Equipment World Staff (EQW)BusinessTRIP report ID’s Oregon’s 50 worst highway, multi-modal ‘chokepoints’The I-5 Columbia River Crossing tops the list of Oregon’s worst transportation chokepoints, along with the I-5/I-84/I-405 Interchange, the OR 212/224 Corridor, the I-205/I-5 Interchange and the OR 217/I-5 Interchange. according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.- based national transportation research organization. TRIP’s report, “Oregon’s Transportation Chokepoints: the Top 50 […]May 13, 2010HomeMary Peters, LaHood’s predecessor, confirmed for public-private partnership conferenceFormer U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters has just been confirmed as a general session speaker at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA’s) 22nd Annual Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation Conference, scheduled for July 22-23 in Washington, D.C. Peters will join industry leaders and officials including members of the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of […]May 12, 2010BusinessARTBA Foundation awards scholarships to the children of fallen highway workersThe children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance in their pursuit of higher education thanks to scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF). Students from Iowa, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Michigan have been named 2010 recipients of the ARTBA-TDF’s Highway […]May 11, 2010SafetyCongress introduces toxic chemicals legislationCongress has introduced legislation to revamp the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), according to the National Asphalt Association (NAPA). The Senate version, “Toxic Chemicals Safety Act” would shift the burden of assessing chemical safety away from EPA and into the hands of the producer or manufacturer, according to the Asphalt Pavement Alliance […]May 11, 2010HomeBridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions increasing prices up to 6 percentMuscatine, Iowa-based Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, announced on May 3 that it has increased prices on its Firestone, Dayton and Bandag brand products up to 6 percent. Effective June 1, 2010, Firestone brand, as well as Dayton brand, truck and bus radial tire base prices will increase […]May 11, 2010HomeTotal steel import permits decrease 3 percentBased on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported on May 6 that steel import permit applications for the month of April totaled 1,968,000 net tons (NT). This was a 3-percent decrease from the 2,027,000 permit tons recorded in March and no […]May 11, 2010BusinessProposed rule broadens DBE Program inclusionsSmall businesses would benefit from a proposed rule that would help more economically and socially disadvantaged businesses participate in federal highway, transit and airport construction projects, while making the states and agencies that run the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program more accountable, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today. “When we help small businesses, we’re […]May 11, 2010BusinessLafarge brings back 77 employees before expectedLafarge is recalling 77 of its employees as early as today because of an uptick in demand for cement, the The Alpena News reports. The plant’s employees were laid off in early April when the plant had a full inventory of product and not enough orders to get rid of it, so the plant was […]May 11, 2010TechnologyAmerican Iron and Steel Institute elects Nucor’s DiMiccio as chairThe Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has elected Daniel R. DiMicco, chairman, president and CEO of Nucor Corporation, to serve as chairman of the Institute until May of 2011. “Dan brings a strong commitment to advancing the Institute’s pro-manufacturing agenda at a time when we are facing major policy […]May 11, 2010BusinessCity of Olympia, Wash., selects VUEWorks for asset managementThe City of Olympia, Wash., has selected VUEWorks Inc.’s software for Web-based, GIS-integrated Asset Management and Capital Improvement Planning (CIP). VUEWorks will be used as Olympia’s city-wide record management system to support a sustainable infrastructure management program that will enable City staff to make informed decisions on how to build, maintain, and surplus City assets. […]May 11, 2010Previous PagePage 338 of 591Next PageTop StoriesCompact Utility LoadersA Sherpa – on Tracks! Z40T, Z50T Stand-on Mini Track Loaders UnveiledWhen wheels won't cut it, the new Z40T and Z50T deliver up to 25 horsepower and 2,006 pounds of breakout force in a 38-inch-wide footprint.ExcavatorsLiebherr Revamps Gen 8 Excavators for Greater Fuel Efficiency, PerformanceOff-Road Trucks60 Years After “Gravel Charlie” – Articulated Dump Truck Buyer’s Guide 2026Backhoe LoadersCloser Look: Cat's Largest Backhoes, the 440 & 450, Enter Next GenerationFeatured SponsorNew Holland Bets on Simple Machine Control
