Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 19, 2016
'Tracking' the History of Crawler Loaders, Dozer
Tracked (or crawler) loaders are machines with a tracked chassis and a loader that can be used for digging and moving/loading materials. They are a versatile component of any fleet, able to perform many tasks....
Lori Tobias - Tue October 04, 2016
Contractor Snuffs Out Underground Coal Mine Fires
For more than nine months, crews with Earthmovers Unlimited Inc. have labored cautiously to reach a coal fire 146 ft. (44.5 m) below the surface of the earth in Carbondale, Pa. At stake, 50 homes and the safety of all who reside within them....
Thu September 29, 2016
Armored Caterpillar D9 Dozer Assists With High-Risk Rescue Mission
The Peoria Journal Star is reporting that Alan Clyne's Christian missionary work has taken him across the country since his retirement from the Marine Corps in July, including to central Illinois to help build spiritual sanctuaries through Church Growth Ministries....
Thu September 29, 2016
Komatsu America Corp. Previews the New D375Ai-8 Intelligent Machine Control Crawler Dozer
Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, previewed the new 636HP, D375Ai-8 intelligent machine control crawler dozer at MINExpo today. Featuring more production and faster cycle times, including 20% more horsepower in reverse than the prior model, the first mining-class dozer equipped with intelligent machine control also comes with structural enhancements for increased durability of mainframe and track frame....
Tue September 27, 2016
Thompson Tractor's Guests Line Up to Try D6N Dozer
Thompson Tractor hosted a D6N dozer technology expo on Sept. 14 at a site near Thompson Tractor's Alabaster, Ala., branch facility. Guests were eager to see the new Cat D6N dozers with advanced Cat GRADE technologies built in....
Tue September 06, 2016
John Deere Integrates SmartGrade Technology Into the 750K and 850K Dozer Models
John Deere is building on its lineup of SmartGrade crawler dozers with the integration of the machine control offering on the 750K and 850K models. Adding SmartGrade availability on these larger machines will improve job site accuracy and quality of work through the complete integration of the Topcon 3D-MC2 Grade Control System....
Wed August 17, 2016
Stadium Renovation Calls Time Out for Football Season
With football season around the corner, second-phase construction pauses on a $256 million renovation project to upgrade Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The first phase included removal of the upper-deck seats in the northwest and northeast sections of the north end zone....
Tue August 02, 2016
SJ&L Takes Guesswork Out of Grading With Komatsu
On a project in south Alabama, SJ&L Inc. Civil Contractors of Mobile, Ala., is taking the guesswork out of grading by using a Komatsu D51PXi intelligent machine control dozer. The project is the construction of a $27.3 million professional office building for the University of South Alabama's Children's & Women's Hospital....
Thu July 07, 2016
Komatsu America Corp. Introduces the D85EXi/PXi-18 Crawler Dozer
Komatsu America Corp.'s, 264 hp D85EXi/PXi-18 crawler dozer, eliminates the need to install and remove blade-mounted sensors each day, saving on machine and operator wear and tear, and converting potential downtime into more time spent running the machine, according to the manufacturer....
Fri July 01, 2016
LiuGong North America Introduces New Dressta S-Series Dozers to North America
LiuGong North America introduced the new Dressta TD-8S and TD-9S dozers to North American construction equipment dealers at an event in Houston last week. Dressta is headquartered in Stalowa Wola, Poland, and is the sales, marketing and after-sales and service division of LiuGong Dressta Machinery....
