Dynapac North America LLC welcomes Gibson Machinery, LLC to its dealer network. The heavy equipment dealer will rent, sell and service Dynapac pavers, soil compactors and asphalt rollers to meet customer needs in northern Ohio. A family-owned company since its founding in 1940, Gibson Machinery specializes in heavy equipment for construction, material handling, dirt, demolition, scrap and recycling through their headquarters in Cleveland. The…
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Komatsu America Purchases Facilities in Southwest
Komatsu America Corp., a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer announced the purchase of four branches of Road Machinery, LLC that will become company-owned facilities under the Komatsu Southwest banner. The four locations – El Paso, Texas, and Carlsbad, Farmington and Albuquerque, N.M. – will support Komatsu’s long-term strategic plans to grow and strengthen the distribution channel. Komatsu America purchased the…
Read MoreOpening in Deck on Loader Deemed S&S Violation of Safe Access Standard
By Ellen Smith A judge slightly increased MSHA’s proposed penalty from $873 to $900 for an S&S violation of MSHA’s “safe access” standard, §56.11001, where a front-end loader had an 18-in. opening in the handrail on the deck, and the driver had to access the deck to clean the loader’s windshield.
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