyzed."I was in some dark places in my rehab," said Pelletier, 26, who also suffers from a traumatic brain injury that
Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co. Ford medium-duty trucks for 2016 will come exclusively with a Ford powertrain. Related Links: Ford Offers Gas When Diesel Is Too Much Ford Offers Natural Gas Power in a Half-Ton Pickup Ford Motor Co., which leads the market for medium-duty vocational construction trucks, is bringing production of the F-650/750 back to the U.S. for 2016 and vertically integrating the powertrain and chassis for improved performance, ride and comfort."What we are going to do with this truck is really going to shake up the segment," says Todd Kaufman, F-Series chassis-cab marketing manager.Buyers of medium-duty trucks
The new JLG 1850SJ Ultra Boom rides on an X-shaped chassis. Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR The Genie SX-180 at CONEXPO. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO Coverage JLG Rolls Out Record-Breaking Boom Lift Genie, whose 180-foot SX-180 boom lift was recently eclipsed as the world's tallest by the 185-foot JLG 1850SJ Ultra Boom, has put its competitor on notice regarding possible patent infringement."We have some concerns because it appears to be similar in how it is executed." said Brad Allen, vice president of marketing, product management and engineering for Terex Corp.'s
Behind Manitowoc's MLC650, where the counterweights slide along a rack-and-pinion assembly. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO 2014 Coverage Manitowoc 31000 Supercrane Mobilizes in Korea National crane supplier All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has purchased 10 Manitowoc MLC300 crawler cranes, and Manitowoc has sold 50 crawlers in its next-generation crane lineup, according to sources at the companies.
Photo by Tudor Van Hampton Komatsu shows its new intelligent Machine Control technology on four dozers at CONEXPO. Related Links: More Coverage at ENR.com/CONEXPO CONEXPO 2014: Trends To Watch Komatsu's new intelligent Machine Control technology is winning over contractors looking to boost profitability on low-margin earthmoving projects."It is making every pass count," said Richard Smith, vice president of Komatsu America Corp. at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition on March 4 in Las Vegas.The new machine control tech, which is integrated into Komatsu dozers at the factory in Japan, senses and controls the machine's pitch, angle and cylinder strokes in real time while
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