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Caterpillar & Fortescue Extend Agreement For Cat MineStar Command For Hauling In Western Australia Sites

This renewed agreement builds on over a decade-long deployment of Cat MineStar Command technology at Fortescue’s operations, which began in 2012.

Caterpillar’s 6015 Mining Shovel: More Tons Per Year, Not More Cost Per Ton

Caterpillar’s redesigned 6015 mining shovel targets lower cost per ton with 5.5%+ fuel savings, greater uptime, standard bucket linkage autolube, and a more durable undercarriage and slew bearing.

Manheim Industrial Auctioning A Ton Of Quality Mining & Civil Gear In WA

Manheim Industrial is running a week-long Surplus Earthmoving Civil & Mining auction out of Western Australia commencing November 19, with yellow gear, trucks, utes, buses, and more up for grabs.

Caterpillar Releases 3.1 MW Fast Response Generator Sets, Delivering Energy Security & Additional Revenue Opportunities

Cat’s new G3520 Fast Response gensets represent its largest single-unit output with this capability for supporting standby and demand response in grid-connected and microgrid projects.

Manheim Australia Auctioning More Than 30 Retired Fire Trucks As Another Scorching Summer Approaches

Manheim Industrial Australia is gearing up to sell a number of retired ex-government fire trucks and associated firefighting equipment commencing on October 8.

EHS—Same Team, Same Service, New Look

EHS is proud to share the next chapter in its journey: a fresh new brand that reflects where they've come from and where they're headed.

Caterpillar Announces 140 LVR Motor Grader With Next-Generation Features

Caterpillar’s new 140 LVR motor grader, launching in early 2026, has next-generation features and options such as a new cab, an adjustable seat, 3D grading support, large windows, grouped service points, surround cameras, and more.

Meet Us In September At The 2025 Henty Machinery Field Days

Come by and chat with representatives for several leading Sandhills Pacific equipment sales platforms at one of Australia’s largest agribusiness super events.

Meet Us In Paskeville For The 2025 Yorke Peninsula Field Days

Come by and chat with representatives for several leading Sandhills Pacific equipment sales platforms at one of Australia’s premier agricultural events on stand 7 in the Cyclone Pavilion.

Join Us At The 62nd Annual Elmore Field Days

Come by and chat with representatives for several leading Sandhills Pacific equipment sales platforms at one of Australia’s premier agricultural events on stand AP 10.

Australian International Equipment Group Builds Success With Machinery Trader As The Cornerstone

Machinery Trader is the go-to resource for Australian International Equipment Group and provides the company with tools to reach more customers.

Worthy Parts: Leveraging All The Tools Machinery Trader Has To Offer

Worthy Parts attended the Sandhills Global Forum and learned new ways to utilise Machinery Trader's tools and resources.

Massive Month For Manheim Industrial As June 30 Closes In

Manheim Industrial Australia has a series of EOFY auctions across its key seller channels, as well as a number of other event auctions.

SHANTUI L76-C5 Wheel Loader

The SHANTUI L76-C5 is now available at EBU Machinery at some of the most competitive prices in the industry.

Join Machinery Trader Australia & TruckWorld At The 2025 National Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo

Meet Machinery Trader Australia & TruckWorld at the 2025 National Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo in Sydney, Australia, 16-18 May at Stand 5 and learn about our industry-leading construction, trucking, and trailer platforms.

Komatsu Machines Get First Visual Overhaul In 24 Years

Komatsu’s new visual identity changes the livery and technical identification of the machines while keeping the same quality engineering under the hood.

Tilly’s Crawler Parts: Extending Confidence with a 9-Month Warranty

Extending the warranty from 6 months to 9 months is more than just a policy change - it’s a clear signal of Tilly’s dedication to supporting its customers.

Manheim’s Massive New Zealand Civil & Construction Auction Is About To Kick Off!

Manheim is running a mammoth National Civil and Construction asset auction in New Zealand between February 20-25, with more than 140 lots consigned and ready to go under the hammer.

New Holland Wins Good Design Award For Advanced Electric Compact Wheel Loader

New Holland’s full-electric, special-edition W40X Electric Power wheel loader takes the prize in one of the world’s leading design awards.

Two Manheim Industrial Mining Machinery Auctions In November

Two mining auctions will be held from late November, with equipment including dump trucks, dozers, loaders, and more available to contractors and companies.

Komatsu Unveils WA700-8 Quarry & Aggregate Wheel Loader

Komatsu’s WA700-8 wheel loader is designed for quarry and aggregate work, and features increased power, lifting force, traction control, and load stability.

Next-Gen Cat Skid Steers Boost Performance For Operators

The next-generation Caterpillar skid-steer lineup includes wheel and track models featuring new engines, a new cab design, and performance increases.

Caterpillar Reveals Next-Generation 275, 275 XE, 285, & 285 XE Compact Track Loaders

Caterpillar’s 275 and 285 compact track loaders have a new design with more torque, greater lift capacity, higher breakout forces, and more operator space.

Caterpillar Introduces Cat G3520 Fast Response Natural-Gas Generator Set

Caterpillar says its new Cat G3520 50-hertz fast-response generator powered by natural gas lowers greenhouse emissions for mission-critical systems.

Case Introduces 836D & 856D D-Series Motor Graders

Case’s new D-Series 836D and 856D motor graders have a more comfortable cabin, a new touchscreen, refined mouldboard control, and a Dual Power engine for greater power in higher gears.

Two Manheim Industrial Mining Machinery Auctions In July

Manheim Australia is preparing its latest National Multi-Vendor Mining Auction in conjunction with Lennon Heavy Equipment.

Dynapac Deploys 18-22-Tonne Class Rhino CA55, CA65, & CA70 Soil Compactors

Dynapac recently debuted new 18-22-tonne class soil compactors, the Rhino CA55, CA65, and CA70, available with a padfoot drum or a smooth drum with an optional bolt-on padfoot shell.

Mecalac Unveils Revotruck Mini Dump Truck With Rotating Cab

Mecalac recently launched the 6- and 9-tonne Revotruck mini dump trucks with a rotating cab, 360 degrees of visibility, three steering modes, and skips with 3.3- and 4.5-cubic-metre payloads.

Manheim Industrial EOFY Sales Event Underway, Hundreds Of Assets Under The Hammer!

Manheim Industrial’s end of financial year (EOFY) sales event started June 20, with stock allocated across Australia in various asset classes, including Transport, Civil, Construction, and Agriculture.

Volvo CE Debuts New L120 Electric Wheel Loader

Volvo CE recently introduced the new L120 Electric wheel loader with a 6-tonne lifting capacity, 230 kilowatts of power, and up to nine hours of runtime.

JLG Reengineers Its SkyTrak 8042 Telehandler With Numerous Productivity Enhancements

JLG has redesigned its SkyTrak 8042 telehandler to be lighter and more transportable, with faster boom motion, a hydrostatic transmission with an inching feature, and more.

JLG ES4046 Electric Slab Scissor Lift Reaches 12 Metres High, 8.7 Metres Indoors

JLG’s ES4046 electric scissor lift has the highest lift in the all-electric ES Series, with fewer hydraulic hoses and fittings and about 40% more duty cycles.

Caterpillar 973 Track Loader Is Bigger, More Efficient & More Productive

Updates to the new Cat 973 Track Loader, which Caterpillar says is the industry’s largest crawler loader, include a 10% enhancement in fuel efficiency when operating the machine in Auto Mode.

Mecalac Unveils World’s 1st Fully Electric 6-Metric-Ton Mini Dump Truck

Mecalac says its new, battery-electric eMDX can work eight hours on a single charge, has a 13,228-pound payload, and has a maximum skip capacity of 815 gallons.

Caterpillar Announces Updates To Its PM800, PM600 & PM300 Cold Planers

Caterpillar cold planer updates include VisionLink Productivity data gathering for the PM800 and PM600 Series and a more powerful engine for the PM300 Series.

New Dieci T80 Articulated Telehandler Offers Performance & Comfort Improvements

Dieci's new Pivot T80 articulated telehandler features the same excellent manoeuvrability as the T60 and T70 models in its pivot-steer telehandler lineup but with more power and other improvements.

50-Tonne Volvo EC500 Demolition Excavator Has More Reach Than Standard Models

Volvo’s EC500 Straight Boom demolition excavator has 30% more reach than standard models, a well-protected cabin, superior stability, and enhanced visibility.

Deere Debuts ‘Next Phase’ 950 & 1050 P-Tier Dozers With Loads Of Upgrades

Deere’s new 950 and 1050 P-Tier large dozers come with improved visibility, power, durability, efficiency, reliability, and safety.

Hamm HC 250 Roller Compactors & New Vibration Crusher Offer Single-Pass Crushing & Compacting

The new vibration crusher (VC) drum on Hamm’s 27-ton HC 250i C VC roller compactor simultaneously crushes and compacts stone into a stable substrate and has a new tool holder system requiring no special tools for replacement.

Vermeer’s Innovative LS3600TX Low Speed Shredder Processes A Wide Range Of Material

Vermeer recently launched the LS3600TX low-speed shredder, which can process an array of materials and offers easy maintenance and remote operation.

Manheim Industrial Takes On The Mining Industry Through Strategic Alliance With Lennon Heavy Equipment

Manheim Industrial is set to run its next national mining equipment auction during March this year, in partnership with Lennon Heavy Equipment.

Miller's GTT: Superior Performance From Every Angle

Miller's latest advancement in quick-coupler technology - the GTT - transforms excavators within the 1 to 6t range into versatile multi-tooled carriers.

Cat Medium Dozers Receive Technology Package Upgrades

Caterpillar D4, D5, D6, XE, and D7 dozers will soon have technology package upgrades. Cat Assist with ARO (attachment-ready option) will be standard.

Liebherr Highlights New 38Z4 XXT Truck-Mounted Concrete Pump At World Of Concrete

Liebherr’s new 38Z4 XXT truck-mounted concrete pump has a long, 37.1-metre vertical reach, an 8.75-m unfolding height, and a robust, quiet Powerbloc pump drive.

Wirtgen’s W 220 XFi Cold Planer Enhances Efficiency & Lowers Carbon Emissions

Wirtgen’s new W 220 XFi milling machine is a large, tracked model with assistive technologies to lower carbon emissions and operating costs while making the operator’s job easier.

Atlas Copco Goes Hybrid With Its HiLight BI+4 Light Tower

Atlas Copco’s HiLight BI+ 4 hybrid-powered SMD LED light tower can operate using mains electricity, its lithium-ion batteries, its Stage V diesel engine, or a hybrid setting using the latter two.

Mecalac Adds eS1000 Swing Loader To 100% Electric Range

The new eS1000 Swing Loader from Mecalac is a battery-electric machine that’s well-suited for indoor work and can work an entire 8-hour shift on a single charge.

Caterpillar Launches 4 New Natural Gas Generator Sets

Caterpillar’s CG18 DG350, DG400, DG450, and DG500 natural gas generator sets provide small- to midsize standby protection as well as non-emergency demand response opportunities.

Wirtgen’s New WRC 240(i) Rock Crusher Turns Stony Ground & Cobblestone Layers Into Homogeneous Mix

The Wirtgen WRC 240(i) rock crusher can crush, process, and homogenise materials such as coarse rocks and stone, concrete fragments, and hand-packed Telford base layers in situ in a continuous process.

Wacker Neuson Releases TH412e In U.S., First Electric Telehandler In Zero-Emissions Series

Wacker Neuson recently announced its first electric telehandler, the TH412e which comes in two power options and an uninterrupted runtime up to 5 hours.