Eighteen months of extensive, real world testing across the U.S. has consistently demonstrated reduced pivot stress and improved stability in the booster axle design of Putzmeister America, Inc.’s Bridge Maxx Series Truck- Mounted Concrete Mixers. Following rigorous testing, the components of the axle have shown little wear and analysis has predicted a comfortable 10-year lifespan of the arm.
Join us in welcoming back Shaun Nelson to Schwing America. This consummate sales professional and all around nice guy is the new West Central Regional Manager. Nelson formerly filled the same position from 2000-2008 for Schwing. His region includes his home state of Texas as well as Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.
Dallas, Texas – February 10, 2015 – Celebrating 41 years of industry excellence, World of Concrete 2015 exceeded expectations across the board. The signature event for the concrete industry drew 55,779 registered professionals, up from just over 48,000 in 2014, and featured more than 1,459 companies exhibiting across more than 675,000 net square feet of space, an increase of more than 100,000 net square feet from 2014 .
GREENSBORO, NC (Jan. 26, 2015) – In an effort to simplify service needs for customers in the highly demanding concrete pumper application, Mack Trucks now offers specialized Uptime support. Mack® GuardDog® Connect, its integrated telematics solution, will be standard on Mack TerraPro® concrete pumper models ordered as of April, making it the first such proactive support service available in the trucking industry for pumper applications.
LAS VEGAS (Jan. 22, 2015) – The spotlight will shine brightly on Mack Trucks’ famous Bulldog at World of Concrete 2015, Feb. 3-6 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Each of the five trucks featured in Mack booth C-5203 proudly wears a gold Bulldog, indicating a fully integrated Mack® Pedigree™ powertrain.
In conjunction with the announcement of its 2015 service school lineup, Putzmeister America, Inc. is delighted to unveil its updated education facilities. Putzmeister invested considerable time and money to refresh the space to better accommodate its ever-growing service school program.
To create a more welcoming atmosphere, the facilities have been redone with new flooring, a fresh paint job and all new furniture. Attendees will also now be better equipped for the course with updated product diagrams and hands-on learning tools.
Autocar, a leading American-owned manufacturer focused on severe-duty trucks, has expanded the reach of its customer support and service via a completely redesigned website— www.AutocarTruck.com.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has unveiled its first ever Spanish website. The new www.PutzmeisterAmerica.com/es/. The new site offers extensive content that will provide Spanish-language website visitors and customers with information on Putzmeister’s latest developments, products and services.
Dennis C. Ahal, past president, American Society of Concrete Contractors, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASCC on September 18, 2014 at the organization’s annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The Lifetime Achievement Award is ASCC’s highest honor, acknowledging recipients for their body of work within the industry and their service to ASCC.
Ahal was president of ASCC from 1997 to 1998. He has also served on the technical review, liaison, nominating and administrative committees and led the organization’s first strategic planning process.
Putzmeister America, Inc. has named Rico Heinz director of production, responsible for restructuring the company’s manufacturing process to improve efficiency on all of its production lines. As a result of Putzmeister’s production increasing dramatically over the past few years, the company is looking to Heinz to help ensure it continues to meet customer demands efficiently without compromising the proven quality of its products.