A focus for Doosan at CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the DL420-5 CVT, the company’s first wheel loader that combines a traditional automatic transmission and a hydrostatic transmission. The CVT (continuously variable transmission) wheel loader is making its North American debut at the Las Vegas exhibition and will be available later this year in the US and Canada.
Mention the letters MTV and most people will think you’re referring to Music Television, the firm that revolutionised the music video. But in the road construction sector the letters have another meaning: Material Transfer Vehicle.
Roadtec pioneered the MTV concept with its Shuttle Buggy, which it introduced in 1989. The concept was a novel one, providing a transition between the truck hauling the asphalt to the site and the asphalt paver. The idea of the machine was that it would provide a buffer system
Atlas Copco Portable Energy has launched a range of powerful and innovative generators, portable compressors, light towers and pumps at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.
Scotland-based GAP Hire Solutions, one of the world’s largest fleet customers for Kubota mini excavators, purchased more than 100 new Kubota KX027-4 excavators last year.
The Glasgow head-quartered business now has over 4,000 Kubota machines in its depots across the UK. Kubota is also now GAP’s sole supplier of excavators up to 8 tonnes, explained Ken Stewart, head of procurement at GAP Hire.
“With the increased amount of regeneration in urban areas across the UK, the demand in the market for a quality 3t
