[VIDEO] Amarillo Utility Contractors Rebuilds Amarillo’s Underground Infrastructure

Amarillo, TX is known for petroleum, beef and helium. But water could be this Western Panhandle city’s most valuable commodity. Volvo excavators are helping Amarillo Utility Contractors to rebuild the city's underground infrastructure.

November 14, 2017

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Construction of the 24 slipform silos at roughly 75% completion. They are 21-ft. in diameter and will reach 140 ft. tall.

Arizona Grain Slipform Silo Construction Required 9-Day Long Continuous Concrete Pour

Concrete contractor McCormick Construction benefited from admixtures in its concrete mix to achieve a successful ready-mix concrete pour.

From data collection and mapping to safety and environmental monitoring, today’s drones fly all types of missions on the jobsite.

5 Ways Drones Bring Value on Construction and Engineering Projects

If your engineering, construction or architectural firm is evaluating drone adoption or expansion, here are some of the top value factors to consider.

Federal Highway Bill Funded Nearly 110,000 U.S. Road and Bridge Improvements

ARTBA outlines the benefits of the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act as a Senate hearing begins on the federal highway program’s reauthorization.

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Liu Gong 950 E 2

LiuGong 950E Crawler Excavator

Company's largest model features a 64,745-lbf. arm digging force and 71,939-lbf. maximum drawbar pull.

Kobelco Sk850 Lc 10

Kobelco SK850LC-10 Excavator

The 185,700-lb. excavator delivers a 31-ft. 10-in. maximum digging depth and a bucket digging force of 90,598 lbf.

Cat Next Gen 317 And 317 Gc Bucket

Caterpillar Next Gen 317 and 317 GC Excavators

The 317 features multiple standard Cat technologies to boost operating efficiencies by up to 45%, while the 317 GC lowers maintenance costs by up to 20%.

Dig Assist, which Volvo introduced in North America in 2017, is available on 20 of the company’s medium and large crawler and wheeled excavators.

Volvo Updates Excavator's Dig Assist with New Easy-to-Use Features

The new Volvo Dig Assist is equipped with new user-friendly features that enhance precision, decrease grading time and diagnose and solve issues. The program is available on 20 of the company’s medium and large crawler and wheeled excavators.

Volvo Pipelayer Conversion Kit1

Volvo CE Rotating Pipelayer Conversion Kits for 14-ton Excavators

Rotating pipelayer attachment kit allows an excavator to also work as a pipelayer.

Caterpillar 352 Hill

Caterpillar Next Generation 352 Excavator

Caterpillar 349 Excavator Loading

Caterpillar Next Generation 349 Excavator

SANY America presented a check and an SY35U excavator to The Travis Mills Foundation at their facility in Rome, ME. From left to right: Joe Duplessis, Northeast District sales manager for SANY America; Travis Mills, founder of The Travis Mills Foundation; and Ben Miller, vice president of sales for construction equipment, SANY America

Auctioned Sany America Excavators Raise Over $55,000 for Charity

Two specially wrapped SY215C excavators were sold during a recent auction, raising over $55,000 for two area charities.

Liebherr R 940 Demolition 1 300dpi

Liebherr R 940 Demolition Crawler Excavator

Unit is powered by a 268-hp Liebherr engine that complies with Tier 4 Final/Stage V exhaust emissions.

AMG saved at least $50,000 in labor in equipment costs by using robotic demolition rather than a more traditional approach with mini-excavators and hammers.

Demolition Doctors: Remote-Controlled Equipment Enables Surgical San Diego Demolition

Urban contractors realize that today’s urban demolition requires a surgical precision traditional methods and equipment can’t provide.

If you have to dig a trench while on a slope, be aware of the boom and arm position. When swinging, bring the boom and arm in fairly close to the machine. When coming out of the hole, bring the mast in toward the machine so the swing torque will allow the machine to swing.

Operator Skill and Excavator Setup Critical for Safe Operation on Slopes

Attention to detail and proper planning ensure safe operation.

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Adds Michael Fuller as Senior Product Manager

Fuller will be responsible for product training with dealers with a focus on excavators.