Category Archives: Road Article

Experience and teamwork fuel momentum on S.T. Wooten’s I-95 road widening project

Experience and teamwork fuel momentum on S.T. Wooten’s I-95 road widening project

By Michael Alford, Vice President at S.T. Wooten As temperatures soar and the days get longer, excitement is starting to build for summer vacation. For S.T. Wooten, the focus is on making sure travel dreams don’t turn into nightmares for people driving on I-95 as the company makes progress on its 18-mile road-widening project to […]

Ignite Attachments Expands Snow Tool Lineup

Ignite Attachments Expands Snow Tool Lineup

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Ignite Attachments, a breakthrough manufacturer of compact equipment attachments, adds to its growing lineup of direct-to-you products with new snow tools. The company launched a line of commercial-grade snow blades for heavy-duty snow removal tasks. Additionally, Ignite beefed up existing snow tool lines to provide more efficiency. This includes an optional hydraulic […]

Contractor Seeks Cost Effective Concrete Recycling, Strickland Pulverizer Delivers

Profex, Inc., a Newburgh, NY based general contractor, has found a cost effective way to recycle concrete in-house with the Strickland SCP80 Mechanical Concrete Pulverizer. The firm purchased the attachment from Ransome Attachments of Marlton, NJ in March 2017 and is already impressed with its durability.

ALLU D-Series screener crusher bucket transforms waste into profitable material

The ALLU® D-Series screener crusher bucket attachment works with wheel loaders, excavators, skid steers and backhoes to screen, crush, pulverize, aerate, blend, mix, separate, feed and load materials all in one stage – increasing an operation’s efficiency and profitability. The unit is designed to process wet or dry materials quickly and efficiently, reducing cycle times […]

McCloskey introduces new design and innovative features for 154v3 impact crusher

Higher production and more efficient material flow delivered across applications PETERBOROUGH, ON CANADA — McCloskey International has introduced a new highly efficient version of its I54 mobile impact crusher. Following worldwide field site visits, the feedback from the customers has resulted in significant changes to the I54 crusher, including direct drive, an enhanced material flow […]

Terex Finlay I-140 direct drive impact crusher

The Terex® Finlay I-140 direct drive horizontal impact crusher with variable speed gives operators unprecedented levels of production in both recycling, mining and quarrying applications. The robust and proven Terex CR032 chamber gives excellent reduction ratios and high consistency of product shape.

Melker Jernberg appointed president of Volvo Construction Equipment

Melker Jernberg was born in 1968 and is currently President and CEO of the Sweden based powder metallurgy company Höganäs AB. Prior to this he held the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Business Area EMEA at swedish based steel manufacturer SSAB. Melker Jernberg will assume his new position on Jan. 1, 2018.

ALLU Group Welcomes New Western U.S. Territory Manager

ALLU Inc., based in Teterboro, NJ, is pleased to announce Scott Stogsdill as its new territory sales manager for the Western United States. He will be responsible for increasing and working with ALLU’s network of dealers in the Western U.S., as well as field sales activities.

Larson Electronics LLC releases new red outdoor crane warning laser

Larson Electronics LLC, a leading industrial lighting company, announced the release of a new red outdoor rated crane warning laser to be added to its catalog of products this week. This high visibility crane laser (LZRWL-IP-RED-200MW-1227) has been designed for overhead crane safety and to warn people in the area of ongoing crane operations.

Doosan Bobcat North America completes West Fargo headquarters expansion

Doosan Bobcat North America has set the foundation for future growth with its completion of a $9.5 million company headquarters expansion in West Fargo, North Dakota. The West Fargo headquarters features a collaborative environment for employees to work in new ways, drive innovation and improve operations.

Genie fleet reconditioning services extend equipment service life and increase rental fleet values

Today’s business climate demands that rental companies carefully consider how best to manage fleets to maximize the rental return on invested capital (rROIC). To extend the opportunities with the machines already in service, Genie® fleet reconditioning services now offers: a three year/36 month warranty on all components reconditioned by Genie, a three year/3,000 hour powertrain […]

Genie introduces the new Lift Guard Contact Alarm system — a new generation of secondary operator protection

Introducing the first in the next generation of innovative accessories, the new Genie® Lift Guard™ Contact Alarm system offers a contemporary accessory that can, in some circumstances, provide additional operator protection. The Genie Lift Guard Contact Alarm is engineered as an electronic secondary guarding system, designed to immediately activate and alert others that the operator […]

Intertractor America Corporation Opens Wyoming Service Center

Intertractor America Corporation announces the opening of a new service center in Gillette, Wyoming. The new 6,000-square-foot facility provides a centralized location for customers in North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, eastern Utah and northern Colorado in need of undercarriage service for excavators, dozers and other tracked machines, particularly those used in mining applications.

Tyalta breathes new life into 20 year old trommel

Canadian McCloskey dealer, Tyalta Industries, doesn’t give up without a fight.   When a customer’s 514 trommel was so damaged on site it was considered a write-off, the Tyalta team went to work to see if they could bring it back to life. At almost 20 years old, repairing the trommel could challenge even the […]

Barko Announces Crosby Equipment Company as New Dealer

Barko Hydraulics, LLC is proud to announce Crosby Equipment Company as its new dealer for logging and land clearing equipment in Georgia. “Crosby Equipment Company is a great addition to our dealer network,” said Alecia McKay- Jones, dealer development manager for Barko.

Terex|Finlay ‘rock’ Edinburgh, Scotland, with spectacular model launches at customer open days event.

  Terex|Finlay, hosted an international open day in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th June, 2017. The event had a very international feel with dealers and end-user customers in attendance from North and South America, Europe, Russia, Japan and South Africa. In total over 350 dealers and customers visited the site over the […]

FAE announces Singer/Songwriter Edwin McCain as company spokesman

FAE USA, Inc., located in Flowery Branch, GA, announced they have selected singer/songwriter Edwin McCain as their spokesman. FAE USA is the U.S. subsidiary of FAE Group, a manufacturer of machinery for land clearing, road construction, agricultural and forestry applications.

TrueLook offers tips to manage job site security

Leader in construction camera systems offers advice on maintaining security at the job site “Thieves who prey on construction job sites are creatures of opportunity,” said Ken Pittman, TrueLook marketing director. “They look for the easy mark. They try to find job sites that are insecure or companies that don’t take the right measures to […]

New John Deere light material high capacity buckets make big impact on G-Series productivity

MOLINE, IL — Designed to take advantage of the improved performance capabilities and boom design of the G-Series skid steers and compact track loaders (CTLs), John Deere now offers a 90-inch light material high capacity bucket (LM90) as part of the ever expanding lineup of Worksite Pro™ attachments. It features a high back for maximum […]

Eriez SafeHold lifting magnets improve safety and increase productivity

ERIE, PA — When properly installed and operated, SafeHold® Permanent Lifting Magnets from Eriez® are safer and more efficient than other mechanical material handling devices. Customers who have upgraded to SafeHold magnets from older manual magnets report decreased workplace injuries and increased productivity.

Program Set For 8th Shingle Recycling Forum

The gathering place of the shingle recycling industry is the Shingle Recycling Forum, the eighth edition of the event is Oct. 17-18, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The program for the forum is completed, and includes sessions on an overview of the industry, current recycled asphalt shingle (RAS) mix designs for asphalt, how to work with […]

CBI demonstrating machines live at the Northeastern Forest Products Expo

  Attendees can see CBI’s wood grinders, wood chippers, stump shear, and the log & stump screw. Bangor, ME – Continental Biomass Industries (CBI) will be exhibiting at the 2017 Northeastern Forest Products Expo next week and will run live demonstrations of wood grinders, wood chippers, and the latest forestry attachments. CBI will be stationed […]

Taking control of the future brings success

Training and access to resources are key by Jeff Winke The construction industry is dynamic — ever changing and evolving through technology. The way contractors work today is clearly much different than 50 years ago — or 20 years — or even five years ago. The big difference is due to technology advances s in […]

McCloskey International invests in response to worldwide growth

New facilities, expanded dealer network to accommodate increased global demand  PETERBOROUGH, ON — Screening and crushing industry leader McCloskey International has continued its expansion over the past three years, with close to 35 percent growth overall, increased market share, major investments in its manufacturing facilities, and the introduction of a new vision.