Category: Industry News

Everyone makes mistakes. Some are just funnier than others Published in: Electrical Construction & Maintenance Date: 2/1/2005 Wing and a Prayer While I was in the Air Force, the same malfunction always occurred on a huge aircraft hangar door. The door was made up of three parts: two bi-parting doors and a third that lifted […]

Take lift safety to new heights: proper training can help avert lift equipment accidents Published in: Equipment Today Magazine Date: 2/1/2005 By: Berndtson, Kim According to the Center to Protect Workers Rights, about 26 construction workers die each year from using aerial lifts. More than half of those deaths involve boom-supported lifts, such as bucket […]

Staying hitched: education is key to preventing towable claims. Published in: Rental Product News Date: 2/1/2005 By: Jensen, Dave It’s every rental store owner’s nightmare: a phone call that their trailer or equipment came unhitched during transport, causing extensive damage or injury. Fortunately, it’s relatively easy to prevent such a phone call–provided the rental store […]

Growing up: medium-duty hybrid electric vehicles come of age Published in: Fleet Equipment Date: 2/1/2005 By: Skydel, Seth While hybrid-electric passenger cars have been available in the U.S. since model year 2000, the field of commercial vehicle HEVs has been expanding to include a number of light-duty pickups. In the 2006 to 2008 timeframe, a […]

Elliott Equipment Company Introduces New 32 Ton Capacity BoomTruck Published in: Elliott Equipment Date: 1/14/2005 Omaha, January 14, 2005: Elliott Equipment Company is pleased to announce the introduction of a brand new, 32 ton capacity boom truck. Designated the 32105, the unit features a 105 foot long, four-section boom. The 32105 incorporates several exclusive, patent […]

Terex Completes Acquisition of Reedrill Published in: Business Wire Date: 1/3/2005 WESTPORT, Conn. — Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Reedrill division from Metso Corporation. Reedrill, headquartered in Sherman, Texas, is a leading manufacturer of surface drilling equipment for use in the mining, construction and […]

Outlook 2005 Published in: Rental Equipment Register Date: 1/1/2005 There has been considerable consolidation among equipment manufacturers over the past few years. Do you expect to see this continue over the next few years? DeFeo: Our industry, although significantly better than a few years ago, is still a very fragmented business. Our desire and expectation […]

New producer price index for the construction, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing industry–NAICS 532412 Published in: PPI Detailed Report Date: 1/1/2005 In January 2005, in its ongoing effort to expand service sector coverage in the Producer Price Index, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) introduced a new price index for NAICS […]

A 4×4 first: Bobcat’s new 2200 is company’s first utility vehicle to feature IntelliTrak 4×4 system Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 1/1/2005 By: Geske, Dawn M. While Bobcat Co. certainly isn’t a newcomer in the utility vehicle market, the launch of its 2200 UTV is its debut in the 4×4 arena. The […]

Elliott Equipment Company Introduces New Compact Tractor Mount BoomTruck Published in: Elliott Equipment Date: 12/14/2004 Elliott Equipment Company is pleased to announce the introduction of a brand new, 18-ton capacity tractor-mount boom truck. Designated the 1881, the unit features an 81 foot long, five-section boom. This gives the unit an extremely short 21 foot retracted […]

More Than a Bucket Truck – The multi-functional Elliott L60 is a machine that launched an industry Published in: Lift & Access Date: 12/1/2004 By: Guy Ramsey In its 100,000 square foot facility, Elliott Equipment Co., Omaha, Neb., produces a wide variety and extensive range of cranes, truck-mounted aerial lifts, and other material handling devices […]

Preparing for Winter Underground Work Published in: Transmission & Distribution World, Date: 12/1/2004 By: Susan Soles and John Ryan As utilities prepare for winter, one thing is certain: Underground work can be wet and messy. NYSEG URD crews often are faced with new extension projects that come in the winter when the ground is notorious […]

Standardization of electronics in machinery systems: ISO 11783 nears completion for ag, construction, and forestry equipment. Published in: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World Date: 12/1/2004 By: Hudson, Keith Electrical systems are becoming more complex with each new series of agricultural, forestry, and construction equipment. Producers have benefited from these systems by applying them […]

Mississippi Power worker apparently falls from bucket truck, dies. Published in: The Sun Herald Date: 11/9/2004 By: Kate Magandy Nov. 9–BILOXI, Miss. — A veteran worker with Mississippi Power died Monday morning after an apparent accident on site. Lawrence “Larry” Gomila III, 46, was found on the sidewalk on Porter Avenue near his bucket truck […]

Aerial work platform Published in: Industrial Product Bulletin Date: 11/1/2004 MID SIZE ROUGH TERRAIN (RT) Aerial Work Platforms feature working heights up to 56-ft. and capacities up to 1500-lbs., with grade-ability to 30%, and 64-in. x 116.5-in. roll-out platforms. Proportional joystick control prevents inadvertent operation. Standard features include rear-loading gate, tilt alarm with drive/lift cut-off, […]

Don’t dig a grave for trenchers yet. Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 11/1/2004 By: Yengst, Charles R. If someone has tried to tell you that trenchers are a thing of the past, like the buggy whip, I can tell you they are still here and there are some interesting trends that make […]

Attachment Technologies/Paladin Published in: Underground Construction Date: 11/1/2004 Attachment Technologies Inc. is changing its company name to Paladin. Paladin makes highly complex and differentiated attachments such as backhoes, utility drills, mobile shears, trenchers, augers, cold planers, tillers, concrete demolition tools, coupler systems and families of heavy duly wheel loader mid excavator buekets for use in […]

Altec makes room for new crane product line at Daleville, Va., operation Published in: The Roanoke Times Date: 10/27/2004 By: Joanne Poindexter Oct. 27–FINCASTLE, Va. — Altec Industries, a Birmingham, Ala.-based manufacturer, is expanding its operations at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield in Daleville. The company, which makes, sells and rents mobile lifts, digging equipment […]

Norwest Equity Partners’ Attachment Technologies Incorporated Announces Name Change in New Branding Strategy; Portfolio Company Closes its Fourth Acquisition in 12 Months. Published in: Business Wire Date: 10/19/2004 MINNEAPOLIS — Norwest Equity Partners (“NEP”) today announced the name change of its portfolio company Attachment Technologies Incorporated (“ATI”). ATI’s new name, Paladin, will take effect immediately. […]

Supplier Team Selected by `HTUF’ Utility Fleets for National Deployment of Advanced Hybrid Trucks Published in: Business Wire Date: 10/15/2004 KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Eaton and International Truck and Engine Will Build 20-Plus Medium-Duty Hybrid Trucks for 13 Utilities in Nation’s Largest Hybrid Launch Utility and state truck fleets working together in WestStart’s Hybrid Truck Users […]

Product showcase: aerial lifts Published in: Arbor Age Date: 10/1/2004 Aerial lifts are one of the most popular pieces of equipment for arborists. Lifts allow safe and easy access to trees, and can save time and money. Aerial lift manufacturers continue to develop innovative new products that can handle a variety of tasks and situations, […]

AEM elects new chairman and members Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 10/1/2004 The Board of Directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected Charles Stamp, Jr. as AEM chairman. Stamp is currently the vice president public affairs worldwide for Deem and Co., Moline, III. The board also elected Gerald Shaheen, […]

Aerial device.(Vehicles, Lifts & Machinery) Published in: Arbor Age Date: 10/1/2004 The Altec AT37-GR is an aerial device mounted on a versatile off-road carrier with a working height of 41 feet and platform capacity to 400 pounds. It is designed to tackle severe off-road conditions. The loaded carrier is rated for driving on 10-degree slopes […]

How to stop idle waste of fuel: spiking diesel prices have caused operators of construction trucks to stop shrugging off fuel costs and look for ways to save money Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 10/1/2004 By: Berg, Tom Diesel fuel prices in mid-August reached the highest average cost ever: $1.814 per gallon, according to the […]