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Michelin is now offering new tyres aimed at the rigid truck market. Called the XTRA LOAD GRIP and XTRA LOAD PROTECT, these 24.00 R35 sizes are part of the new MICHELIN XTRA LOAD range. This offering is said to allow users to increase load capacity or increase travel speeds to maximise productivity. The XTRA LOAD GRIP version is for use in soft, loose, muddy ground conditions where the priority is high grip and traction. Due to a reinforced casing, the tyre has a 16% higher payload. And the increased grip i

Michelin is now offering new tyres aimed at the rigid truck market. Called the XTRA LOAD GRIP and XTRA LOAD PROTECT, these 24.00 R35 sizes are part of the new MICHELIN XTRA LOAD range. This offering is said to allow users to increase load capacity or increase travel speeds to maximise productivity. The XTRA LOAD GRIP version is for use in soft, loose, muddy ground conditions where the priority is high grip and traction. Due to a reinforced casing, the tyre has a 16% higher payload. And the increased grip

Michelin is now offering new tyres aimed at the rigid truck market. Called the XTRA LOAD GRIP and XTRA LOAD PROTECT, these 24.00 R35 sizes are part of the new MICHELIN XTRA LOAD range. This offering is said to allow users to increase load capacity or increase travel speeds to maximise productivity. The XTRA LOAD GRIP version is for use in soft, loose, muddy ground conditions where the priority is high grip and traction. Due to a reinforced casing, the tyre has a 16% higher payload. And the increased grip

In Denmark’s northern Jutland, Leica Geosystems’ equipment is being used to help build a 40km motorway, one of the fastest-built such projects in the country’s history. The Danish Road Directorate is the client for the €5.4 million motorway between the two Danish cities of Herning, to the south with around 50,000 people, and Holstebro, a city of about 35,000 people, north of Herning. Preliminary ground investigations were made in 2013 and work started in 2015 with completion set for 2018.

JCB has secured one of its biggest deals in the UK – more than 1,200 machines and a range of generators worth more than €61 million. The order from equipment hire company A-Plant includes more than 600 Loadall telescopic handlers and more than 450 mini and midi excavators, as well as rough terrain forklift trucks, site dumpers, backhoe loaders and tracked excavators. In the past three years, A-Plant has ordered more than €156 million worth of equipment, including this order.

Tobroco, a Dutch compact wheeled loader manufacturer, reports that its Giant D337 model is now available with higher specifications, the X-TRA version. The D337T X-TRA loader has a lower front frame making for a lower centre of gravity and an increased lifting capacity. The machine has a tipping load of 2,054kg in comparison with 1,450kg for the standard model. The new wheeled loader has a 24.6kW 3-cylinder Kubota diesel engine and comes with a hydraulic pump from Bosch Rexroth.

Wolffkran International has replaced its WOLFF 6015 clear with the WOLFF 6020 clear, the Swiss crane manufacturer has announced. A major improvement over its predecessor is an increased tip load capacity. Two versions are available. The new flat-top saddle jib is now available as the 6tonne WOLFF 6020.6 clear and the 8tonne version WOLFF 6020.8 clear, with three different tower connections per version. "Compared to its predecessor, the 6tonne version can lift 2tonnes instead of 1.5tonnes at the tip

The firm developed this new surface course in a bid to match increasing traffic volumes on the UK’s road network. According to Aggregate Industries, this material can speed up road surfacing by more than 40%. There is a major need to repave many UK roads, with the country’s vehicle population having increased by 10 million in the last 10 years. This has triggered an increased need for infrastructure maintenance. But the time needed to carry out road repairs can cause major problems for motorists.

Neal Manufacturing is introducing a new sealcoating baffle attachment that is said to boost efficiency. A division of Blastcrete Equipment, Neal Manufacturing has designed its DA 350 Dual Applicator so that it can be retrofitted onto any truck-powered sealcoating unit. The piece of equipment can be used to automatically cut-in sealcoat materials on the go, while keeping curbs and edges free of material. The unit can be paired with Neal’s high-powered blower to further increase sealcoat preparation product

LeeBoy has revamped its asphalt paver offering, with a series of model upgrades as well as new machines. All four of these models are equipped with the firm’s proven HD Legend Screed with electric heating and can be used for paving widths of up to 4.5m. All four are available in either high or low deck variants, as well as efficient materials management technology. The machines are equipped with LeeBoy’s wide, slow-moving conveyor system that is said to be highly efficient and moves material consistently

A new system from MOBA Mobile Automation allows for accurate measurements to be made of pavement thickness. Called PAVE-TM, the system can capture the installation thickness of any road layer during asphalt paving and uses contact-free measurement technology. Layer thickness is a key quality feature in asphalt paving and the PAVE-TM system can help improve process reliability by eliminating errors that occur with manual measurements and also allow savings on materials costs.

Tunnelling equipment from Chinese firm XCMG has played an important role in a project in Montenegro. The work was carried out by contractor CCCC Tunnel Engineering Company and involved the excavation of the Jabuka Tunnel Works. This link forms part of the North-South Expressway of Montenegro and was completed on schedule recently. The link is of note as it is the first-ever expressway in Montenegro. Due to the country’s hills, a stretch of tunnel was a necessity.

TKH Security Solutions says that its Tunnelcam Ultimo lightweight camera is aimed at use in tunnel applications. The unit offers cross-sensor intelligence capabilities and it allows users to interchange thermal and optical views over a single IP address. The camera can be ordered with pre-configured settings, power supply options and several cabling options with fewer requirements for switch ports and cables.