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Case’s 921F wheel loader provides faster acceleration, quicker cycle times and higher travel speeds while delivering as much as 17% greater fuel...
Today’s dozers are moving beyond mere power and precision. All the featured machines have ample horsepower to move heavy loads and the fine control necessary for precision...
When it comes to motor graders, two traits are key to getting the job done: precision and control. Operators need power, but they also must often make fine blade adjustments...
While it’s no surprise that manufacturers strive to maximize power and reduce fuel consumption and emissions, many are now beefing up their loaders with more creature...
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Volvo almost completely redesigned its B-Series of backhoe loaders, which includes the BL60B and BL70B. Among the changes is a new set of...
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Maximizing productivity and efficiency is the key to the eight models in John Deere’s K Series of backhoe loaders, which also features a pair...
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JCB has extended the reach, both literally and figuratively, of its ICX backhoe loader with longer loader arms (by 4 inches) and an extending dipper...
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Allowing man and machine to work together more efficiently was the goal of the upgrades to Terex’s TLB 840 backhoe loader, starting with the...
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The C Series from New Holland Construction offers the B95C LR (long reach) and the B95C TC (tool carrier). The LR is more compact with a longer stick...
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Case’s N Series of loader backhoes — which includes the 580N, 580 Super N, 580 Super N Wide Track and 590 Super N — are driven by Tier 4-...
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The Cat C4.4 engine on the three new models in the F Series — the 416F, 420F and 430F — upgrades power while staying up to Tier 4 Interim emissions...
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Versatility is the name of the game with the L45 Tractor-Loader-Backhoe from Kubota, a 3-in-1 machine with a 45-hp Kubota diesel engine at its...
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The New Holland B95B LR (Long Reach) loader backhoe provides added reach with better fuel consumption than larger machines and delivers extreme...
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Safety Vision, Houston, now offers the SVC-200S color mini camera. This camera is designed for heavy-duty mobile applications including construction...
MRDC Operations Corp. (MRDC), a private enterprise responsible for maintaining and rehabilitating a 121-mile highway connecting the cities of...
A 6-mile gravel segment of Becker County, Minn., CSAH No. 35 had very high annual road-maintenance costs due to several resorts, logging trucks and...
Like most government entities, the Fort Bend, Texas, County Road and Bridge Department is under pressure to perform more taxpayer services faster and...
For more than 70 years, nearly all pavers have utilized the free-floating, or self-leveling, screed to produce pavements with a level and smooth...
How to cut manhole raising costs by 81% and extend new pavement lifespan with adjustable manhole risers.
Holmes County in central Ohio wanted to increase safety and improve operations at an affordable price. The solution was MOTOTRBO digital radios with...
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The 2011 U.S. Traffic Scorecard indicates that traffic congestion was down 30% last year from 2010 in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas. It...
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is hoping to generate millions of dollars in new money by launching a program that will permit...
As the people in and around Atlanta prepare to decide on a sales-tax referendum that could generate $6.14 billion for transportation upgrades,...