Equipment World Staff (EQW)RoadbuildingFlawless Micro-Milling Results with New Cutter from RoadtecWith new DOT specs for thinner friction courses, proper surface preparation is more important than ever. Delaminating of thin courses is likely when surfaces are prepared with conventional milling. What’s more, water can get trapped in the valleys of a conventionally milled surface, leading to premature pavement failure. In thin overlay applications micro-milling is required […]December 15, 2011RoadbuildingSchwing Announces Cat Power For Stationary Concrete PumpsSchwing America announced that Caterpillar engine’s are now standard equipment on the company’s SP-305, SP-750-15 and SP-750-18 stationary concrete pumps. “The worldwide acceptance of our popular line of stationary pumps fits with the CAT philosophy of comprehensive global service,” states Jason Zignego, Schwing’s sales manager for stationary pumps. These models with Cat power offer a […]December 15, 2011RoadbuildingMagnalight.com Announces Release of Versatile Tripod Mounted Light Tower with HID FixturesLarson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announced today the release of the WAL-TP-2X6670 tripod mounted light tower with HID fixtures. The latest in Magnalight’s line of industrial grade HID lighting solutions, the WAL-TP-2X6670 provides high power illumination in a versatile tripod mounted package that allows operation with a wide variety of power sources including 12/24VDC and 120/277 volt […]December 15, 2011RoadbuildingDOOSAN PORTABLE POWER INTRODUCES THE FIRST FOUR GENERATORS OF TIER 4I MOBILE GENERATOR LINEUPSTATESVILLE, N.C. — Doosan Portable Power now offers four new models in their mobile generator portfolio that have been designed to meet federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 Interim (Tier 4i) emission standards. The new models launching at Power-Gen International 2011 include: The G150, with a prime power rating at 152 kVA / 122 […]December 15, 2011HomeVulcan attempting $1 billion more from Martin Marietta takeover bid?Vulcan Materials Co. may be betting it can squeeze $1 billion more out of a takeover bid that’s already the most expensive for a U.S. building material company, according to a Dec. 14 Bloomberg report. Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s $4.8 billion hostile offer for Birmingham, Ala.-based Vulcan values the largest American producer of crushed stone […]December 14, 2011BusinessLaHood: $177 million to Illinois to connect Chicago and Quad CitiesU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 12 announced more than $177 million for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) for a passenger rail project that will operate twice-daily round-trip service between Chicago and the Quad Cities and put nearly 2,000 Americans back to work this spring. “With America’s population set to grow by 100 […]December 14, 2011EquipmentCARB truck and bus regulation online reporting now availableThe online reporting system for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Truck and Bus regulation is now available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/reportinginfo.htm. CARB notes that fleets which must report have until Jan. 31, 2012 to complete their reporting. The agency suggests referring to the Truck and Bus Regulation User Guide at http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/documents/tbuserguide.pdf for more information on how […]December 14, 2011BusinessTRIP: ‘Growth and Quality of Life in Maine’ report released tomorrowTRIP, a national nonprofit transportation research group based in Washington, DC., will release “Growth and Quality of Life in Maine,” at a news conference in Portland, Maine, at 10 EST a.m. on Dec. 15. The most-needed surface transportation improvements in Maine include 35 projects to build, expand or modernize highways or bridges, five projects to […]December 14, 2011HomeLaHood awards $7 million for Southeast high-speed rail corridor between D.C., AtlantaU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has awarded $7 million to Georgia and Washington D.C. to continue work on the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor linking Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C. to Washington, D.C., according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. “With America’s population set to grow by 100 million over the next 40 years, high-speed rail will […]December 13, 2011Construction EquipmentEquipment World’s upcoming issuesDon’t miss a single issue of Equipment World! 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