Equipment World Staff (EQW)MaintenanceHino Trucks ranked highest in customer satisfaction: J.D. Power and AssociatesHino Trucks engines rank highest in customer satisfaction among conventional medium-duty truck owners for the third year in a row, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Medium Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Customer Satisfaction Study.January 4, 2011BusinessCIM program WOC auction featuring Mack Truck model GU713The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program –- a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year bachelor of science degree in Concrete Industry Management -– will auction off a set-forward, front-axle Mack Truck model GU713 as the signature item for its sixth annual auction at World of Concrete.January 4, 2011TechnologyN.J. reimbursing snow-stranded highway motorists for towing costsThe New Jersey Department of Transportation (N.J. DOT) says that the New Jersey state government will be accepting claims for reimbursement of reasonable towing costs from motorists whose automobiles – due to circumstances beyond their control – were stranded on state highways and towed during the recent winter blizzard. Further information will be provided in the coming days on eligibility and how to make a claim for this one-time reimbursement program, according to the N.J. DOT.January 4, 2011SafetyFHWA seeks comments on MUTCD compliance datesThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published a notice in the Federal Register, requesting comments on compliance dates for highway agencies to upgrade their existing non-compliant traffic control devices in the field to comply with requirements established in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).January 4, 2011Machine controlIndonesia opens SITECH Technology DealerTrimble has established a SITECH Technology Dealer in Indonesia.January 4, 2011HomeHolcim acquires 16 ready-mix, aggregate operations from LafargeHolcim, together with an unnamed partner, acquired eight aggregates pits and quarries and four ready-mix concrete plants in Alsace (France) and four ready-mix concrete plants in the Basle area (Switzerland) from Lafarge as of January 2011.January 4, 2011RoadbuildingFinancial DistrictThe outlook for the construction industry in this New Year and the word “uncertainty” are synonymous.January 1, 2011RoadbuildingMike Anderson’s American IronI just couldn’t resist asking, yet again, someone representing Volvo Construction Equipment: “And what about a dozer?”January 1, 2011BusinessAASHTO: Top 10 transportation issues in 2011The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has compiled a list of the top 10 transportation issues that loom at the local, state, and federal levels.December 29, 2010TechnologyBAE Systems developing parallel hybrid propulsion systemJohnson City, N.Y.-based BAE Systems, a developer and producer of hybrid electric technologies, is developing a parallel hybrid propulsion system designed for medium- and heavy-duty truck applications. The HybriDrive parallel system, in final stages of development, will see it first road trials next spring and is expected to be deployed in markets around the world in 2012.December 28, 2010Previous PagePage 284 of 590Next PageTop StoriesGraders/ScrapersLiuGong Enters North American Motor Grader Market with the 4215DWith a 225-horsepower Cummins engine, 14-foot blade and EH controls, the motor grader is designed for roadbuilding and other earthwork projects.Off-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksCompact Track Loaders"Send in the The Rook!" – The Crime-Fighting Cat Compact Track Loader (Video)4WD TractorsNew Holland T6.180: World's First 100% Methane-Powered Production TractorFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
