Member News Archive

A Tractor Salesman is what he called himself. Roads and the machinery that built them were part of his life growing up in rural Wisconsin.

Demo Expo Smashes Attendance, Exhibitor and Show Space Records

With almost 50 years of experience in the construction equipment market, progressing from laborer, service, product support, sales, marketing and management of national and international corporations, Smith has joined XCMG North America Corporation.

Felling Trailers, Inc. has focused on manufacturing trailers for the underground drill and trencher industry for a long time. A dealer/customer informed a Felling Trailers’ salesperson that a new model drill was going to be released that was heavier and wider than current models. The dealer/customer asked that Felling design a trailer to transport the new drill and its required mud mix system.

LiuGong North America has introduced its first compact track loader, the 388B CTL. Built specifically for the demanding North American market, the new 388B gives its customers their first track machine made with the same build quality and backed by the same industry-leading customer support of all LiuGong product lines.

Luby Equipment Services, a St. Louis-­‐based CASE Construction Equipment Dealer, has announced the hiring of Mike Adams as Sales Representative. He will be replacing industry veteran Don Castens, who retired at the end of June.

Bob O’s fifteen year battle with ALS came to an end on August 15, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 44 years (Patti), daughters (Jill Scullion, Angie Stephens and Tracy Hudson), son-in-laws (Daniel Scullion, Mike Stephens and Nathan Hudson) and grandchildren (Cape and Callie Stephens), who were by his side until the end.

Komatsu America appointed Tractor & Equipment Company (TEC) as the forestry equipment distributor for the states of Alabama, Georgia and the northwest region of Florida. TEC will handle the full-line of Komatsu forestry equipment, which includes track feller bunchers, log loaders, wheeled harvesters, forwarders, and harvesting/processing heads. TEC is already the distributor in these regions for Komatsu construction and mining equipment.

New strategy will best serve customers, leverage world-class channel partners and position the company for future growth

Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has donated a COP 1238K rock drill to the Excavation Engineering and Earth Mechanics Institute (EMI) at the Colorado School of Mines. The COP 1238K hydraulic rock drill for tunneling and drifting applications updates testing equipment at EMI, the largest independent rock drilling and excavation research facility in the world.

EquipmentWatch, the world leader in data, software and insights for the heavy equipment industry, has announced a new suite of asset intelligence Tools now available for equipment and dealer professionals seeking to streamline equipment data processing.

Mine-duty Material Processing Attachment Crushes and Loads Material in One Step

Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) announced today the appointment of Mr. Barry Ruffalo as its President and Chief Executive Officer to be effective on August 12, 2019. Mr. Ruffalo has also been elected to the Board of Directors.

Connect Work Tools has expanded their attachments for the demolition and construction industries with the addition of the CWP Pulverizer. “The CWP Pulverizer is a great addition to our line of hydraulic attachments. Durability, reliability, and affordability are all traits we demand of our products, and the CWT Pulverizer falls right in line with the rest of our product offerings,” indicates Dave Cowen, North American Sales Manager.

The New Facility Offers Construction Supplies, Tools, and Takeuchi Machines

Operators can load more trucks per shift, in a more comfortable work environment

Visiting Local Machinery Company, Miss. Senator Links Road, Bridge Work to Economic Growth

LiuGong North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of LiuGong Machinery based in Liuzhou, China, and a global leader in the manufacturing of heavy construction equipment, has announced Steven Smith as its new Regional Director, Mexico. Based in Houston, Texas, Smith will work closely with the LiuGong NA dealer network in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, reporting directly to Mani Iyer, President.

Program will help address service technician labor shortage across the U.S.

Manitowoc is launching a new apprenticeship program to help certify welders in Pennsylvania. This new program follows recent approval from the state of Pennsylvania Department of Labor. The company expects to have the program up and running in August of this year. The move reflects the company’s commitment to further building the U.S. skilled workforce.