A 50-tonne prototype dump truck is the centrepiece of Bell’s impressive stand at INTERMAT 2015 and offers a real glimpse of the heavy construction industry’s future.
The recent news that the road casualty rate in the Netherlands has seen an increase should ring alarm bells in many areas. It is worth bearing in mind that the Netherlands has some of the safest roads in the world. But the latest research carried out by Dutch insurance umbrella body Verbond van Verzekeraars shows that the road fatality rate grew from 570 in 2014 to 621 in 2015, while the number of road crashes increased by 6.5% to 841,000 in 2015.
Nor is this trend limited to the Netherlands: the problem
The recent news that the road casualty rate in the Netherlands has seen an increase should ring alarm bells in many areas. It is worth bearing in mind that the Netherlands has some of the safest roads in the world. But the latest research carried out by Dutch insurance umbrella body Verbond van Verzekeraars shows that the road fatality rate grew from 570 in 2014 to 621 in 2015, while the number of road crashes increased by 6.5% to 841,000 in 2015.
Nor is this trend limited to the Netherlands: the problem
Sany has introduced no less than 42 new models to its range of construction machines, spanning a wide array of market segments.
One of the most innovative new developments from Sany is the firm’s VR unmanned excavator control package. This allows the machine to be operated remotely so that it can be used in difficult or dangerous applications. These duties would include operations such as carrying out the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) in areas of unstable geology where there is a potential for roof
Volvo Construction Equipment is said to be demonstrating its commitment to innovation despite the tough global sales market.
The Swedish construction and quarrying equipment giant has this week unveiled its 90tonne Tier 4 Final/Stage IV complaint EC950E hydraulic crawler excavator – the biggest hydraulic crawler excavator it has ever made - and its 55tonne A60H articulated hauler.
“I’m very pleased to say that on the first day of the show, we were taking order on this,” said Martin Weissburg, presiden
