Komatsu

Tokyo – October 11, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and stc group have launched an in-country IoT connectivity solution for Komatsu construction equipment in Saudi Arabia, a market that restricts long-term roaming and permanent services by foreign operators without a local telecom license.

Saudi rules bar unlicensed foreign operators from permanent connectivity

The regulatory constraint is the core issue. Saudi Arabia is classed as a country that restricts or prohibits long-term roaming or permanent telecommunications services by foreign operators lacking a domestic license. The solution is built to give Komatsu stable connectivity that meets those local requirements.

Monroe, Wash. – September 15, 2026 -- HKX, Inc. has released its first Wheel Loader 3rd Spool Auxiliary Field Installable Kits, extending more than three decades of excavator hydraulic work into a new machine category as it targets a factory lead time of 12 to 20 weeks that has left dealers unable to quickly equip machines for attachment work.

Factory lead times of up to 20 weeks push dealers toward field-installable kits

Ordering a wheel loader with auxiliary hydraulics direct from the plant can take 12 to 20 weeks, a delay HKX says leaves dealers with few options when a customer needs a machine to run a grapple, snow blower or broom within a month. The company says its kits can be ordered and installed in a fraction of that time, allowing a dealer to reconfigure inventory already on the lot.

JINAN, China -- September 01, 2026 -- Frost & Sullivan confirmed that LGMG ranked first in global sales of off-highway mechanical drive wide-body dump trucks for ten consecutive years, according to a 2026 market report covering the 2016-2025 period. The Jinan-based manufacturer operates in a field of just 15 to 20 companies worldwide, competing against Komatsu, Caterpillar, XCMG, SANY and TONLY. LGMG's trucks carry loads ranging from 40 to 150 tons and serve open-pit mining and large-scale construction sites.