Equipment World

equipmentworld.com December 2012 ® It's your fl eet and you should have a say in how it's appraised INSIDE P. 39 Larger dozers see market gain BACK CRAWLERS ARE P. 28

• Cover
• Cover Story: Machine Matters- Crawler Dozers: Fuel efficient technologies and other advancements help crawler dozers in the 210-horsepower-and-above class rebound on the market.
• Equipment: Marketplace- New products include Bobcats mid-size 500 series, Volvo Construction Equipments EC380DHR high reach excavators, Ditch Witchs FX50 vacuum excavator and more.
• Technology: Remote control surveying- UAVs are emerging as a versatile surveying tool.
• Maintennace: Equipment appraisals- Take an active role in the process
• On Record: Welcome to equipment.com (again)
• Reporter: Charles machine Works American Augers and Trencor acquisition; is housing on a rebound?
• Trucks: Is it time to buy a used truck?
• Contractor of the Year finalist: Alisa and Jason Bennett- Bennett Contracting Bradenton, Florida
• Quick Data: Trenchers
• Product Focus: Telehandlers
• Final Word: Kirk Landers- Comparing roads, here and there
• Safety Watch: Tire safety- Stay out is a tires trajectory path during inflation