Wed November 21, 2018
Volvo CE's Megaproject Listing: Building a New City From the Ground Up
In the fifth episode of The Megaproject Listing, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) breaks ground on construction of the New Santa Cruz – a sibling city just 20 minutes outside of Santa Cruz – which is being built to house more than 370,000 new inhabitants and 10,000 new businesses....
Mon August 27, 2018
Dynapac North America Continues to Expand Dealer Network
Dynapac North America announced General Equipment & Supplies as its newest dealer partner. General Equipment & Supplies, based in Fargo, N.D., will supply a full line of compaction and paving products in the North Dakota and northern Minnesota markets....
Fri August 17, 2018
CGS Stabilizes Sinkhole-Prone Site With Compaction Grout
A lone drilling rig hammered away on a muddy, puddle-laden King of Prussia, Pa., construction site on an unseasonably cold April morning. Future residents of the 5-story, 248-unit suburban Philadelphia apartment complex would someday shuttle back and forth to the various amenities in this bustling community, but no structure could rise from the ground until Compaction Grouting Services Inc....
Wed June 20, 2018
Bomag BPR 70/70 D Reversible Plate Features New Comfort Handle Design To Lower Vibration Feedback
The Bomag BPR 70/70 D reversible plate compactor boasts a specially designed comfort handle that reduces vibration feedback to the operator's hands, reducing fatigue. Rubber vibration buffers connecting the steering rod to both the handle and the base plate drop hand-arm-vibration values to 8.2 ft./s2 (2.5 m/s2), offering enhanced operator protection while using the compactor....
Mon June 18, 2018
Cat CW16 Pneumatic Compactor Features Two-Wheel Configuration, Ballast Choices
Designed for use on granular materials and all types of asphalt-mix designs, the Cat CW16 pneumatic (rubber-tire) roller is available as a standard nine-wheel model with a 69-in. (175 cm) compaction width or as an optional 11-wheel model with an 84-in....
Thu March 01, 2018
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Offers Three Tandem-Drum Compaction Roller Models
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recently added a third model — the HR26T-9 — to its Series 9 tandem-drum compaction rollers. Hyundai's compact, tandem-drum roller models are designed for asphalt paving and maintenance, and offer 360-degree visibility for the operator....
Tue February 20, 2018
Dynapac North America Adds Light Compaction to Product Offering
Dynapac North America announced its extended product offering by introducing a full range of light compaction equipment. The range, including rammers, forward and reversible plates, walk behind and articulated utility rollers, will widen the Dynapac portfolio and offering to its customers....
Mon February 05, 2018
Doosan Portable Power Announces New Authorized Dealer
Doosan Portable Power recently named Six & Mango Equipment, LLP as an authorized dealer of Doosan Portable Power products. The company will distribute Doosan generators, air compressors, light towers and light compaction equipment to customers in the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metro area and northern suburbs....
Tue January 30, 2018
Bee Equipment Thrives in West Texas Market
Lubbock, Texas, is home to one of the largest compaction equipment dealers in the United States. But the folks at Bee Equipment would just as soon keep that a secret. “We're not real splashy,” said Bee's owner, Everett Monroe....
Thu September 28, 2017
Volvo Releases Compact Assist for Soil for Real-Time Operator Feedback
Compact Assist for Soil offers real-time guidance to the operator by displaying number of passes and Compaction Meter Value (CMV), showing operators the exact number of passes across the entire work area, as well as whether those areas have reached sufficient compaction....