Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingCase offers year-end promotion for contractors to gear up for 2010 stimulus projectsRacine, Wis.-based Case Construction Equipment today announced a “buy now, pay later” promotion that offers customers up to six months’ delay on payments and interest for new equipment purchased before Dec. 31, 2009. “The six-month no-payment offer will help our customers put new Case equipment to work today and delay payment as late as next […]November 19, 2009RoadbuildingAssociation of Equipment Manufacturers announces 2010 officers, new directorsThe Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces the election of 2010 officers and new directors. The new officers and directors are the following: · Chairman Chuck Martz, president & CEO of Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Kentucky · First Vice Chairman James McCullough, president & CEO CNH Construction Equipment of CNH, Racine, Wisconsin · Second Vice […]November 17, 2009RoadbuildingRolling Patterns to Achieve Density and Productionby Dale Starry, director, Strategic Technologies, Volvo Construction Equipment A productive paving project is well choreographed. The four primary elements — plant output, transportation, laydown and compaction — are carefully balanced to achieve best results. When any one of these items is out of balance, productivity drops. Most paving contractors know precisely how many tons […]November 17, 2009RoadbuildingProper Placement of Breakdown Compactorsby Dale Starry, director of strategic technologies, Volvo Construction Equipment There is debate about how closely behind the paver the breakdown compactor should roll during hot-mix asphalt (HMA) laydown. Some industry experts suggest the breakdown compactor needs to nearly bump the paver to take full advantage of the reduced mix viscosity with the HMA pavement […]November 17, 2009RoadbuildingU.S. EPA, CARB certify Mack Truck diesel engines for 2010 emissionsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board have certified Mack Trucks, Inc.’s diesel engines to meet the near-zero emissions standards which take effect in January 2010. The Mack MP7 and MP8 engines are now officially recognized to meet the new strict emissions standards. The EPA certification was issued Nov. 16, and […]November 17, 2009RoadbuildingIndiana Department of Transportation seeking public comment on 4-year Statewide Transportation Improvement ProgramThe Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is seeking public comment on its draft four-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The Draft STIP will be available for review starting Monday, Nov. 16 on INDOT’s Web site, http://indot.IN.gov, and at six regional open houses around the stat e Nov. 16-19. The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is a […]November 17, 2009RoadbuildingTwo Volvo Trucks engines certified by the U.S. EPA, CARBVolvo Trucks North America’s D11 and D13 engines have been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world, Volvo has announced. The company says it is the first truck manufacturer to have its heavy-duty diesel engines certified […]November 17, 2009RoadbuildingDoosan Infracore Portable Power donates equipment for The Rental Show’s 2010 ARA Foundation AuctionDoosan Infracore Portable Power has donated three products to the 2010 ARA Foundation Auction scheduled for Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. during The Rental Show 2010 in Orlando. Included in the live auction are a G10 mobile generator, BX80WH single-directional vibratory plate compactor and an RX-344H upright rammer. The total equipment donation has an estimated […]November 17, 2009Roadbuilding2010 Concrete Sustainability Conference Call for Papers, Abstract deadline Nov. 20The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment at Arizona State University are seeking abstracts for the 2010 Concrete Sustainability Conference scheduled for April 13-15, in Tempe, Ariz. The deadline for abstract submission is Nov. 20. Papers may be submitted at www.SustainabilityConf.org. According to the NRMCA, the […]November 16, 2009RoadbuildingEmergency Clean-up of U.S. 64 Rockslide begins; highway closed for at least 8 weeksWork is now underway to remove a major rockslide along U.S. Highway 64 in Polk County, Tenn., the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced. The agency has awarded a $2.1 million emergency repair contract to Sevierville, Tenn.-based based Charles Blalock and Sons, Inc. The rockslide buried portions of U.S. Highway 64 at about 1 […]November 16, 2009Previous PagePage 213 of 218Next PageTop StoriesMarket PulseThe Best-Selling Construction Equipment of 2025Find out the most popular manufacturers of construction equipment and top new financed models sold in 2025, according to Fusable's EDA.TechnologyIron Insider: What Bobcat’s RogueX3 Tells Us About the Future of Technology ROICompact Utility LoadersCloser Look: Vermeer Launches 4 New Stand-on Mini Track LoadersCompact Track LoadersKubota Drops its Biggest Compact Track Loader Yet, the SVL110-3Featured SponsorSany’s New Excavator, First CTL & Machine Control?! ConExpo 2026 Walkaround
