Brooke WisdomRoadbuildingKirk Landers: Where we are nowThe commission reportedly will advise Congress that the future is a system in which motorists pay a vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) charge, rather than a fuel tax.February 1, 2009RoadbuildingKirk Landers: The war on failureAmerica has a rare chance to enact the kind of highway program we need to be a competitive world power in the decades to come, but it won’t happen without the hard work of the people who know how bad things are and what will happen to the country if we don’t fix the problem.January 1, 2009RoadbuildingKirk Landers: The infrastructure thingWe have invested $380 million on things far less worthy than the Ketchikan bridge that could be the key to birthing a new economic powerhouse on the opposite side of the continent.December 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: Freight gridlockWhether it’s roads or rails, we don’t have enough assets in place because we haven’t had the will to make the necessary investments.October 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: The Peters principlesSecretary Peters’ Transportation Infrastructure Reform Act deserves a spirited debate among informed people. Make it your mission to be a part of it.September 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: Our apologies, Mr. WhiteEarly next year we will revisit the topic of managing gravel roads and we will do so with an article that meets the highest standards for accuracy, in-depth information, usefulness…and fairness.August 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: Strategic thinkingOne of the most positive forces taking shape in the road industry is the second Strategic Highway Research Program, or SHRP 2, which is charged with reducing accidents, renewing infrastructure more efficiently, improving highway capacity, and helping us achieve more reliable travel times.July 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: Common senseDuring the election campaigns and in the early months of the next Congress, our individual and collective responsibility is to share our knowledge with the people who will create and pass the next Transportation Reauthorization bill so that this recent outburst of common sense can take root and grow in the next Congressional cycle.June 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: Taxing successPrivatization in all its forms can help us solve America’s transportation crisis, but it’s not THE solution. We will also need a fuel tax increase, creativity, and the kind of problem-solving leadership that has been sorely lacking in this debate.May 1, 2008RoadbuildingKirk Landers: Relic of the pastPublic-private partnerships seem to lend themselves to city solutions: they can offer congestion relief to those willing to pay for it, while those who can’t or won’t pay extra still have the use of public-road alternatives.April 1, 2008Previous PagePage 47 of 48Next PageTop StoriesOff-Road TrucksDeere Previews Autonomous Haul Truck: One Truck, Two Operation ModesThe bolt-on autonomy system would let contractors switch their articulated dump trucks between manual and autonomous operation. Get a first look here.Pickups2027 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD Get More HP With New Diesel, Gas V8sBulldozersConstruction’s Mighty Bull Stands the Test of Time — Dozer Buyer’s Guide 2026Mini ExcavatorsXCMG Releases 2 New Mini Excavators for North American MarketGraders/Scrapers“The Lightest 30-Yard Scraper on the Market” — K-Tec's New 1230
