Construction Equipment Guide

A crane being used to remove HVAC units from a building roof. It might be among the most routine things you'll see (if you accept as routine the ability to easily move something that weighs many tons). Now add that it's taking place in a dense, urban area. On a busy weekend. On the same street as a major sports arena (yes, it's hosting an event). You begin to see how something so apparently “routine” isn't really routine at all.

Alta Equipment brought its DEVELON equipment to the Cuyahoga County Fair, held Aug. 11-16, 2026, giving contractors, local professionals and families an opportunity to get an up-close look at the machines while learning more about Alta Equipment's capabilities in northeast Ohio. Throughout the fair, held at the Cuyahoga County Fair Grounds in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, visitors stopped by the Alta Equipment booth to check out the DEVELON DX35Z and DX55R compact excavators.

The Paul Bunyan Show will be held Oct. 2-4, 2026, and is celebrating 20 years at The Guernsey County Fairgrounds. The event will include machines, sawdust and lumberjacks, plus some special surprises to celebrate. “It's not simply the Association's trade show,” said Jenna Reese, executive director of the Ohio Forestry Association.

Metso is expanding its Lokotrack mobile crushing portfolio with two new models designed for different customer applications. The new Lokotrack LT400RS mobile impact crusher, part of the Lokotrack EC Range, is designed for demanding aggregate recycling and demolition applications, while the Lokotrack LT200HPX mobile cone crusher delivers efficient aggregate production with integrated screening in a compact mobile package.

Komatsu and Atlassian Williams F1 Team have extended their award-winning, global partnership beyond 2026, continuing a collaboration between two organizations that thrive in some of the world's most challenging engineering environments. Building on a relationship that spans decades, the renewed agreement creates a platform for advanced engineering initiatives, shared learning and knowledge exchange, and the continued development of future engineering talent.

As industries face growing labor shortages and increasing productivity demands, Caterpillar Inc is collaborating with FieldAI to advance physical AI, autonomy and robotics that help job sites and factories operate efficiently. By turning real-time observations into actionable insights, physical AI helps improve decision-making, enhance safety and maximize the effectiveness of every worker and machine, according to Caterpillar.

A product invented and manufactured in Morris is among 64 products competing to be named the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota. The first round of public voting is open and runs until Monday, Sept. 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM (CDT) at mnchamber.com/coolest-thing-made-minnesota. Superior Industries' TeleStacker Conveyor has been selected by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce for its annual bracket-style competition celebrating products manufactured across the state.

The Royalton, Vt., bridge project involves the rehabilitation of two bridges carrying Interstate 89 northbound and southbound over the White River, the New England Central Railroad and Vt. Route 107. The project is being contracted by Beck & Bellucci of Franklin, N.H., with assistance from Monoko. Work on the $38.9 million project began in April 2024 and is expected to be completed by June 2028.

For many contractors in Massachusetts and Connecticut, Monroe Tractor may still be a relatively new name. But the company behind that name is anything but new. Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2026, Monroe Tractor has spent three-quarters of a century selling, renting and supporting construction and agricultural equipment.

For Alta Equipment sales representative Aly Rego, selling construction equipment is less about taking an order and more about understanding what a customer is trying to accomplish. Rego, who has been with Alta Equipment for nearly three years, recently transitioned into a territory sales position covering much of southern New Hampshire and southern Vermont. Her territory includes Sullivan, Hillsborough, Merrimack and Cheshire counties in New Hampshire, along with portions of Vermont.