2021 Contractors' Top 50 New Products: 50 Ways to Build the Future of Your Business

Here is the list of solutions that you and your peers helped identify as this year's Contractors' Top 50 New Products.

September 6, 2021

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A lot has happened since the last time Equipment Today and ForConstructionPros.com shared the recipients of the Contractors' Top 50 New Products Awards. From the industry peaks leading up to CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 last March, to the deep lows of the pandemic in the weeks that followed, to the long, uneven journey back upward throughout 2021, it's been a strange journey filled with uncertainty.

But through it all, the construction industry has remained amazingly resilient — and curious. While there may have been a momentary hiccup as everyone came to terms with the pandemic's challenges, contractors were soon researching and exploring new equipment and technology that they believed would help to rebuild their business and profits as the recovery got into full swing.

Following is the list of the solutions that you and your peers helped identify as this year's Contractors' Top 50 New Products. Award recipients are based on page views and inquiries on the ForConstructionPros.com web portal on the new units featured in the magazine over a specific time frame -- in this case, 14 months due to influences of the pandemic. Each manufacturer is able to receive only one award, so the winning products represent the single highest ranking item for each company over the specified period.

Inevitably, there are products or concepts that find their way onto the list just by their nature and/or application. But there are always a few surprises along the way. We invite you to check out the list to see for yourself, then click on the links to find enhanced coverage of each of the products.

Congratulations to this year's recipients!

2021 Contractors' Top 50 New Products

Autocar DC-64D Severe-duty Class 8 Truck

Bobcat L23 and L28 Small Articulated Loaders

Case Enhanced G Series Wheel Loaders

Caterpillar 374 Excavator

Chevron Delo 600 ADF with OMNIMAX

Dynapac S100 Mix Spreader

Fecon Compact Stumpex

Ford F-600 Super Duty

Genie S-60 J Telescopic Boom Lift

GOMACO CC-1200e Battery-powered Curb Machine

Hilti Jaibot Construction Robot

Hitachi ZW220-6 Mid-size Wheel Loader

International Truck Next-generation HX Series Severe Service Trucks

JCB 2TS-7T Teleskid

JLG 670SJ Self-leveling Boom Lift

John Deere 700L and 750L Dozers

Kato HD512LC-7 and HD514MR-7 Hydraulic Excavators

Kenco Slab Crab with Serrated Teeth

Kenworth T880S with Optional Fixed Grille

Kobelco SK140SRLC-7 SR Series Excavator

Komatsu D71-24 Dozer

KOVACO Elise 900 Electric Skid-steer Loader

Kubota SVL97-2 Compact Track Loader

LeeBoy 8530 Asphalt Paver

Leica Geosystems RTC360 Laser Scanner for Boston Dynamic's Spot

Level Best Precision Grader Blade

Liebherr R 938 Crawler Excavator

Mack MD Series Medium-duty Trucks

Mastodon Model M60-S and M60-C Mulcher Attachments

Merlo Roto 70.28 S Plus Telehandler

Milwaukee MX FUEL CARRY-ON 3600W/1800W Power Supply

Minnich A-4SCW Dowel Pin Drill with i-QAN System

Oriel Attachment Product Line

Ram Heavy Duty Pickups

Roadtec SB-3000 Material Transfer Vehicle

Soil Connect Marketplace with E-ticketing

Sunward Excavator Line

Takeuchi TB370 Compact Hydraulic Excavator

Tenna TennaBLE Beacon Steel Puck

Topcon Point Manager

Toro e-Dingo 500 Compact Utility Loader

Trimble Roadworks 3D Paving Control for Asphalt Pavers

TyBot Autonomous Rebar-tying Robot

Vacuworx PHD Portable Vacuum System

Volvo ECR25 Electric Excavator

Wacker Neuson ET42 Excavator

Weiler P395 Commercial Asphalt Paver

Western Star 49X Class 8 Truck

Wirtgen W 220 Fi and W 250 Fi Large Milling Machines

Yanmar SV40 Compact Excavator

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