News

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. Inc's (TMHU) new 3,000- to 6,500-lb. capacity diesel engine lift trucks feature a Toyota clean-burning engine that meets Tier 4 Final standards, and further expands the company's 8-Series lift truck line. “Toyota’s new small capacity diesel lift trucks reflect new innovations in product design and fuel efficiency and take lift truck […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index, which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $827 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for November was $6.6 billion, up 3% from new business volume in November 2012. Month-over-month, new business volume was […]

JCB plans to expand its operations in Staffordshire, UK, investing $245 million and creating an additional 2,500 jobs by 2018, adding a further 7,500 jobs in the UK supply chain. Lord Bamford, JCB Chairman, hosted the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt. Hon. George Osborne at JCB’s backhoe loader factory in Rocester, Staffordshire to mark […]

With Dec. 26 marking its last auctions in 2013, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. has released the results of its gross auction proceeds. In 2013 the company sold approximately $3.8 billion of equipment at 356 unreserved auctions around the world in 2013–a 3% decrease from gross auction proceeds in 2012. However, during the fourth quarter of […]

United Rentals Inc. will expand its specialty branch network with three more new U.S. and Canada locations, respectively.  United Rentals Power & HVAC branches in Midland, Texas, Calgary, Alberta, and Moncton, New Brunswick, will provide engineered power, heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions for commercial, industrial, and governmental customers, as well as disaster recovery services. United […]

Cummins' is launching its Sulfur Tolerance Kit that protects the engine and exhaust after-treatment from damaging effects of high-sulfur fuel. The kit is intended for used engines that are exported into non-regulated regions and includes new engine calibrations and hardware. The idea behind the new product is to give operators and dealers, who may eventually […]

At The Rental Show in Orlando, Fla. Feb. 9-12, Linamar Corp.'s Skyjack Division will display machines that feature the latest emissions-compliant engines and announce the winner of its Quest 2013 contest, a global search to find the oldest and longest-running Skyjack lift. The winner will be announced at the show and presented with a brand […]

In the fourth quarter of 2013, Industrial Training International (ITI) had a strong number of international participants in the company’s Showcase webinar series and open enrollment training courses. The November edition of the Showcase webinar series entitled Terex Presents: Ground Condition & Preparation for Mobile Cranes, featured Klaus Meissner, director of product integrity at Terex […]

Lifting Gear Hire Corporation (LGH) has opened a 5,500 sq.-ft. office addition at its Bridgeview, Ill., location. This two-story office expansion adds room for approximately 25 more office employees. It also has a new state-of-the-art conference/training room and new lunch room with seating for up to 24 people. “LGH has come a long way since 1990, […]

At ConExpo, HAWE Hydraulics will present a new size to its V60N axial piston pump series. Its key parameters include: displacement of up to 7.93 cu. in/rev and peak pressures of up to 6,526 psi, displaying the power of this pump. Its specific advantage, though, is that it’s the only axial piston pump of this […]