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Michelin, Goodyear raise commercial tire prices
Michelin is among the latest tire manufacturers to announce an increase in prices. If you're considering new commercial tires now may be the time to act. Learn more.
December 3, 2018
Roadbuilding
Do Tesla’s 200K+ Model 3 pre-orders signal the shift to electric on U.S. highways?
With many pundits calling it the U.S electric car manufacturer’s most important product to date, Tesla this past weekend unveiled the highly anticipated Model 3. And if pre-orders are any indication of how the car will change the landscape of Amerian highways, the shift to electric may soon be upon us. Though hybrids and cars with […]
April 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Google’s autonomous car (sort of) causes its first fender bender
For likely the first time in history, an autonomous car has caused a traffic accident. Well, it’s at least partially at fault. According to Forbes, a Lexus model Google car was driving in Mountain View, California on a public street when it approached a intersection that had some sandbags near a storm drain. The Google car switched lanes […]
March 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
Print your own F-150 Raptor or Ford GT with the automaker’s new 3D Store
Remember those halcyon days of model car building? Carefully popping those plastic pieces apart before piecing them together? The smell of the paint fumes and the pride of finding a spot on the shelf? While scale model cars might not be as popular as they once were, Ford is—knowingly or not—providing us with a bit […]
June 29, 2015
Construction Equipment
POLL: Diesel? Hydrogen? Electricity? What will fuel future highways?
With road-legal self-driving trucks and an economically-feasible way to harness solar energy and go off the power grid being a part of our present and no longer possibilities of a far-off future, we got to thinking: what’s the fuel of the future going to be? Electricity sure seems to be making a pretty strong case with Tesla […]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report: Apple is working on an electric car to take on Tesla
After rumors began swirling last week about a potential foray by Apple into the car business, the Wall Street Journal is now reporting that the tech giant is working on an electric car. Dubbed “Titan,” the electric car project has “hundreds” of employees dedicated to it, though the Journal notes, “Apple ultimately could decide not to proceed with […]
February 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
6 Tips For Taking Proper Care of Your Vehicle This Winter
Winter weather can be hard on your car. No matter what kind of car you have or where you live, winter temperatures and the other elements that come with winter (snow, ice, mud, sand and salt) can be extremely damaging to your vehicle. If you are not careful, you may find that winter weather drastically […]
February 17, 2014
Construction Equipment
Excavator mercilessly pounds a perfectly good Dodge Viper to bits
We spent a considerable amount of time with Google search trying to figure out why, in the name of all that is holy, this perfectly good Dodge Viper had to be destroyed. There’s no definitive answer, however. One commenter says it has something to do with a car accident death and Chrysler asking for it […]
January 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
The 9 most embarrassing car colors
Do you care what color your car is painted? According to the results of a CarInsurance.com survey, a large percentage of people would not drive a purple, bright yellow or orange car. However, the survey shows that nearly the same percentage of people say their distaste for the car’s color depends on the type of […]
January 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
The 7 most embarrassing types of cars to drive
Well, this list is not surprising. Apparently the soccer mom minivan is uncool to drive, and particularly embarrassing for men to have as their mode of transportation. According to the results from a CarInusrance.com survey, inexpensive compact cars and minivans are the most embarrassing vehicles. Men said hybrid cars and minivans are the most embarrassing. For both […]
January 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
The Top Failure in Car Technology
There is one seemingly simple problem with car technology that has yet to be solved. It’s not that glitch in your GPS that tells you to turn right in 500 feet… into a lake. And, nope, it’s not the momentary loss of your satellite radio signal as you drive beneath an underpass. It’s not that […]
December 18, 2013
Construction Equipment
Ford Fiesta dances around wheel loaders, cranes, wrecking balls at high speeds in the ultimate obstacle course
In order to build “the ultimate Gymkhana grid course” ever, racking master Ken Block turned to some serious heavy equipment. In the video below, you’ll see Block race at high speeds through the course he designed, dancing around wheel loaders, through shipping containers and around cranes and wrecking balls. He even managed to make moving Lamborghini […]
November 29, 2013
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