Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingA Penny for Your Transportation SystemI’d love to hear what innovative (but legal!) ways your agencies or contracting business have funded projects.February 10, 2014RoadbuildingFrom the Roadologist: The Last WordA call for winter weather war stories, how cool is a minivan and a truck constructed of ice are the featured stories.February 10, 2014RoadbuildingBridging the Gap Between Economics and InnovationWhen Iowa’s Jesup Bridge became a safety hazard, the local agency found a way to design and fund reconstruction of this important thoroughfare.February 7, 2014RoadbuildingIllinois Tollway deploys ‘Zero Weather Road Patrols’Subzero temperatures last week started again sweeping through the Midwest and other areas as part of what has been dubbed as “Polar Vortex Part 2.” (The first Polar Vortex hit much of the country in early January, bringing temps as cold as minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill in Chicago and close to […]February 5, 2014RoadbuildingPHOTOS: Ohio DOT’s plow operators share their extreme winter weather storiesContinuing our extreme winter weather snow and ice stories coverage, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) shared with Better Roads some of its photos from the extreme winter weather during the polar vortex at the beginning of this month. Much of Ohio was hit pretty hard (I can personally attest to this!), especially the Northwest […]January 31, 2014Roadbuilding8 Strange Interview Questions (or How Not to Get Hired)After reading this article from Fast Company, I felt like I had just looked at an article out of The Onion, a satirical (but in my opinion, very well-written) take on real news. These questions asked by potential job candidates showcase bad manners and are just downright odd. Check out the highlights: 1. One candidate’s […]January 30, 2014Roadbuilding‘Ice balloons’ from the TowPlow inventor (PHOTOS)Bob Lannert, a retired Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) official who worked for the agency for 34 years and inventor of the TowPlow, shared photos he took in February 2007 just south to the Morley, Missouri, TowPlow plant. Morley is near the Missouri Boot Heal in the Banana Belt. According to Lannert, two balloons were […]January 29, 2014RoadbuildingOne reader responds to ‘booth babes’ blog postI wasn’t sure what kind of reaction I would get to the “‘Booth babes’ and the S.T.E.A.M. professions” blog post I recently wrote. I was pleased to hear from one reader – a man – that my thoughts were an accurate description and that this practice is embarrassing. The reader, who is well-known and well-respected […]January 28, 2014Roadbuilding‘Booth babes’ and the S.T.E.A.M. professionsI spent this past week (Jan. 20-24) covering World of Concrete 2014 in Las Vegas to learn about the latest technology, see new and updated equipment and talk with manufacturers, contractors and agency transportation professionals. My goal was to enhance my industry knowledge and build relationships. It helps me get a better understanding of the […]January 27, 2014RoadbuildingMMFX’s ChromX 4100 provides high-strength steel alternative when corrosion resistance isn’t neededIrvine, Calif.-based MMFX Steel Corporation’s uncoated, high-strength steel and corrosion resistant product, MMFX2, has been used successfully throughout the transportation industry. However, not all projects need corrosion resistance so the company saw a need to develop a high-strength steel without corrosion inhibitors. The result was the development of ChromX 4100, which doesn’t have corrosion inhibitors […]January 24, 2014Previous PagePage 17 of 218Next PageTop StoriesDozersMore Torque, Less Fuel: Cat Unleashes the D8 XE Electric-Drive DozerAn electric generator mounted to the back of the dozer helps deliver more pushing power, up to 10% fuel savings and less maintenance.Compact Track LoadersJCB’s New 250T Compact Track Loader Gets Single-Arm Boom, Side EntryCompact equipmentBobcat Reveals 17 New Skid Steers, CTLs — and Choice of “Classic” or “Pro”ExcavatorsCat’s New 319 CR Excavator Packs Big Lift Power in a Tight RadiusFeatured SponsorNew Holland Construction’s Hottest Machine Launches at CONEXPO 2026
