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Wirtgen’s plug-and-play AutoPilot Field Rover...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Apr 25, 2013

Last week, we told you about Wirtgen receiving an innovation award at the latest Bauma construction equipment show in Munich. ...

Two-thirds of Americans likely to say “no”...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 24, 2013

According to a report from our sister site Better Roads citing a recent Gallup poll, two-thirds of Americans would oppose ...

Wirtgen wins a Bauma 2013 innovation award with...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 19, 2013

The Bauma construction equipment trade show, currently wrapping up in Munich, Germany has named its five innovations award winners for ...

Better Roads: 38% of highway construction sites saw car...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 19, 2013

John Latta, editor of our sister publication Better Roads, has written an impassioned blog post with a very important topic: ...

Highway construction up 4.3% annually in January thanks...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 12, 2013

Highway construction was up 4.3 percent in January over January 2012, largely due to warmer weather, according to the American ...

Maryland Gov. proposes fuel tax changes to fund...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 12, 2013

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Maryland is the latest state looking to use the fuel tax as a way to fund ...

Smart highway glows in the dark

Posted by Tom Jackson on Oct 26, 2012

Better visibility in the rain. Engineers in the Netherlands have come up with a luminous powder that absorbs light during ...

Associated Pennsylvania Constructors supports...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Aug 03, 2011

The trade association representing Pennsylvania's highway construction industry has strongly endorsed the recommendations of the Gov. Tom Corbett's Transportation Funding ...

Granite Construction awarded $23 million California...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Jul 08, 2011

Granite Construction Inc. has been awarded a $23 million contract by Caltrans to rehabilitate about four miles of Highway 99 ...

Special Report

Posted by Brooke Wisdom on Mar 03, 2011

Backhoes By Tom Jackson, executive editor, Equipment World Contractors extend trade-in times, rely on used equipment As with just about every other category ...

Louisiana group wants sponsors for gas tax, bond...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Oct 28, 2010

Transportation coalition "Driving Louisiana Forward" is seeking legislative sponsors for Louisiana state constitutional amendments that would raise the gasoline tax ...