Equipment World Staff (EQW)HomeOberstar on Bridge Inspections: ‘We have to get this thing right’As the three-year anniversary of the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis approaches, the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit heard testimony on July 20 about the condition of the nation’s public bridges. In this clip provided by Congressman Jim Oberstar’s office, he comments on the need to improve bridge inspections nationwide.July 21, 2010HomeGranite Construction gets $22 million WashDOT bridge projectWatsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $22 million contract by the Washington Department of Transportation to replace the Ebey Slough Bridge in Snohomish County. Granite booked the project into backlog during the second quarter of 2010. Scope of the project includes demolishing the current two-lane swing span steel truss bridge and replacing it […]July 21, 2010RoadbuildingNEW TALBERT MFG SELF-LOADING DOUBLE SCHNABEL TRAILERS DELIVER GREATER SAFETY & STABILITY IN WIND ENERGY & HEAVY HAUL CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTRENSSELAER, IN – Talbert Manufacturing, a leader in the specialty-built trailer and transport system industry, announces its newly designed 75-Ton Double Schnabel Trailer which is engineered to deliver greater safety, stability and ease of transport to the wind energy industry, and can also be converted (with optional components) for use in heavy haul construction transport. […]July 21, 2010BusinessAED: Recession is construction equipment industry depressionAssociated Equipment Distributors (AED) 2010 National Chairman Dennis Vander Molen, president and general manager of Vermeer MidSouth, testified before two U.S. House of Representatives committees on key parts of the equipment industry recovery agenda. “The economic recession has been a construction equipment industry depression,” Vander Molen said. “We need to keep up the drumbeat and […]July 21, 2010RoadbuildingNavistar tests trucks’ ‘fluid economy’By eTrucker Staff Navistar said at a July 19 press conference a third-party test it commissioned shows the 2010 International ProStar+ with MaxxForce 13 Advanced EGR engine leads all Class 8 trucks in “fluid economy” – a measurement of diesel fuel plus liquid urea consumed. Navistar’s said its International ProStar+ consistently outperformed competing trucks […]July 21, 2010RoadbuildingARA Foundation names scholarship recipientsThe American Rental Association (ARA) announced scholarship recipients for the 2010- 2011 school year. Out of 72 applications, 18 students were selected to receive awards ranging from $750 to $3,000 each. Matthew Jones of Rent All Center in Alexandria, Virginia, received $6,000 in scholarships. He received the first Leonard Hawk Founders Scholarship, the top scholarship […]July 21, 2010RoadbuildingASCC publishes troubleshooting answers from technical hotlineThe American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) published Troubleshooting Newsletter #58 that provides solutions to problems encountered by ASCC members and answered by the ASCC Technical Hotline. The newsletter published selected hotline questions with answers and citations for ACI documents for more information. Topics covered in the newsletter include measuring floor flatness and levelness after […]July 21, 2010HomeFederal Transit Administration awards $5 million to the ARTIC ProjectThe Federal Transit Administration (FAA) awarded $5 Million to the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) for its project set to break ground next year. The project will build a transportation hub with hopes that it will assist in stimulating the local economy. ARTIC was among 47 projects awarded money through the Federal Transit Administration’s […]July 21, 2010RoadbuildingFastMeasure Quad makes measuring easyFastMeasure by KTP Enterprise has released its newest Distance Measuring Device the FastMeasure Quad. If you need to measure multiple lines at once, such as a left-yellow line, center line, do not pass zone and a right-white line, this is the perfect measuring device for you. With the FastMeasure Quad you can measure four lines […]July 21, 2010TechnologyAISI to Congress: Thanks for job creation focusThe American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) sent a letter commending House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) for his efforts to turn Congress’s focus to job creation and U.S. manufacturing and offering policy recommendations that Congress should enact in order to advance a national pro-manufacturing strategy and improve the nation’s economic security. 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