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Keith Gribbins has been a technical journalist in the construction industry for the past 20 years, and he’s been working on Compact Equipment since day one. He’s also traveled the world operating equipment and interviewing the minds behind them. In the last three years alone, he’s picked up eight different awards. Find him at kgribbins@benjaminmedia.com.

Articles by Keith Gribbins

Backhoes
Watch: Roy Brookhart Discuss Cat’s F2-Series Backhoes at #ICUEE

Caterpillar was cool enough to do two presentations on the Benjamin Media Demo Stage at ICUEE. One of those was on its Cat F2-Series backhoe...

October 1, 2015
Backhoes
Case N Series Backhoes Go Tier 4 Final, New Model Introduced (580N EP) #ICUEE

Backhoes were big at ICUEE. Case Construction Equipment, known for its rich and long history in backhoe loaders, was displaying its newish l...

October 1, 2015
Trenchers
Toro introduces new options for its riding trenchers #ICUEE

Praise the gods. The rain actually stopped at ICUEE, and we made it over to the Toro booth to check out a ton of cool products — ...

October 1, 2015
Light Towers
The LSV6 and LSV8 light towers by Doosan Portable Power #ICUEE

Despite the rain, the folks at Doosan Portable Power were hard at work at ICUEE at their outside booth in the N section. We talked with Dere...

September 30, 2015
Engines
Kohler Introduces New Digital Platform to Support KDI Engines #ICUEE

With the market continuing to respond strongly to the KDI diesel engine line from KOHLER Engines, the company is launching a new digital pla...

September 29, 2015
Compact Track Loaders
The Cat D2 Series Loaders at #ICUEE

If you’re willing to brave the rain, make sure you get out to the see Cat’s new D2 Series loaders — Cat 272D2 skid steer l...

September 29, 2015
Trucks
Meyer Products Announces COLD CA$H 2015 Rebate Program

Customers who purchase select Meyer plows and spreaders from authorized dealers between September 15, 2015 and October 31, 2015, could be lo...

September 23, 2015
Compressors
Rus Warner, global product manager for Doosan Portable Power, discusses the HP750 and the XP825 compressors

The videos and the characters behind the Doosan Portable Power brand continue to entertain and educate with footage we shot on a recent trip...

September 10, 2015
Hand Tools
Boilermakers seek experienced welders (is that you?)

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers recently announced its Construction Division has an increasing need for experienced welders na...

September 8, 2015
Light Towers
Marie Engstrom, Product Manager with Terex, Discusses the RL-4 Light Tower (Video!)

A few weeks ago, we visited Terex AWP (the company’s aerial work platform division) at its Rock Hill facility, just outside of Ch...

September 4, 2015
Light Towers
Deree Bivins, with Doosan Portable Power, discusses the LSC light tower

We have a lot of videos from our trip to Doosan Portable Power. We’ll be posting them over the coming weeks. This particular one is of...

September 3, 2015
Business and Software
Construction employment is up in 37 states and DC

Construction employment expanded in 37 states and the District of Columbia between July 2014 and July 2015 while only 28 states and D.C. add...

September 2, 2015
Compressors
Doosan Portable Power’s Josh Goodman Discusses the P185 Air Compressor

Back in early August, I explored the awesome Statesville, N.C., manufacturing facility of Doosan Portable Power. I toured its manufactu...

August 28, 2015
Light Towers
Editor at Large: Visiting Terex AWP in Rock Hill, S.C.

For the second week in a row, I jetted down to Charlotte for product launches. Last week, it was Doosan Portable Power and its gen sets, com...

August 17, 2015