Equipment World Staff (EQW)Construction EquipmentLouisiana group wants sponsors for gas tax, bond programTransportation coalition “Driving Louisiana Forward“ is seeking legislative sponsors for Louisiana state constitutional amendments that would raise the gasoline tax and establish a $3 billion bond program for highway efforts, The Bond Buyer, a daily finance newspaper, reported. The coalition said the additional funding is needed to resolve a $12.8 billion backlog of road and […]October 28, 2010SafetyTRIP: Alabama’s top 40 transportation chokepointsThe I-10 Wallace Tunnels in Mobile top the list of Alabama’s worst transportation chokepoints, along with multiple sections of I-65, I-20 and I-85. This is according to a new report released Oct. 28 by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research organization. TRIP’s report, “Alabama’s Transportation Chokepoints: The Top 40 Chokepoints and Remedies for Relief,” […]October 28, 2010BusinessU.S. EPA, DOT release greenhouse gas emissions standardsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation have released the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive national program is projected to reduce GHG emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels of […]October 28, 2010TechnologyNominations open: Awards of Environmental ExcellenceThe International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is calling for nominations for its 20th annual Awards of Environmental Excellence. This year’s revamped awards program features eight categories to recognize industry professionals and organizations for their contributions to the erosion and sediment control community. IECA will honor all award winners during its awards program at Environmental Connection […]October 27, 2010BusinessJBP first in Utah to get NRMCA’s Green-Start CertificationJack B. Parson Companies’ (JBP) ready mixed concrete plant located in West Haven was recognized as the first plant in Utah and the mountain states region to receive the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (NRMCA) prestigious Green-Star Certification at an awards ceremony held Oct. 22 at the company’s corporate office in West Haven. The Green-Star […]October 27, 2010TechnologyTRIP to release Alabama’s worst chokepointsA new report that identifies the 40 worst chokepoints on Alabama’s roads, bridges and transit systems will be released in Mobile, Ala., at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday, Oct. 28. TRIP will release a report titled, “Alabama’s Transportation Chokepoints: The Top 40 Chokepoints and Remedies for Relief.” It pinpoints the 40 segments of Alabama’s road, […]October 27, 2010MaintenanceHinowa to produce JLG-branded specialty boom liftsOshkosh Corporation company JLG Industries Inc. and Hinowa S.p.A. have signed an agreement that will provide JLG-branded specialty boom lifts to the access market. The agreement was announced at SAIE in Bologna, Italy, where both JLG and Hinowa exhibited its products for the construction market. “We are very excited to provide this rapidly growing product […]October 27, 2010BusinessGranite cutting 227 employees to ‘reduce costs’Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction is taking “actions to reduce its cost structure, enhance operating efficiencies and strengthen the business to achieve long-term profitable growth.” As part of its “Enterprise Improvement Plan,” the Granite is cutting about 227 employees, or about 13 percent of its salaried workforce. Actions associated with the reduction in force are expected […]October 27, 2010Construction EquipmentSandvik contributes $500K to Habitat for HumanitySandvik Mining and Construction has pledged more than $500,000 in funding and heavy equipment gifts in kind to support Habitat for Humanity International’s housing work in the United States and earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti. “Our involvement with Habitat for Humanity is an important component of our community outreach and support efforts,” said Peter Larsen, […]October 27, 2010RoadbuildingAutomatic Concrete Cylinder End-GrinderGENEQ Inc. is a well established Montreal based distributor of Testing Equipment for the Concrete Industry. Recently Geneq has launched its own Automatic Cylinder End-Grinder. This unit quickly grinds specimen ends plane and parallel according to ASTM standards. It is supplied complete and ready to use for both three 4×8” or two 6×12” concrete cylinders. 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