Equipment World Staff (EQW)BusinessTop HNTB executive Paul Yarossi elected ARTBA chairmanPaul Yarossi, a professional engineer with 40 years of experience and the president of HNTB Holdings Ltd, has been elected 2011-12 chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The election was announced during the association’s national convention, held Oct. 2-5 in Monterey. Yarossi first joined HNTB, one of the nation’s top engineering, […]October 6, 2011Construction Equipment‘I Make America’ campaign turns 1; celebrates with virtual march on D.C. for infrastructure investmentThe Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the I Make America campaign celebrated the campaign’s first anniversary, and to mark the occasion, industry supporters held a virtual march on Washington, D.C. AEM called on its supporters to send letters, sign a petition, and call their elected officials in Congress to demand they take a stand […]October 6, 2011Construction EquipmentTrucksIs a low-cost truck invasion on the horizon? By Jack Roberts The U.S. market should expect an avalanche of foreign and mid-size trucks, says Sandeep Kar, global director, commercial vehicle research for Frost & Sullivan. Speaking at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, held in conjunction with the Great American Truck Show in August, Kar said […]October 5, 2011SafetySafety WatchKnow your limits Don’t work on equipment unless you have the proper training The accident: An employee was repairing a 60-foot telescopic boom lift that had a malfunctioning counterbalance valve. He loosened the valve from underneath the rear of the lift and then climbed onto the lift’s base to access the valve from the front […]October 5, 2011TechnologyReporterEquipment makers expand From Texas to China, construction equipment manufacturers are building and expanding plants. Caterpillar, for instance, will invest $3 billion in capital expenditures in 2011, half of that in its U.S. operations. Much of this expanding footprint, however, is directed overseas, particularly in China and India, including: • Caterpillar – remanufacturing parts facility […]October 5, 2011BusinessOn RecordSurviving By Marcia Gruver Doyle It’s been a long dry spell. I recently did a state-of-the-industry presentation and apologized for saying many of the same things I said to this audience in 2010: It’s flat out there, and its bound to be that way for awhile. The statistics aren’t encouraging. More than 2.2 million construction […]October 5, 2011EquipmentMarketplaceEDITOR’S PICK WELDING APP Quickly and conveniently access Stick, TIG and MIG equipment settings, as well as helpful tips, with the Miller Weld Setting Calculator app from Miller Electric Manufacturing. Available from the iPhone App Store or at MillerWelds.com/weldsettings, the calculator allows a welder to enter weld parameters such as the type and thickness of […]October 5, 2011BusinessMaintenanceAlcohol Poisoning Ethanol is bad for engines, a big tax subsidy for corporations and bad for the environment. So why does EPA want to make us use more of it? By Tom Jackson Ethanol is a great social lubricant. It puts the buzz in booze, but it has the opposite effect on engines – especially […]October 5, 2011Machine controlMachine MattersMore Than Just a Big Dig Larger backhoe loaders not only offer more strength at either end, but also expanded worksite opportunities beyond digging and loading By Mike Anderson Is there really a need for a 17-foot-class backhoe loader? Heck, even a 15-foot-class version could be considered too much. With every backhoe manufacturer offering extendable […]October 5, 2011Construction EquipmentMachine Matters RoundupBy Mike Anderson THE LARGEST BACKHOE LOADERS ON THE MARKET Operating weight (lbs) Steering configuration Number of drive wheels Max road speed (mph) Number of speeds (fwd/rev) Net power (hp) Loader lift capacity @ full height (lbs) Loader dump clearance @ full height discharge (ft/in) Loader bucket breakout force (lbs) Loader bucket capacity, SAE heaped […]October 5, 2011Previous PagePage 176 of 591Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $1.2M Fine for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench CollapseOne of the company's workers died in a cave-in in 2023. Two years later, inspectors found similar trench violations, OSHA reports.PickupsNext-Gen Ford F-150 Lightning: 700+ Mile Range but No Longer All-ElectricMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Bulldozers of 2025Compact equipmentBobcat Unveils "RogueX3" Autonomous, Electric Compact Loader (Videos)Featured SponsorWhat Every Shop and Fleet Should be Tracking
