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VolvoCE reduced swing Volvo Excavators a hit in Somerset
VolvoCE reduced swing Excavators a hit in Somerset J D Pope and Sons Ltd has owned and operated a succession of Volvo wheeled and tracked excavators since purchasing their first machine, an EC210B, back in 2001. The company first ventured into reduced swing territory for its plant fleet last year, p...
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Workwear manufacturer in the Kyrgyz Republic helping to fight coronavirus pandemic
Workwear manufacturer in the Kyrgyz Republic helping to fight coronavirus pandemic Faced with the coronavirus crisis, the Kyrgyz Republic declared a state of emergency in late March and shut down its economy. Despite being hit the hardest, private sector companies have played a major part in the res...
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Network Rail uses state-of-the-art testing to keep Bridge open in Oxfordshire
Network Rail uses state-of-the-art testing to keep Bridge open in Oxfordshire A Grade II listed bridge in Steventon, Oxfordshire, has been saved after innovative testing and the introduction of a new speed limit by Network Rail means it no longer has to be replaced as part of electrification. The br...
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i.safe MOBILE introduces robust Android tablet for use in hazardous areas
i.safe MOBILE introduces robust Android tablet for use in hazardous areas i.safe MOBILE GmbH, one of the world’s leading developers of mobile communication devices in the hazardous zone 1/21, today presents the IS930.1. The IS930.1 combines the indestructible robustness of an IP-certified tabl...
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MIT explores reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
MIT explores reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence Last June, researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst released a startling report estimating that the amount of power required for training and searching a certain neural network architecture involves the emissions...
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Geotab releases 2020 Fleet Report on Electric Vehicle Adoption
Geotab releases 2020 Fleet Report on Electric Vehicle Adoption Geotab has announced the release of its Fleet 2020 report, examining the pressure to accelerate innovation in the mobility sector to respond to the climate crisis. The report outlines consumer and fleet manager attitudes toward the adopt...
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Study reveals cost of sourcing battery metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy
Study reveals cost of sourcing battery metals for electric vehicles and renewable energy A coalition of leading researchers and scientists have released the findings of a year-long study into the impacts of sourcing metals to produce battery cathodes and wiring for electric vehicles (EVs). As calls...
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Worldsensing and IBRAM step up to promote Brazilian mining safety
Worldsensing and IBRAM step up to promote Brazilian mining safety Worldsensing has joined the Brazilian Mining Association (Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração or IBRAM in Portuguese) to strengthen its links with Brazil’s world-leading mining industry. The membership sees the Internet-of-Things pionee...
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Hyundai High-Walkers perfect for tough forestry tasks and for Carron Valley Plant
Hyundai High-Walkers perfect for tough forestry tasks and for Carron Valley Plant Carron Valley Plant Ltd is a forestry ground preparation business based in Dumfries in Scotland. Established some 30-years ago, the three-man firm, headed up by founder William Brown, is contracted to Forestry and Land...
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The Road Safety Trust awards £120K in funding for six local organisations
The Road Safety Trust awards £120K in funding for six local organisations The Road Safety Trust, a charity dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, has awarded £120,000 funding to six organisations across the UK to help improve road safety at a local level. All grantees are chari...
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Flexible Hybrid Electronics set to drive innovation and opportunities
Flexible Hybrid Electronics set to drive innovation and opportunities While flexible electronics have been around for years, either as flexible PCBs or genuinely printed electronics, there has always been a trade-off between flexibility and capability. Circuits with a few printed transistors based o...
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Mecalac expands in North America with opening of new HQ in Massachusetts
Mecalac expands in North America with opening of new HQ in Massachusetts Mecalac, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of compact construction equipment for urban environments, has opened a new 14,000-square foot facility in Norfolk, Massachusetts, to serve as the North Americ...
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Survey finds 65 percent of Londoners changed vehicles due to the Ultra Low Emission Zone
Survey finds 65 percent of Londoners changed vehicles due to the Ultra Low Emission Zone A recent survey undertaken by Motorbike insurer Bikesure of 1,000 commuters in London set out to find how the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) had impacted them, in reflection to their previous annual ULEZ Survey...
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Fugro wins A9 motorway widening contract in the Netherlands
Fugro wins A9 motorway widening contract in the Netherlands Fugro has been awarded a 3-year contract for an extensive geotechnical campaign and subsequent design work as part of the A9 motorway upgrade and expansion project in the Netherlands. In addition to the geotechnical ground investigation, Fu...
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Tatra Trucks keeps production going during pandemic
Tatra Trucks keeps production going during pandemic The coronavirus pandemic in Europe has temporarily shut down production in many factories of European and overseas automakers. Only a few of them did not close their operations: Tatra Trucks is one of them. Due to the global pandemic, the Czech go...
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Campbell Contracts in Northern Ireland doubles material wet processing with CDE
Campbell Contracts in Northern Ireland doubles material wet processing with CDE Campbell Contracts Ltd, a family-owned and managed business headquartered in Tempo, a small village on the outskirts of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has doubled its materials processing ability sinc...
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What you need to know about parking security
What you need to know about parking security Securing your parking facility is a key aspect of any security system. Some of your employees most valuable possessions, their vehicles, are parked. Protecting them is crucial, especially nowadays when break-ins are, unfortunately, all too common. We have...
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JCB steps up food aid programme for homeless people in North Staffordshire
JCB steps up food aid programme for homeless people in North Staffordshire Since the launch of the JCB ‘Food for our Communities’ programme – the idea of Lady Bamford, wife of JCB Chairman Lord Bamford – the company has provided more than 3,600 cottage pies for disadvantaged people across the area....
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MANN+HUMMEL and Tri-Dim Filter support Ford medical equipment production
MANN+HUMMEL and Tri-Dim Filter support Ford medical equipment production As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies, the shortage of medical equipment has become a critical issue. As a market leader in filtration, MANN+HUMMEL will collaborate with Ford Motor Company, one of its key automotive customers...
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M6 Stage 1 construction tender released in New South Wales
M6 Stage 1 construction tender released in New South Wales Australian Minister for Roads Andrew Constance today announced the NSW Government will call for tender applications to help build the new ‘missing link’ motorway to connect Sydney’s south, creating around 5,300 new jobs. The project, costing...
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Foresight Intelligence and OEM Data Delivery launch CrewStrong contact tracing tool
Foresight Intelligence and OEM Data Delivery launch CrewStrong contact tracing tool Foresight Intelligence, Inc® (Scottsdale, AZ) has partnered with OEM Data Delivery (Shelton, CT) in their first joint venture. Foresight Intelligence® offers this new solution through its telematics product suite fro...
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Volvo and Daimler Trucks form joint venture for large-scale production of fuel cells
Volvo and Daimler Trucks form joint venture for large-scale production of fuel cells Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a preliminary n...
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Construction of Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre fast tracked in Oxford
Construction of Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre fast tracked in Oxford Construction of the UK’s New Vaccines Centre by Glencar Construction Starts Well Ahead of Schedule as Timelines are Fast Tracked Due to Covid-19 Construction work has begun ahead of schedule to build the highly specia...
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Poor facilities and welfare are harming the haulage sector
Poor facilities and welfare are harming the haulage sector The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented upheaval and turmoil to the global community. In the UK, haulage is one of the sectors under intense pressure to keep the country moving. Even before the virus pandemic, haulage has always been...
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Intertraffic announces first webinar next Tuesday 21 April on the Coronavirus impact
Intertraffic announces first webinar next Tuesday 21 April on the Coronavirus impact COVID-19 is impacting the world and a change in mobility habits is inevitable both in short term and longer term, making knowledge transfer now even more crucial. The Intertraffic community needs to stay connected a...
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KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG financing A3 motorway expansion in northern Bavaria
KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG financing A3 motorway expansion in northern Bavaria As part of an international consortium, KfW IPEX-Bank and MEAG are financing the six-lane expansion of federal motorway 3 (A3) between interchanges Biebelried and Fürth/Erlangen as well as its operation and maintenance for 30...
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Mirka launches automated programme for advanced robotic surface finishing
Mirka launches automated programme for advanced robotic surface finishing The world’s first patent pending Automated Industrial Programme is being launched globally by Mirka in April 2020, spearheaded by the Mirka® AIROS an innovative, electric Automated Industrial Random Orbital Sander (AIROS), whi...
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Minnich Manufacturing expanding Western USA distribution with Ebbert Company
Minnich Manufacturing expanding Western USA distribution with Ebbert Company Minnich Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems, has added Ebbert Company to its dealer network to expand distribution in the Western U.S. Headq...
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STRABAG awarded 640m long bridge in Romania
STRABAG awarded 640m long bridge in Romania The European-based construction company STRABAG has been commissioned to build a 640 m cable-stayed bridge across the river Someș in the western Romanian city of Satu Mare. The contract, worth RON 142 million (approx. € 30 million), was signed in early Apr...
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Honda hybrid and EV batteries feature in new recycling initiative
Honda hybrid and EV batteries feature in new recycling initiative Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the sustainable usability of its end-of-life traction batteries. The pan-European arrangement will see SNA...
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Haver and Boecker Niagara F-Class Portable Plant increases production by 25 percent
Haver and Boecker Niagara F-Class Portable Plant increases production by 25 percent Haver & Boecker Niagara, Haver & Boecker’s new mineral processing brand, offers the Niagara F-Class Portable Plant. The circular motion inclined vibrating screen allows operations to increase production by 25...
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Colas wins three major RoSPA awards
Colas wins three major RoSPA awards The winners of the prestigious RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) awards for 2019 have been announced and Colas Ltd have collected three major awards, including for the first time the Fleet Safety Technology Trophy. Colas has been awarded an ele...
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Experts push for innovative new technology for road repairs
Experts push for innovative new technology for road repairs Following the Chancellors £2.5bn commitment to pot holes in the recent budget and many Local Councils now targeting to become carbon neutral by as early as 2030, Sheffield based material engineering company Roadmender Asphalt are launching...
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Betonstar Concrete Pumps reaching new heights with lighter weight Strenx steel
Betonstar Concrete Pumps reaching new heights with lighter weight Strenx steel Concrete pumps used in the construction of tall buildings need a boom structure that is strong and reliable while also striving for light weight. Turkish concrete pump manufacturer Betonstar has met these requirements by...
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VolvoCE exploring designs inspired by nature
VolvoCE exploring designs inspired by nature Human’s design feats are undeniably incredible but we can still learn a lot by looking to nature. Volvo Construction Equipment (VolvoCE) take a look at some ingenious designs inspired by nature. Shinkansen Train by Japan Railways Group 30 years ago, the J...
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COVID-19 brings out the best in manufacturers
COVID-19 brings out the best in manufacturers Dusty Alexander, CEO & President of Global Shop Solutions ERP/MRP Software takes a look at the current situation: “We’re in a different kind of war against the COVID-19 virus. And much like World War II, we entered this war woefully undersuppli...
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Cortec unveils Corrosion Prevention Plan for the world’s grounded aircraft
Cortec unveils Corrosion Prevention Plan for the world’s grounded aircraft As hundreds of aircrafts remain grounded due to plummeting air travel demand amid pandemic restrictions, the question becomes – How can airlines preserve as much value as possible while high-dollar assets sit idle...
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Association for Project Management looks at the Future of Work and Skills
Association for Project Management looks at the Future of Work and Skills Association for Project Management (APM) has launched the final paper in its Projecting the Future series titled The Future of Work and Skills, to help address challenges posed by a rapidly changing world. Projecting the Futur...
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HS2 contracts confirmed for STRABAG, Skanska and Costain Joint Venture
HS2 contracts confirmed for STRABAG, Skanska and Costain Joint Venture HS2, the planned high-speed rail line in Britain linking London and Birmingham over a length of 225 km in Phase One, continues to gain momentum. The client, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd has given the green light for Stage 2, the real...
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Ritchie Bros. launch free monthly pricing reports
Ritchie Bros. launch free monthly pricing reports With billions of dollars of equipment transacting via its multiple global sales channels each year, Ritchie Bros. has the data and in-house expertise to provide unmatched insight into industry trends. Earlier this year the company launched a Market T...
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Registration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge extended
Registration for the Helsinki Energy Challenge extended The coronavirus does not stop Helsinki’s climate work. The schedule for the international Helsinki Energy Challenge has been altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the competition process remains intact despite the changes in the sched...
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Talbert Manufacturing 35-Ton fixed neck trailer delivers dependability
Talbert Manufacturing 35-Ton fixed neck trailer delivers dependability Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, introduces the 35FG-BVTL — a fixed-neck, drop deck trailer for small- to mid-size equipment machinery movers operating in oil fields, agriculture...
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Hitachi’s remote monitoring system ConSite proves a hit in Norway
Hitachi’s remote monitoring system ConSite proves a hit in Norway Norwegian company H&K Sandnes is an active user of Hitachi’s remote monitoring system, Global e-Service, for a wide range of its Hitachi excavators. The Larvik-based groundworks and drainage contractor has taken out a full s...
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Midlands Connect comments on HS2 Notice to Proceed
Midlands Connect comments on HS2 Notice to Proceed Midlands Connect has responded to the announcement that the Department for Transport has given approval for HS2 Ltd to issue Notice to Proceed the main construction works for Phase One between London and the West Midlands. Maria Machancoses, directo...
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JCB Joe responds to Coronavirus loss with PPE manufacturing initiative
JCB Joe responds to Coronavirus with PPE manufacturing initiative JCB and a team of volunteer employees have set up mini-production lines to come to the aid of the nation’s NHS heroes in need of personal protective equipment. Principal Electronics Engineer and father-of-two James Morley, who is norm...
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JW Speaker introduces Model 234 Flash LED Tail Lights with SmartHeat
JW Speaker introduces Model 234 Flash LED Tail Lights with SmartHeat JW Speaker Corporation announced the newest LED tail lights for transport, industrial, construction, agriculture and specialty vehicles: The Model 234 Flash. This drop-in replacement for four-inch, round LED lights is the newest ed...
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MAJOR App delivers expert tools and information for Quarry screen media
MAJOR App delivers expert tools and information for Quarry screen media MAJOR, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance wire screen media, launches a new smartphone app to give customers up-to-date information and access to advanced digital tools. Called The MAJOR App, the tool is available...
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Caterpillar introduces the M314 and M318 next-generation Wheeled Excavators
Caterpillar introduces the M314 and M318 next-generation Wheeled Excavators Two new Cat Next Generation wheeled excavators, the Cat M314 and the M318 feature multiple design updates that boost machine efficiency and lower long-term operating costs, as wells as advanced hydraulics for more efficient...
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Red Stag Materials paving the potholes away for EZ Street
Red Stag Materials paving the potholes away for EZ Street Red Stag Materials is run by of a dedicated team of industry professionals with over 90 years of experience in UK infrastructure and the highway maintenance sector. They are championing a new solution to the pothole backlog the is plaguing Br...
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EOI opened for $231m Torrens Road level crossing project in South Australia
EOI opened for $231m Torrens Road level crossing project in South Australia The Australian Governments are continuing to support jobs and local businesses by delivering crucial infrastructure across South Australia with the $231 million grade separation of the level crossing at Torrens Road, Ovingha...
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Remondis recycling site goes CO2 neutral electric SENNEBOGEN 817E materials handler
Remondis recycling site goes CO2 neutral electric SENNEBOGEN 817E materials handler An exciting project with the potential to be replicated at other branches: Remondis’ dismantling center in Lünen has set itself a target going forward of working exclusively with emission-free electric machines...
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Hyundai CE HX10A digs in under the Knibbeler building near Valenciennes
Hyundai CE HX10A digs in under the Knibbeler building near Valenciennes Manufor Fondations is underpinning the foundations of the “Knibbeler” apartment block at Saint-Saulve near Valenciennes in Northern France. An interesting but highly technical project with numerous problems meant tha...
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Kubota Corporation celebrating their 130th anniversary
Kubota Corporation celebrating their 130th anniversary Kubota’s journey started in 1890, by manufacturing Japan’s first iron pipelines for waterworks. Its founder, Gonshiro Kubota, laid the foundations of a company that is now one of the major players in the industry. Starting off as a f...
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VolvoCE wins Highest Retained Value and Lowest Cost of Ownership EquipmentWatch Awards
VolvoCE wins Highest Retained Value and Lowest Cost of Ownership EquipmentWatch Awards For the fifth year in a row, construction industry insights provider EquipmentWatch has recognized Volvo Construction Equipment machines with its Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards and Highest Retained Value Awards....
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ISO 9001: 2015 success for Tyre Boss
ISO 9001: 2015 success for Tyre Boss For the second year in a row, specialist tyre supplier, Tyre Boss, has successfully achieved ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation. This achievement is more akin to larger businesses that have quality teams dedicated to gaining the ISO standard. As a smaller business it t...
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Thousands of jobs promised as Sydney Metro tunnelling works tenders released
Thousands of jobs promised as Sydney Metro tunnelling works tenders released Australian Minister for Transport Andrew Constance has announced the start of the tender process to build almost 50 kilometres of new metro railway tunnels between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney Central Business District...
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EKO software app helping transport and logistics employees work safely and efficiently
EKO software app helping transport and logistics employees work safely and efficiently As cases of COVID-19 continue to soar, the pressure on logistics and transport businesses providing vital frontline delivery and collection services, along with the guidance surrounding social distancing, shows no...
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MIT explores smartphones and Bluetooth Covid-19 contact tracing that protects privacy
MIT explores smartphones and Bluetooth Covid-19 contact tracing that protects privacy Imagine you’ve been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive. Health officials begin contact tracing to contain infections, asking you to identify people with whom you’ve been in close contact. The obvious people come to min...
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Deere begins production of Protective Face Shields for health-care workers
Deere begins production of Protective Face Shields for health-care workers John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, announced today it is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding Group in Moline, I...
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CAT 725 Articulated Truck delivers performance with 50 percent less operator input
CAT 725 Articulated Truck delivers performance with 50 percent less operator input Built with the next generation cab, powerful engine meeting the current emissions standards and automatic features to elevate productivity, the new Cat® 725 articulated truck sets the market standard of excellence for...
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