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  • Hino Trucks Honored at Biodiesel Conference

    NOVI, MI (Feb. 7, 2012) – During a ceremony at the National Biodiesel Conference in Orlando, Hino Trucks was recognized by the National Biodiesel Board with the 2012 “Eye on Biodiesel Impact Award”.The “I-Awards” represent the biodiesel industry’s top honors, and are bestowed upon companies,groups or individuals who have helped carry the biodiesel torch, fostering understanding, mentoringothers and encouraging broader use of this cleaner burning, sustainable fuel. Hino Trucks wasnominated for an award this year for serving as a trailblazer among manufacturers as well as amonghybrid truck manufacturers in supporting the use of B20 biodiesel blends. Hino Trucks was honored in the Impact category by becoming the first manufacturer to support theuse of B20 biodiesel blends in a hybrid-electric truck, as well as in its…
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  • The Working Iron: Asphalt – Road Institute Sweepstakes

    Contractors have the chance to win the Working Iron: Asphalt — Road Institute® Sweepstakes, presented by Volvo Construction Equipment. Volvo will randomly select one grand prize winner to attend a course offered by Road Institute®. The winner will receive two round-trip tickets with a choice to attend the Chambersburg, Pa., or Phoenix, Ariz., training facility, four days and three nights’ stay, a rental car, a $400 USD Visa® gift card, two Volvo jackets, and tuition for two at Road Institute®. Plus, the grand prize winner will also receive two free VIP stock car tickets to the May 27 race in Charlotte, N.C. Additional random drawings will also be held in February, March, and April for opportunities to win Volvo merchandise. How to enterAn entry in…
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  • Wacker Neuson ends contract with Gehl Corporation

    Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Wacker Neuson ended its long standing agreement with Gehl Corporation, West Bend, WI.  Wacker Neuson has been the exclusive manufacturer of Gehl and Mustang branded compact excavators and all wheel steer loaders since 1999. Christopher Barnard, President and CEO of Wacker Neuson Corporation states: “The termination of the Gehl contract is consistent with our strategy in North America to focus resources and products on the further development of the Wacker Neuson brand for its unique and extensive combined product offering of Compact Equipment as well as Light Equipment.”  Barnard further comments, “This increased focus on this broad product range will enhance our ability to better support Wacker Neuson’s extensive North American distribution system”.  Since 2008, Wacker Neuson’s compact excavators, articulated wheel loaders,…
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  • Honda Power Equipment Earns Seven 2011 MarCom Awards

    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (February 2, 2012) Honda Power Equipment, a division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has received a total of seven MarCom Awards for several of its computer-based dealer and distributor service training modules.  Two business units of Honda Power Equipment – Honda Engines and Honda Marine – were recognized by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals for their comprehensive training programs and individual instructional sections.  Specifically, Honda Engines earned an overall Platinum MarCom Award for its Honda Engines Training and Certification System (TACS), along with specific recognition for two training modules offered within the system:  4-stroke engine theory and carburetor theory.  Additionally, Honda Engines garnered a Gold MarCom statuette for its electrical fundamentals training module, while the company’s basic emissions and DDiN…
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  • JLG’s 1500SJ Named Best of What’s New for 2011 in Popular Science Magazine

    Hagerstown, Md. (February 1, 2012) JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced that Popular Science magazine included the 1500SJ boom lift among the top 100 innovations in its Best of What’s New 2011 list, in the engineering category. “We are honored to be named to this list, which demonstrates the originality and innovative design incorporated into this product,” said Jeff Ford, JLG Industries product director. “The 1500SJ is the first straight boom lift that can take workers up to 150 feet that requires only a weight permit for transport, providing an expansive work area at high elevations.” The 1500SJ has the capacity to handle up to 1,000 pound loads, and a…
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    Exploring the Rental Option for Your Construction Equipment

    Industry experts expect the equipment rental industry to outperform the general economy.
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    Meet Emission Standards for Construction Equipment

    Lower emissions through emerging technologies and alternative power
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  • Nissan Forklift Launches NFCdirect.com, Enhanced E-Commerce Parts Portal

    MARENGO, Ill., January 2012 – Nissan Forklift Corporation recently launched NFCdirect.com, a new online portal for Nissan Forklift’s dealers and other partners.     NFCdirect.com allows Nissan Forklift to provide more personalized content to its partners and simplifies many online processes.     The system makes ordering easier by allowing users to make complete orders from their own spreadsheets by uploading an Excel file instead of individually ordering each item needed. It also offers one-click reordering, making it simple to order items that require frequent restocking.    Its real-time inventory status reduces back ordering and helps dealers to stock parts more efficiently.     Some features of the new system include: an all-in-one search tool, activity overviews, order status and history summary, price quote histories, embedded parts catalog, direct…
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  • Terex Restructures Fort Wayne Facility to Improve Customer Support and Position for Growth

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Terex has announced a restructuring of its Fort Wayne manufacturing facility to adjust to current market conditions and refine its front discharge mixer truck line to meet customer needs well into the future. “After the boom of the mid-2000s, the mixer truck market has experienced a deep, unprecedented multi-year recession in which ready mix concrete producers are keeping trucks in their fleet for longer periods of time,” says David Rinas, site director for Terex Roadbuilding, Fort Wayne. “As a result, parts sales and field service demand has been on the rise, so we are adjusting our business to better support our customers now and after the economy rebounds.” Terex is taking advantage of the economic downturn to streamline and update its manufacturing…
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  • Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Announces Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2012

    Washington, DC, January 9, 2012— The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) which represents the $628 billion equipment finance sector, revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2012.  Given that every year U.S. businesses, nonprofits and government agencies spend in excess of $1.2 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment (including software), financing more than half of those assets, these trends impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy.  Growth, uncertainty and numerous end-user benefits underlie many of the trends that businesses acquiring equipment this year can expect.  ELFA President and CEO William G. Sutton said, “Equipment acquisition has played a critical role in driving the supply chains across all U.S. manufacturing and service sectors. We have distilled recent research data, including the…
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    Steps to Secure Financing

    Secure bonding and finance equipment now to be ready for future projects
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    ICUEE 2011 Video Coverage

    Participants of ICUEE 2011 discuss showcased equipment.
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