Seeing parallels to a fatal crane accident in Texas in 2012, crane specialist Terry McGettigan believes the Seattle crane collapse will be shown to have similar causes.

As the world’s largest equipment manufacturers convened in Munich for the Bauma equipment show April 4-14, the overriding question was what has changed in the industry since the last show three years ago.

In an analysis of three cranes that collapsed in the Miami area as Hurricane Irma passed over Florida, OSHA found that while the cranes were set to spin freely in the wind, all three were a specific model whose jibs may have been vulnerable to turbulent wind vortexes.

With surcharges on foreign steel, aluminum and components raising production costs, U.S.- based equipment makers consider their options

Camso has introduced several new tires in its multipurpose construction tire lineup.

Terex Advance displays their new Charger Series of front-discharge mixer trucks at World of Concrete 2018

With signs of improvement in global equipment sales, including a few bright spots in the U.S., the equipment market saw consolidation and new developments in autonomous equipment in 2016.

With a self-imposed deadline looming, Terex Corp. has called off talks with Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. for the China-based equipment maker to acquire the U.S.-based company. Terex had announced on May 16 that it would be selling its material-handling and port-solutions [MHPS] business to Finland-based Konecranes for $1.3 billion, and that deal is expected to close in January 2017. 

Equipment manufacturer Terex Corp. announced May 16 that it is ending its plan to merge with Konecranes, and will instead sell its material-handling and port solutions [MHPS] unit to the Finnish-based company for $1.3 billion.