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While the industry focuses on battery-electric excavators, a highly efficient mechanical alternative is gaining traction in Europe and Asia: the hydraulic hybrid. Instead of storing electrical energy
For decades, the rhythm of a large earthmoving site was dictated by the weekly survey. The survey crew would go out with a rover, shoot the stockpiles and the cuts, and spend two days processing the d
The productivity and multi-shift advantages of lithium-ion forklifts are undeniable, but the upfront capital expenditure remains a massive roadblock. A 48-volt lead-acid battery costs about $4,000. Th
If you step into the cab of a brand-new mid-sized wheel loader, you might notice something missing: the massive steering column that has dominated the operator's space for fifty years. OEMs are aggres
Fully autonomous mining trucks have been operating in controlled environments like the Australian outback for years, but bringing that technology to a dynamic, ever-changing commercial construction si
Operating a forklift in a -20 degree Fahrenheit freezer warehouse is brutal on the equipment and the driver. The concrete floors are often coated in frost, making traction almost non-existent. The big
If you've ever operated a large hydraulic excavator, you know the feeling of "pump lag." You snap the joystick to swing the house, and for a fraction of a second, the engine lugs, the pump tries to ca
For decades, the most stressful job on an earthmoving site was the grade checker-the person walking the dirt with a rover rod, calculating cut and fill, and yelling hand signals to the dozer operator
The shift from lead-acid to lithium-ion forklift batteries is usually framed as a story about efficiency and labor savings-no more swapping batteries at the end of a shift. But the real driving force
Working near waterways-dredging, bridge repair, dam maintenance-has always carried the risk of a catastrophic hydraulic line blowout. A single ruptured hose can dump dozens of gallons of petroleum oil
For years, if a massive pivot bore on an excavator boom wore out into an oval shape, the only fix was to drag the entire boom off the machine, put it on a lowboy, and send it to a heavy machine shop.
For the last few years, the big news in warehousing was the development of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). But a massive shift is happening in how these robots are actually being deployed. Large logi
