Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.BusinessA history of American infrastructure funding and how to go about establishing new financing toolsJust about anyone with knowledge on the subject of infrastructure and transportation funding in the U.S. that you talk to will tell you that big changes need to be made in order to remain competitive with the rest of the world. The truth is, our infrastructure is falling apart. The former Transportation Secretary has said […]May 15, 2013Business10 weeks of declines snapped, but diesel prices expected to continue to fallA 10-week streak of decreases in the price of on-highway diesel fuel was snapped this week as the national average rose 2 cents to $3.86 per gallon. However, the Department of Energy, which compiles the price data, has forecast that diesel prices will continue to fall. According to this week’s price data, diesel prices are […]May 14, 2013EquipmentConcentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere hits highest level in “millions of years”A sobering report from the New York Times says that prolonged efforts to bring carbon dioxide emissions under control “are faltering,” according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Though NOAA’s new data showed only a small increase from the last data, CO2 has reached an averaged daily level of 400 parts per million—a […]May 14, 2013BusinessBobcat R&D expansion brings total Bismarck investment to $35 millionBobcat recently broke ground on a new $20 million renovation and expansion at the Northern Plains Commerce Centre in Bismarck, North Dakota. Comstock Construction Inc. of Wahpeton, North Dakota is building the new facility and expanding the original building built in 2005. When complete, Bobcat will have invested $35 million total in Bismarck. The new building, […]May 14, 2013TechnologyGoogle Glass won’t revolutionize the construction industry. Not yet anyway.If you put aside all the coverage of Apple’s stock price and the company’s “uncertain future,” the biggest tech story going right now is Google Glass. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with it, Glass is Google’s wearable computer currently in development. It’s a device that looks a bit like a pair of glasses without the […]May 14, 2013GearGEAR: Volkswagen Amarok concept pickup boasts V-6 turbodiesel, 0-62 in 7.9 seconds (PHOTOS)Just a few weeks ago we posited that if Volkswagen wants to achieve its goal of becoming an automotive giant that goes head-to-head year in and year out with Ford and GM, they need very much to bring a pickup truck to America and successfully sell it. The automaker already has a great place to […]May 13, 2013BusinessCaterpillar names Peoria baseball stadium “Dozer Park”In what has to be one of the most unique names for a ballpark to date, Caterpillar has named the baseball stadium in its hometown of Peoria, Illinois “Dozer Park,” according to a report from the town’s paper the Journal Star. The ballpark is the home of the Peoria Chiefs minor league baseball team, a farm […]May 13, 2013BusinessAre Americans “not willing to pay” for longer-lasting roads?Over at our sister site Better Roads, columnist Kirk Landers has put together a pretty interesting, and brutally honest, estimation of the glaring discrepancy between Americans’ calls for quality, longer-lasting roads and their willingness to pay for them. You see, it’s pothole season, the time of year when road crews all over the nation get […]May 13, 2013Construction EquipmentWelding helmet with air filter wins Popular Science Invention AwardPopular Science has tapped an innovative new welding helmet as one of its 2013 Invention Awards winners. The Windmaker, developed by metalworker Michael Buckman, has been in the works since 1999 when Buckman inhaled so many noxious fumes in the first 30 minutes of a new job at an aluminum factory that he was in […]May 13, 2013Construction EquipmentFord named Best Value truck brand by Vincentric; F-150 takes 1/2-ton honors while GM racks up 3/4- and 1-ton awardsEach year, Vincentric awards automakers with its Best Value awards in both the fleet and consumer markets. This year, when taking the honors awarded for pickup trucks in both segments into account, Ford got just a bit more recognition than rival General Motors, picking up a couple of truck category wins and the award for […]May 13, 2013Previous PagePage 380 of 434Next PageTop StoriesOff-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksJump in the cab with us as we check out Deere’s new P-Tier ADTs in action – with upgraded engines and a next-level vision system for safer, smarter hauling.Compact Track Loaders"Send in the The Rook!" – The Crime-Fighting Cat Compact Track Loader (Video)4WD TractorsNew Holland T6.180: World's First 100% Methane-Powered Production TractorWheel LoadersCat Rolls Out 980 GC: A Simple, Heavy-Duty Medium Wheel LoaderFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
