Consolidation and management of coal-ash is dirty, dangerous work, and heavy equipment brought in to shift and compact the waste from coal-fired power plants can pose a hazard for workers.

The T130 VDV MapMaster 3.0 is designed for verifying cable installations in telecom applications.

Four new models of truck-mounted, articulating cranes from IMT boast lift capacities in the 40,000-lb to 70,000-lb range. 

Caterpillar is focusing its CONEXPO presentation on demonstrating a remotely operated dozer and its expanded telematics reporting, but is also dealing with the fallout from a raid by IRS and Commerce Dept. agents of its Peoria, Ill. headquarters on March 2.

The F1200C Asphalt Paver has working widths from 4 ft to 10 ft and a maximum paving capacity of 330 tons per hour.

With growing demand for grade-control systems on its dozers, John Deere has launched the 700K Smart Dozer, which features an integrated 3D grade-control system from Topcon Positioning Systems, eliminating the relatively fragile masts that most systems are mounted on.

The D61-24 Crawler Dozer is powered by a 6.80-liter, 168-hp diesel engine that meets Tier 4 Final emissions standards via a diesel-particulate filter.