Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].RoadbuildingIll. loses $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads, traffic jams, report saysA new report says Illinois is losing $16.4 billion a year because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion. The report, released March 28 by nonprofit, Washington, D.C.-based transportation organization TRIP, determined that more than one-third of the state’s locally and state-maintained urban roads are in “poor or mediocre condition” and 9 percent of […]April 5, 2018Construction EquipmentLandscaping Roundup: 15 attachments for grinding stumps, driving posts, clearing brush, moreA variety of landscaping attachments are designed to turn your skid steer, excavator and other equipment into lean, mean brush-clearing machines. They can also grind stumps, drive posts and perform other tasks. Stump chips stay in the hole Fecon’s Stumpex stump grinder works on skid steers with as little as 20 gallons per minute of […]April 3, 2018RoadbuildingTrucking group files federal lawsuit over ‘excessive tolls’ on Pa. TurnpikeA national trucking organization is challenging the constitutionality of what it calls excessive tolls charged by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a federal lawsuit that says $5.875 billion the turnpike commission has paid to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is unconstitutional because the tolls that fund it put […]April 3, 2018RoadbuildingLast road panel installed in Seattle SR-99 tunnel dug by BerthaThe Washington State Department of Transportation reports that the last of 1,152 road panels have been installed on the new State Route 99 tunnel, which will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The panels form the lower deck of the double-deck highway, which will allow drivers to travel under downtown Seattle as a bypass or stay […]April 2, 2018RoadbuildingARTBA files to toss out 102-year-old federal rule for purchasing patented road productsA 102-year-old federal procurement rule is stifling the use of products by state and local governments that could make U.S. roads safer, and it’s time for it to be repealed, says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). To that end, ARTBA filed a petition March 27 with the U.S. Department of Transportation to […]March 30, 2018RoadbuildingGa. DOT to build first truck-only lanes on congested I-75 NorthThe Georgia Department of Transportation is moving forward with plans to create interstate lanes designated solely for commercial vehicles. The truck-only lane project would be the first of its kind in the United States, GDOT says. GDOT plans to hire a general engineering consultant by the end of 2018 to manage the project development and […]March 29, 2018Construction EquipmentSkyjack’s first compact telehandler, the SJ519, has a roomy, convertible cabSkyjack has entered the compact telehandler market, but it says it has done so without sacrificing cab space. The company says its new SJ519 TH offers best-in-class cab size. The “little big cab,” as the company calls it, also features a door that fully opens so operators can have easier entry and exit. Product Manager […]March 28, 2018RoadbuildingHistoric Cincinnati bridge closed for repairs after car crashes into beamThe Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports that it is awaiting a final proposal for repair of the 151-year-old John A. Roebling Bridge between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Convington, Kentucky. KTC said the bridge, which was a prototype for the Brooklyn Bridge, would probably not reopen until June after a car crashed into one of its vertical members […]March 27, 2018RoadbuildingHighway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by TrumpThe new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night […]March 26, 2018Construction EquipmentASV unveils RS-75, VS-75 skid steers with best-in-class ground clearanceASV designed its new large-frame RS-75 and VS-75 with a ground clearance of 10.5 inches, which is more than 2 inches higher than other machines in their class, the company says. The higher ground clearance makes it easier to traverse obstacles like rocks and stumps without getting stuck. Both skid steers, the company’s largest, also […]March 23, 2018Previous PagePage 201 of 257Next 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
