Equipment World Staff (EQW)RoadbuildingAR2000 Super Recycler by MartecDesigned and engineered by Martec, the AR2000 Super Recycler is the world’s only 3rd generation Hot-In-Place Asphalt Recycling System that is commercially manufactured and available anywhere in the world. Based on Martec’s patented hot air heating process, the AR2000 is indeed a unique self-propelled ‘traveling asphalt plant’. The AR2000 offers the most modern technique for […]July 21, 2010EquipmentNavistar 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 20, 2010HomeParsons Brinckerhoff names new VP in L.A. officeEugene J. Kim has been named vice president in the Los Angeles office of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB). In his new position, Kim is responsible for managing PB’s Los Angeles transportation planning practice, which provides comprehensive multimodal corridor planning, transportation policy and program implementation services to Southern California’s regional transportation agencies. Kim has more than 15 […]July 19, 2010SafetyU.S. DOT donates crash test dummies to SmithsonianThe U.S. Department of Transportation is donating a number of “Vince and Larry” crash-test dummy costumes and related auto safety items to the Smithsonian Institution. These objects now become part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.July 19, 2010HomeWill unspent transportation earmarks go back to U.S. Treasury?Hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent transportation earmarks would be returned to the federal treasury under a bill introduced July 14 by Rep. Betsy Markey, the Loveland Connection reports. The report notes that the bill drew praise from two government waste watchdog groups, who cited it as an example of long-overdue reform. “Long-term economic […]July 19, 2010RoadbuildingAbout Us – NewsletterBetter Roads serves the information needs of governments and construction contractors involved in Federal, State, County, City and Township highway, road and bridge construction, winter maintenance, roadside and vegetation management and other highway-related projects. With key editorial focus on the government/contractor project team, Better Roads provides readers with information and ideas from concept through completion […]July 16, 2010Construction EquipmentCat exec: Creating jobs top priority with new highway billFostering long-term economic growth and creating American jobs should be the top priorities in the passage of a new, multi-year federal highway and transit investment bill, Caterpillar Inc., Worldwide Product Manager Larry Tate told attendees at a July 14 hearing called by U.S. Department of Transportation to discuss the overdue legislation. In a panel session […]July 15, 2010HomeGranite Construction awarded $78 million rail project in CaliforniaWatsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction has been awarded a $78 million contract by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board of Caltrain for a rail project about 10 miles south of San Francisco in San Bruno, Calif. The scope of the work consists of elevating Caltrain’s two mainline rails from South Linden Avenue to Scott Street with […]July 14, 2010BusinessOutlook report: Equipment rentals showing recoveryEconomic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight reports in data prepared for the American Rental Association (ARA) and Rental Management magazine reports that the equipment rental industry is starting to show signs of recovery from the national recession. “The Outlook report indicates that, the worst may be over for the equipment rental industry,” says Christine Wehrman, CEO […]July 13, 2010MaintenanceMissouri approves 5-year highway construction programMissouri’s five-year highway construction program was approved July 1, 2010, by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, but it’s only one-third the size of the 2009 program. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says the funding is barely enough in funds to take care of the existing system. Missourians will see very few new projects […]July 13, 2010Previous PagePage 322 of 590Next PageTop StoriesPickupsToyota Reveals 2026 Tundra with Engine Choices, New Standard FeaturesThe new pickup offers two engine choices, as well as new standard features and off-road upgrades.Compact ExcavatorsBull Equipment Charges Into U.S. Market with Low-Cost Mini Excavator LineupWheel LoadersA Closer Look: Volvo’s New Next-Gen L260 Wheel LoaderThe DirtKubota’s Next-Gen Excavators: Why are They So Popular?Featured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
