Power Motive Corporation was founded in 1959 as a distributor of small industrial construction equipment. The company has expanded its products to include Komatsu Construction and Utility, Material Handlers, Forestry Equipment, Aggregate Crushing and Screening, and several other equipment and product lines to serve the heavy construction and mining markets. The owners are a group of managers who are involved in all areas of the company’s operations.

Headquartered in Denver, Power Motive has four locations throughout Colorado, and plans on opening three new locations—two in Colorado and one in Wyoming. The company serves many markets that require off-road machinery by providing top quality equipment, supported by excellent repair and rebuild facilities, field service capabilities, well trained mechanics and a multimillion-dollar parts inventory. Power Motive has been successful for nearly 50 years by delivering reliable service through excellent product support and by offering the finest lines of construction equipment available.

Should you have any questions about New/Used Sales, Rental, Parts, or Service of your Komatsu or equipment please contact us at 1-(800)-627-0087 or (303)-355-5900.

NICB Identifies Most Stolen Heavy Equipment – Only 28 Percent of Stolen Machines Recovered

From aednet.org

The National Insurance Crime Bureau released a report last week on heavy equipment thefts in 2010. This report isolates the “big ticket” pieces of stolen heavy equipment and thus all mower types of equipment were excluded. The report examines heavy equipment theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and profiles that data according to theft state, theft city, theft month, equipment manufacturer, equipment style (type) and year of manufacture. The report also examines heavy equipment recoveries in 2010 based on those same criteria.

Texas was the No. 1 state for heavy equipment thefts in 2010 followed, in order, by California, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland, Ohio and Alabama. The top five cities with the most thefts were: Miami, Fla. at No. 1, followed, in order, by Houston, Texas; Phoenix, Ariz.; Conroe, Texas; and Las Vegas, Nev.

In 2010, a total of 6,474 non-mower heavy equipment thefts were recorded. See the full report at www.nicb.org.

For 2010, the 10 most stolen, non-mower heavy equipment items

 1.  Loader
 2.  Tractor, wheel type
 3.  Unlisted*
 4.  Backhoe
 5.  Backhoe/loader
 6.  Forklift
 7.  Excavator
 8.  Tractor, track type          
 9   Bulldozer
10. Brush chipper

While automobile thieves preferred Hondas in 2010, heavy equipment manufactured by John Deere was the number one theft target in 2010 followed, in order by Caterpillar, Melroe, Kubota and “Unlisted”*.

As for recoveries, only 28 percent of non-mower heavy equipment stolen in 2010 was found making it a costly crime for insurance companies, equipment owners and rental agencies.

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