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Tue September 15, 2009

RDO Integrated Controls to Host Topcon GPS/Machine Control Demonstration

RDO Integrated Controls will host a Topcon Global Positioning System (GPS) and Machine Control Demonstration on Sept. 23 and 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Roadshow presentation will be begin at 8:30 a.m....

Rebecca Ragain - Thu September 10, 2009

Owner-Contractor Teamwork Nearly Halves Project Time

It used to be that drivers traveling between Tacoma or Gig Harbor and Port Orchard along Washington’s SR 16 had to be especially alert as they approached the community of Burley. The intersection of SR 16 and Burley Olalla Road was this section of highway’s last remaining at-grade intersection, and as such, had a high incidence of severe accidents....

Fri September 04, 2009

RW Moore Demos New John Deere Dozer, Motorgrader

Customers and guests visited RW Moore Equipment Company’s John Deere 764 high-speed dozer and 672GP motorgrader demos in June 2009. The demos were held in three North Carolina locations: Wilmington, Greenville and Raleigh....

Fri September 04, 2009

Komatsu Introduces D375A-6 Dozer

Komatsu America Corp.’s D375A-6 crawler dozer, for use in mining and heavy construction applications, is powered by a highly efficient Komatsu SAA6D170E-5 engine with an operating weight of 157,940 lbs....

Wed September 02, 2009

With Laser Equipment, Bobcat Compact Track Loaders Complete Work Formerly Done by Dozers

Trace Construction, a concrete contractor based near Indianapolis, Ind., uses Bobcat compact equipment and innovative technology to do the same jobs typically done by larger equipment. With Bobcat equipment, Trace Construction completes jobs more efficiently and with less cost, according to the company....

Daniel C. Brown - Wed August 19, 2009

Machine Control Systems Hit Grand Slam at Trade Show

“Build It and They Will Come,” goes the saying from “Field of Dreams,” the movie about baseball players and spectators coming to a new ballpark in the midst of Iowa cornfields. And come they did, to the Midwest Construction Expo and Field Days, held in July at a farm near Melbourne, Iowa, northeast of Des Moines....

Fri July 31, 2009

Milton CAT Unveils New D7E Dozer at Syracuse Quarry

When Milton CAT announced it was going to unveil the much talked about D7E to a group of upstate New York customers, the reaction was curiosity, anticipation and excitement — but not surprise. The unveiling took place not at a showroom or a fancy venue, but at a job site....

Erik Pisor - Wed July 29, 2009

Caltrans Takes on $16.2M Interchange

Typically, expanding a 0.2-mi. (0.3 km) stretch of highway from four lanes to six lanes and reconstructing four of the highway’s existing on/off ramps isn’t considered a large transportation project in San Luis Obispo County, Calif....

Wed July 15, 2009

Johnson Machinery Showcases New D7E Electric Drive Dozer in Calif.

Johnson Machinery hosted the Cat D7E “Tour of the Century” event in Riverside, Calif., July 8. With its breakthrough electric drive system, the Cat D7E track-type tractor has been generating interest in the heavy equipment business....

Fri July 03, 2009

Komatsu D65 Crawler Dozers Driven by Versatility

Komatsu America Corp.’s series of D65 crawler dozers, which includes the D65EX-15, D65PX-15 and D65WX-15, are developed for both heavy dozing and grading applications. All major components, including hydraulics, powertrain, mainframe and operator cab, are engineered by Komatsu....