Equipment Today provides the commercial construction industry with information for equipment selection, application, maintenance, and asset management, as well as safety and regulation. It serves contractors in highway and heavy general building demolition, utility, and other construction segments.

Improving Productivity and Efficiency through Mobile Technology Solutions

Construction business using mobile solutions to lower production costs, increase productivity and realize greater profitability.

Liebherr Duty-Cycle Crane Speeds Shaft Construction on Portland's Big Pipe

A Liebherr HS 895 HD duty-cycle crawler crane fitted with clamshell bucket is carrying out excavation for largest public works contract ever let by the City of Portland.

Grove Crane Integral to Office Building Remodel

A RT875E rough-terrain Grove crane is helping to renovate and upgrade a glass-sided bank and commercial office building in downtown Madison, WI.

Telematics: Capturing the Power of Information

Vehicle telematics gives managers powerful analytical tools to track machine location, operating performance for preventive maintenance scheduling and productivity.

Pickup Trucks Technology Trims Fuel Costs

Powertrain and aerodynamic advances yield performance gains for pickup trucks.

By Curt Bennink

General Motors Focuses on Fuel Savings for Chevy and GMC Trucks

Chevy trucks and GMC trucks deliver enhanced fuel economy.

By Curt Bennink

Ford Trucks Renovates Diesel Offering with 2011 Models

2011 Ford trucks should hit showrooms this spring.

By Curt Bennink

Toyota Trucks Deliver Efficient Gas Engines

With the 2010 Tundra Toyota Trucks introduce a new small V8 engine plus a new six-speed transmission in place of the previous five-speed unit.

By Curt Bennink

Dodge Trucks Improve Aerodynamics

Dodge trucks to retain its 5.7-liter Hemi gas engine and Cummins turbo diesel engine while realizing increased fuel efficiency through aerodynamic advances.

By Curt Bennink

Productivity Plus Quality Control

Available technology helps smooth the path to compaction specs.

By Kim Berndtson

Simplifying Electric Trailer Brake Control

New style of brake control unit mounts directly to the trailer, installs to either the trailer's jack mount plate or to the frame and only two wire connections are required to install it on the trailer.

A New Step on the Brakes

NHTSA standard mandates shorter stopping distances.

By Curt Bennink

New Truck Clocks In on the Jobsite

Freightliner rolls out severe-duty flagship.

By Curt Bennink

The Push to Make Construction a Priority

Three major construction associations announced initiatives to promote recovery and jobs growth in the construction industry.

By Becky Schultz

Compaction Equipment

Trucks

Construction Equipment Introductions

New construction equipment and construction products, as well as models that have been recently revamped by the manufacturers.

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