Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].Construction EquipmentNew Ammann hand guides reduce vibrations on plate compactor operatorsAmmann has upgraded the hand guides on its APR Reversible Vibratory Plate Compactors to reduce vibrations that reach the operator. A new mounting process reduces hand-arm vibration to below 2.5 meters per second squared over the course of an eight-hour day, which is low enough to not require documentation of operator hours in the United […]April 17, 2018RoadbuildingGDOT stored materials contributed to Atlanta I-85 bridge collapse, NTSB report saysThe Georgia Department of Transportation failed to assess the fire risk of storing construction material underneath the Interstate 85 bridge near Atlanta that collapsed last spring, according to the National Transportation Safety Board in its new report on what caused the bridge’s demise. The NTSB determined the probable cause of the collapse on I-85 was […]April 17, 2018RoadbuildingTrump infrastructure adviser resigns; President touts plan as job creatorA week after President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio to push his infrastructure plan, the designer of the $200 billion proposal has announced his resignation. D.J. Gribbin, the special assistant to the president for infrastructure, joined the White House in January 2017 and is credited with developing the infrastructure plan, which calls for $200 billion […]April 9, 2018Construction EquipmentFla. crane collapse narrowly misses workersA crane fell at about 8:30 a.m. April 5 at the construction site for a new headquarters for the St. Petersburg Police Department barely missing several workers on the scene. In a video released by the Police Department workers can be seen running as the crane falls. Crane Falls Crane Falls at New Police Headquarters […]April 6, 2018BusinessDodge economist: Trump tariffs won’t halt construction growthThough there are some concerning signs on the horizon, including President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, they won’t stop the continued expansion of the overall construction industry through 2018 and into 2019, according to Bob Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. Murray said the industry was able to absorb the […]April 6, 2018RoadbuildingLincoln South Beltway project in Neb. moves to final design stageThe Lincoln South Beltway is now ready for final design and for right-of-way acquisition after clearing environmental review, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The $300 million project involves building an 11-mile freeway south of Lincoln between U.S. 77 and Nebraska Highway 2. The beltway will improve east‑west regional and interstate traffic flow through […]April 6, 2018Safety & ComplianceELD mandate: Full enforcement has begun; AGC to seek construction exemptionThough full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate began April 1, the Associated General Contractors of America has not given up on seeking an exemption for the construction industry. Brian Deery, senior director of AGC’s Highway & Transportation Division, said that over the next few months AGC will be talking with other industry […]April 5, 2018RoadbuildingIll. 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, 2018Previous PagePage 208 of 265Next PageTop StoriesMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Articulated Dump Trucks and Sales Trends for 2024-2025Find out the most popular models of new and used financed articulated dump trucks and which models are fetching the most at auction.Compact Utility LoadersVermeer Rolls Out 4 New ML Series Stand-on Mini Track LoadersVintage EquipmentWatch Antique Tractors from Holt, Best, Caterpillar at HCEA Show 2025Pickups2026 GMC Canyon Revealed: 4 Trims, 7,700 Lbs. Towing, Loads of FeaturesCompact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Develon’s Reduced Tail-Swing DX62R-7 Mini Excavator
