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JCB wins contract for high-speed backhoes
Equipment

JCB wins contract for high-speed backhoes

JCB has bagged a $50 mn contract to supply high-speed backhoe loaders to the US army. The High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs) will be manufactured at the company´s North American plant in Georgia and will be delivered by 2017. Engineered in Britain and produced in the US, the 16 tonne HMEE will revolutionise the way military engineering tasks are tackled. Capable of speeds of up to 60 m per hour, this excavator can keep up with military convoys on the road, eliminating the need to transport the machine using a truck and a low-loader.

Contact: JCB UK.
Website: www.jcb.co.uk

JCB has bagged a $50 mn contract to supply high-speed backhoe loaders to the US army. The High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs) will be manufactured at the company´s North American plant in Georgia and will be delivered by 2017. Engineered in Britain and produced in the US, the 16 tonne HMEE will revolutionise the way military engineering tasks are tackled. Capable of speeds of up to 60 m per hour, this excavator can keep up with military convoys on the road, eliminating the need to transport the machine using a truck and a low-loader. Contact: JCB UK. Website: www.jcb.co.uk

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