Equipment World Staff (EQW)BusinessCat completes Bucyrus acquisitionCaterpillar Inc. has completed its acquisition of Bucyrus International Inc., the company publicly announced on July 11. Caterpillar funded the acquisition, valued at about $8.8 billion (including net debt), using cash from its balance sheet and debt. The company did not issue equity to help fund the transaction. Caterpillar Group President Steve Wunning will have […]July 11, 2011SafetyHouse rolls out six-year reauthorization proposal: Funding at last or financial road to ruin?Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee leaders have rolled out a new six-year transportation reauthorization proposal that streamlines and reforms federal programs, expedites the project approval process, maximizes leveraging of limited resources, provides flexibility for states, and ensures long-term funding stability for job-creating transportation programs. Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) and Committee leaders on July […]July 11, 2011HomeOCTA: Federal transportation bill lays tracks for more jobsThe Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) applauded congressional leaders and U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) July 8, 2011, for taking the necessary steps to invest in America’s transportation future by releasing the federal transportation reauthorization bill.July 8, 2011HomeGranite Construction awarded $23 million California highway projectGranite Construction Inc. has been awarded a $23 million contract by Caltrans to rehabilitate about four miles of Highway 99 through Madera in the Central San Joaquin Valley. Granite will book the project into its second quarter 2011 backlog. The scope of the project will consist of the rehabilitation of Highway 99 using asphalt and […]July 8, 2011RoadbuildingRoadWorksSelf-curing concrete from Canada and long-lived bridge decks, learn how innovation is done, the inaugural TransOvation Workshop and Exhibition (September 6-9, Lansdowne Conference Center, in Leesburg, Virginia, and the congestion conundrum are among the issues featured.July 7, 2011RoadbuildingRoad Science TutorialA war is being waged on noise generated by pavements and highways.July 7, 2011RoadbuildingLattatudesThe battle is not just over funding; it’s also to educate the public.July 7, 2011RoadbuildingLattatudesThe battle is not just over funding; it’s also to educate the public.July 7, 2011RoadbuildingLattatudesThe battle is not just over funding; it’s also to educate the public.July 7, 2011RoadbuildingKirk Landers, Editor EmeritusWhat is interesting — and hopeful — is that some significant voices from America’s business community are putting forth the notion that increasing the fuel tax can help us solve some short-term and long-term problems.July 7, 2011Previous PagePage 211 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)ExcavatorsCloser Look: Link-Belt's Smallest X4S Excavator, the 145
