Construction Equipment articles from February 2009

Construction Equipment archives from February 2009

Gallery of Excavators.
February 1, 2009... Staff Models Move to D-Series Staff Each of the four Caterpillar excavators in the 20,000- to 40,000-pound range have been updated and upgraded, taking them from C- to D-Series designation. Generally, the product-line changes...

Buying File: Attachments.
February 1, 2009... Staff Atlas Copco Staff Attaching to 10- to 18-metric-ton excavators, the 1,650-pound Atlas Copco MB 700 hydraulic breaker is designed with only two moving parts, for reliability and limited maintenance. The MB 700 delivers up to...

'Mid-Sized' Excavator: Depends on Who's Being Asked.
February 1, 2009... By Mike Anderson, Senior Editor Putting a clear name on machines weighing 20,000 to 40,000 pounds depends on how various brands are marketed In October, Construction Equipment wondered whether an equipment manager in search of a new...

Ready When It Turns Around.
February 1, 2009... Rod Sutton, Editor in Chief In past years, the first quarter kept the industry bustling with trade shows. Not this year -- for us or for the rest of the country. The first sign was last month during our trip through Chicago's O'Hare...

Paradise Lost?
February 1, 2009... By G.C. Skipper, Contributing Editor How one fleet manager is working to cut emissions. Given that Hawaii's emission levels are among the lowest in the country and that, in a recent study of 100 U.S. locations, Hawaii generated the...

How to Make the Switch to ULSD.
February 1, 2009... By Barbara Goodrich and Terry Oftedal Initial use of ultra low sulfur diesel in non-road equipment may require more frequent fuel-filter changes. Ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) is a diesel fuel with a maximum of 15-ppm sulfur content....

Is Your Shop Rate What It Should Be?
February 1, 2009... By G.C. Skipper, Contributing Editor Here's how to crunch the numbers to find out. All it takes to develop an accurate shop rate are a knowledge of the basic principles of accounting--and a commitment to "leave no stone unturned" in...

Get Help with Emissions Compliance.
February 1, 2009... Staff As hard as it can be to comply with ever-tightening emissions regulations, it can be even more difficult to find the information you need to make compliance decisions. The new Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)...

Make the 2009 AEMP Annual Meeting a Priority.
February 1, 2009... Staff If you have not registered yet for the 27th AEMP Management Conference & Annual Meeting to be held March 15-17 at the International Plaza Resort in Orlando, do it today. This conference has never been more important than it is now...

Telematics Summit Scheduled.
February 1, 2009... Staff AEMP will hold another Telematics Summit in Chicago, February 25. The organization is currently spearheading an industry initiative to develop solutions for the delivery of key telematics data directly to equipment users in a format...

Crane Safety Moves To Center Stage.
February 1, 2009... Staff If you missed the AEMP/Construction Equipment magazine webinar December 3 on crane safety, you can still tune in. "With the number of highly publicized crane accidents across the country and around the world, this web-based...

Industry Leaders to Address AEMP.
February 1, 2009... Staff Experts in key issues ranging from emissions regulations to equipment theft and from benchmarking to telematics solutions will address the 27th Management Conference & Annual Meeting March 15-17 in Orlando. Emissions regulation...

AEMP News.
February 1, 2009... Staff The Certified Equipment Manager (CEM) Certification program was developed by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals and is the recognized certification in the industry. The CEM program is designed to elevate...

"You get what you put into it.".
February 1, 2009... By Dick Brannigan, CEM, 2007-2008 AEMP National President When AEMP Past President Dave Markey, CEM, was asked by a prospective member what he could expect to get from AEMP membership, he answered, "Exactly what you put into it." That was...

Prepare for the Unexpected.
February 1, 2009... By G.C. Skipper, Contributing Editor What to do before you get an unannounced visit by the EPA, OSHA or other regulatory agency. In 1910, William D. Boyce gave fleet managers a sound piece of advice when he urged members of the...

Factors That Affect the Equipment Rate.
February 1, 2009... By Mike Vorster, Contributing Editor Equipment managers who understand how the equipment rate functionswithin an organization can set it wisely and then track its accuracy The equipment rate means many things to many people. People...

Move Site Materials Faster and Safer.
February 1, 2009... By Larry Stewart, Executive Editor New Wacker Neuson site dumper and all-wheel-steer loaderimpress Local 150 operator instructors in the field Wacker -- a German company that has spent 50 years building a U.S. reputation supplying...

Hybrid Drive Applied to a Dump Truck.
February 1, 2009... By Tom Berg, Truck Editor With Eaton's electric system, Peterbilt's latest Model 335 works best in stop-and-go operations The term "pickup & delivery" is associated with parcels, freight and beverages; not dirt, gravel, stone and all...

Komatsu Designs Its Latest Electric-Drive System with Siemens.
February 1, 2009... By Katie Weiler, Managing Editor Previously all of Komatsu's electric-drive mining trucks were developedusing GE drive systems; the 860E takes a new approach In the 1980s, Komatsu introduced its first trolley-assist mining trucks, the...

Welding Experts Encourage Technical Education Reform.
February 1, 2009... Staff Welding students, graduates of welding programs, and industry experts recently gathered with more than 100 Wisconsin high school counselors and educators in a "Career Horizons" symposium designed to inform attendees about the rewards...

U.S. Air Force and Mack Trucks Partner on Hybrids.
February 1, 2009... Staff Mack Trucks delivered the first diesel-electric hybrid refuse truck to the U.S. Air Force Advanced Power Technology office. The truck, called TerraPro, uses a hybrid electric power train comprising an integrated starter,...

StarTrak Systems Buys Micrologic.
February 1, 2009... Staff StarTrak Systems, a leader in transport refrigeration monitoring and control, entered the market for wireless tracking and monitoring of construction equipment by acquiring MicroLogic. The 25-year-old Lowell, Mass.-based business is...

Electrical Repairs: Activity Is Not Necessarily Progress.
February 1, 2009... Dan Sullivan Here's a perspective on how to get the most from investments in electrical training. Shop supervisors need to adjust their expectations to suit the unique nature of electrical diagnostics and give trainees opportunities to...

IMT EDSC10 Service Truck Body.
February 1, 2009... Staff In our December Top 100 Products issue, page 29, we published the wrong photo of IMT's compact EDSC10 mechanics truck. Mountedon a Dodge or Freightliner Sprinter chassis, the EDSC10 is the lightest model in its class, addressing...

No Space Rate Hike For AEM Members.
February 1, 2009... Staff Member companies already facing the economic downturn won't get hit up for additional exhibit rates for the next Conexpo-Con/Agg trade show. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), in announcing a hold on space rates...

Total Construction Spending.
February 1, 2009... Staff Total construction spending declined 0.6 percent in November from October, but construction volume may have increased because construction materials prices fell 3.2 percent. November's construction spending activity is inconsistent...

Hazardous Aerosol Cans.
February 1, 2009... Larry Stewart Aerosol cans are considered reactive -- they could explode -- so they are hazardous waste," says Ed Buckner, environmental engineer in EPA's Region 7. "They should be collected in a drum with other hazardous waste, or you...

Safety Organization Ups AWP Certifications.
February 1, 2009... Staff The International Powered Access Federation in 2008 issued a record 81,378 Powered Access License Cards to operators who passed the aerial-work-platform training program at one of IPAF's 330-plus approved training centers. In 2004,...

Navistar to Use Only Its Own Diesels in 2010.
February 1, 2009... By Tom Berg, Truck Editor Cummins ISX will be replaced by MaxxForce-branded C15 in domestic Internationals Navistar International will use only its own MaxxForce brand of diesels for its domestic heavy trucks starting next January,...

Defend Your Hydraulics from Dangerous Contaminants.
February 1, 2009... By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor Without effective hydraulic filters, breathers and seals, big machines are no match against small particles Dust, dirt, water, metal: What do they have in common? According to Doug Jahnke, product...