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Tag: damage
Roadbuilding
Record-breaking Midwest floods keep DOTs scrambling; NOAA predicts much more water coming
Extensive flooding across the Midwest has left several state DOTs scrambling to reopen roads and prepare for major road repairs. Learn more on Equipment World.
March 25, 2019
Construction Equipment
Poor excavation practices causing more underground utility damage
The most commonly damaged utility lines were telecommunications at 49 percent, natural gas at 28 percent and cable TV at 11 percent. More details here!
September 25, 2018
Roadbuilding
PennDOT sets aggressive schedule to repair landslide-damaged Route 30
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says it has established an “extremely aggressive” timetable for rebuilding a section of Route 30 in East Pittsburgh that collapsed this month, damaging a house and apartment building. The collapse occurred due to a 250-foot-wide landslide that damaged a house and apartment building. Residents in the area have been temporarily […]
April 25, 2018
Pickups
7 Ways To Check for Flooding Before You Buy That Used Truck
Even if you don’t live in some of the nation’s flood-ravaged areas, if you are shopping for a used vehicle, you could be purchasing one of the thousands that had submersion damaged.
August 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
How robot designed for Disney could extend lives of bridges
A new robot dubbed C2D2 developed by a team of Swiss researchers is able to move atop, underneath and across any surface, checking structural integrity as it roves, and could greatly extend the lives of bridges. Both de-icing salt and CO2 in the atmosphere corrode the reinforced concrete that most bridges are made of […]
September 4, 2014
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Okada America ships equipment for Japan cleanup
Okada America, Inc., shipped two containers of various hydraulic recycling and re-handling attachments to aid in the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts that devastated areas of Northern Japan. “We are sending anything that can cut steel and aluminum, crush concrete or separate various materials,” said Tony Neikirk, vice president of sales for Okada America. “It […]
May 10, 2011
Pickups
HEADLIGHT COVERS
AeroFlow Headlight Covers Protect your pickup’s expensive headlight assemblies from rock and road debris. AeroFlow’s D.O.T. approved, 3/16″-thick clear plastic covers ($69/pr) are cheap insurance to protect expensive LED and HID 7-inch-round headlights. With an eight-year U.V. life, the clear acrylic will not yellow, craze or dull. Scratches can be rubbed out so your HLCs […]
June 23, 2010
Pickups
RUST PREVENTION
RUST NO MORE Tips to prevent road salt from ruining your ride By Bruce W. Smith Winter brings a lot of beauty to the landscape. But it also brings with it a cause for concern to owners of new vehicles: rust. Rust is the cancer of cars. Once it starts, it’s difficult and expensive to […]
April 10, 2010
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