Equipment World Staff (EQW)BusinessEsri ArcLogistics vehicle routing system now freeEsri is now offering its ArcLogistics cloud-based vehicle routing and scheduling software free of charge. The system allows vehicle operators to schedule and route multiple stops throughout the day for a single vehicle. The scheduling software creates optimum routes and schedules based on specific business operations including vehicle capacities, driver specialties, street network restrictions, and […]November 19, 2010BusinessAmerican Rental Assocation awards volunteersAmerican Rental Association (ARA) has named the following people as recipients of the organization’s 2010 volunteer recognition awards, which will be presented during “Lunch With ARA” at The Rental Show on Feb. 27. The Rental Show is Feb. 27-March 2 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas. Distinguished Service Award The late Doug Mitchell, […]November 18, 2010BusinessU.S. DOT gives $35 million TIGER grant for Minnesota transitThe U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) and the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority are starting renovations Minnesota’s historic Union Depot in Saint Paul thanks to $35 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act's (ARRA) TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) program. TIGER funding is designed to promote innovative, multimodal and multi-jurisdictional transportation projects that provide significant economic and environmental benefits to an entire metropolitan area, region or the nation.November 18, 2010TechnologyAsphalt Pavement Alliance releases ‘High-Performance Intersections’A new technical publication from the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, High-Performance Intersections, provides useful guidelines to the pavement designers who deal with the challenges of intersections and other high-stress pavements. The publication is available as a free download from www.AsphaltRoads.org. “All engineers know that heavy, slow-moving traffic found at intersections, toll booths and other such locations […]November 18, 2010RoadbuildingArcLogistics Is Now Free for Single-Vehicle UseRedlands, California—November 17, 2010—Anyone in the United States who needs to schedule and route multiple stops throughout the day for a single vehicle can now use ArcLogistics free of charge. ArcLogistics is cloud-based vehicle routing and scheduling software that creates optimum routes and schedules based on specific business operations including vehicle capacities, driver specialties, street […]November 18, 2010Construction Equipment2010 Contractor’s Dream Package winner namedEquipment World magazine has named Mario Ramos of Mar-Con Services in Pasadena, Texas, as the winner of the Equipment World 2010 Contractor’s Dream Package. Ramos received his prize package worth more than $100,000 in products and services during Equipment World’s Contractor’s Dream Package Winner Event on Nov. 10. The event was hosted by Chastang Ford […]November 16, 2010HomeOctober jobs report: Hiring weak, unemployment highThe jobs report for October is expected to show hiring weak and unemployment still high, and the outlook for 2011 is still pretty bleak, according to a report from the Associated Press (AP). Economists expect the U.S.Department of Labor to report that employers added about 60,000 jobs in October, fewer than the 100,000 needed to […]November 16, 2010HomeFed may infuse economy with $600 billion via QE2In an effort to shore up the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve has launched a new round of quantitative easing, or QE2, that will buy $600 billion of longer-term treasury securities by the middle of next year, the Financial Times reports.November 16, 2010MaintenanceTransportation leaders laud 15-cent gas hike proposalLeaders from a coalition of transportation interests are lauding a draft proposal released by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. “We applaud the draft proposal released today [Nov. 11] by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairs to increase the gas tax by 15 cents to support vital transportation infrastructure improvements. […]November 16, 2010BusinessCat acquires Bucyrus for $8.6 billionCaterpillar has agreed to acquire Bucyrus International for $8.6 billion, including net debt. The acquisition is part of Cat’s “key strategic imperative to expand its leadership in the mining equipment industry.” Caterpillar says the acquisition will also help it “capitalize on the robust long-term outlook for commodities” that’s being driven by rapid growth in emerging […]November 16, 2010Previous PagePage 293 of 591Next PageTop StoriesCompact Utility LoadersA Sherpa – on Tracks! 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