The Heavy Equipment Podcast

Jun 28 2024
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Whether we're exploring the latest in equipment technology, talking about the trends that propel the industry forward, or uncovering stories about the dedicated individuals who keep the dirt moving, and wheels of America turning, this is where the roar of the engines and the pulse of progress come together. It is sublime. It is surreal. It's the Heavy Equipment Podcast ... with Mike and Jo!

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HEP-isode 28 | Season 2, GM Stock Buybacks, and Forestry Stuff

Jun 28 2024 37 mins  
It's been almost a full year since we launched the Heavy Equipment Podcast, so we're kicking off our return from a long break with the first HEP-isode of a brand-new season! We're diving right back into the socioeconomics of GM's $6 billion stock buybacks and giving Manitou's new forestry-focused telehandler a look, too. All this and more on this week's HEP!

HEP-isode 27 | Big Mack, Big Cranes, and Big Muskie

May 28 2024 40 mins  
This exciting HEP-isode is our HEAVIEST yet, as we put the spotlight John Deere's groundbreaking 3812 80T pulled scraper pan, venture back to 1956 and Mack Trucks' Arctic expedition, and explore colossal machines like Ohio's famous Big Muskie. All this and a spectral locomotive blasting across grandma's farm on HEP-isode 27!

HEP-isode 26 | Rest Stop Coffee, GM Brightdrop, and Orange EVs

May 10 2024 50 mins  
Prepare to be transported back to a simpler time when two queens on the side of a coffee cup could make your day and spilling scalding hot chocolate on your crotch could ruin your life as Mike and Jo discuss the shortcomings of a Las Vegas landmark, GM's new Ultium-based commercial vehicles, and the Orange EV Husk-e yard hostler with 180,000 lb. GCWR. All this and the same number o

HEP-isode 25 | UAW Wins, Construction Convergence, and Lots of Nonsense

Apr 30 2024 30 mins  
In this week's HEP-isode, the boys bare witness to a watershed moment in American labor history as the United Auto Workers plant a victory flag deep in the heart of the South at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, try to explain why everyone and their brother is putting a boom arm on their excavator, and ramble on like lunatics for a good 11 minutes. All this and the CIA's invisible pu

HEP-isode 24 | Volvo's Head of Technology, Material Handlers, and Mothman

Apr 24 2024 47 mins  
This week, the guys are joined by Mats Sköldberg, head of technology for Volvo Construction Equipment, to chat about their all-new, battery-free EW240 Electric material handler. Then, they explore whether or not a sinister triumvirate of forces – the Mothman, the Jersey Devil, and a pack of WWII-era German Gremlins – could have been involved in the Francis Scott Key bridge col

HEP-isode 23 | Tempest Storm Rentals, the Fall of Yellow, and Deere's New Dozers

Apr 11 2024 63 mins  
In this HEP-isode, Mike Zappone and Kevin Hollingshead from Tempest Storm Rentals join Mike and Jo to talk about disaster response and saving lives. Next up, the boys talk about the Teamsters, the fall of Yellow, why the latest 1075 hp Cummins Ram is perfect for hot shot cargo runners, and the new John Deere P series dozers. All this and an offer we can't refuse – enjoy!

HEP-isode 22 | Work Truck Week, Kia is Coming, and the Scissor Sisters

Mar 22 2024 44 mins  
This latest HEP-isode marks the debut of the new "Space Cowboy" opening segment, a visit to Work Truck Week with the new electric Kia commercial van, Caterpillar's $700 million investment in a new engine plant, and a new electric scissor lift from JCB. All that, and a little bit of Reaganomics to close out your busy week.

HEP-isode 21 | CNH Wins Awards, a Massive PACCAR Recall, and Tool Brand Confessions

Feb 29 2024 44 mins  
In this HEP-isode, we sit down with Marc Kermisch, CIO of CNH Industrial, to talk about how Case Construction is approaching automation and helping farmers become their own source of futuristic fuel. Case' project Zeus and New Holland's electric tractor concepts win design awards, the boys discuss a massive PACCAR recall, China's marketing challenges, and Jo makes a startling confe

HEP-isode 20 | The ZQuip Revolution, Safety Standards, and They Took R Jobs

Feb 21 2024 53 mins  
In this exciting HEP-isode, Mike and Jo are joined by Chris and Rob from Moog Construction, whose innovative new ZQuip modular batteries could revolutionize the future of job sites. We also talk safety, work fitness, automation, and why South Park's anti-immigrant rally cry doesn't make a whole lot of sense. All this, and the power of Duracell batteries in our FIRST-EVER twentieth

HEP-isode 19 | Revoy EV, Marissa Tomei, and Ford's Dire Predictions for 2024

Jan 31 2024 38 mins  
In this exciting, first-ever 19th HEP-isode, we invite you to come along, on an enthralling voyage through the dynamic realm of trucking and construction technology, where Mike and Jo talk about the new JLG mini-dumper, explore the revolutionary new Revoy EV trailer that converts diesel semi trucks to hybrids in minutes, and dissect the meaning behind all those WARN letters the UAW