Category: Industry News

Valve promises greater protection from catastrophic failures Published in: Hydraulics & Pneumatics Date: 9/1/2007 Having a hydraulic line become severed may result in dire consequences from the jet of hot oil that can spew from the end of an unrestrained hose. Even if serious injuries or equipment damage don’t result, cleanup costs – especially those […]

UCT provides underground education at ICUEE Published in: Underground Construction Date: 9/1/2007 Underground Construction Technology, producer of the annual UCT Conference, has once again partnered with the biannual International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), to present a targeted educational program concentrating on the underground utilities infrastructure. UCT first brought its industry-leading education program to […]

Wood-chipper offers $29,000 for Mat-Su timber Published in: Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, AK) Date: 8/29/2007 By: S.J. Komarnitsky The state Division of Forestry received a single bid last week on a 4,600-acre timber sale near Hatcher Pass, but opponents are challenging the sale in court. NPI LLC, a Point MacKenzie wood-chipping company, submitted a bid […]

Ingersoll Rand Sells Bobcat To Doosan Published in: Western Builder Date: 8/20/2007 At the end of July, Ingersoll Rand Company agreed to sell its Bobcat, utility equipment and attachments businesses to Doosan Infracore for approximately $4.9 billion. The sale is expected to be complete early in the fourth quarter of this year. The just-sold businesses […]

Glewen’s New Bobcat T320 Is First In State Published in: Western Builder Date: 8/20/2007 By: Mike Larson Waupun contractor finds that versatile new model packs horsepower and handles a variety of work for growing business. Andy Glewen knows excavating equipment. He grew up around it, then spent eight years working for one of Wisconsin’s larger […]

Cedar Falls firefighter goes for the gold Published in: Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA) Date: 8/18/2007 he first competition was humbling. Shane Farmer played rugby for 10 years. He thought nothing could be more difficult than 80 minutes of hard hits and nonstop action. It took less than two minutes for him to learn just how […]

Odyne Corp. Provides Business Update and Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2007. Published in: Business Wire Date: 8/14/2007 Odyne Corporation (OTCBB: ODYC), a leading developer of advanced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology for trucks and buses, today provided an update on its business and reported financial results for its second quarter ending June […]

Gehl Donates Compact Loader And Attachments Published in: Western Builder Date: 8/13/2007 Gehl Co., West Bend, Wis., a leading manufacturer of compact equipment for construction and agriculture, has donated a Gehl AVANTAGE(TM) compact loader with attachments and trailer to the Washington County Fair Park for use in maintaining the grounds. “We are pleased to be […]

Have a sinking feeling about your home? now you can check it out. Published in: The Virginian Pilot Date: 8/12/2007 By: Robert McCabe With a few clicks of a mouse, Hampton Roads residents can discover whether their homes could be vulnerable to costly foundation problems because of the soil underneath. A Web site run by […]

Industy Watch Published in: Pacific Builder and Engineer Date: 8/6/2007 Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. hosted the grand re-opening of its Medford general rental facility on June 7. The event showcased the facility’s renovated showroom and newly expanded product line, which includes small tools, equipment and contractors’ supplies. HERC’s Medford location now offers a broad range […]

Chipper program chops up risky brush around homes Published in: San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA) Date: 8/4/2007 By: Joe Nelson A city worker clad in a fluorescent yellow vest and orange helmet grabbed logs and branches stacked 4-feet high outside a home on Starvation Flats Road and fed them into a roaring Vermeer […]

A team effort: aerial lift safety requires diligence on the part of everyone involved Published in: Arbor Age Date: 8/1/2007 By: LaMar, LeRoy WHEN TREE CARE PROFESSIONALS THINK OF THE dangers associated with working at heights, they often fear falls. However, falls only account for roughly 20 percent of aerial lift accidents. The team charged […]

Arxcis aerial lift safety training kits Published in: Arbor Age Date: 8/1/2007 Arxcis, Inc. has transferred its training program from classroom to CD. Unlike generic safety training videos, the Arxcis “Hard Hat Training Series” CDs are fully customizable, allowing instructors to use the information as is, or to tailor it for their applications. Users of […]

Analogies between hydraulics and electronics Published in: Hydraulics & Pneumatics Date: 8/1/2007 By: Hitchcox, Alan L Some basic concepts were presented in last month’s issue to introduce analogies between hydraulics and electronics with respect to speed and time. Analogies also exist between hydraulic flow and electrical flow, and the molecules of fluid in a hydraulic […]

On-Road Equipment Demos Published in: Construction Equipment Date: 8/1/2007 This year’s “Demo Expo” is taking that reputation one step further. The 2007 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) is expanding its working equipment demonstrations with a new ride-and-drive program spotlighting on-road vehicles. In addition to trucks and engines, products available for hands-on comparison will […]

UpRight parent buys Snorkel Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 8/1/2007 The Tanfield Group Plc, the parent company of aerial lift manufacturer UpRight, announced it has purchased Snorkel International. Tanfield said in a statement that it plans to raise the necessary funds for the acquisition via a share placing. The sale will be […]

Regulations drive changes in underground equipment Published in: Underground Construction Date: 8/1/2007 By: Griffin, Jeff Contractor and utility company crews who construct and maintain the nation’s underground utility infrastructure face increasingly restrictive environmental regulations, many pertaining to the equipment they operate and ways it may be used. Most attention is given to changing regulations on […]

Advancing hydraulic hybrids: test within refuse truck to incorporate Bosch Rexroth’s Hydrostatic Regenerative Brake system. Published in: Diesel Progress North American Edition Date: 7/1/2007 Continuing the evolution of its hydraulic drivetrain technology for commercial vehicle applications, Bosch Rexroth will supply its Hydrostatic Regenerative Brake (HRB) parallel hydraulic hybrid technology into prototype refuse vehicles for field […]

Upfitting the Sprinter Published in: 7/1/07 Date: 7/1/2007 By: Yager, Mark The Victoria Police, located in the westernmost region of Canada, were looking for a new platform for their prisoner transport duties. The selections ranged from their current Chevrolet vans to the Ford E-series in various configurations to the Dodge Sprinter. While there were no […]

As the Winds of Tornado Season Still Loom, So Does the Risk of Power Outages Published in: PRNewswire Date: 6/12/2007 DES MOINES, Iowa, June 12 /PRNewswire/ — National Emergency Preparedness Week starts next week — and there is no better time for it. According to the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), this is especially timely […]

Worst is Over for North American Paper & Forest Products Industry Published in: Business Wire Date: 6/11/2007 Trends are pointing to modestly weakening financial metrics in 2007 for the North American paper and forest products industry, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch notes, however, the industry seems better prepared and willing to take out excess capacities […]

DOT employee dies in crash Published in: Sun Journal (New Bern, NC) Date: 6/6/2007 By: Sue Book Jun. 6–HAVELOCK — A 4:30 p.m. crash on Adams Creek Road killed one man and closed the road for about 30 minutes Tuesday. The wreck occurred when a N.C. Department of Transportation utility truck traveling west near the […]

StoutKart Adds 2nd Man to Its One Man Auger Published in: PRNewswire Date: 6/5/2007 ONTARIO, Ore., June 5 /PRNewswire/ — StoutKart, LLC announced today that it will productize and make available to the general use an accessory that would allow a 2nd person to participate in using the SK500 BackSaver Auger family. “While investigating a […]

QualityStock’s Smallcap Stock Clients – Odyne Corp. (ODYC.OB) Published in: M2 Presswire Date: 5/31/2007 At www.QualityStocks.Net you can sign up for Quality Stock’s Daily Newsletter to find out what Small-Cap and Micro-Cap online Investment Newsletters are interested in, plus hear about the latest news from our clients. At www.Blog.QualityStocks.Net you can find articles on our […]