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5 Things You Might Not Know about Batteries

Batteries are an important part of modern life and now Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is starting to use them to power its machines...

SDLG Loader Optimizes Operations at Holcim’s Indonesia Plant

An SDLG LG936L wheel loader is proving vital to operations at a Holcim concrete plant in Bandung, Indonesia. Contractor PT Sarana Karya Cipt...

McElroy Marks 50 Years in Thermoplastic Pipe Fusion

McElroy, a 65-year-old company with small beginnings as a contract job shop, announced its 50th year as a leading manufacturer of thermoplas...

From the Experts: Maintenance Tips for Vacuum Excavators

Vacuum excavators work in some of the most extreme and dirtiest conditions. From freezing temperatures in remote areas, to dusty off-road lo...

Vermeer Southeast Celebrates Marietta, Georgia, Grand Opening

Vermeer Southeast, an employee-owned company as of Jan. 1, 2019, recently celebrated the Grand Opening of its new Marietta, Georgia, parts, ...

Hitachi Releases Versatile New EX1200-7 Excavator

Hitachi introduced the EX1200-7 excavator, which will provide increased efficiency, reliability and durability for customers. The excavator,...

Gold Shovel Association Appoints Campbell As Executive Director

The Gold Shovel Association (GSA) announced May 6 that its board of directors has appointed Cheryl Campbell as executive director of its Gol...

Komatsu Introduces PC1250SP-11 and PC1250LC-11 Hydraulic Excavators

Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, introduced the new PC1250SP-11 and PC1250LC-11 Tier 4 final emissions ...

Raising The Bar Since 1987

It only took 10 minutes for Scott Millbury and Joe Haley to get hooked on Hitachi. It was 1987, and a local dealer rented a brand-new Hitach...