Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeCat, Vulcan would reap most benefits from infrastructure proposalCaterpillar Inc. and Vulcan Materials Co. are among the companies that may benefit the most from President Barack Obama's $50 billion infrastructure proposal to rebuild U.S. roads, railways and runways, according to a Bloomberg report. (For a detailed analysis of this propsoal, go to http://www.aggman.com/obama-reveals-50-infrastructure-proposal/)September 8, 2010SafetyObama reveals $50 billion infrastructure proposalIn a “Labor Fest” speech in Milwaukee, President Barack Obama revealed plans to spend at least $50 billion throughout the next six years to rebuild 150,000 miles of roads, lay and maintain 4,000 miles of railways, and to restore 150 miles of runways in an effort to give the economy another jumpstart and to move […]September 8, 2010RoadbuildingNew mid-sized E42 model joins Bobcat M-Series Compact Excavator LineThe new E42 model joins the Bobcat® M-Series compact excavator line in the 4-to-5-ton weight class. The E42 is a Conventional Tail Swing unit with a 41.8 horsepower liquid-cooled diesel engine and an operating weight of 9,246 pounds. Redesigned hydraulics with a load-sensing pump and closed center-valve system provide improved, refined control of machine travel […]September 7, 2010BusinessCummins produces 26,000 EPA 2010 enginesAfter seven months’ production of its EPA 2010 certified and compliant engines, Cummins says it has now built and shipped more than 20,000 Heavy-Duty and MidRange engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment, and at the end of August, this number will crest at 26,000. “Our technology experience and our own testing of the […]September 7, 2010HomeSteel import permit applications down 15 percentBased on the U.S. Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on Sept. 1 that steel import permit applications for the month of August totaled 2,082,000 net tons (NT). This was a 15-percent decrease from the 2,436,000 permit tons recorded in July and […]September 7, 2010EquipmentCARB’s emissions adjustment lauded by AGCBy abandoning its original estimates of off-road diesel emissions, the California Air Resources Board is conceding its “off-road rule” is not needed to meet ambitious emissions-reducing goals for off-road equipment, says the Associated General Contractors of America. According to new estimates that CARB staff developed over the summer, off-road fleets of diesel equipment will exceed […]September 7, 2010RoadbuildingNew 1.5-ton Bobcat compact excavatorA redesigned work group allows the new Bobcat® 324 compact excavator to reach farther, dig deeper and dump higher. The 324 excavator is a Conventional Tail Swing unit in the 1.5-ton operating class. Its boom cylinder is attached to the top of the boom instead of the bottom, giving it more protection from damage while […]September 7, 2010BusinessHey Congress, ‘We’re sick of aging roads’The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), two national groups advocating for significant new investments in transportation improvements, are working together to elevate infrastructure issues on the congressional legislative calendar this year. The current federal highway/transit investment law, SAFETEA-LU, expired nearly a year ago on Sept. […]September 7, 2010Construction EquipmentIronPlanet set to auction 350+ pieces of equipment Sept. 16Online construction and agricultural equipment auction marketplace IronPlanet plans to sell more than 350 pieces of aggregate and mining equipment in its Sept. 16 online auction. Equipment for sale includes crushers, conveyors, rock drills, and screens located throughout the U.S. ideal for aggregate, mining and quarry applications including the following specific items: •Marion 7820 Walking […]September 7, 2010HomeAGC: Construction industry adds 19,000 jobs post-strikeThe construction industry added 19,000 jobs in August as a strike that had lowered employment in July ended, but the sector’s 17 percent unemployment rate was the highest August rate ever, according to a new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of federal employment data. (For the official press release on this […]September 7, 2010Previous PagePage 308 of 591Next PageTop StoriesCompact Utility LoadersA Sherpa – on Tracks! 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