Tina Grady BarbacciaRoadbuildingLooking for the best of the best in equipment and productsThe Better Roads staff has been going through the hundreds of products and equipment we’ve covered or received press releases about throughout 2014. It’s a massive undertaking the staff goes through each year. The sheer volume of introductions is overwhelming. Better Roads covers numerous products each year in its New Road Products department in […]November 16, 2014RoadbuildingDo as I say, not as I doI recently went on a short trip to New York City with one of my closest friends. It was just an in-and-out weekend to spend a few days together catching up away from our busy lives of work, family and all the other activities/groups, etc., in which we are involved. During our little getaway, we […]November 12, 2014RoadbuildingHow the IRS’ adjustment up of affordability percentages for 2015 may affect your businessThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released the Revenue Procedure 2014-27 to index the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (PPACA) affordability percentages for 2015 under the employer’s shared responsibility” (more commonly known as “play or pay”) mandate. This employer mandate change adjusted up the income level, which exempts employees from the PPACA’s individual mandate. […]November 12, 2014Roadbuilding2014 Bridge Inventory Online Exclusive: How the 2014 numbers compare to 2013 numbersBetter Roads published its 2014 Annual Bridge Inventory in the November 2014 print edition. (The digital edition will be uploaded soon so keep checking back for it at www.BetterRoads.com. For a downloadadble PDF of the print version, click here.) Funding remains the No. 1 impediment to improving structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges, but time restrictions and a […]November 12, 2014RoadbuildingLooking for the best of the best in equipment and products: Deadline Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. CTThe Better Roads staff has been going through the hundreds of products and equipment we’ve covered or received press releases about throughout 2014. It’s a massive undertaking the staff goes through each year. The sheer volume of introductions is overwhelming. Better Roads covers numerous products each year in its New Road Products department in product […]November 10, 2014RoadbuildingCat’s mini hydraulic excavator compact radius design works well in congested spacesCaterpillar’s 303E CR mini hydraulic excavator is 61 inches wide across the blade and has a compact-radius design that limits tail swing to less than 5 inches (127 mm), allowing it to work efficiently and safely in small spaces and on congested job sites. With a maximum operating weight of 7,782 pounds, the mini excavator […]October 29, 2014RoadbuildingDoosan Telematics allows for remote monitoringDoosan Telematics is an upgraded telematics package for its heavy equipment including excavators, wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks and will be standard on all of the company’s equipment, except for DX63-3 and DX85R-3 compact excavators. The new system includes a GPS unit; a Q-Pro wireless data modem and wireless service – the modem sends […]October 29, 2014RoadbuildingHow the change by large employers to only offer consumer-driven health plans affects youThe National Business Group on health released a study in mid-August that found that nearly one-third (32 percent) of large employers only plan to offer consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) next year. That’s 10 percent more than in 2014 and almost triple the percent of the employers that offered CHDP-only plans in 2010. The study results […]October 28, 2014RoadbuildingCase rolls out Tier 4 Final TR310 Alpha Series compact track loaderThe new Tier 4 Final TR310 Alpha Series compact track loader (CTL) from CASE Construction Equipment features wider tracks (15.75 inches), a greater overall width (74.3 inches) and lower ground pressure (5.0 psi) than other medium-frame CTLs in the Case lineup. These features provide greater power, stability and flotation for owners/operators who need that performance […]October 27, 2014RoadbuildingHow new healthcare laws will affect worker’s compensation careThe new health care reform law will have both negative and positive effects on worker’s compensation systems throughout the nation, Dr. David Deitz, national medical director of commercial insurance strategic practices at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Boston, told attendees during the Disability Management Employer Coalition in Las Vegas. In his keynote presentation, Dietz pointed […]October 23, 2014Previous PagePage 4 of 218Next PageTop StoriesCompact ExcavatorsVideo: A Closer Look at Kubota’s New Largest Excavator, the KX080-5Take a walkaround tour of the 5th-generation excavator with more comfortable, quieter cab, load-sensing hydraulics and loads of new tech.PickupsGMC’s 2024 Electric Sierra Denali Set to Hit Dealerships in SummerAutonomousAutonomous Excavator Builds Stone Retaining Wall (Video)Skid Steer LoadersFirstgreen Launches New Rockeat Line of Remote-Control Electric Skid SteersCollectors CornerScrappy Collector Rescues, Restores Vintage Equipment in YouTube Videos