Related Links: Questions for Peter Hoffmann: A Hydrogen Advocate Whose Time May Have Come Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet A longtime chronicler of hydrogen energy and fuel cells, Peter Hoffmann died of a heart attack on April 18 at 78 years old. Hoffmann operated the longest-running news enterprise covering hydrogen energy, wrote books on the subject and was a long-time ENR and McGraw Hill contributor and overseas bureau chief.HOFFMANNEarly in his career, German-born Hoffmann worked in the Ford Motor Co.'s PR department, where he expanded his interests in automobiles, energy and photography, says

Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Prices for used clean-diesel equipment could drop if global markets continue to have limited access to high-performance diesel fuel, experts say. Related Links: Federal Diesel Emission Rules Add Maintenance Costs Tier-4 Emission Controls Push Up Machine Prices for 2014 Fewer U.S.-made construction machines will be able to find a secondary market overseas in the coming years, resulting in a glut of used equipment in North America and a subsequent drop in used prices, according to a new study from market researcher Manfredi & Associates.The study, titled "Quarantined Markets," investigates the aftermarket effects of

Rendering courtesy Liebherr Liebherr plans to use a new building to produce common-rail fuel systems for its line of diesel engines. Related Links: Liebherr Showcases Earthmoving, Lift Equipment at CONEXPO Liebherr Plans To Grow U.S. Market Share By 300% Construction equipment maker Liebherr Group plans to invest $225 million over the next six years and add nearly 248,000 square feet to expand production of clean-diesel engines at its production subsidiary in Bulle, Switzerland.Demand for clean-diesel engine technology worldwide is fueling the need for companies like Liebherr to streamline and expand production of mobile power plants. The Bulle expansion includes a

This May, eight orangutans will move into their new home at the Indianapolis Zoo, where visitors will have a rare chance to get up close and personal with Asian great apes by literally hanging out with them. Workers are busy putting the finishing touches on the zoo's $26-million International Orangutan Center, which houses three buildings and 11 surrounding towers connected by a roughly 80-ft-high aerial cableway that allows the apes to move around the 2-acre exhibit and swing high above viewers. The project also includes a 60-ft-tall suspended gondola ride spanning 1,000 ft around the perimeter of the site, where

Image courtesy PCA Concrete and asphalt marketers have been fighting for more highway share, but ready-mix campaign excludes main-line paving. Here, a recent ad from PCA. Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR NAPA displayed asphalt bumper stickers at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014. Related Links: Boosting Fuel Economy Where The Rubber Meets the Road Concrete Goes To College College basketball fans are not likely to see a "Got Concrete?" ad campaign appear on television during March Madness, but that could come if the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is successful in gaining support for its pending checkoff campaign. The effort ups the

Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR Ron DeFeo and Guy Ramsey (from left to right) hand a $10,000 check to Brandon Pelletier and Madeline Schildwachter of the Semper Fi Fund. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO Coverage Learn More About the Semper Fi Fund Brandon Pelletier, a turret gunner who served in the Iraq war, recalled his own recovery in 2008, not long after an improvised explosive device discharged under his Humvee, crushing his right arm and leaving it paralyzed."I was in some dark places in my rehab," said Pelletier, 26, who also suffers from a traumatic brain injury that

Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co. Ford medium-duty trucks for 2016 will come exclusively with a Ford powertrain. Related Links: Ford Offers Gas When Diesel Is Too Much Ford Offers Natural Gas Power in a Half-Ton Pickup Ford Motor Co., which leads the market for medium-duty vocational construction trucks, is bringing production of the F-650/750 back to the U.S. for 2016 and vertically integrating the powertrain and chassis for improved performance, ride and comfort."What we are going to do with this truck is really going to shake up the segment," says Todd Kaufman, F-Series chassis-cab marketing manager.Buyers of medium-duty trucks

The new JLG 1850SJ Ultra Boom rides on an X-shaped chassis. Photo by Tudor Van Hampton for ENR The Genie SX-180 at CONEXPO. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO Coverage JLG Rolls Out Record-Breaking Boom Lift Genie, whose 180-foot SX-180 boom lift was recently eclipsed as the world's tallest by the 185-foot JLG 1850SJ Ultra Boom, has put its competitor on notice regarding possible patent infringement."We have some concerns because it appears to be similar in how it is executed." said Brad Allen, vice president of marketing, product management and engineering for Terex Corp.'s

Photo by Tudor Van Hampton Komatsu shows its new intelligent Machine Control technology on four dozers at CONEXPO. Related Links: More Coverage at ENR.com/CONEXPO CONEXPO 2014: Trends To Watch Komatsu's new intelligent Machine Control technology is winning over contractors looking to boost profitability on low-margin earthmoving projects."It is making every pass count," said Richard Smith, vice president of Komatsu America Corp. at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition on March 4 in Las Vegas.The new machine control tech, which is integrated into Komatsu dozers at the factory in Japan, senses and controls the machine's pitch, angle and cylinder strokes in real time while