Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingThe Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the YearThe American Public Works Association (APWA) has named its Top 10 Public Works Leaders of the Year. (For a list of award winners from 1960 through 2009, go to http://www.apwa.net/About/Awards.asp?Display=top10list. The Top 10 Winner for this year are the following: Brian G. Amundson, director of public work, City of Eau Claire. Nominated by Wisconsin Chapter […]April 6, 2010RoadbuildingCase New Holland names Donaldson Co. 2009 Supplier of the YearCase New Holland (CNH) Global Parts & Service has named Minneapolis-based filtration systems and parts manufacturer Donaldson Co. as 2009 Supplier of the Year. Donaldson representatives accepted the award at the CNH Parts & Service “Business Connect” event held in Cannes last month. “Donaldson is very proud and humbled to receive this award from such a […]April 5, 2010RoadbuildingHow a Fabric Structure Solved Salt Storage Problems for Wayne, N.J.Proper road salt and sand storage is crucial to municipalities and businesses, and for the Township of Wayne, New Jersey’s Department of Public Works, this was a problem. But through the installation of fabric storage structures from ClearSpan Fabric Structures International, the public works agency was able to safely and efficiently store its road salt — just in time for severe […]April 1, 2010RoadbuildingRecovering After a Salt Storage DisasterAfter a 120-mph tornado ripped apart a wood-and-shingle facility just before winter, a fast-tracked replacement had a new covered dome up in time for the 2009-10 winter. On Aug. 19, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Chesterton Unit salt dome was torn down by 120-mph tornado winds. That didn’t leave much time to build a […]April 1, 2010RoadbuildingSafety is in the numbers for pothole patching crewsIf a main street, highway or expressway is in need of a pothole patching job, a crew of between six and 10 workers may be required to safely get the job done, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in a March 29 Chicago Tribune report. Although only two or three of the crew […]March 30, 2010RoadbuildingThe feast and famine of road repairsIt’s either feast or famine. After several years of minimal maintenance and street resurfacing in the Chicago area because of state funding shortfalls, dozens of projects were carried out last year because of stimulus funding. And about 45 miles of road projects are slated for resurfacing this year, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation […]March 30, 2010RoadbuildingHow do you fill your potholes? Let us count the unconventional waysIt’s pothole patching season. But some people in North America aren’t waiting for the road crews to take care of these road cavities, as I like to refer to them, so they are being filled in unconventional ways. A March 29, Chicago Tribune article pointed out these, uh, funny ways to fill them–from the DIY method, to […]March 30, 2010RoadbuildingIllinois aggregate producers given safety awardsIllinois aggregate producers received safety awards during the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Office of Mines and Minerals/Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Thaw State Grants Safety Conference at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Ill. IDNR started recognizing the safety efforts of the state’s aggregate industry whose operations have achieved the fewest lost-time […]March 29, 2010RoadbuildingWashington 21st state to pass cell phone, texting banU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today commended Gov. Christine Gregoire for signing a law that makes Washington the 21st state to enact a ban prohibiting drivers from talking or texting on a cell-phone without a hands-free device. This new law allows law enforcement officials to pull over and ticket drivers caught committing this offense in […]March 26, 2010RoadbuildingOldcastle, Inc. and CRH Donate $154,000 to support Haitian relief effortsOldcastle, Inc. presented checks totaling $154,000 to CHF International, Hope for Haiti and the Canadian Red Cross. The funds were collected through a company-wide employee donation program with a 100 percent Oldcastle match. “Oldcastle and parent company, CRH plc, drive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in all facets of our operations,” said Mark Towe, CEO, Oldcastle, […]March 24, 2010Previous PagePage 201 of 218Next PageTop StoriesExcavatorsVolvo’s New Big Digger Revealed — The 56-Ton EC560 Excavator with 6-Yard BucketThe next-gen model gets the largest bucket in its class, more digging force and swing torque, and a heavier counterweight.Graders/ScrapersBig Year for Motor Graders with New Models from Top OEMs — Buyer’s Guide 2026AutonomousIron Insider: How Bluelight's $50K Autonomy Kit Can Boost Productivity Up to 14%Compact ExcavatorsSneak Peek: Link-Belt Reveals Next-Gen 80 X4 Excavator with Yanmar EngineCompact Wheel LoadersScag Teases Its First Small Articulated Wheel Loader
