200,000-year-old Meat: Before Delicatessens Oct 15, 2009
The TAU excavators and Prof. Mary Stiner of the University of Arizona (Tucson) hypothesize that the Qesem Cave people hunted cooperatively. (Science Daily)
2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Oct 15, 2009
As part of NASA's Centennial Challenges designed to incubate cutting-edge aerospace technology through non-traditional incentives and public competition, the competing excavators must carry their own power source and are required to be controlled remotely in a way that mimics the logistics of lunar surface communications. Each team has just one chance at the prize. (NASA Watch)
Alptransit, a record-breaking tunnel Oct 13, 2009
Here we get out and board a little train, which takes us north to the point the excavators have reached. After a 20-minute journey, we leave the train and walk to the head of the tunnel boring machine. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Bobcat coming to Wahpeton Oct 10, 2009
Bobcat Public Relations Manager Laura Ness Owens said the 120,000 square feet of space will be used to manufacture valves and cylinders, components key in powering Bobcat's payloaders and excavators. Bobcat will pay 416,000 annually to the Wahpeton community development group. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Make the most of a change in fortune Oct 10, 2009
Mr James began High Country Hydraulics, repairing equipment including excavators and earthmovers. At the time it [the redundancy] was pretty ordinary but now it's the best thing that's ever happened to me,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Aid pours into Indonesia Oct 7, 2009
At the crumpled Ambacang Hotel in the city centre, excavators briefly ceased digging when workers thought they heard a woman's cries for help, but a search revealed no further signs of life. "There's no one alive. I stopped all the machinery to ensure that the family of the victims were satisfied," the commander of the clean-up operation, Haris Sarjana, told AFP.. (iAfrica.com)
Aid pours into quake-hit Indonesia Oct 6, 2009
At the crumpled Ambacang Hotel in the city centre, excavators briefly ceased digging when workers thought they heard a woman's cries for help from beneath the rubble, but a search revealed no further signs of life. "There's no one alive. I stopped all the machinery to ensure that the family of the victims were satisfied," the commander of the clean-up operation, Haris Sarjana, told AFP.. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Heavy rain hampers rescuers in Padang Oct 6, 2009
Excavators still raked over collapsed buildings and many of the injured were being treated in tents, but at some of the city's schools, teachers said they were trying to resume classes. I have been ordered by the governor to open the school again today, but only 60 students came out of 800,'' a school teacher, Karmila Suryani, said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Fueling a new industry: Companies turn waste wood into energy Oct 5, 2009
ABCO employs three mechanics just to keep its grinders, chip trucks and excavators running. "It's so capital intensive," said Tim Davison, the owner of Diversified Wood Products of Spokane, another biofuel supplier. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Samoans flock to churches to mourn tsunami victims Oct 5, 2009
AP Photo - Excavators work at fixing a road along Samoa's southeast coast at Lalomanu Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, after a deadly tsunami rolled through several South Pacific island nations on Tuesday. Doctor Ben Matalavea, who is tending to patients at a clinic in southern Samoa, says in addition to the physical damage, many people are traumatized. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Indo: hopes fade Oct 5, 2009
Jack hammers and excavators worked over the huge pile of concrete, metal rods and debris which has drawn large crowds despite the clouds of dust and lingering smell of decomposition. Outside of Padang, the scale of the disaster is only now being discovered. (iAfrica.com)
Hopes fade for Indonesian quake victims Oct 4, 2009
In the worst-hit city of Padang, heavy excavators moved over the crumpled remains of the Ambacang hotel, where hopes had been raised for survivors after police received a SMS phone message believed to be from someone inside. "I think the chances of finding survivors are very slim," the team leader of Newmont Emergency Rescue Team, Samsubin, told AFP at the scene of the ruined Dutch colonial-era hotel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Hopes fading in search for survivors Oct 4, 2009
We need tents and excavators to get the bodies but the roads are cut off, said Ogi Martapela, 28, who said his older brother died in the landslide. Another resident said it was too late for aid. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Rescuers scramble to find Indonesia earthquake survivors Oct 3, 2009
And the desperate hunt for the injured trapped under jagged heaps of concrete and steel went on, as authorities struggled to find more excavators to do the job. Some rescuers dug by hand, watched by anxious crowds looking for lost friends and family. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Back to work but still a bit nervous Oct 3, 2009
The sports teams are often the "Bobcats." One of the company's small excavators rests on a pole at the town's main intersection -- a trophy of the town's major export and major employer. State of the Union. (CNN -- US)
Woman pulled from ruins Oct 3, 2009
"We have problems with equipment. We need urgently electric cutters and medium-sized excavators to remove the debris," said Febi Dwirahmadi, 28, a public health official with the Red Cross. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Indonesia appeals for aid as quake leaves whole villages buried Oct 3, 2009
We need them to provide skilled rescuers with equipment," she said, also appealing for medics to treat badly injured victims, many with broken bones. A spokeswoman for the United Nations' World Food Programme said it had not yet received an official request for aid from Indonesia but expected it "would come very shortly," with food and heavy lifting gear ready on standby. Homeless survivors in the coastal city had spent two nights sleeping out in the open and were hungry, frightened and falling... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Hopes fade for hundreds lost in destroyed city Oct 3, 2009
Some rescuers used excavators, but most used bare hands to search schools, a large hotel and other destroyed buildings for bodies as criticism mounted about the quality of construction in the city, perhaps the most earthquake-prone city in the world's most seismically active country, Indonesia ... The excavators don't help us much. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Fear of second tsunami sends villagers running to hills Oct 3, 2009
The southern coast was a hive of activity as powerlines were re-established and trucks, graders and excavators were put into continuous use. Doctors spoke of the difficulties they faced treating the injured. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Disappearing course Oct 2, 2009
They say that excavators digging up sand and loading them onto lorries could be seen near the 18th hole, opposite the temporary clubhouse and a driving range ... One day I was playing at the 9th hole when I noticed that the excavators had dug out all the sand there, leaving a huge hole that is now a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes ... He added that the excavators moved to the driving range last month and started digging for sand. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Rescuers search for victims in Padang Oct 2, 2009
Officials said more heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators and concrete cutters were badly needed. Two Indonesian Hercules transport planes carrying medical aid, as well as 20,000 tents and 10,000 blankets, also flew to Padang yesterday, the state Antara news agency reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
UPDATE 5-Indonesia quake death toll may be thousands-minister Oct 1, 2009
Officials said heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators and concrete cutters were badly needed. The disaster is the latest in a spate of natural and man-made calamities to hit Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of 226 million people. (Scientific American)
FasTracks to launch $2.3B RFP Sept. 30 Sep 26, 2009
9 billion FasTracks project will deploy thousands of workers, from excavators to electricians and everything in between. It will be a huge economic development boost to the area, the biggest since the $5 billion effort to build , as wages for design, construction and all other work flow into the economy. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ritchie to auction 29-acre Lakeville site Sep 24, 2009
also will auction off cranes, excavators and other equipment at the Sept. 29 event. The company holds four unreserved auctions in Minnesota each year. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Life after war Sep 22, 2009
Hamona Dowell helped at the Operating Engineers Hawaii Joint Apprenticeship booth, giving information to soldiers and helping them with excavators and crane simulators on laptops ... Hamona Dowell helped at the Operating Engineers Hawaii Joint Apprenticeship booth, giving information to soldiers and helping them with excavators and crane simulators on laptops. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Starting over Sep 21, 2009
Mr James began High Country Hydraulics, repairing equipment including excavators and earthmovers, some involved in the Black Saturday fires clean-up. At the time it (the redundancy) was pretty ordinary, but now its the best thing thats ever happened to me, he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Ritchie Bros. to sell large number of late model equipment items for Rodman Companies and others in Fort Worth unreserved public auction Sep 20, 2009
Late model equipment from Rodman includes: crawler tractors, wheel loaders, motor graders, hydraulic excavators, articulated dump trucks, compactors, directional drills, crushers, truck tractors and low-boy, end-dump and vacuum trailers ... Auction highlights ------------------ Day 1 - September 23, 2009 -------------------------- - 240+ pickups - 110 crawler tractors - 85+ wheel loaders - 55+ rollers - 50+ compactors - 25+ crawler loaders Day 2 - September 24, 2009 -------------------------- -... (PR Newswire)
Atlantic Lobster building collapses Sep 11, 2009
Excavators tore down a section of the old Atlantic Lobster Company building over the weekend following a partial collapse. Building Inspector Fred Varone ordered the demolition of the former Atlantic Lobster building on Route 107 North due to concerns over the structure s integrity. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
* World News Quick Take Sep 8, 2009
The bodies will be crushed if we use heavy machinery like excavators, he said. HONG KONG. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Trade School Leaves 2 Brothers $52,000 In Debt Sep 5, 2009
The brothers said the vocational school promised to teach them how to operate heavy equipment, like tractors and excavators, and certify them for jobs that would pay up to $50 an hour. "It was a good sell for us," Brad Wicks said. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Bobcat closing Bismarck plant Sep 3, 2009
The operations at the Bismarck plant, which include building mini excavators and Toolcat utility work machines, will be moved to the company's original facility in Gwinner by Dec. 31, opening 390 jobs for a net loss of 85 jobs ... Goldsbury said Bobcat is the only company in North America producing mini excavators ... The facility started solely producing mini excavators in 1989 and in 2003 began to produce the Toolcat. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Trunk Road straightening under way after lengthy wait Sep 2, 2009
WASILLA -- Excavators are scooping a new path through farmland and forest along Trunk Road, a daily sign the long-awaited project is finally under way. Click to enlarge. (Anchorage Daily News)
Crime bosses 'in tractor thefts' Sep 1, 2009
Trailers remained the most commonly stolen item with 911 taken, followed by 849 excavators, 244 dumpers, 223 quad bikes and 202 telehandlers. The most valuable item stolen was a crusher worth 140,000 taken from Thackley, West Yorkshire. (BBC News -- UK)
What's North Dakota Doing Right? Aug 31, 2009
The plant, which makes small excavators and frame loaders for construction and landscaping, employs 620 residents. "It's on people's minds, but I wouldn't say they're panicky," says Phil Davis, customer-service area manager for Job Service of North Dakota, which helps people find jobs. (BusinessWeek)
Kindergarten Activities on the Lett... Aug 27, 2009
Emphasize that dump trucks and diggers (properly called excavators) are two pieces of construction equipment that start with the letter D. Fill the sensory table with gravel and let kids experiment with filling up and emptying the bed of a toy dump truck. As a class, read picture books about construction equipment like Byron Barton's Machines at Work [Harper Collins: 1987. (Suite101.com)
Fire aftermath: Patching up the damage Aug 24, 2009
Equipment and personnel used includes bulldozers, excavators, graders, water tenders and hand crews, according to Forest Service officials. The officials said that since the beginning of the La Brea Fire, Los Padres National Forest resource advisers have worked closely with firefighters to identify and protect resources such as cultural artifacts and wildlife habitats. (Santa Maria Times)
L&M Waste involved in legal mess Aug 22, 2009
There were also two wrecker services, two excavators and a DNR enforcement officer at the location. The tipping fee for the trash alone was 7,236 and 1,743 tons of tires and three hazardous-material barrels were removed from the property. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Taiwan: 460 still missing Aug 22, 2009
Local television footage showed workers clearing village drainage systems by hand and with excavators. The embattled President Ma was seen traipsing through mud and bowing low before survivors in a symbol of apology while visiting two devastated villages in Kaohsiung county this week. (iAfrica.com)
Taiwan says more than 460 missing after typhoon Aug 21, 2009
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* Government ineptitude is deadly Aug 20, 2009
Heavy trucks, excavators and forklifts provided by the private sector are lined up outside relief centers yet their operators have not received instructions to help with road work or repairing broken bridges. Volunteer workers of all ages are pouring in from everywhere to help the victims of Morakot, even traversing rough terrain on foot to reach isolated areas, but many volunteers are unsure where to go. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Helping after Taiwan typhoon, US avoids confronting China Aug 19, 2009
A number of four-ton excavators the US is providing at the Taiwanese government's request arrived Tuesday. But the US has kept its contributions modest and has not sought attention as it seeks to avoid a diplomatic confrontation with China. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Taiwan President Orders Probe Into Mishandling of Typhoon Relief Efforts Aug 18, 2009
Hundreds of villages in central and southern Taiwan were cut off by floods and mudslides and immediate needs include temporary shelter, access to clean water, disinfectants and helicopters to transport relief items, trucks and excavators to isolated areas, the said in a statement. Seventy-one countries and organizations pledged NT$94 million in monetary assistance as of Aug. 17, according to the Foreign Ministry. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
A lot of old discovered beneath UGA's New College Aug 18, 2009
The excavators also have found a brick floor no one knew existed buried 7 feet below New College's present ground level, and the remains of what may be a garden wall outside of the building facing Herty Field. Another building may have stood on the site even before the original New College was built in 1819, said Janine Duncan, campus planning coordinator for UGA's Physical Plant. (Athens Banner-Herald)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: MOFA sends wish list to international community Aug 15, 2009
Items most needed include specialized helicopters and pilots capable of transporting heavy payloads, such as excavators and heavy gravel trucks, as well as 1,000 prefabricated houses to provide temporary refuge for homeless flood victims, a MOFA press release said. The country is also requesting 100,000 bottles of phenolic disinfectant or Benzyl-p-chloropherno, 200,000 Aquatab water purification tablets, 100,000 liters of sterilizing agent for sanitation, 1,000 portable sterilizers and 500... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* MORAKOT: THE AFTERMATH: Agencies put together 'wish lists' Aug 14, 2009
Rescue workers are in need of prefabricated housing and aircraft that can carry heavy-duty gravel trucks and excavators into disaster areas to help speed up post-disaster relief and reconstruction operations, an official said yesterday. What we need is a way of getting 32-tonne gravel trucks and excavators into mountainous villages ravaged by floods and mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot, National Fire Administration Director-General Huang Chi-min (u) said ... As a result, the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Rte. 1 project gets extension for site prep Aug 13, 2009
Over the last two years the construction site has experienced a flurry of activity with excavators chipping away at exposed ledge and dump trucks hauling material off the premises. MacDonald said the project has been slowed somewhat because Logan Airport the primary disposal site is prohibited from having piles on its land that rise more than four feet. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Carpathian Receives a Robust Preliminary Economic Assessment Study for its RDM Gold Project, Brazil Aug 12, 2009
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Will Panama Canal project mark a sea change in global trade? Aug 6, 2009
Excavators, bulldozers and loaders relentlessly carve the rippled black and brown ground, reshaping nature's handiwork. There's no sense of drama or romance or history. (USA Today -- Money)
* Man has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia Aug 3, 2009
Viewers watched as the excavators spent 45 minutes digging into the earth, lifted the boxes out of the ground and displayed their contents. The boxes housed a trove of artifacts including bronze statues, holy texts known as sutras and other riches. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Alcoa Destroying Rain Forest in Court Battle Sparked by Brazil Prosecutors Aug 1, 2009
It will send forestry engineers and biologists ahead of the excavators to catalog plants and animals in all of the jungle Alcoa cuts down ... Lima points to the pit, saying that beginning in late August, excavators will fill trucks with 90-ton hauls of bauxite once mining starts. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Milwaukee-area firms grab share of $23.4 million in road funds Jul 31, 2009
Super Excavators Inc., Menomonee Falls. $20. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
The Guild Inn 7-storey Hotel Demolition project, Restoration Environmental - REC Demolition and Toromont CAT have partnered in GREEN LEED Demolition. REC Demolition uses new 2009 Caterpillar 330D UHD - Ultra High Reach Demolition Excavator Jul 31, 2009
" REC have exceeded 94.7% per cent Green LEED certification at the Regent Park, the TCHC, Toronto Revitalization environmental remediation and demolition project. We also had exceptional results with an over 75% success rate at the Queen's University Jock Harty Demolition project with PCL Constructors in Kingston. We expect our success to continue and we are excited to announce the new addition of the Caterpillar 330D UHD -Ultra High Reach Demolition Excavator to our CAT Fleet. We pride... (Canada Newswire)
Region tries to bounce back from floods Jul 31, 2009
Leo Buell of Valatie walks past the swollen Kinderhook Creek on Thursday in Valatie. "The clubhouse restaurant is under a foot of water.''More than 2 1/2 inches fell in Albany, and flooding caused havoc in northern Saratoga County where South Shore Road in Edinburg near the Batchellerville bridge was closed.South of Albany, the National Weather Service received several reports of rain falling at the rate of 1 to 2 inches an hour. In Kinderhook, which got the highest amount of rain with more than... (Albany Times Union)
Help starts here - Watson Children's Shelter breaks ground to expand services for kids in crisis Jul 29, 2009
Honestly, when I drove up and saw the excavators, I became overwhelmed with emotion, said Albrecht, who later realized that the groundbreaking ceremony fell on her 12th anniversary as executive director of Watson. But even without that additional detail, the moment seemed laden with significance. (Missoulian, MT)
Ghana: Investors Turn Illegal Miners Jul 28, 2009
Now feeling hard done by, they have seized two huge excavators the Chinese used to create the mosquito breeding pits near their long standing mud thatched houses ... The Chinese came with their excavators and dug into half of his farm ... Moving from Saamang to Adansi, Dikoto and Konkorso, one comes across huge excavators belonging to the Chinese 'Galamsey' operators. (allAfrica.com)
Hitachi Construction Swings to First-Quarter Loss as Recession Cuts Demand Jul 27, 2009
Global demand for excavators will fall 25 percent to 120,600 units for the year to March 31, compared with an earlier forecast for a 20 percent drop, according to a presentation released by the company. Japans export and domestic shipments plunged by 65 percent to 69. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Ritchie sold on development Jul 27, 2009
Pacino said the recession has prompted owners of heavy equipment, such as excavators and tower cranes, to unload unused equipment. lrbrown@bizjournals. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Modern Volvo more blue-collar than tweed Jul 26, 2009
We [also] have construction equipment where we are the world s third largest - so, excavators, wheel loaders, articulated dumpers. I noticed a lot of my equipment here, which is good. (Boston Globe)
Foreclosed Ohio homeowner leaves cats, mess behind Jul 23, 2009
With more than 250 pieces of equipment from a number of 00003114 manufacturers up for sale including a variety of excavators, lifts and telehandlers, loaders, graders and track-type tractors the Omaha event is expected to draw bidders from across the United States and around the world. Interested buyers are invited to view the entire equipment list online prior to the event by visiting www. (Fresno Bee)
Japanese Stocks Climb on Goldman Sachs S&P Target, Higher Commodity Prices Jul 21, 2009
the worlds largest maker of giant excavators, jumped 9. 5 percent after a brokerage upgraded the shares. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
More of this story Jul 19, 2009
Esaki uses it in construction equipment like loaders and excavators, and to power a greenwaste grinder he operates on the South Shore, he said during an interview Friday afternoon. The entire refining operation, on land leased from the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands behind the Habitat for Humanity thrift shop off Kaumuali i Highway in Hanapepe, also runs on biodiesel, with a biodiesel-fueled generator and propane heater as backups, Esaki said. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Software M&A Specialist Corum Group Leads Sale of Wenco Shares to Hitachi Jul 14, 2009
HCM's main product line is hydraulic excavators, with the company manufacturing many models, from medium-sized and mini excavators all the way up to 800-ton ultra-large excavators. HCM is a leader in the area of construction machinery, and has manufacturing facilities in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Deere begins joint venture with Indian manufacturer Jul 14, 2009
It also will market backhoes, four-wheel-drive loaders and excavators that will be sold in India and exported to other markets, with plans to provide a full line of construction equipment in future years. The definitive agreement to form the joint venture was first announced in September 2008. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Mascus Launches a Heavy Industry Directory - Locator Jul 14, 2009
Product ranges include used , used trailers, used trucks, diggers, , mini diggers and excavators. Mascus makes trading in used machinery and equipment quicker and more efficient by collecting information about supply and demand in one place. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Businesses work around construction Jul 11, 2009
That means excavators, backhoes and dump trucks. The heavy equipment is accompanied by towering mounds of dirt and gravel, gaping holes, persistent noise, occasional bouts of inconvenience and --- residents hope --- a realistic promise for a better looking community. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
