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Monday, October 24, 2016

Liebherr re-enters rough-terrain cranes, eyeing ME

Liebherr has unveiled two new models of rough-terrain cranes, its first since exiting the segment two decades ago, targeting US and Middle East markets

Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman elects to retire

Caterpillar chairmand and CEO Doug Oberhelman elects to retire in 2017, after leading the company for 41 years

Kuwait parliament dissolves amid 80% fuel hike row

Kuwait’s parliament was dissolved and its cabinet resigned following disputes over cuts to subsidies

Daimler’s finance arm supports 940,000 vehicles

Daimler, the world’s biggest financer of commercial vehicles, grows finance contracts by 8%

Swaidan Trading orders 50 light towers from UK OEM

UK business Morris Site Machinery secures first major deal in Dubai with Swaidan Trading, an arm of Al Naboodah Group Enterprises

Algeria receives fleet of 131 Astra HD9 trucks

Algerian state-owned extractive exploration company takes delivery of a large fleet of all-wheel Astra heavy-duty trucks

Sharjah sees 500% rise in heavy vehicle violations

Sharjah’s police use laser scanner technology to crack down on commercial traffic without permits

Towell Auto launches light-duty JAC trucks in Oman

Chinese-branded trucks with Cummins engines target vehicle niche for both rural and urban work

Al Fahim Group firm signs Cyclo distributorship

Central Motors & Equipment signs exclusive automotive aftersales agreement for the UAE with US-based Cyclo Industries

Genie unveils ‘Xtra Capacity’ range of boom lifts

Genie launches ‘new generation’ boom lifts offering an unrestricted range of motion with 300kg

Rapid Access launches AWP mobile app for the GCC

Dubai-based powered access company launches first aerial work platform app for the Middle East

KBW Investments names chief communications officer

Dubai-based investment group and owner of Raimondi Cranes invests in the development of it communications expertise

Featured Articles
	Big interview: Roeser Patrice on Renault Trucks Out on the test track near Lyon, Patrice Roeser, product manager for Renault Trucks, talks application-specific differentiation between the latest C and K range vehicles
	Little interview: Doosan Bobcat's ups and downs Martin Knötgen, president of Doosan Bobcat for the EMEA region, discusses the tough decisions taken by the company this last year and the regional outlook for the two brands
	Locked & loaded: An inbound safety device PMV Middle East catches up with Charles Wilson as he enacts his ambitious plan to overhaul truck safety and policing in the GCC with the installation of a simple but remarkably effective device onto truck wheels
	Auto-innovation: Highlights from Hannover A look at the headline technological from the major manufacturers of trucks and buses in Hannover
	Concrete control: Infra works in Ulaanbaatar Wirtgen slipform pavers deliver a runway near the remote Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar
	Restrata highlights rising pay-off of telematics With years of security experience under its belt, UAE-based Restrata plans to challenge the traditional narrative of fleet telematics in the Gulf with an array of technological alternatives that can lower costs and increase benefits

COMMENT

Recovery or rivalry? Tracking trends in FDI

A recent spate of foreign direct investment in the region begs the question of whether we are witnessing market recovery or a harbinger of rising competition

Fundamentals of flight: drones in legalese

Drones hold considerable potential as a tool for monitoring the progress on construction site, with signficant implications for dispute resolution — but hurdles to drone use remain

Media

	In Pictures: Emaar breaks ground on The Tower
	Video: Volvo wins the Gold Dolphin award at Cannes
	In Pictures: Mammoet delivers New York Wheel legs
	Video: JMCI’s Jerry Beades discusses late payment
	In pictures: China connects world’s highest bridge
	Komatsu unveils driverless autonomous dump truck

Special Reports

	Saudi: Contracts worth $27bn to be awarded in 2017
	Saudi: Construction sector poses risk to banks
	UAE: Contracts worth $45bn to be awarded in 2017
	UAE: Emaar breaks ground on 928m-tall The Tower

	COVER STORY Vertical limit: Volvo machines hike the UAE
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