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Roadbuilding

Idaho partners with National Weather Service for travel app

Drivers in Idaho can now better track driving conditions and weather forecasts along their routes. The Idaho Transportation Department has updated its 511 app and website and partnered with the National Weather Service in Pocatello to offer weather forecasts. “The weather forecast information is really important from a planning standpoint for a traveler,” says Tony Ernest, […]

January 31, 2018

Roadbuilding

Is your state red, yellow or green in new traffic-safety law ratings?

Six states and the District of Columbia earned good ratings and 13 states received poor ratings in a recent report gauging the number of traffic safety laws a state has enacted. The rest were deemed yellow, for caution. The 2018 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws rates all the states and the District of Columbia […]

January 26, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ore. expands salt use on roads after 5-year test

The Oregon Department of Transportation has expanded its use of rock salt this winter after five years of testing the snow and ice melting product. With the tests, ODOT said it saw a 27-percent drop in the average number of crashes a year on Interstate 5 and a 23-percent drop on U.S. 95. The ODOT […]

January 15, 2018

Workforce

Hurricane recovery sends construction unemployment to record low

U.S. construction unemployment tied a record low in October, at 4.5 percent, with recovery from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and other disasters appearing to lead the jobs increase, according to Associated Builders and Contractors. The last time construction unemployment reached 4.5 percent in October was in 2006, the ABC says. The October 2017 rate was […]

December 4, 2017

Construction Equipment

Key positions filled at Liebherr, Bomag, Linden Comansa, Cervus, Ox Bodies

Several appointments have been made to key positions in the construction equipment industry for Liebherr, Linden Comansa, Ox Bodies, Cervus Equipment and Bomag:   Bomag appoints Collie Tim Collie has been named Bomag America’s national account manager for rental. He is responsible for the overall sales and customer support for the company’s national rental partners. […]

November 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Seven Western states agree to ease electric vehicle travel

The governors of seven Western states have signed an agreement to create a plan for electric vehicles traveling major highways through their states. “With more than 20,000 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids already on the roads in Western states, the electrification of these major corridors is expected to reduce range anxiety and drive further adoption […]

October 18, 2017

Dealers

Tadano cranes expand reach in Nev. and Idaho

Coastline Equipment has added Nevada and Idaho to its sales and rental territory for Tadano cranes. The California-based distributor, which is a subsidiary of Bragg Companies, has been selling Tadano products in California and Baja, Mexico, since 2005. “We are excited to grow our Tadano crane sales and rental operations into these new areas,” said […]

October 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Colo., Idaho projects take top prizes at 2017 America’s Transportation Awards

A multimodal project in Colorado and the removal of dangerous intersections in Idaho won top honors at the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s $487 million U.S. 36 Express Lanes project earned the Grand Prize and the Idaho Transportation Department’s $11.2 million U.S. 20 Thornton Interchange project was voted the People’s […]

September 29, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Vermeer acquires McLaughlin; Kobelco adds Central Equipment; Pettibone network expands; VeriTread secures $2.5M; Prinoth secures 2 dealers

Vermeer acquires McLaughlin, expands reach into utility market Vermeer has acquired McLaughlin Group after buying a minority interest in the drill and vacuum excavator manufacturer in 2012. Vermeer announced that it has bought all remaining non-Vermeer interests of McLaughlin Group. McLaughlin, based in Greenville, South Carolina, will keep its name and brand for its products. […]

September 26, 2017

Dealers

Kobelco adds compact excavator dealer Central Equipment in Idaho

Central Equipment of Idaho will sell, rent and service Kobelco compact excavators, under a new agreement with the equipment manufacturer. The deal affects the dealership’s Pocatello and Jerome branches. Central’s specialties include heavy equipment for construction and mining. Kobelco says the deal represents its continued expansion into the North American market. The expansion includes adding […]

September 21, 2017

Dealers

Rental Equipment Investment Corp. buys Ore. rental company

Rental Equipment Investment Corp. has purchased the assets of Superior Tractor and Equipment of Redmond, Oregon, according to the Rental Equipment Register. Based in Miami, REIC has been acquiring equipment rental companies in the Pacific Northwest. It now has 23 locations in five states: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Superior Tractor marks the company’s […]

September 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

More than half of all U.S. states have raised fuel taxes for highway funding

With transportation revenue lagging, 26 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to raise the gas tax in the past four years, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The most recent additions in 2017 include California, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In addition, Utah enacted […]

August 4, 2017