Equipment World Digital Magazine
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EquipmentWorld.com | August 2014 9 reporter | by Equipment World staff T he Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania has come up with a promising way to attract more recruits to the industry – a "virtual apprenticeship" video game. Visitors to the Future Road Build- ers website can fi ll out a ques- tionnaire to see how well their aptitudes and temperament match what's needed in the construc- tion industry. Then they can click through a mock highway project and see all the different stages it goes through to completion. You can view the game at www.cawp. org and by clicking the "Career Center" tab and then "Future Road Builders." – Tom Jackson Western Pennsylvania road builders launch "virtual apprenticeship" video game for recruiting N ow that Volvo Construction Equipment's acquisition of Terex's articulated and rigid frame trucks is complete, Volvo is concen- trating on continuing the product lineup in North America under the name Terex Trucks Americas. The Southaven, Mississippi, division will also be responsible for manufacturing and marketing the brands in Central and South America. There are currently 35 Terex truck distributors in North America. Kevin Joyce, vice president for business development, says Volvo also will seek additional distribution in key target territories. The fi rst Terex products introduced after the sale are the Tier 4 Final TA300 and TA400 articu- lated haulers with Scania engines. The former Terex lineup will continue, including fi ve rigid- frame models, from the 31.8-metric-ton TR35 up to the 91-metric-ton TR100 and three articulated hauler models. "We don't see a lot of overlap with the Volvo artics," Joyce says. "The Volvo artics are seen in high-production fl eets, while the Terex brand is going to a more rental-type customer who maybe have just one or two trucks versus a fl eet and needs the truck on a more intermittent basis." – Marcia Gruver Doyle Volvo CE after truck buy: "We want to work with distribution to keep the Terex fl ag fl ying" The Terex TA400 (pictured) and TA300 articulated haulers are the fi rst trucks to be announced after Volvo CE's acquisition of Terex's line of articulated and rigid frame trucks.