by admin | Apr 19, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Machinery News, Manufacturer News
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Volvo CE announced today an integration agreement focusing on establishing a Trimble 3D machine control solution that will seamlessly integrate with Volvo Dig Assist 2D machine control on Volvo excavators. The announcement was made at bauma...
by admin | Apr 19, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
Look toward any horizon and chances are there’s a crane in your sights, probably several. That’s because there are more than 150 fixed tower cranes in Metro Vancouver, a tie for the last peak the region saw during the pre-Olympics condo boom. VIDEO HERE “Vancouver’s...
by admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Heavy Machinery News, Mining News
EAST PEORIA — A distance of 1,500 miles was no impediment for East Peoria Community High School students operating a Caterpillar Inc. bulldozer. The teens took turns Thursday experimenting with moving a D11T around a proving ground in Tucson, Ariz., as remote...
by admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
The Star published this story on June 26, 2011. JOPLIN, Mo. As the monster tornado bore down on them, Rusty Howard and his two small children sought refuge in a Home Depot store. But instead the young father, the children and four other people died when the roof came...
by admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Constuction & Business News
Yokohama Rubber is buying Alliance Tire Group (ATG) for $1.2 billion as part of its plans to expand its commercial tire business. The acquisition, from private equity giant KKR, is expected to be finalized July 1. WHY DOES YOKOHAMA WANT ATG? While it does produce...
by admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Heavy Machinery News
Three people were injured, one critically, on Sunday when a concrete slab being laid on the Lucknow Metro Rail route caved in, police said. The concrete slab collapsed at Sujanpura near the Alambagh bus station, said the police. The injured, said to be labourers, have...
