Keeping excavator operating costs down depends not only on managers doing the blocking and tackling such as routine maintenance, but also on taking advantage of ever-evolving technologies such as ...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has significantly updated its compact excavator safety manual and now offers a new Spanish/English version of the material. The AEM Compact Excavator ...

“We’re seeing a growing preference for smaller equipment, as well as more and more mini excavators working near utility lines,” said Trin Ruiz, SPM at CM Labs, in a statement. “We wanted to develop a ...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Chicago, has released a new safety manual for operators and mechanics of compact excavators. The 40-page booklet communicates important safety ...

CM Labs Simulations has announced the launch of its Wheeled Excavator Simulator Training Pack. The training pack features a live quick coupler attachment change training feature and includes a ...

MADISON – Alliant Energy is participating in the Diggers Hotline 2018 Excavator Safety Awareness Program. Every year, between January and April, Diggers Hotline and the Damage Prevention Council of ...

Suction and vacuum excavators are increasingly being used for excavating around buried services, but safe use is essential, according to the UK Construction Plant-hire Association. It said rental ...

UK contractor Careys has invested in 35 Xwatch XW5 safety systems for its new Hitachi excavators. The XW5, which will work on any type of hydraulic excavator, creates a safe working envelope around a ...

SINGAPORE: A director of a transport company operated an excavator without formal training, causing the death of a worker. Kasi Seenivasan, the director of SKN Transport Services, was sentenced to six ...

SINGAPORE — He lacked any formal training in using an excavator safely, yet the director of a waste collection firm operated one for several months before his actions in using the machine led to the ...