Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingCaltrans partners with Cal State Long Beach on training and certification programThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) have introduced a joint training and certification program (JTCP) as a means of boosting construction project quality and reducing delays. Caltrans is providing $1.3 million for the program, which will provide training and certification for materials testing technicians in hot-mix asphalt, soils […]July 12, 2017RoadbuildingFirst bridge girders in place at Arizona DOT’s South Mountain Freeway interchangeThe first bridge girders have been set in place for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway at the future interchange with 17th Avenue in the Ahwatukee Foothills. In total the 22-mile South Mountain Freeway project will have roughly 1,100 girders at 40 bridges. The placement of the first girders occurred […]July 12, 2017RoadbuildingKansas DOT’s WICHway begins text and email traffic alert serviceThe Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) WICHway intelligent transportation system for Wichita’s highways is now offering texts and/or emails on traffic alerts from the system’s traffic management center. KDOT says alerts are created when a significant disruption, such as a major crash or closure, occurs on a Wichita highway. WICHway collects and shares data from […]July 12, 2017DealersEquipment Roundup: Emissions, aftertreatment systems simplified; Fassi F345A, F345RA XE cranes; Cummins ZED Connect; AEM Digger Derrick Safety ManualFassi intros F345A, F345RA XE medium-duty knuckle boom cranes Fassi has introduced two new XE knuckle boom cranes in its medium duty range. The new F345A xe-dynamic and F345RA xe-dynamic cranes have a maximum lifting capacity of 33.4 tm with a maximum hydraulic horizontal outreach of 20.5 m, which can be increased to 26.7 m […]July 11, 2017DealersBusiness Roundup: New Volvo CE president; H&E Equipment ‘trade show’; Bandit adds two dealers; Stevens new Thompson VP of earthmoving; Southeastern Equipment donates CTLsH&E Equipment to hold “trade show format” grand opening for branch in Beaumont, Texas H&E Equipment will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new branch in Beaumont, Texas, on July 20. The new location, which brings the company’s branch total to 79, will service customers in eastern Texas and southwest Louisiana. The company is planning […]July 11, 2017RoadbuildingFormer MnDOT commissioner Sorel named head of North Dakota DOTNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has named Thomas Sorel to lead the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) beginning Aug. 7. He will oversee an agency with more than 1,000 employees and a two year budget of $1.2 billion He is currently the COO of the Minnesota Trucking Association and previously ran a transportation consulting […]July 11, 2017RoadbuildingMissouri approves 2018-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement ProgramThe Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the 2018-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which includes 605 new projects covering 2,247 lane-miles of interstate, 3,302 miles of major routes, 7,462 miles of minor routes and 499 bridges. “Our legislature and the citizens of Missouri have told us loud and clear to take care of […]July 11, 2017RoadbuildingTexas DOT launches I-35 quiz to educate motorists on safe drivingThe Texas Department of Transportation has launched an online quiz and sweepstakes to encourage safe driving along Interstate 35 this summer. The program, available at My35.org, offers a chance to win a trip to the 2017 iHeartRADIO Music Festival in Las Vegas. “The My35.org quiz challenges drivers to examine their driving behaviors and prompts them […]July 11, 2017DealersDoosan adds new dealers expanding coverage in Miss., New YorkDoosan Construction Equipment has added two dealers to its dealer network that will expand its coverage in Mississippi and western New York. Bobcat of Jackson (Mississippi), a division of Equipment Incorporated, will now carry Doosan crawler excavators, wheel excavators, material handlers and wheel loaders in addition to Bobcat compact equipment. “Our customer base, being primarily […]July 10, 2017RoadbuildingIllinois passes state budget, road construction can resumeThe Illinois House passed an override of a veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner late July 6 that puts into place the state’s first budget in two years. The state Senate had passed an override of Rauner’s budget veto earlier in the week. The move now lifts a work stoppage the Illinois Department of Transportation placed […]July 10, 2017Previous PagePage 18 of 225Next 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
