Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeGreat Lakes limestone shipments down 9.3 percent in August, up 9.5 percent from August 2009Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,339,540 net tons in August, a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to July, but an increase of 9.5 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lakes Carriers Association (LCA). The trade was down 18.4 percent when compared to the month’s five-year average, according to LCA. […]September 15, 2010SafetyVolvo Trucks shows off three technology systemsDuring a Volvo Trucks Enhanced Technology customer event held Sept. 9-10 at the Waterloo Regional Emergency Services Training & Research Complex in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the company showcased three of its systems to demonstrate improved the systems’ safety and efficiency. The three systems shown were the Volvo Enhanced Stability Technology (VEST), Volvo Enhanced Cruise (VEC) […]September 15, 2010TechnologyFHWA Paper: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane Narrowing with Rumble Strips at Two-Lane Rural Stop-Controlled IntersectionsThe U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a TechBrief that examines a treatment to reduce approach speeds at unsignalized intersections on two-lane rural roads by narrowing lanes using rumble strips in the median and on the right-lane edge. Click on the link below for a downloadable PDF of the TechBrief: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane […]September 14, 2010BusinessURS acquires construction/infrastructure firm Scott Wilson GroupURS Corporation has completed its acquisition of Scott Wilson Group plc, a London-based infrastructure engineering and construction company. The addition of Scott Wilson expands URS’ international presence by adding a network of 80 offices around the world, including offices in key regional centers such as London, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Warsaw and Dubai, and more […]September 14, 2010HomeAmerican Concrete Institute releases 3 new publicationsThree new publications are now available from the American Concrete Institute (ACI). The new publications that are now available are the following: Specification for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials and Commentary (117-10) This specification provides standard tolerances for concrete construction and materials. This document is intended to be used by specification writers and ACI […]September 13, 2010HomeIllinois DOT to spend $322 million on highway, bridge projectsllinois proposes to spend more than $322 million on 37 Rockford, Ill.-area highway and bridge projects through 2016 as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Multi-Year Transportation Improvement Program, according to a report in the Rockford Register-Star. It’s all In 2011 alone, the program includes $24 million for the Morgan Street bridge replacement; $30 million for […]September 13, 2010HomeSpiderman-clad 5-year-old takes highway scooter ride in wee hoursIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a 5-year-old boy in Spiderman jammies riding is scooter along a Southern Illinois highway. The boy was picked up by Jackson County sheriff’s deputies along Old Illinois 23 in Murphysboro, Ill., at about 2 a.m. Sept. 8 after receiving 911 calls about the child, according to an Associated […]September 10, 2010HomeIsuzu, Truck Web Services partnerTruck Web Services (TWS), a division of Dominion Enterprises, is partnering with Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. (Isuzu). As an Isuzu partner, TWS provides participating Isuzu dealers with a Website solution designed to facilitate and improve communication between dealers and their prospective buyers. TWS also offers Isuzu dealers opportunities to sell their trucks by […]September 9, 2010SafetyLaHood: Highway deaths lowest since 1950U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Sept. 9 released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year, the lowest number since 1950. The record-breaking decline in traffic fatalities occurred even while estimated vehicle miles traveled in 2009 increased by 0.2 percent over 2008 levels. In addition, 2009 saw […]September 9, 2010BusinessAmerica’s 10 best transportation projects unveiledThe American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce named 10 states that are in the running to be called “best of the best” in transportation. (For the original press release from AASHTO on the Top 10 finalists for the 2010 America’s Transportation Awards competition, click here.) 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