Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeU.S. Lime & Minerals 2010 Q4 revenues up 3.2%United States Lime & Minerals Inc. reported on Feb. 2 fourth-quarter and full-year 2010 results: Revenues in the fourth-quarter 2010 increased $915 thousand, or 3.2 percent, to $29.2 million from $28.3 million in the comparable 2009 quarter. Revenues from the company’s lime and limestone operations in the fourth quarter 2010 increased $696 thousand, or 2.6 […]February 9, 2011HomeContractors: High-speed rail plan needs companion highway spendingThe Obama Administration’s announcement on Feb. 8 of a $53 billion, six-year commitment to developing high-speed passenger rail nationwide should be complemented by a similar focus on investing “at least as much” in America’s highway and bridge infrastructure, says a spokesman for Pennsylvania’s transportation engineering and construction industry. “High-speed rail works well in Europe and […]February 9, 2011HomeARTBA seeks highway memorial scholarship applicantsThe American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting applications for the Lanford Family “Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program” for the 2011-2012 academic year. The program provides financial assistance to help the children of highway construction workers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty pursue post-high school education. Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2011. To obtain a copy of the application, go to www.artbatdf.org. If you are aware of students who fit the scholarship criteria, please contact ARTBA’s Holly Bolton at 202-289-4434.February 8, 2011MaintenanceNew group forming sustainability rating system for North American infrastructureA new, independent non-profit organization tasked with developing and administering a sustainability rating system for North American infrastructure — the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) — will hold its first board meeting on Feb. 8 and 9. The organization was founded by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Public Works Association (APWA) […]February 8, 2011Roadbuilding‘We need some form of populist movement for funding,’ say ARTBA and AASHTOFrom Better Roads (sister publication to Equipment World) Editor-in-Chief John Latta at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) annual meeting in Orlando. We may not see people to pour into the streets, but we do need some form of populist movement if we are to squeeze as many funding dollars as possible out of Washington, […]February 8, 2011BusinessDaimler Trucks produces 1,000th hybrid electric vehicleDaimler Trucks North America (DTNA) on Jan. 27 marked the production of its 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle with a celebration at its Mt. Holly, N.C., plant. The 1,000th vehicle – a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid truck – is manufactured at the Mt. Holly location.February 8, 2011BusinessIRTBA urges General Assembly to fix funding legislationThe Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA) has urged the four legislative leaders and all of the Illinois General Assembly members to quickly enact passage of legislation to fix the Illinois Jobs Now!, the state’s Capital Program. The Supreme Court now must decide whether to uphold an Appellate Court decision that struck down the […]February 7, 2011BusinessGranite releasing Q4, full-year results Feb. 23Granite Construction Inc. will release its full-year and fourth-quarter 2010 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Granite management will host a conference call on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 at 8 a.m. Pacific time/11 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the results. The live conference call may be accessed by calling 877-693-6483, […]February 7, 2011BusinessTRIP report: ‘The Top 50 Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth in Virginia’In order to adequately support Virginia’s existing industries and provide for additional economic growth, the state will need to make numerous improvements to its surface transportation system. This is according to a new report released Feb. 8 by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research organization.February 7, 2011HomeLaHood, Biden talk infrastructure in PhiladelphiaU.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will deliver remarks Feb. 8 at 10:45 a.m. (ET) in Philadelphia at 30th Street Station on the Administration’s plan to build a 21st century infrastructure — from roads and bridges to high-speed rail, according to a Feb. 7 press announcement from the U.S. Department […]February 7, 2011Previous PagePage 274 of 591Next PageTop StoriesCompact Utility LoadersA Sherpa – on Tracks! 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