Micheal NewmanBusinessThe Rental Show 2010 provides education, networkingAmerican Rental Association’s (ARA) The Rental Show opens its doors February 7-10, 2010, to all heavy construction, light construction and party/event rental companies. The Show will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and provides a streamlined schedule, educational seminars and networking opportunities. The Show offers three full days of educational […]December 15, 2009HomeNavman Wireless fills three senior sales positionsNavman Wireless filled three senior sales positions, hiring former Qualcomm managers Tom Leach, Tom Remy and Jamie Schmidt. The company also named Michael Baker, former Qualcomm sales director, as vice president of sales for North America. Remy is now sales manager, strategic accounts; Leach is now director of sales, western region; and Schmidt is now […]December 15, 2009HomeMack names new vocational marketing product managerMack Trucks named Curtis Dorwart its new vocational marketing product manager. Dorwart will be responsible for the commercialization of new and existing vocational products. Since joining Mack in 1984, Dorwart has served as a vehicle architect and product planning manager for the company’s low cab forward models. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from […]December 15, 2009RoadbuildingHonda HS928 SnowblowerEquipped with a full range of innovative, groundbreaking features, this snowblower is easy to start and consistently delivers smooth and reliable power. Every model in all four series of products, which range from light-weight to heavy-duty snowfighters, is designed to plow through even the heaviest snow. The HS928 employs a specially designed, heavy-duty, height-adjustable serrated […]October 1, 2009RoadbuildingRoadScienceClean. Green. Mainstream. Paving’s Soft Footprint A new surface transportation bill may demand greener highway building. This industry is already doing that. Whether you believe that anthropogenic (man-made) climate change is taking place, maintaining a smaller carbon and other emissions “footprint” when building pavements can pay dividends now and in the future. A smaller […]September 1, 2009RoadbuildingRoadWorksDoro o do suru ka hile Washington debates reauthorization and which model is the best to lead American infrastructure and road building into the future, consider Japan. In their book “Doro o do suru ka” (“What to do about the roads”), lawyer Takayoshi Igarashi and journalist Akio Ogawa, writing about Japan’s highway system, […]September 1, 2009RoadbuildingInsights from Underneath a French CarI owned a Goddess once. She was gray. With red seats. A Citroen DS, nicknamed Goddess because, when spoken in French, DS sounds like the French word for goddess. At the time it was one of the most advanced automobiles ever built. Head-turning design to say the least. Big roomy thing, far from luxurious […]September 1, 2009Previous PagePage 7 of 7Top StoriesPickups2027 GMC Sierra 1500 Completely Redesigned, Gets GM's New 481-HP V8The next-gen pickup gets revamped inside and out and offers GM's most powerful V8 for a half-ton truck.Compact Track LoadersMeet Cat’s New Dirt-Pushing 253 Compact Track LoaderWorkforce2 Killed, 1 Injured in Workplace Shooting at United Rentals in VirginiaTechnologyLumina’s Bladerunner, Moonlander, Roadrunner Futuristic, Modular MachinesGraders/ScrapersOverlooked Earthmover — Mobile Track Solutions Focuses on Scrapers
