Chris Hill (EQW)RoadbuildingRicketts, Schneweis officially launch Nebraska Department of TransportationThe Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), a combination of the state’s Department of Roads and Department of Aeronautics, has been officially launched in a ceremony conducted by Gov. Pete Ricketts and NDOT Director Kyle Schneweis. Ricketts signed the law creating the agency, LB339, earlier this year. The move is an effort to create efficiencies, with […]July 3, 2017RoadbuildingMissouri picks Massman Construction, HNTB for new Champ Clark Bridge design/buildThe Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has selected Kansas City-based Massman Construction for building the new Champ Clark Bridge, with HNTB providing the design services. The new bridge, which is a partnership between the Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation (MoDOT), replaces a 90-year-old structure in the city of Louisiana, Missouri, that is the oldest […]July 3, 2017RoadbuildingAAA says 2017 July 4th holiday travel will break recordAAA reports the 2017 Independence Day holiday travel period, from June 30 to July 4, will be the most traveled in the U.S. during that period that has ever been recorded. The group says 44.2 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles away from home on U.S. roads, rails, waterways and in […]July 3, 2017DealersThompson Tractor names Stevens VP of earthmoving salesThompson Tractor has named Charlie Stevens as vice president for earthmoving sales with responsibilities that also includes the company’s Cat Rental Store Division. Stevens first worked for the company in 1989 as a sales trainee, followed by serving as an Earthmoving Sales Representative. He has been the Region Manager for the Western Sales Regions for the […]June 30, 2017RoadbuildingUSDOT creates INFRA grant program to replace FASTLANE, encourage private investmentThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created a new transportation project grant program that replaces the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) Grants program and makes $1.5 billion available and aims to use investment from private industry. The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, USDOT […]June 30, 2017RoadbuildingFive states honored in western regional America’s Transportation Awards competitionFive states representing eight projects received honors for top transportation projects as western regional winners for the America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials annual meeting. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the AAA motor club and the U.S. Chamber of […]June 30, 2017RoadbuildingKentucky Transportation Cabinet releases data-driven prioritized project listThe Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has released a prioritized project list rated by its new Strategic Highway Investment Formula for Tomorrow (SHIFT) that looks at a project’s safety, congestion, asset management, economic growth and cost-benefit ratios. The Virginia Department of Transportation instituted a similar project assessment program called SMART SCALE last year. KYTC says it […]June 30, 2017DealersSoutheastern Equipment donates CTLs for Team Rubicon Detroit revitalization projectSoutheastern Equipment, a Case CE dealer, has donated the use of two TR310 compact track loaders (CTL) fitted with grapple buckets to Team Rubicon for a Detroit neighborhood revitalization project. Team Rubicon is a disaster response group run by veterans and Case CE has been working with them for nearly two years. The project, Operation […]June 29, 2017RoadbuildingIllinois transportation project shutdown could cost millions per week, thousands of jobsThe American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Allison Premo Black says a “prolonged” shutdown of transportation projects in Illinois, which could be initiated by June 30 if the Illinois legislature does not approve a state budget, could potentially cost $345 million per week and put 43,000 related jobs at risk. Two […]June 29, 2017RoadbuildingNevada’s Move Over law includes DOT vehicles starting July 1Nevada’s Mover Over law will include Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and Freeway Service Patrol vehicles beginning July 1. Violators of the law can be charged with a misdemeanor. The state recently added this amendment to the law that requires drivers to “slow down, proceed with caution, and, if possible, move to the far lane […]June 29, 2017Previous PagePage 21 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
