Evaluations

Ram towing a skid steer.
Trucking

2024 Pickup Truck Report

April 9, 2024
Electric pickups are still coming, though not as quickly as ICE technology boosts efficiency.
JCB scissor lift
Scissor Lift Aerial Platform, Self Propelled

How to Choose an Electric Scissor Lift

April 5, 2024
Some manufacturers offer more than a dozen models of battery-electric scissors.
BOMAG
BOMAG paver
Paving Equipment & Materials Production

How to Buy an Asphalt Paver

Feb. 8, 2024
With IIJA money available, here's what to consider before that first machine purchase.
Frank Raczon for Construction Equipment
Liebherr excavator with blade.
Crawler Excavators

How Blades Benefit Excavators

Jan. 24, 2024
Blade options have migrated up to mid-sized excavators. Here's how to decide.

Tom Berg for Construction Equipment
Chevy Colorado pickup truck.
Pickup Trucks, Classes 1 - 3, up to 14,000 GVW

Colorado Offers an Alternative to Full-Size Pickups

Jan. 11, 2024
One week in this mid-size pickup proves smaller is better.
Frank Raczon, Construction Equipment
Takeuchi TB257FR excavator.
Crawler Excavators

Professionals Evaluate Takeuchi TB257FR Excavator

Dec. 19, 2023
Local 150's operator/instructors found the Takeuchi TB257FR is right for tight spaces.
Tom Berg
Mack MD electric
Trucking

How Does Mack MD Electric Compare with Diesel?

Dec. 7, 2023
Side-by-side look shows how electric power performs against diesel.
Tom Berg
Ford Lightning badge.
Pickup Trucks, Classes 1 - 3, up to 14,000 GVW

What's inside the Ford Lightning electric pickup truck?

Oct. 16, 2023
Tom Berg, truck editor, takes a Ford F-150 Lightning for a test drive.