Equipment World Staff (EQW)RoadbuildingConstruction software for Topcon’s GRS-1 roverLIVERMORE, Calif.– September 10, 2009 – The new GRS-1 handheld RTK GNSS receiver now supports Pocket 3D software. Pocket 3D Version 9.0 is a Windows Mobile® 6.1 release intended only for use with the GRS-1 and is designed to be used as part of a GPS network solution. Tony Vanneman, TPS construction products marketing manager, […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingE&B PAVING RECEIVES ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA AWARDS FOR ANDERSON AND MUNCIE PROJECTSANDERSON, IND. (December 15, 2009) – E&B Paving, Inc., an Anderson, Ind.-based asphalt and concrete paving contracting firm, was recognized by the Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana (APAI) with two Quality Pavement Awards at the 2009 APAI Winter Conference. APAI honored E&B in the Airport and Governmental award categories for projects respectively completed at the […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingCHLOR*RID PROTECTS STEEL FROM SALT CORROSIONFebruary 8, 2010, Phoenix, AZ — CHLOR*RID International, Inc. www.chlor-rid.com, the world’s leading source of soluble salt testing and soluble salt removal products, announced today at the PACE Show in Phoenix, that its Chlor*Rid line of salt testing and removal products is protecting steel from costly premature failure of protective coatings. Steel is used in […]February 25, 2010Roadbuilding8 Market-Leading Attachment Brands Join To Form Paladin Construction GroupDEXTER, MI – Paladin Brands announces the joining of its Paladin Light Construction and Paladin Heavy Construction companies to form Dexter, MI-based Paladin Construction Group. The new company can better address the attachment trends today that are being driven by contractors and farmers serving a wide variety of construction, agriculture and related market segments in […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingGoodyear’s New Super-Single Tire Offers Long Mileage for Mixed-Service CustomersAKRON, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2010 – Goodyear announced a new super-single mixed-service tire that enhances performance and helps lower cost-per-mile for truckers and fleet operators.  Unveiled at the Goodyear Dealer Conference in Orlando, Fla., the G296 MSA features an optimized footprint for enhanced traction in steer and drive positions, more wearable rubber on the […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingSakrete® Partners with TXI to Market Maximizer® Concrete MixCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sakrete, North America’s original bagged concrete mix brand, has partnered with TXI, a Sakrete licensee and leading producer of building materials in Texas, to market its Maximizer brand of lightweight, high-yield concrete mix. As part of this agreement, Sakrete will co-brand Maximizer concrete mix and promote it in the eastern United States. […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingNew Control System for Small Cat® Loaders Allows Operators to Adapt Machine Response to Skill LevelRecognizing that the operating skill of workers using small loaders on typical jobsites ranges from the novice to the expert, Caterpillar has developed a new control feature that allows each operator to run a Cat® C-Series Skid-Steer, Multi-Terrain or Compact-Track Loader safely, productively, and comfortably. The new Hystat Response Control System (HRCS) uses software that […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingHi-Arch Gambrel Salt Storage BuildingThe Hi-Arch Gambrel™ is a complete, permanent, economical building designed specifically for salt and sand storage. Total design includes 30-year roof, walls and foundations. Reinforced walls stand up to loader impact, resist corrosion and require minimal maintenance. Interior clearance of 30’ clearance allows inside dumping, mixing and loading, prevents double handling and runoff, eliminates conveyors, […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingRoadtec Offers Temperature Bar Option on its PaversAll Roadtec highway class paver models will now be available with an optional temperature sensing bar. Developed by MOBATM, the device measures the temperatures of the entire mat width in real time and records that data, along with the corresponding GPS coordinates. Roadtec exhibited the temperature bar mounted to the back of its RP-195 rubber […]February 25, 2010RoadbuildingBergkamp’s New M1E Continuous Paver Electronically Simplifies Slurry Seal & Micro SurfacingSALINA, KS – Bergkamp Inc., based in Salina, KS, offers the new M1E self-propelled continuous slurry seal and micro surfacing paver, which combines two of its innovative technologies to form one of the most productive pavement preservation machines available. Bergkamp equips the only full-size continuous slurry seal and micro surfacing paver manufactured worldwide with its […]February 25, 2010Previous PagePage 359 of 591Next PageTop StoriesCompact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Deere Redesigns 17 & 26 P-Tier Mini ExcavatorsThe 1.7- and 2.7-ton excavators boast faster cycle times, improved digging power and expanded attachment compatibility.Compact Utility LoadersA Sherpa – on Tracks! 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