Industry News - October, 2021 - Page 6 of 12

Fleet Maintenance & Repair Costs Increased In First Half of 2021

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc., reported during TMC’s Fall Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition that costs for parts and labor for repairs rose over the first six months of the year.

A benchmarking report from TMC and Decisiv found higher parts and labour expenses.

According to the Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report, labor costs for repair and maintenance increased 2.6% between the 1st and 2nd quarters in 2021 and overall parts costs increased by 2.8%. In that same period, parts costs for Tires increased by 10.7% and Transmissions part costs rose 9%.

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Oct 19, 2021 - 4 years ago
BC Mine Reclamation Award and Scholarship Recipients Announced

The British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation (TRCR) presented its annual awards at the TRCR’s 44th annual Mine Reclamation Symposium.

Image: The British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation

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Oct 18, 2021 - 4 years ago
BCI Marine Becomes The Official Canadian Distributor Of X Shore

Canadians can now book a test-drive and pre-order the all-electric and connected X Shore Eelex 8000. BCI Marine, a Canadian distributor with a passion for innovative boats will have a fleet of the Eelex 8000, a 100% electric boat powered by intelligent software.

X Shore Eelex 8000 (CNW Group/BCI Marine)

The first boat is expected to arrive in Canada in July and the remaining boats ordered will be delivered to their recipients in 2022.

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Oct 18, 2021 - 4 years ago
ALL Cranes Relies On Two Liebherrs For Dual Pick At Bridge In Cleveland

Building bridges is never an easy job. Especially if this bridge runs over busy railway tracks. ALL Crane, the largest crane rental company in the United States, relies on Liebherr cranes to place the bridge span in an ambitious time frame. The LTM 1450-8.1 and the LTM 1250-6.1 mobile cranes were the cranes of choice for this project in Cleveland, Ohio.

The 450 t LTM 1450-8.1 from ALL placing the left part of the new span.

Maybe constructing a three-span pedestrian and bicycle bridge sounds easy enough. But what if it’s going over the third-busiest set of railroad tracks in the United States, with estimated traffic of 100 trains per day? In that case, you have to work closely with the railroad to get the critical work-clearance time you need to set spans. And it’s likely to be scheduled in extremely brief, single-hour increments. That would take a perfect combination of planning, materials, people, and cranes to get the job done.

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Oct 18, 2021 - 4 years ago
EvoQuip Celebrates 5 Years Of Crushing It

Compact crushing and screening brand EvoQuip celebrates five years in business with virtual event that reflects on phenomenal business growth thanks to continued product development and a loyal global network of distributors, while maintaining its ethos of user friendliness.

EvoQuip, a compact crushing and screening brand with products that focus on simplicity, easy maintenance, fuel efficiency and ease of transport, recently celebrated five successful years in business via a virtual hour-long celebration attended by almost 100 distributors around the world.

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Oct 18, 2021 - 4 years ago
Sennebogen 860 Puts Guntersville Terminal On The Cutting Edge

As president of Guntersville Marine Services, Inc., Mike Lueken is keenly aware of the dramatic changes in material handling equipment over the past thirty years.

Operators feel more confident with every lift because of the 860 R-HD’s center of balance with equal load limits through 360° of swing. Photo credits: TJ Joyner

“The evolution of material handlers has gone so much faster than what we’ve seen on the automotive side. Thirty years ago, every terminal was loading and unloading with a cable crane and a clamshell bucket. Then, we went through some smaller hydraulic excavators. We feel very fortunate with this purchase that, once again, we’re on the cutting edge and looking forward.”

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Oct 15, 2021 - 4 years ago