Articles by Equipment & Contracting

Quarries around the world offer spectacular sites such as Carrara marble quarry or the beautiful elliptical patterns from copper mines, plus they provide important resources for every country. Despite the differences and the great distances […]

Watertown S.D. – Terex Utilities introduced the HyPower™ SmartPTO earlier this year for a variety of Hi-Ranger™ telescopic, overcenter, and non-overcenter aerial devices and Commander and General digger derricks. This simple and reliable product reduces idling, […]

Lynn Marsh, President, Road Widener LLC – Crewmember safety is the highest priority in road construction. However, traditional compaction machines are about as rigid as it gets. Every degree of slope is felt by operators […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Yanmar Compact Equipment introduces the Stowable Utility Hook to provide a convenient, factory designed lifting point for Yanmar compact excavators without the need to use an attachment. The new option reduces […]

By John Roberts, CEO, Railway Equipment Leasing and Maintenance (RELAM) Inc. Choosing the right equipment for railway maintenance-of–way (MOW) operations is critical, and so is the decision on whether to lease or buy that equipment. […]

“Some kids played with Malibu Barbie. I played on a crane parked in my backyard.” That’s how Kasey Stephens explains her introduction to “living the crane life,” a lifetime love of the crane business, which […]

Michael O’Brien, Western Global – Finding a solution for a fleet’s fueling needs can be a complex process with many factors to consider. While fleet managers may often request wet hosing operations from fuel distributors, […]

There’s always been a weak point in the demolition and redevelopment industry when it comes to processing reinforced materials. When it comes to recovering reinforced material, companies have been forced to (reluctantly) come to terms […]

Mammoet was contracted to assist in two phases of work to set twelve steel rail bridge girders. The girders were located directly under Interstate 70 in Colorado, which prevented any cranes from performing the work. […]

Orange, Conn. – F&W Equipment Corporation, a leading distributor of landscaping and earthmoving equipment in Connecticut since 1939, is now a stocking dealer for the complete line of attachments offered by Ransome Attachments. During a recent […]