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March 29, 2017 • Vol. XXX • No. 7 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
Football Returns to ETSU’s Campus…8
Jeff Martin Holds Largest Auction to Date…96
Attendees purchased a record-breaking 52,000 tickets for education sessions at the show, a 26 percent increase from the 2014 show.
Sales Soar at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017 JM Wood Opens Renovated Facility…98
Table of Contents............ 4 Attachment & Parts Section................................ .................................. 41-47 Truck & Trailer Section.... .................................. 48-50 Recycling Section.... 55-68 Business Calendar........ 90 Auction Section......94-101 Advertisers Index........ 102
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onExpo-Con/AGG and IFPE 2017 attendees clearly came to Las Vegas ready to buy as exhibitors said they had enjoyed tremendous sales activity throughout the week. “This has been one of the best editions of ConExpo-Con/AGG — ever,” said Rich Goldsbury, 2017 ConExpo-Con/AGG chair and CEO and president of Doosan Bobcat North America & Oceania. “Exhibitors are writing sales at an incredible pace, and attendees clearly came to Las Vegas to buy.” “There was an element of confidence and pent-up demand at the show,” said Dave Foster, vice president of marketing & corporate communications of Volvo CE. “These are not tire-kickers. These are people who are willing to buy multiple machines for work they have now and anticipated growth based on a renewed confidence in the market.” A series of key metrics reflected the improved conditions, which were bol-
stered by a new pricing strategy intended to reinforce the overall quality of ConExpoCon/AGG and IFPE 2017 attendees. • U.S. buyer attendance jumped more than 16 percent from the 2014 show, and total buyer attendance improved by almost 8 percent. • Overall contractor and producer attendance grew by 10 percent.
• Total attendance neared 128,000 for the week. • Almost half of all attendees serve in executive positions at their company, and more than 3-in-5 attendees serve in a decision-making role. • Almost 26,000 international attendees from see CONEXPO page 12
Mike Rowe Sits Down With CEG By Christine Allen
latest effort to promote the National Excavator Initiative. The program is a foundation dedicated to Mike Rowe, known by many as the reaching excavators and contractors with host of Dirty Jobs, as well as a tireless safe-digging messages, especially the advocate for the construction industry, importance of contacting an 811-notificastopped by ConExpo 2017 as part of his tion center before digging. After his presentation, Rowe sat down for an exclusive interview Mike Rowe stopped by ConExpo 2017 as part of with Construction Equipment his latest effort to promote the National ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Excavator Initiative.
see ROWE page 27