Earthmoving

The board of directors of Caterpillar Inc. elected Jim Umpleby, the company’s CEO, to the additional position of chairman of the board.

Kubota Tractor Corp. has appointed Haruyuki (Harry) Yoshida as the new president and CEO of Kubota Tractor Corp. and Kubota North America, based in Grapevine, Texas, effective January 1, 2019.

Titan Machinery posted fiscal third quarter revenue of $363.6 million, compared to $330.3 million in the same quarter last year, a 10-percent increase.

Manitou North America has added two new roles to its product management and marketing teams to strengthen support for a growing number of customers and market opportunities with its Manitou, Gehl and Mustang by Manitou brands.

Thor Hess, executive vice president of Southeastern Equipment Co., was honored last month with the Next Gen Award at the Conway Center for Family Business’ 20th Annual Family Business Awards Program in Columbus, Ohio.

Deere and Company reported net income of $784.8 million for its fiscal fourth quarter ended Oct 28, or $2.42 per share, compared with net income of $510.3 million, or $1.57 per share, for the quarter ended Oct. 29, 2017, a 53.8-percent jump.

Takeuchi-U.S., a global leader in compact equipment, has named Skyworks LLC as a new dealer in Fort Myers, Fla.

CNH Industrial recently announced consolidated third quarter revenues of $6.686 billion for the third quarter of 2018, flat compared to the third quarter a year ago.

Manitou North America has named David Chickowski western region vice president to oversee all sales activities for Manitou, Gehl, Mustang by Manitou and EDGE brands in the western United States and Canada.

LiuGong North America has formed a partnership with Texas Timberjack, the largest forestry equipment dealer in Texas and now the authorized LiuGong and Dressta dealer for one of the largest equipment market, Houston, and surrounding areas.

Partner Rentals, a Kingston, New York-based equipment rental house, is adding SDLG wheel loaders to its fleet.

Komatsu America announced the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System has achieved the milestone of more than two billion tons of surface material move autonomously.

Effective November 12, H&E Equipment Services has relocated its Midland, Texas, branch to an expanded facility at 10608 W County Road 150, Midland, TX 79706.

The new Fox VersaPlow combines the functions of a box-style containment pusher, a backdrag containment box, and a conventional snowplow into a single unit that mounts to a skid-steer or compact loader.

H&E Equipment Services has promoted Bradley Barber as CEO, president and a director of the company, effective January 1, 2019. Barber will succeed current CEO John Engquist, who has been named executive chairman of the board of directors, effective January 1, 2019.