Tag: Law Enforcement

Death by Trench

What to expect when an OSHA compliance officer investigates

June 11, 2018

Roadbuilding

New website geared to training Ariz. traffic incident responders

Arizona emergency responders have a new website offering a clearinghouse for traffic incident management training. “Effective traffic incident management keeps the public safe, emergency responders safe and traffic moving,” said Derek Arnson, Traffic Management Group manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation. “It’s important that everyone who responds to a traffic incident, from law enforcement […]

November 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Florida DOT seeks solutions to fuel shortages during evacuations

A few weeks after calling on the Florida Department of Transportation to re-examine hurricane evacuation routes, Gov. Rick Scott is now directing the agency to look for ways to increase fuel capacity during such emergencies. During evacuations for Hurricane Irma, gas stations around the state reported running out of fuel. Scott said the FDOT study, […]

October 31, 2017

Pickups

Ford unveils MBX350, a Super Duty designed for off-road law enforcement

Despite the Matchbox branding adorning the exterior of this F-350 concept, Ford says this truck is not a toy. Instead, the MBX350 is a fully-functioning police and tactical truck concept designed to take on any type of terrain. Built using a 2017 Ford F-350 4×5 XL Crew Cab, the truck is powered by Ford’s 6.7-liter […]

November 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Troopers go undercover from construction vehicles in speeding crackdown on Pennsylvania work zones

Troopers with the Pennsylvania State Police will take an embedded approach in protecting construction workers in highway work zones this summer. In partnership with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s (PTC) campaign “Operation Orange Squeeze,” troopers will be working inside construction vehicles on highway jobsites running radar. They’ll relay speeders to other other troopers waiting outside the work […]

April 21, 2015

Construction Equipment

Ring Power Rook is a Caterpillar 287C armored for crime fighting

Take a Caterpillar 287C multi-terrain loader, hit it with some olive drab paint and arm it with a phalanx of urban assault attachments and what do you have? One bad-ass crime bustin’ vehicle, that’s what. Terminator be advised. And this is no joke, or one-off done for laughs. Ring Power, the Cat dealer for north […]

April 9, 2013

Construction Equipment

Equipment theft means easy money

Skid steers, tractors and backhoes make up 68 percent of all reported construction equipment thefts, according to Corporal Daniel Pearson, a detective with the Haltom City Police Department, speaking at the Construction Symposium in Dallas yesterday. And the losses to contractors don’t stop with the machine. “You also have figure in the downtime you have […]

August 24, 2012