Business & RentalUsed equipment auction prices level off after two years of decline
Third-quarter results suggest the used market has found a floor, with late-model excavators and loaders holding value best.
Marcus Bell4 min read
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ConstructionMaddox's WL50 wheel loader learns to fill its own bucket
An automatic bucket-fill mode reads rimpull and lift pressure to load a full bucket on every pass, whoever is in the seat.
Luis Ortega5 min read
ConstructionCorran's new 22-tonne excavator trims fuel burn 18% with a pump that listens to the bucket
The CX220 replaces a fixed hydraulic map with a load-sensing controller that predicts demand a fraction of a second before the operator asks for it.
Dana Whitlock6 min read
Electric & AutonomyAutonomous rollers complete their first highway resurfacing job with no operator in the seat
Two driverless compactors followed a paver across 14 lane-kilometres, hitting density targets on every pass logged by the state inspector.
Dana Whitlock5 min read
Material HandlingKestrel Lift pushes its lithium forklift line to 8-tonne capacity
The new E80 targets steel, timber, and beverage yards that have held on to diesel trucks because nothing electric could lift enough.
Owen Park4 min read
ConstructionCompact track loader orders climb as rental fleets refresh ahead of 2027 emissions rules
Dealers report order books up by double digits as rental houses retire older machines before stricter engine requirements take effect.
Luis Ortega4 min read
AgricultureBrightwater's 600-hp tractor brings row-by-row seed control to 60-foot planters
The T600 pairs a new continuously variable transmission with an ISOBUS controller fast enough to shut off individual rows at planting speed.
Hannah Greer5 min read
Mining & QuarryingOxbow begins trials of a 240-tonne haul truck running on trolley-assist
Overhead power lines on the steepest ramps let the truck climb on grid electricity and cut diesel use on the most punishing part of the haul.
Priya Raman6 min read
Electric & AutonomyHydrogen fuel-cell wheel loader completes six-month pilot at a steel mill
The loader matched its diesel twin on uptime, but refuelling logistics remain the open question.
Dana Whitlock6 min read
Business & RentalTreadline adds 4,000 machines to its rental fleet and bets on telematics-first contracts
The rental group will bill some customers by engine hours and utilisation data rather than by the day, starting with aerial and earthmoving equipment.
Marcus Bell5 min read
AgricultureWhy mid-size combines are outselling flagships this harvest
Tighter margins and smaller custom-harvest crews are pushing farms toward Class 7 machines that are easier to finance and easier to staff.
Hannah Greer5 min read
Mining & QuarryingBattery loaders go deeper as mines count the cost of ventilation
Removing diesel exhaust underground cuts one of a deep mine's largest energy bills, and battery loaders are finally big enough to do it.
Priya Raman5 min read
AgricultureSpray drones win wider approval for crop protection on row crops
Regulators have cleared heavier payloads and multi-drone swarms, opening the door to drone spraying on large corn and soybean fields.
Hannah Greer5 min read
Electric & AutonomyBattery-swap stations for mini excavators arrive on urban job sites
A trailer-mounted swap unit lets electric compact machines keep digging all day without waiting on a charger or a grid connection.
Luis Ortega4 min read
Material HandlingAutonomous pallet movers take over the coldest shifts in frozen-food warehouses
Robots rated for -30°C are handling pallet moves in freezer rooms that are hard to staff and hard on people.
Owen Park4 min read
Mining & QuarryingQuarry operators turn to tracked mobile crushers to shorten haul distances
Moving the crusher to the face instead of trucking rock to a fixed plant is saving fuel, tyres, and trucks at mid-size aggregate sites.
Priya Raman4 min read
Material HandlingTelehandlers get load-moment systems that report to the fleet office
New connected stability systems log every near-limit lift, giving site managers a record of how machines are actually being used.
Owen Park5 min read
Business & RentalSteel prices ease, but dealers warn equipment lead times will stay long into 2027
Lower input costs have not yet reached price lists, and engines, hydraulics, and electronics remain the bottleneck at assembly plants.
Marcus Bell4 min read
ConstructionCrowded skylines push tower crane anti-collision systems from option to requirement
Cities with dense high-rise pipelines are starting to require zoning and anti-collision systems on every crane with an overlapping jib.
Dana Whitlock4 min read
Electric & AutonomyMobile charging trailers fill the power gap on electric job sites
Rental houses are pairing battery trailers with electric compact machines so contractors can go electric before the grid connection arrives.
Luis Ortega4 min read
AgricultureForage harvesters use onboard sensors to adjust chop length on the go
Near-infrared sensors in the spout read crop moisture and adjust chop length automatically, aiming for better silage and less fuel.
Hannah Greer4 min read
Construction3D machine control becomes standard on new motor graders
Road builders say grade-to-plan blades cut rework so sharply that they no longer order graders without them.
Luis Ortega4 min read
Mining & QuarryingOne operator, five drills: autonomous blasthole drilling scales up
An iron ore operation now runs its entire drill fleet from a remote control room, with holes placed within centimetres of the blast plan.
Priya Raman5 min read
Material HandlingPorts trade diesel reach stackers for hybrids that recover energy on every lower
Lowering a 40-tonne container generates power, and the new generation of reach stackers stores it for the next lift.
Owen Park4 min read