Construction Building Blog

Cat has unveiled a new demolition excavator, the Cat 340 UHD – as in, Ultra High Demolition. The new tall boy boasts a pin height 13 percent higher than the […]

West Side Tractor Sales, headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, has been named the 2021 Equipment World Big Iron Dealer of the Year.  “The fact that West Side was nominated by a […]

A five-week strike and supply chain challenges didn’t put a damper on John Deere’s earnings for the fourth quarter or the 2021 fiscal year. The manufacturer announced Wednesday that profit […]

Bryn Fosburgh, senior vice president of Trimble, has been inducted into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Hall of Fame. Fosburg is recognized for several achievements at Trimble, including the creation […]

Alta Equipment reported an increase in net revenues of 33.7 percent year-over-year in Q3, rising to $295 million this year. In addition, the company’s construction and material handling revenues were […]

Western Star‘s overhaul of its vocational line continues with the debut of the all-new 47X.  With a standard 111.6-inch bumper-to-back-of cab (BBC), the 47X will usher out the Western Star […]

Equipment World has extended the application deadline for the 2022 Contractor of the Year contest to Friday, November 26. The contest is designed to honor small to medium-sized contractors who […]

Construction progresses on what will become the longest cable-stayed main span in North America, on the Gordie Howe International Bridge between the U.S. and Canada. And the construction is not […]

Work is set to begin next year on a three-year, $446 million widening of Interstate 17 north of Phoenix. The project, which includes 15 miles of widening and 8 miles […]

What UAW had termed “minor modifications” in Deere & Company’s third proposal apparently were enough to persuade 10,000-plus striking union members to accept the deal. After voting 61% to 39% […]