Staff Report (EQW)PickupsToyota to Roll Out Flagship 2022 Tundra Capstone in SpringToyota's latest pickup boasts the company's most powerful powertrain, the model's largest wheels, a unique grille and a premium cab.February 14, 2022Contractor of the YearThis Contractor Successfully Ditched the Old “My-Way-or-the-Highway” Management MentalityBret Barnhart's roots in the construction business go deep. Way deep. But just because he's firmly rooted in a construction legacy doesn't mean Bret's not a forward thinker.January 29, 2021HomeHauling heavy equipment? Use this Best Practices checklist to ensure your load is secureMoving heavy equipment safely is no small task. Follow these best practices before, during and after loading heavy construction equipment for transport.December 11, 2015SafetyHEADS UP: Hitting utility lines when hauling heavy equipment can become an expensive ordealHere's a look at overhead utilities' minimum height clearances, who's liable when they're struck and how haulers can avoid damaging them.May 22, 2015RoadbuildingHighway Trust Fund: Who’s in and who’s out in next Congress[imagebrowser id=23]  The Republicans delivered quite a trouncing in the recent mid-term elections, and conventional wisdom says a Republican Senate, to go along with a Republican House, is probably good for trucking. On the regulatory front, certainly. As for the chances of a new, long-term transportation authorization and sustainable fix for the Highway Trust […]November 19, 2014RoadbuildingCalifornia to test feasibility of mileage taxCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation into law that will allow the state to implement a pilot program to test whether charging a road usage fee — or mileage-based tax — could effectively replace fuel taxes as the primary means to fund highways and road projects. The legislation calls for the pilot program to […]October 15, 2014RoadbuildingHighway users, road builders oppose bill to surrender federal highway authorityTransportation interests have written Congress to express opposition to the so-called “devolution” of the federal highway program and the proposed Transportation Empowerment Act. The bill, introduced in the House and Senate last fall, transfers almost all authority over federal highway and transit programs to the states over a five-year period. It would lower the federal […]September 18, 2014RoadbuildingDOT only taken half of bridge safety measures required by MAP-21 lawOnly 12 of the 24 bridge safety actions required by the current MAP-21 highway funding law have been implemented by the Federal Highway Administration, according to a report released Aug. 26 by the DOT’s Office of the Inspector General. The agency also hasn’t fully addressed the 16 recommendations made by the OIG in recent years, according to […]September 2, 2014RoadbuildingFuture for trucking bright? ATA predicts soTrucking will see continued growth both in freight and revenue in the next 10 years, according to the American Trucking Associations’ U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2025. Between now and 2025, tonnage will grow 23.5 percent, ATA predicts, while freight revenues are predicted to grow a whopping 72 percent. However, adaptation by carriers will be […]July 23, 2014RoadbuildingTrucking parking bans instituted in Washington stateWashington’s Pierce County became the state’s second county this month to bar truck parking on residential streets in unincorporated areas. Pierce County commissioners voted 7-1 for banning trucks with gross vehicle weights exceeding 10,001 pounds and trailers longer than 20 feet from parking on neighborhood streets between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The ordinance institutes […]July 21, 2014Previous PagePage 2 of 30Next PageTop StoriesMarket PulseTop-Selling New and Used Construction Equipment So Far in 2024Compact equipment dominated sales during the first three months of the year. Find out which models took the top spots.Pickups“Super Truck”: 2024 Chevy Silverado Unveiled with 700 HP (Video)Construction EquipmentVideo: Largest Claw in U.S. Links to Largest Floating Crane on East CoastPickupsToyota's First Hybrid Tacomas Ready to Hit the Streets – or TrailsFeatured SponsorThe International® eMVTM Series is built to stand up to the task