Top Journalists in Machinery & Equipment

Jordanne Waldschmidt Equipment World

Chief Editor of Equipment World since 2021; leads news, product coverage and award-winning projects for construction equipment pros. Specialties: Construction equipment, fleet trends, contractor business, safety.

Don McLoud Equipment World

Executive Editor at Equipment World, publishing frequent product deep-dives and buyer’s guides for machines and work trucks. Specialties: Heavy equipment product launches, hands-on walkarounds, compact equipment, pickups for contractors.

Ben Thorpe Equipment World

Senior Editor covering day-to-day construction machinery news and product coverage for Equipment World. Specialties: New machine introductions, compact equipment, buyer’s guides, video walkarounds.

Rod Sutton Construction Equipment

Editorial Director at Construction Equipment, guiding coverage of machine evaluations and fleet topics for decades. Specialties: Product evaluations, fleet management, Top 100 products; long-time leader in CE editorial.

Frank Raczon Construction Equipment

Senior Editor whose Buying File features and product analyses are staples for equipment decision-makers. Specialties: Buying File reports, product comparisons, machine technology.

Gianna Annunzio Construction Equipment

Associate Editor contributing features and product news across Construction Equipment’s channels. Specialties: Jobsite safety, machine maintenance, field reporting on equipment use.

Jeff Yoders Engineering News-Record (ENR)

Associate Editor at Engineering News-Record focused on technology, equipment and new products for the construction industry. Specialties: Construction technology, equipment, and product news for contractors and engineers.

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Jeff Rubenstone Engineering News-Record (ENR)

Deputy Editor, News at ENR; oversees news coverage and product innovation reporting for the global construction sector. Specialties: New products, innovation, construction industry news leadership.

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Kathy Wells Equipment Today; OEM Off-Highway

Editor-in-Chief of Equipment Today and OEM Off-Highway, leading editorial for IRONMARKETS/ForConstructionPros’ equipment brands. Specialties: Heavy equipment fleets, contractors’ gear, OEM industry coverage and video/podcast hosting.

Chris Vavra OEM Off-Highway

Editor of OEM Off-Highway since September 2024; longtime editor covering manufacturing and automation at Control Engineering/Plant Engineering prior to OEM. Specialties: Mobile equipment engineering, electrification, automation, show coverage (MINExpo, The Battery Show).

Michael Roth Rental Equipment Register (RER)

Editor-in-Chief of Rental Equipment Register (RER) and the rental sector’s longest-tenured journalist. Specialties: Equipment rental industry, OEM-rental dynamics, ARA Show coverage, RER 100 rankings.

Laura Davis New Equipment Digest

Editor-in-Chief of New Equipment Digest, curating new products and equipment advancements for manufacturing. Specialties: Factory equipment launches, product curation, industrial technology trends.

Robert Schoenberger IndustryWeek

Editor-in-Chief of IndustryWeek, covering U.S. manufacturing trends with regular analysis and columns. Specialties: Manufacturing leadership, machinery sector economics, technology adoption on factory floors.

Jill Jusko IndustryWeek

Executive Editor at IndustryWeek, with 20+ years reporting on manufacturing performance and plant leadership. Specialties: Operational excellence, Best Plants awards, sector rankings (including machinery and industrial equipment).

Anna Smith IndustryWeek

News Editor at IndustryWeek leading daily manufacturing news, including the IW U.S. 500 coverage of industrial equipment makers. Specialties: Breaking manufacturing news, sector snapshots (industrial equipment), newsletters.

Thomas Wilk Plant Services

Editor-in-Chief of Plant Services, covering MRO strategies and the technologies that keep industrial equipment running. Specialties: Maintenance and reliability, asset management, plant operations technology.

Amara Rozgus Plant Engineering

Editor-in-Chief at Plant Engineering, a core title for manufacturing equipment, automation and plant-floor technologies. Specialties: Plant engineering, automation, mechanical systems, maintenance.

Mary Gannon Fluid Power World

Editor-in-Chief of Fluid Power World and Senior Editor with Design World, covering fluid power systems across industrial and mobile equipment. Specialties: Hydraulics and pneumatics, motion control, mobile/off-highway systems.

Sara Jensen Power & Motion

Executive Editor at Power & Motion (formerly Hydraulics & Pneumatics), steering expanded coverage into modern fluid power and smart motion tech. Specialties: Hydraulics, mechatronics, mobile electrification, fluid power in heavy equipment.

Brent Donaldson Modern Machine Shop

Editor-in-Chief of Modern Machine Shop, leading editorial on machining technology and benchmarking programs like Top Shops. Specialties: Machine tools, CNC machining, factory automation; hosts the Made in the USA manufacturing podcast.