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Gear

GEAR: This Porsche 914-6 GT pickup is the coolest utility vehicle we’ve ever seen (PHOTOS)

“The car you are looking at is one of a kind,” explains Jesea Jeannette, the maker of the odd and amazing vehicle you see above. Named for the bodybuilder Jeannette’s father Kevin bought it from in the 1970s, the Troutman Truck is a Porsche 914-6 GT that has been modified into a pickup. This is probably one of […]

September 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

Crews construct world’s largest self-anchored suspension bridge

In California, crews have been working for more than 10 years to construct the largest self-anchored suspension (SAS) bridge in the world, and Wired has shared some close-up photos of the project, thanks to photographer Joseph Blum, who has seen the entire construction project so far. [youtube wJeyD_67YMo nolink] The 2,047-foot eastern span of San […]

August 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: 1940s wartime posters urge rail passengers to “stay put”

At a time when the idea of supertrains and other types of speedy transit is popular, it’s hard to believe commuters would have ever been asked not to ride a train. Well, according to some 1940s posters Retronaut has gathered, Britain’s Railway Executive Committee urged citizens to “stay put” and avoid “taking unnecessary journeys.” The wartime […]

July 19, 2013

Safety

These vintage Dutch safety posters illustrate the jobsite and shop as the lairs of lurking monsters

On his 50 Watts blog, Will Schofield recently featured a ton of great vintage safety posters spanning 50 years from the Netherlands. The posters were created by some very talented Dutch artists and were quite beautiful and creative ways to remind workers of the dangers of the jobsite and shop. Below you’ll see several of […]

July 17, 2013

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS: 1930s bus station remnants are tucked beneath New York City hotel

Former Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood often promoted repurposing old buildings like the Macomb Transit Center in western Illinois, which was was created from a former porcelain factory. Similarly, ScoutingNY has found a former transit center that is now used as a parking garage. Beneath Times Square’s Hotel Carter are the remnants of a 1930’s bus […]

July 15, 2013

Home

Japan’s cartoon animal road construction signs are weird and cute (PHOTOS)

Oh, Japan. Just when we think your delightful culture can’t seem any more foreign to us, you go and do something like turning your road construction signs into adorable cartoon animals. According to our sister site Better Roads, the signs have become popular across Japan since 2006 and were implemented as a creative way to […]

July 12, 2013

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Beautiful color photos from 1942 capture American spirit during World War II

It’s the Fourth of July, a day to relax, throw some burgers and dogs on the grill, shoot fireworks and celebrate with family and friends the freedom this great country of ours affords us. Freedom earned through the sacrifice of others during some dark times. With that in mind, we thought this collection of Kodachrome […]

July 4, 2013

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Amazing Empire State Building construction photos from 1931 show workers hanging on for dear life

OSHA might frustrate those in the construction industry from time to time, but after taking a look at these photos, you might be a little more thankful it’s around. Brought to our attention by the folks at BuzzFeed, these photos from the New York Public Library’s digital collection are from 1931 and give an amazing […]

July 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

First look: 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel expected to offer class-leading fuel economy (PHOTOS)

We’ve known that the 2014 Ram 1500 would become the only half-ton pickup on the market with a diesel option for a while. But until now, we’ve been in the dark on a lot of the specifics when it comes to the truck like price, horsepower and expected fuel economy. Ram expects to announce “best-in-class” […]

July 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Galpin Auto Sports created the life-sized Ford Tonka truck we’ve always wanted (PHOTOS)

Galpin Auto Sports is becoming one of our favorite custom shops. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised at something as cool as this life-sized Ford Tonka pickup truck coming from the guys that brought you the ability to order your very own Bat Truck. The North Hills, California shop took a Ford F-250 Super Diesel […]

June 24, 2013

Construction Equipment

Construction photos of NYC’s Second Avenue Subway are otherworldly

“When you look at my pictures, you do get a sense that you’re in the center of the Earth. Sometimes it’s like another planet.” That’s what Patrick Cashin, a staff photographer for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, told Flickr when the photo sharing website recently interviewed him for a blog post on the astounding photographs […]

June 17, 2013

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: Western Star’s redesigned Optimus Prime and other new characters for “Transformers 4”

In the first sneak peak of the next installment in the “Transformers” blockbuster film franchise, director Michael Bay has offered up an image of the redesigned Optimus Prime truck. Bay posted the photo of the redesigned truck, custom-built by Western Star, on his blog. In the last Transformers movie “Dark of the Moon,” Optimus Prime […]

May 31, 2013