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Editor at Large: Inside the Caterpillar Fall Press Event and Its Completed Launch of Next Gen Mini Excavators
Keith Gribbins
November 16, 2021
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Industry Events
Editor at Large: Visiting Takeuchi’s New Training Center in Georgia and Exploring the Brand’s Future
September 27, 2021
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Editor at Large: Exploring United Rentals 2019 Total Control & Innovation Conference
November 14, 2019
Aerial Lifts
Editor at Large: Enjoy Some Photos of the Genie Press Event Held this Week in Redmond, Wash.
September 19, 2019
Engines
Editor at Large: Visiting Distributor Continental Engines, Which Won the First Hatz 3H50TIC Diesel Off the Production Line
June 6, 2019
Industry Events
Editor at Large: Visiting ASV in Grand Rapids, Minn., to Test Operate the New VT-70 High Output...

Last week, I was enjoying some suitably spring Minnesota weather. Rain, fog and mud. It was an ideal setting to operate and inspect compact ...

May 28, 2019
Industry Events cat 302 cr next gen
The Next Generation: Caterpillar’s Revamped, Ultra-Premium Mini Excavator Line Highlights the Fall Media Event

No one quite pulls together a press event like Caterpillar. They are big. You’re boarding a bus at 7:30 a.m. for all-day discussions w...

January 15, 2019
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Introducing the New ZW100-6 Wheel Loader in North America

Hitachi’s ZW100-6 builds on the company’s reputation for top-flight wheel loaders with improved loading efficiency, ea...

May 10, 2022
Utility Vehicles kubota
New Territory: Kubota Enters the Crossover Market with Its RTV-XG850 Sidekick

Let’s broadly break down the utility vehicle or side-by-side market into four divisions: sport (like those used in racing); pure recre...

October 11, 2018
Utility Vehicles
Editor at Large: Test Operating Kubota’s New Sidekick UTV and Touring Its Plant in Georgia

Last week, I was enjoying spectacular views of Lake Lanier (a sprawling resort in Georgia about an hour outside of Atlanta). Most of these v...

August 28, 2018
Engines perkins and ups
Parts Express: Perkins Engines and UPS Team Up to Create the Amazon of Aftermarket Solutions

I need it now. It’s a bratty attitude that is almost customary in our culture. In fact, many companies today have structured businesse...

August 16, 2018
Engines hatz engine
Downsizing in Deutschland: We Visit Hatz Engines in Germany to Detail Its New H-Series Compacts

Deep in the heart of lower Bavaria, Hatz has been perfecting small engines for more than a century. Its hometown of Ruhstorf an der Rott in ...

August 13, 2018
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One Machine, Countless Attachments, Endless Possibilities: The Skid Steer Attachments Needed to Get Any Job Done

Skid steers are often compared to a Swiss Army Knife – and for good reason. With the ability to easily switch out a variety of attachm...

April 8, 2022
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Editor at Large: Touring UPS’ giant Worldport Facility in Louisville, Exploring Perkins’ Regional Logistics Center in nearby...

To start off my summer, I headed down to Kentucky to hang with some industry friends from Perkins Engines (great people like Nick Morgan and...

June 25, 2018
Excavators
Editor at Large: Visiting Volvo Construction Equipment in Pennsylvania to operate the EW60E wheeled compact excavator

We’re getting our boots muddy operating a lot of equipment this spring. One of our big goals for 2018 was to get the Compact Equipment...

April 18, 2018
Industry Events
Editor at Large: We Head to Dozer Day Where Kids Get the Chance to Operate Equipment

Kids and construction. The love affair begins as soon as little ones are just tall enough to peek out the car window and see a mighty excava...

July 27, 2017
Business and Software
We Visit Rock Hill, S.C., for the Grand Opening of Atlas Copco’s New American Headquarters

  Charlotte has become a global city-state over the last few decades — the second-largest metro area in the southeastern United S...

June 9, 2017
Industry Events
Editor at Large: We Conquer Caterpillar’s Year-End Press Event (A Photo Blog)

Always love the demos @CaterpillarInc press events. Edwards demo area #FTW pic.twitter.com/FQVV9NvbhW — Compact Equipment (@CompactEqu...

November 7, 2016
Business and Software
Editor at Large: The 2016 Kubota Dealer Meeting (a Photo Blog)

Connect is the theme of the 2016 Kubota dealer meeting. We’re making myriad connections at the Gaylord in Grapevine. @KubotaCanadaLtd ...

October 11, 2016
Excavators
Editor at Large: Caterpillar creates a new category of compact equipment — the Xtra Tool Carrier (XTC)...

When I arrived in Peoria last week for Caterpillar‘s spring press event, I was not anticipating the release of a completely new catego...

March 21, 2016
Industry Events
We Conquer the Caterpillar Fall Press Event (A Photo Blog)

We love attending Cat press events. Why? Because there’s always a (metric) ton of equipment unveiled. This week, Cat revealed 14 new m...

November 13, 2015
Business and Software
Visiting JCB at the Baker Factory Professional Motocross Training Facility (a Photo Blog)

Champions must constantly train, and in the high-velocity sport of professional Motocross the champions train with Aldon Baker (to the right...

November 4, 2015