Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingNew state data revealed on infrastructure report card latest tablet app updateWe already know that our nation’s infrastructure isn’t scoring top marks on its report card. They’re the kind of grades that would have put me in trouble with my folks and certainly wouldn’t have bene marks I could have used for my undergrad or grad school applications. But just in case you want to see […]January 12, 2015RoadbuildingPeterbilt’s heavy-duty trucks now have tandem-drive axlesThe Dana Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem-drive axle is now available for all Peterbilt heavy-duty truck models. The axle design with AdvanTEK gearing and optimized integration with Peterbilt’s chassis is said to improve fuel efficiency by up to 2 percent. The non-maintenance u-tube breather that extends lubricant life and less lubricant is required with an on-demand […]January 1, 2015RoadbuildingHow a grant, training is helping disadvantaged youth and adults learn construction and earn their GEDA grant is helping youth and adults achieve their GED high school diploma equivalent and at the same time, it’s helping groom them for opportunities in the construction industry. The $84,474 Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) grant from the Arizona Department of Education is providing disadvantaged youth and adults in Navajo and Apache […]December 30, 2014RoadbuildingFecon’s RTF230 Rubber Tire Mulching TractorFecon’s RTF230 Rubber Tire Mulching Tractor is a four-wheel drive, four-wheel steer machine that boosts tractive and handling capabilities. A center-mounted engine and hydraulic drive train give the RT230 a very low center of gravity and even balance. The machine has a 230-horsepower engine and 75 gpm/6000 psi high flow. The RTF230 can achieve a […]December 29, 2014RoadbuildingFun with snowplowingWho says shoveling your driveway can’t be fun? Last year, I tried to make shoveling the driveway fun by having my two boys shovel along with me and make a fort while doing so. We had races with who could push the most snow and then make snowballs. When my husband’s job was such that […]December 19, 2014RoadbuildingIllinois Tollway helping veterans with free training Dec. 18, Jan. 8The Illinois Tollway has an ambitious 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future, and it’s helping veterans get involved. The agency will host four free Veterans Goals Workshops to provide an opportunity for prime contractors, subcontractors and veteran-owned businesses to learn how to identify veteran-owned small businesses or service-disabled, […]December 17, 2014RoadbuildingConstruction industry growth numbers keep outlook positiveThe latest report from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) highlighting construction growth last month is welcome news and a good sign that the construction industry continues to recover. ABC’s Chief Economist Anirban Basu says that nonresidential construction added nearly 5,000 jobs in November and that the outlook remains positive. The U.S. construction industry […]December 16, 2014Roadbuilding2014 Better Roads Bridge InventoryMethodology: The Better Roads Bridge Inventory is an exclusive, award-winning annual survey that has been conducted since 1979. Bridge engineers from every state and Washington, D.C., are sent a survey with both qualitative and quantitative questions. The Federal Highway Administration, in consultation with the states, has assigned a sufficiency rating, or SR, to each bridge […]December 16, 2014RoadbuildingN.C. high school, middle school students invited to participate in Model Bridge Building Competition, deadline Dec. 31The North Carolina Department of Transportation invites all North Carolina middle and high schools to participate in its 16th annual Model Bridge Building Competition. The contest is designed to give students a hands-on opportunity to apply their science, technology, engineering and math skills to a real-world scenario. Franklin Academy High School in Wake Forest […]December 12, 2014RoadbuildingMaxLite Tunnel Lights have no downtown after power outageMaxLite’s Merak LED Tunnel Lights are capable of replacing 175-watt to 1,000-watt high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps and are said to provide energy savings of up to 70 percent. The LEDs have an 118,000-hour L70 lifetime. Available in a wide range of wattages that reach up to 300W, the LED fixture was specifically designed for tunnel […]December 12, 2014Page 1 of 218Next PageTop StoriesUtility Tractors/LoadersDeere Upgrades 6R and 6M Tractors for Higher Productivity in Smaller SizeThe MY27 tractors get improved comfort, precision technology, new transmissions and enhanced loader performance.Pickups2027 Chevy Silverado 1500 Completely Redesigned — Plus, New V8sExcavatorsTakeuchi Upgrades its Largest Excavators: Meet the New TB3150 and TB3150RCompact Track LoadersConstruction’s Most Popular Machine: Compact Track Loader Buyer’s Guide 2026Off-Road TrucksHyundai Rolls Out Next-Gen HA30, HA45 Articulated Dump Trucks With New Cab, Tech
