Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeSkelly and Loy awarded open-end contracts with W.V. Division of HighwaysSkelly and Loy has been awarded two open-end contracts with West Virginia Division of Highways, one for natural resources services and one for cultural resources services. Both are two-year, $1.5 million contracts.June 6, 2011TechnologyAEM Construction Challenge student competition winners announcedFourteen student teams from the United States and Canada have won the 2011 edition of the annual AEM Construction Challenge presented by Volvo Construction Equipment. The annual challenge is held at the Global Finals of Destination ImagiNation (DI). The 2011 event took place May 25-28 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.June 6, 2011SafetyNJ gets $29 million to repair county-owned bridgesNearly $29 million has been awarded to New Jersey counties through a state-funded Local Aid program to help repair or replace 31 county-owned bridges. “This program has already enabled counties to remove 53 bridges from a list of nearly 290 bridges that were rated deficient, obsolete or otherwise in need of repair,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner James Simpson. “These new grants will fund state-of-good-repair improvements for another 31 bridges, promoting safety and optimizing traffic flow.”June 6, 2011Construction EquipmentAEM to Congress, President: ‘Act now on infrastructure investment’The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is calling on the President and Congress to "act now on infrastructure investment and free trade agreements" to spur job growth.June 6, 2011RoadbuildingKirk Landers, Editor EmeritusThe Federal Highway Administration issued a report showing that the rate of driving fatalities per vehicle miles driven had fallen to the lowest number in decades.June 3, 2011RoadbuildingKirk Landers, Editor EmeritusThe Federal Highway Administration issued a report showing that the rate of driving fatalities per vehicle miles driven had fallen to the lowest number in decades.June 3, 2011RoadbuildingLattatudesIn the aftermath of the violence, the people in this town made me proud to live here.June 3, 2011RoadbuildingRoadScienceDiamond grinding of Portland cement concrete pavements and micromilling of bituminous asphalt pavements are superficially similar in concept, but that’s just about the only thing they have in common.June 3, 2011RoadbuildingRoadScienceDiamond grinding of Portland cement concrete pavements and micromilling of bituminous asphalt pavements are superficially similar in concept, but that’s just about the only thing they have in common.June 3, 2011RoadbuildingRoadScienceDiamond grinding of Portland cement concrete pavements and micromilling of bituminous asphalt pavements are superficially similar in concept, but that’s just about the only thing they have in common.June 3, 2011Previous PagePage 221 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
