Kobelco USA - Thu May 29, 2025
Kobelco Expands Leadership Team With Jim Zak as Excavator Division VP
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA Inc. announced on May 28, 2025, the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Jim Zak as vice president of the Excavator Division. Zak brings more than three decades of experience in the heavy equipment industry, having held key leadership roles at CNH Industrial and Caterpillar....
Caterpillar - Wed May 28, 2025
Caterpillar Announces Annual Product Updates for Cat Hydraulic Excavators
Caterpillar announces multiple updates for its Cat hydraulic excavator line as part of its annual product update (APU) program. Helping to improve machine efficiency and get operators quickly to work, the enhancements include Cat Grade technologies, a new user interface (UI) for quick navigation and an advanced payload option for Cat track excavators....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed May 21, 2025
Jerry Renfro Relies On The Ironpeddlers, SANY America
Small, family-owned and operated businesses like Jerry Renfro's contracting business in the western North Carolina mountains put a great deal of trust in the people from whom they obtain their equipment....
John Deere - Tue May 20, 2025
John Deere Elevates Efficiency With New 510 P-Tier Excavator
John Deere introduced the new 510 P-Tier excavator model, replacing the 470 P-Tier, designed to deliver performance, fuel efficiency and various levels of grade management technology. Building on the foundation of the 470 P-Tier, the 510 P-Tier provides lower operating costs and optional SmartGrade Grade Control technology to maximize productivity, according to John Deere....
Volvo - Wed April 30, 2025
Volvo CE Debuts Two Mid-Size Electric Machines in North America
Volvo Construction Equipment showcased its mid-size L120 electric wheel loader and updated 23-ton EC230 electric excavator for the first time in the United States at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, Calif....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon March 31, 2025
Volvo Construction Equipment, Unicontrol Announce Partnership for Advanced Machine Control Technology
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Unicontrol announced their intention to partner to introduce the software company's 3D machine control technology in Volvo excavators. • The partnership will allow Volvo CE to ensure its advanced technology is made open, accessible and easy to use for improved efficiency....
Kobelco - Mon March 31, 2025
Kobelco, Leica Geosystems, Xwatch Collaborate to Shape Future of Remote Excavation With K-DIVE in Europe
Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe B.V. has announced a collaboration with Leica Geosystems and Xwatch Safety Solutions, both part of Hexagon, to drive the evolution of excavation with the innovative K-DIVE remote operation system....
Caterpillar - Mon March 10, 2025
New Cat 395 Offers Premium Performance With Longer Reach
Caterpillar introduced its 395 Long Reach Excavator (LRE) for long-distance applications such as dredging, ditch cleaning and canal and waterway maintenance. With a maximum digging depth of nearly 22 m, and up to 28 m of reach at ground level, Caterpillar said the 395 LRE is firmly in the ‘super long reach' category, matching its outstanding stick and boom configuration with substantial digging force....
Leslie Equipment Company - Wed March 05, 2025
Leslie Equipment Company Partners With KEMROC
Leslie Equipment Company announced a new partnership with KEMROC, a manufacturer of excavator attachments. This collaboration aims to enhance the range of specialized equipment available to customers across West Virginia....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Thu February 27, 2025
Volvo Introduces Straight Boom for EC18 Electric Mini-Excavator
Responding to the customers, Volvo Construction Equipment announced that its EC18 Electric, a 1.8-ton battery-electric compact excavator — optimally sized for indoor demolition — now includes a straight boom option with a 10 percent higher pin height than the standard boom configuration....
