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Work zones along the highway are dangerous places and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has unveiled a work zone vehicle designed to take safety one step further for roadway maintenance crews. The Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV) will help improve work zone safety by removing the driver from a truck that is actually designed to be hit. The Impact Protection Vehicle is normally positioned behind road construction crews in order to protect workers from the public.

Atlas Copco has purchased Glauber Equipment Corporation’s compressor-related business. Glauber Equipment is an Atlas Copco compressed air distributor and service provider located in Lancaster, N.Y.

Some forestry workers around the world are ditching their heavy equipment and embracing draft horse logging as a low-cost and lucrative forestry operation...or are they? Let’s take a closer look at some of the reasons why horse logging is making a resurgence.

With total sales over $4.1 million and nearly 850 online bidders participating, J.J. Kane Auctioneers set a new sales record for a timed, online-only auction on the Proxibid auction platform, beating out Proxibid’s previous timed, online-only auction with a 241 percent increase in online participants.

AGCO announced a definitive agreement has been signed on Wednesday with The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, for AGCO to acquire the Precision Planting LLC equipment business.

In a shocking announcement, Volvo announced today that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have a gas-only engine and placing electrification at the core of its future business.

There is a legislative movement afoot in states like Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Tennessee, New York, Massachusetts and North Carolina, in which farmers are pushing for the right to repair their equipment. This is similar to the fight already waged and won by independent repair shops and individuals wanting to repair their own automobiles. If you are unfamiliar with the situation, let me explain.

Deere & Company is betting big on infrastructure construction by bolstering their construction equipment portfolio with an acquisition of the privately-held Wirtgen Group. The two product lines complement one another as there is no overlap between their product lines. By adding the product lines, technology, and distribution networks of Wirtgen, VÖGELE, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven, and Ciber, Deere has positioned themselves up as a major player in global road construction and repair, as well as in mining.

The $9.5 million expansion to Doosan Bobcat's North America headquarters features an open environment to foster movement and collaboration. Other new features include individual workstations with sit/stand capacities, dual monitors and docking stations are spread throughout the facility, a vitality area, collaborative indoor and outdoor dining area, walking path, treadmill and bike workstations.

Come visit us at booth 1524 at ICUEE 2015 on September 29th-October 1st, 2015. The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), also known as The Demo Expo, is the premiere event for utility industry professionals to gain comprehensive insight into the latest technologies, innovations, insights, and trends affecting their industry.

The Landoll Corporation Trailer Division unveiled the “Next Generation Landoll” (NGL) at their annual dealer meeting held at The Landoll World Headquarters in Marysville, Kansas, on April 24, 2015.  The 400 Series Traveling Axle Trailers are the first models that have received the new hydraulic operating systems and the all-new Grote lighting package.  Dealers saw firsthand the amazing transformation the trailers have underwent, with increased operational speed and the dynamic lighting package that increases visual awareness and driver safety.

Springtime freight is coming on strong, and rates are climbing. We're starting to see more of the seasonal trends we're used to, but　freight rates from DAT RateView show that van rates (including fuel surcharge) on the spot market for February were down 5.1% compared to a year ago. As a national average, that equates to about a 10¢ difference per mile. Spot market rates were elevated throughout 2014 because of the Polar Vortex, but DAT RateView™ data shows that, if you take away the fuel surcharge,　the average linehaul rate was actually 9¢ higher in February 2015 than the previous year.

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Diesel was $2.90 per gallon on average nationally at the end of February, $1.11 cheaper than the previous year. As a result, the average fuel surcharge in February 2015 was down to 29¢ per mile, 11¢ lower than last year.

Here are six ways that lower oil prices are changing trucking in 2015:

Doosan and Bobcat Company have announced their continued support of innovation in education by donating $3 million to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to fund a STEM-related scholarship program. The State of North Dakota will match the donation, adding $1.5 million — making the combined gift of $4.5 million the single largest gift to establish a scholarship endowment in NDSU history.

Prior to a press conference announcing the gift, the formal agreement was signed by NDSU President Dean Bresciani and Doosan Group Chairman YM Park. Scott Park, president and CEO of Doosan Infracore Bobcat Holdings Co., Ltd.; and Rich Goldsbury, president of Doosan and Bobcat Company, North America and Oceania, were also present. Chairman YM Park traveled to Fargo for the ceremonial signing from Seoul, South Korea. YM Park is also chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

New press release from our friends at Bobcat and Doosan:

(BISMARCK,
N.D. — August 2014) Bobcat Company and Doosan recently opened the doors to their new Acceleration Center, ushering in a generation of advanced product innovation and accelerated learning to benefit customers, dealers and employees worldwide.

Buyers seeking dozers, log loaders, skidders, and wheel loaders in April

Mixer trucks jump ahead of logging trucks; pick up trucks enter top 10 for the first time

Buyers seeking conventional and logging trucks in the first months of 2014

Buyers seeking log loaders, yarders, skidders in the first months of 2014

Equipment Web Services and Truck Web Services users may seamlessly place inventory on My Little Salesman’s website, dramatically expanding reach to potential buyers

Caterpillar capitalizes on My Little Salesman’s 55 year history of successfully advertising new and used heavy equipment, trucks, and trailers to offer data syndication and negotiated advertising packages