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ICUEE hits record with 28 acres of exhibit space for upcoming equipment show
This year’s International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, better known as ICUEE, is heading into a record-size show, with 28 acres of utility and construction equipment and products on display. More than 900 exhibitors have signed up to display their wares at ICUEE, and about 180 of those companies are new to the show, according […]
August 16, 2017
Construction Equipment
Natural gas engines becoming a more attractive alternative all the time
While visiting the Southwest Texas Research Institute in June, Shell Lubricant’s global experts gave us a look at what the future holds in store for energy—particularly energy of the petrochemical variety. According to Dr. Selda Gunsel, vice president of Shell’s global commercial technology, by 2050 the world population will have risen from 7 billion to […]
July 14, 2015
Construction Equipment
Senate bill would give natural gas trucks a weight exemption
The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, as it would give them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage. The bill (S.2721), introduced by […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Prices of construction materials on the rise
Overall prices of construction materials are on the rise according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor. Prices increased by 0.1 percent in June and are up 1.9 percent from one year ago. “Prices for inputs to construction industries have now risen in five of the year’s first six months,” said Associated […]
July 29, 2014
Construction Equipment
Risk of shooting flames causes Cummins Westport to recall 25,000 natural gas engines
Certain Cummins Westport natural gas engines could cause flames to shoot from your exhaust. But this isn’t some type of hot rod modification. It’s a serious defect that has caused Cummins and its joint venture with Westport to initiate a recall. The recall affects certain natural gas engines in the Cummins Westport ISL G and […]
March 3, 2014
Construction Equipment
ROAD TEST: Natural gas retrofit fuel systems and glider kits reveal interesting hauling possibilities for cost-minded contractors
The first part of my test drive began westbound on Interstate 80 out of Salt Lake City, on the level desert run that leads to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The goal then had been to find flat ground and a little traffic to give me a feel for the truck. But now, we’d doubled back […]
February 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Alternative fuel-powered Dodge Ram touted as cost-effective transportation industry option
A Dodge Ram powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) is wrapped to promote the 2014 Land Investment Expo in West Des Moines, Iowa. Legendary oil-and-gas entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens, who is working to meet the transportation industry’s need for cost-effective alternative fuels, will deliver a keynote address during the seventh annual event presented by Peoples […]
December 6, 2013
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Methanol plant will create 3k construction jobs along Texas Gulf Coast
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), a Dutch fertilizer company, has announced plans to build a second methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas, about an hour east of Houston along the state’s Gulf Coast. A budget for the project has not yet been announced, but it is expected to create 3,000 construction jobs over the next three years, […]
November 25, 2013
Machine Matters
How to build out the perfect work truck by taking advantage of dealer spec’ing technologies
Not long ago spec’ing a vocational truck meant going to a dealer, picking from a limited list of wheelbases and axle ratings, selecting a few options for the cab and then welding, drilling and cutting until all your equipment fit. Those were the Dark Ages of truck building. What we have now is a period […]
November 1, 2013
Construction Equipment
GE Capital and Clean Energy team up to offset additional cost of buying a natural gas-fueled truck
Big money has teamed up with big energy to bring environmentally conscious diesel truck fleet owners easier access to natural gas trucks. The GE Capital Transportation Finance team and Clean Energy Fuels have announced a partnership that will help fleet operators obtain a lease/loan from GE Capital and negotiate a fueling agreement from Clean Energy. […]
October 24, 2013
Construction Equipment
How to maintenance Cummins-Westport natural gas engines
Natural gas fuel is making big inroads in the transportation and construction industries for a simple reason. It’s $1.50 to $2 cheaper per diesel gallon equivalent than traditional diesel fuel. There’s a lot to pencil out before you invest in a natural gas driven truck. You have to calculate how much you’ll save on fuel […]
October 1, 2013
Business
Energy, fuel and the federal regulatory tsunami dominate the conversation at the 2013 Construction Symposium
Contractors and heavy equipment fleet managers got an earful of what challenges await them in the construction industry and what the solutions might be at the Randall Reilly Construction Symposium held Wednesday and Thursday in Dallas, Texas. In a nutshell—the shale oil and gas revolution is going to be great for the construction industry, but […]
August 23, 2013
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