Vermeer Southwest acquires Vermeer Rocky Mountain
Vermeer Southwest acquired Vermeer Rocky Mountain and will become Vermeer Mountain West. Combining these two adjacent Vermeer industrial dealers creates a contiguous network of nine dealership locations spanning the mountain west region of the U.S. Kyle Pieratt, who served as president and CEO of Vermeer Southwest, will continue to lead as the president and CEO of Vermeer Mountain West. The dealership will be headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, with branch locations in eight other states, including New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Texas and Washington.
Vacuum Truck Rentals welcomes new branch manager
Vacuum Truck Rentals announced Chris Wilson as the new branch manager of its Merrillville, Indiana, location. He brings 18 years’ experience in the industrial construction and maintenance industries and will oversee the rentals and sales operations of the Indiana location. VTR has a fleet of over 800 trucks and 17 locations nationwide.
Vac-Con announces CMI Equipment as new dealer
Vac-Con announced the addition of CMI Equipment to the Vac-Con dealer network. The distributorship will provide sales, parts and service support to customers located in the state of Tennessee. For more than three decades, CMI Equipment has provided the Tennessee market with the equipment necessary to keep cities, counties and road departments running. CMI will offer the full portfolio of Vac-Con machines including combination sewer cleaners, jetters and hydroexcavators in both trailer and truck-mounted configurations.
McLaughlin achieves 100 years of service
McLaughlin, a Vermeer brand, was founded in 1921 and now marks a century of providing solutions for the construction, utility and trenchless industries. In 2012, Vermeer bought a minority interest in McLaughlin, selling McLaughlin’s vacuum excavators, utility locators, pneumatic piercing tools, core saws and auger boring equipment to contractors through the Vermeer dealer network. In 2017, Vermeer acquired the rest of McLaughlin. In 2018, Vermeer purchased Vac-Tron Equipment and integrated the two companies’ product lines as Vermeer MV Solutions.
MB Crusher opens new branch in North Carolina
MB Crusher announced it now has two locations in the U.S. with the addition of a new branch in Kernersville, North Carolina. The new facility is larger than the company’s location in Reno, Nevada, and offers a warehouse and demo area. It will offer a full line of attachments, parts and units, and maintenance and service staff.
CASE G Series wheel loaders approved for biodiesel use
FPT Industrial announced that it has approved B20 biodiesel for use in its NEF4, NEF 6 and CURSOR Tier 4 Final diesel engines. This announcement makes all CASE Construction Equipment G Series wheel loaders approved for use with B20 biodiesel directly from the factory.
EquipmentShare completes acquisition of six Trekker Tractor locations
EquipmentShare, a nationwide equipment rental company powered by T3 technology, announced that it completed the acquisition of equipment fleet and operations from six Trekker Tractor locations in the state of Florida including Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and Fort Myers. Substantially all of the assets and its operations at the locations will be rebranded and integrated into EquipmentShare’s technology platform, including the launch of CASE Power & Equipment of Florida.
Volvo’s electric truck tested for energy efficiency
The first independent energy efficiency test with a fully loaded heavy-duty electric Volvo truck has been done in Germany. The electric truck exceeded its official range and used 50% less energy than its diesel counterpart. The tested truck was a Volvo FH Electric, a zero-exhaust emission vehicle with 490 kW of continuous power and a gross combination weight of 88,185 pounds. The truck was tested on the Green Truck Route, a 213-mile-long route that includes a variety of motorways, hilly terrains and tighter roads that is used for testing different manufacturers' trucks in a wide range of conditions. Volvo Trucks’ goal is that electric vehicles will account for half of its truck sales in 2030 and in 2040, and 100% well-to-wheel based CO2-reduction for new trucks sold.
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