Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeRally for the Roads photo albumTo see the full photo album from the Rally for the Roads today held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., go to http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1716031347927.147665.1452526111&l=27f38214ca. Editor-in-Chief John Latta was there to participate.May 25, 2011SafetyMica to outline Northeast Corridor private sector high-speed rail alternativeTransportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) on Thursday will outline an alternative for a public-private partnership to develop true high-speed rail service in the nation’s Northeast Corridor (NEC).May 25, 2011Contractor Disaster ResourcesDisaster assistance for Missouri victimsIn the wake of devastating tornadoes that struck southwest Missouri on May 22, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended disaster assistance to individuals and families in Jasper and Newton counties in the Joplin area. Among the declarations granted by the federal government agency, a public assistance declaration will cover costs associated with debris […]May 24, 2011SafetySITECH Southern Cone established to serve Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and UruguayA SITECH Technology Dealer has been established to serve Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay, Trimble announced on May 23.May 24, 2011WorkforceMortenson Construction achieves 1 million injury-free work hoursMortenson Construction has completed 1 million work hours without a job-related illness or injury, the company announced on May 24. The company credits the achievement to its Zero Injury safety program efforts designed to eliminate worker injury across all its project sites and locations. In total, more than 2,100 Mortenson team members working on 158 projects across North America have been injury-free.May 24, 2011Contractor Disaster Resources$1 million in quick-release emergency relief funds available for flood damage from spring snowmelt in MinnesotaU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has made $1 million in quick-release emergency funds immediately available to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to continue repairing roads and bridges damaged by floods as a result of this spring’s snowmelt.May 24, 2011RoadbuildingISUZU ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF ADVANCED TELEMATICS TECHNOLOGY IN N-SERIES TRUCKSANAHEIM, Calif.—Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, announced today that it will offer Fleet Director®, the state-of-the-art telematics system from Teletrac, Inc., as an option in its 2011 and 2012 model year N-Series trucks. Fleet Director is a fully integrated, web-based solution that allows fleet managers and dispatchers to […]May 24, 2011RoadbuildingFreightliner Trucks Introduces AMT3 Automated-Manual Transmission for Business Class M2 VehiclesPORTLAND, Ore – Freightliner Trucks today introduced its AMT3™ automated-manual transmission for Business Class® M2 vehicles. The new transmission technology combines the design principles of a manual transmission with intelligent electronics to form an automated two-pedal shift system that equalizes driver performance and improves fuel economy.  Unlike automatic transmissions, the Freightliner AMT3 eliminates the […]May 24, 2011Contractor Disaster ResourcesMay 22-28 is Hurricane Preparedness WeekFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Region 6 is joining its federal, state and local partners in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas to commemorate Hurricane Preparedness Week by sharing critical information about the 2011 Hurricane Season which starts on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30.May 23, 2011Contractor Disaster ResourcesU.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases work plan for fiscal 2011 civil works appropriationThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released its work plan for the Army Civil Works program through the end of fiscal year 2011 (FY11). The work plan details how USACE will execute the $5.065 billion Civil Works appropriation it received on April 15 when President Barack Obama signed Public Law 112-10, the Department […]May 23, 2011Previous PagePage 226 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
