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Fleet Maintenance

Do You Know Your ABCs of Heavy-Duty Coolants?

A look at the fundamentals of antifreeze/coolant for heavy-duty diesel engines -- today's advanced trucks and yesterday's stalwarts

It is important to maintain proper additive levels, top off coolants at regular service intervals and test the coolant regularly for proper additive levels and freeze protection. (Photo courtesy of Prestone)

Oils, Lubricants & Greases

Duralec Commercial Lubricants

Royal Purple Inc.

Line of high-performance lubricants specifically developed for over-the-road trucking, construction, mining, agriculture and heavy-duty fleets

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Earthmoving Equipment

JCB Wins $50 million U.S. Army Contract for High-Speed Backhoes

17.5-ton HMEE is capable of speeds of up to 60 mph and is equipped with blast protection systems

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AEM Applauds Senate Panel Vote to Move Forward on Keystone Pipeline

Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

President Dennis Slater urges quick action to make jobs project a reality.

Construction Safety

12 Tips to Survive Another "Nuclear Summer"

How construction companies and their workers can plan for and endure the annual "flat-iron" heat season.

Pickup Trucks & Vans

Chrysler Claims Eight-Speed Transmissions Save Customers $2.5 Billion in Gasoline

RAM Trucks, division of Chrysler Corporation

TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic contributes to best-in-class fuel economy in 2WD and 4WD Ram pickup trucks

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Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 - 6

K270 and K370 Medium-Duty Cabover Trucks

Kenworth Truck Company

Fresh exterior, new dash and gauge cluster, front air disc brakes, electronic braking module, Allison six-speed transmission, push-button control shifter, and Dana rear axles

Kenworth K270 Class 6 and K370 Class 7 cabovers are available with wheelbases ranging from 142 to 242 in., in 12-in. increments, to accommodate bodies from 16 to 28 ft.

Nearly $5 million in Back Wages Secured for 500 Workers on Federally Assisted New York Project

MDG Design & Construction LLC held liable for numerous prevailing wage law violations by subcontractors on the Grand Street Guild project

Business Services

Yard Club Platform Creates a Market for Idle Equipment Rentals Among Contractors

Online peer-to-peer rental service allows contractors to earn income on idle equipment by renting to other contractors

Yard Club Rental - CAT 966G Wheel Loader (Image source: marketwire.com)

Bobcat and Doosan Employees Roll Up Their Sleeves for Doosan Day of Caring

DEVELON North America

Multi-location event tied together Doosan’s Foundation Day and global volunteer week

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Concrete Equipment & Products

ARM Semi-Automated Water Jet

NLB Corporation

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US Housing Starts Fall 6.5% but Single-Family Permits Reach 20-Month High

May starts remain above a 1-million-start annual pace and single-family building permits rose 3.7% in May, the largest monthly advance since September 2012

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