As fun as operating heavy machinery looks, complex machines like excavators require a trained and skilled operator to get a job done quickly and safely. But as the pool of trained operators continues ...

The homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres confidently operate a mini excavator to support ongoing homestead construction projects.

Wheeled excavators tout a number of benefits, from simplified transport, decreased maintenance and can be used in a variety of applications, from digging and craning to vegetation management. During ...

Without question, excavator operators are encountering more challenges on their urban construction sites than they ever have before. First, commercial and residential development is increasing at a ...

Ubiquitous on mini-excavators, dozer blades for backfilling and grading have crept up to the medium 20,000- to 40,000-pound excavator size class. As in other machine categories, operators have been ...

These walking excavators can safely and efficiently operate on rocks, in mud, snow and water up to five feet deep and can install SuperNails, SuperMicropiles, rock bolts and tension anchors on slopes ...

Just because the cost of diesel fuel isn’t high right now doesn’t mean fleets can’t benefit from saving fuel—delayed or canceled work due to the Covid pandemic means margins are tight—so every dollar ...

A prototype of an autonomous construction vehicle weighing 12 tonnes has demonstrated that it can operate on very difficult terrain without a human operator. A Swiss-German team has become the first ...