Caterpillar unveils Cat Trial 11: Hot Wheels, an intricate real-life challenge that brings childhood toy cars to life emphasizing the power of play and promoting the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.

With the MX FUEL CARRY ON, you can power more on-demand with efficient, quiet, and portable power anywhere. The portable power supply provides 3600 peak watts, 1800 continuous watts of pure sine inverter energy, powering everything from your high demand 15A tools to sensitive electronics.

Hy-Brid Lifts has introduced an online Parts Service Center and used equipment offering on the company’s website.

Last week Ritchie Bros. conducted its first-ever online-only auction in Mexico, at its site in Polotitlán. Traditionally the site sees 80+ percent of its bidders participating in person, so this was a big challenge for the company—and it succeeded. 

Italy’s Bianko ProFlex is a new product that has been developed for drywall skim coat, finishing coat plaster and drywall compound. 

Ritchie Bros.' massive Edmonton, AB auction site is filling up quickly, with more than 10,000 items set to sell on Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15. Because of local crowd size restrictions due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person bidding—all bidding must be done online at rbauction.com.

Team members from Genie, a Terex brand, headquartered in Redmond, Wash., have been working on a concept that will allow them to produce medical equipment for a local hospital, as personal protection equipment (PPE) remains in high demand.

If anyone thinks this labor shortage is going away, think again. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (June 2019), unfilled construction jobs are estimated at 300,000, with an anticipated additional need for 747,000 workers by 2026. 

Hy-Brid Lifts, the industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, announces the appointment of Brad Boehler to its Board of Directors. In this role, Boehler will tap into his years of industry experience in both engineering and market development to help guide the strategic direction of Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, LLC.

Ritchie Bros. continues to attract record numbers of bidders in 2020, with its latest auction in Fort Worth, TX registering 9,150+ bidders from 65 countries.