Kerry Clines (EQW)RoadbuildingNRMCA to hold Improving Concrete Quality course Jan. 17The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) is offering a new course, Improving Concrete Quality, on January 17 in Eagan, Minnesota. A book by the same name that was written by one of the instructors, as well as other NRMCA resources, will provide the basic content for the course, which will delve into quantifying tangible and intangible […]January 9, 2018RoadbuildingNew study shows technology, design can improve construction safetyA new study from Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) andUnited Rentals, reveals two critical trends for improving construction safety — jobsite technologies and the practice of Prevention through Design (PtD). The study, Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2017,is the third in a series of […]January 5, 2018RoadbuildingRecycled glass aggregate being developed as lightweight road materialAeroAggregates LLC opened a plant to produce lightweight construction material from mixed recycled glass, The Inquirer reports. The company manufactures foamed glass aggregate, which resembles crushed rock and serves a similar purpose in construction projects, but it weighs 85 percent less than stone and is very strong. “We can take Philadelphia curbside glass and make a construction […]January 4, 2018RoadbuildingFight to save and relocate Iowa’s historic Red Bridge continuesJasper County Museum Executive Director Joe Otto wants to save the historic Red Bridge, the last truss bridge of its kind in Jasper County, Iowa, by having it relocated from Reasnor to Colfax at Quarry Springs Park. The bridge, which was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1998, was built in 1892 […]January 2, 2018RoadbuildingMadison County (Iowa) receives grant to rebuild burned covered bridgeA grant has been awarded to rebuild the Madison County covered bridge that was destroyed by three teenage arsonists on April 15. According to the Des Moines Register, the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs told the Madison County Chamber of Commerce that it would receive $275,770 to rebuild the famous Cedar Covered Bridge in Winterset. […]December 28, 2017RoadbuildingRainbow Bridge in Nova Scotia closed due to truss span failureThe Rainbow Bridge on Highway 2 outside of Amherst, Nova Scotia, was closed to traffic on December 8, after two bottom chord members on the truss span failed, causing the structure to sag, the Amherst News Citizen-Record/Cumberland News Now reports. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal discovered the failure and immediately closed the bridge […]December 27, 2017RoadbuildingSkancke to leave Nev. DOT board after four yearsTom Skancke, who has served on the Nevada Department of Transportation’s (NDOT) board of directors the past four years and made giant strides in helping to transform the region’s transportation network, is leaving Nevada for Newport Beach to work as a consultant with a tech startup company, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “The thing I […]December 26, 2017RoadbuildingLarge floating crane lifts pieces of Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge into placeAs a part of the new Johnson Street Bridge Replacement Project, the largest crane barge on the west coast of North America, known as the Dynamic Beast, was floated under the existing bridge in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada’s Upper Harbor on Friday, December 8, to lift and place large pieces of the new bridge’s lifting mechanism, CBC […]December 25, 2017Class 7-8Freightliner helps deliver Wreaths Across America to honor vetsMorrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, Maine, is better known as the man behind Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to remembering and honoring veterans during the holidays. In 1992, the wreath company donated remembrance wreaths that were placed on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. […]December 22, 2017RoadbuildingHouston bridge over I-10 damaged when 5 semis hit steel beamInterstate 10 East near downtown Houston was down to two lanes early Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2017, after five tractor-trailer rigs hit the Houston Ave. bridge overnight, The Houston Chronicle reports. Houston Police Department (HPD) Lt. Larry Crowson told the news agency that the problem began around 1 a.m. when an 18-wheeler towing a backhoe […]December 21, 2017Previous PagePage 46 of 91Next PageTop StoriesBulldozersConstruction’s Mighty Bull Stands the Test of Time — Dozer Buyer’s Guide 2026Here are the latest and most popular models from Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Dressta, Hyundai, John Deere, Komatsu and Liebherr.Mini ExcavatorsXCMG Releases 2 New Mini Excavators for North American MarketGraders/Scrapers“The Lightest 30-Yard Scraper on the Market” — K-Tec's New 1230Pickups2027 GMC Sierra 1500 Completely Redesigned, Gets GM's New 481-HP V8Compact Track LoadersMeet Cat’s New Dirt-Pushing 253 Compact Track Loader
