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There are more roads being built in Mumbai and Beijing than in Boise or Boston these days, but that’s not to say America isn’t having its own construction revolution.	Seven equipment manufacturers share their small wheel loader product lines.
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• Volvo CE Confident of Sustained Recovery in the United States
  Volvo CE President and chief executive Pat Olney has used a press conference in Miami to confirm his belief that the recovery in the North American construction equipment market is gathering momentum. His comments were to a group of leading American...
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• Cool Tool of the Day: KWIK-WAY Rotary Rock Picker (Video)
  The KWIK-WAY rotary rock picker is the world's first rotary rock picker for skid loader use. Now farmers and landscapers can pick up rocks with ease. This means picking rocks two to three times faster than the rock bucket. The KWIK-WAY rotary rock...
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• April Housing Starts Rise 2.6 Percent from Upwardly Revised Rate
  Nationwide housing production gained 2.6 percent from an upwardly revised pace in March to hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 717,000 units in April, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD. This modest gain was...
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The Ultimate Utility Player
In 1991, the Detroit Tigers’ Tony Phillips was the first baseball player ever to start 10 games at five different positions in the same season. Read more

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The Compact Loader Alternative
On the wide-ranging construction sites of North America, the skid steer has long ruled urban project sites. Its size, versatility, maneuverability and price have given the skid steer an affordable and adaptable edge in multiple markets (farming, construction, landscape, municipal work, rental, private use and onward). Read more

Vertical Drops
No two geothermal loop systems are the same. The loop system is a series of pipes buried beneath the ground vertically or horizontally, utilizing the constant temperature of the earth to capture thermal energy to heat and cool structures, everything from homes to businesses to public facilities. Read more

Back on Track
If you were asked to prepare a list of trade professions that use the most diverse range of equipment on the job, which ones would you choose? Read more

Trencher Safety
Trencher equipment manufacturers are always striving to improve their machines and utilize advances in technology to improve safety. Read more

Avoid Trenching Troubles
An inexperienced trencher operator can cause costly mistakes, even when using a trencher attachment hooked up to a skid steer or track loader. Read more

Dig Long and Prosper
What we typically describe as utility trenchers —ride-on trenchers having anywhere from 40 to 70 hp (29.3 to 52.2 kW) — are far more versatile in their capability than just digging trenches. Read more

America’s IT Construction Challange
The utility industry has been in the news a great deal lately, with much of the emphasis on the energy segment. Read more