Equipment World Staff (EQW)BusinessNew Used RentalDecisions, decisions As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies: Why Buy New? Aging, slowing fleets best remedied by buying new, efficient equipment The 30-metric-ton excavator you place your top operator into this season will be […]January 9, 2012Contractor of the YearContractor of the year FinalistDon E. Kelly Contractor Year started: 1973 Number of employees: 34 Annual volume: $5 million Markets served: Buried telecommunications Don Kelly Norwood, Missouri Unlike many contractors, Don Kelly didn’t have roots in the construction industry. His father was in politics and Don made a living building barb wire fences, mostly for farms. That changed in […]January 9, 2012Contractor Disaster ResourcesLaHood: Nearly $1.6 available for damaged roads, bridgesNearly $1.6 billion is being made available to states and territories across the United States to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Jan. 9.January 9, 2012BusinessI-5 Columbia River Crossing OK’dPlans to replace the aging Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing Bridges and build an interstate transit link can now move forward. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the approval – known as a “record of decision” (ROD). This represents the final clearance of the project’s environmental review and allows Oregon and Washington to begin right-of-way […]January 9, 2012HomeWetlands case in U.S. Supreme Court; case addresses ‘fundamental problem’The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and other stakeholders are urging the U. S. Supreme Court to suspend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) seemingly automatic presumption of the need for a wetlands permit on all needed infrastructure and residential improvements. The Court heard arguments today in Sackett v. U.S.EPA, a case that […]January 9, 2012BusinessCalifornia truckers file lawsuit against EPA for emissions regulationsAfter the federal government tightened its reins on emissions standards for big-rigs, RVs and tractor-trailers, California truckers are fighting back with a lawsuit to block the rules, saying the new regulations will put them out of business, according to a Jan. 6 report from FoxNews.com. The new EPA standards are being compared to the rigorous […]January 6, 2012HomeMartin Marietta attacks Vulcan’s investor presentationMartin Marietta Materials (MMM) has responded to Vulcan Materials’ Jan. 5 presentation to investors as to why it’s recommending to shareholders against accepting MMM’s proposed hostile takeover. Go to http://www.thestreet.com/story/11366777/1/martin-marietta-materials-inc-responds-to-vulcan-materials-presentation.html to see Martin Marietta’s response. For Vulcan’s presentation, go to http://www.realaggregatesleader.com/.January 6, 2012Construction EquipmentConstruction unemployment up 16 percentConstruction unemployment jumped 16 percent in December, according to a Jan. 6 report from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). However, ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says this rise in unemployment shouldn’t cause too much alarm.January 6, 2012HomeIowa proposal would increase gas taxes, survey conductedA bi-partisan effort is underway to improve the state’s roads and bridges by raising the gas tax to pay for improvement, reports KCCI TV-8 Des Moines. The TV station is now surveying Iowans on its website about their views on increasing the gas tax. The survey asks, “A bi-partisan effort is underway to raise Iowa’s […]January 5, 2012HomeGeorgia cancelling P3 for West by Northwest CorridorThe State of Georgia is cancelling the Public Private Partnership (P3) procurement of the West by Northwest Corridor contract to add managed lanes to portions of Interstate Highways 75 and 575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties, said Transportation P3 Committee Chairman Brandon Beach. “The Transportation Board is examining other available options for the delivery of […]January 5, 2012Previous PagePage 133 of 591Next PageTop StoriesMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Bulldozers of 2025Find out the most popular models of new and used financed bulldozers and which models are fetching the most at auction.Compact equipmentBobcat Unveils "RogueX3" Autonomous, Electric Compact Loader (Videos)ExcavatorsCloser Look: Link-Belt's Smallest X4S Excavator, the 145Graders/ScrapersCaterpillar Adds Joystick Option for Next-Generation 140 Motor GraderFeatured SponsorWhat Every Shop and Fleet Should be Tracking
