Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].Construction EquipmentSuperRoads sells Python pothole patcher product line to Korean firmSmart Air Chamber, which makes crash cushion protection for roads, work zones and monitoring systems, has purchased SuperiorRoads Solutions’ pothole patcher product lines, the Python 5000 and SR 6000. The purchase also leads to the creation of a new company, which will keep the SuperiorRoads name and continue to be based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, […]November 28, 2017Safety & ComplianceNew products designed to ease ELD mandate complianceTo get ready for the December 18 federal electronics logging device mandate, companies have been releasing new software and ELDs to help the construction industry comply. Here is a sampling of some of those new products: Coretex Coretex’s ELD solution is compatible with all vehicle types, uses the company’s existing range of TMU in-vehicle hardware […]November 27, 2017DealersThompson Cat adds Prinoth Panther to rental lineupAnother dealership has signed up to represent the Prinoth Panther lineup. Thompson Cat of Memphis, Tennessee, which covers western Tennessee and northern Mississippi, will add the Panthers to its offerings. A Prinoth news release notes that the Panthers are powered by Caterpillar engines. The Prinoth Panthers will be added to the dealership’s Cat Rental Store. […]November 27, 2017RoadbuildingSignage continues thermal wrong-way detection installation in Ariz.Signs are going up on Interstate 17 in Phoenix to alert drivers to the proper direction to drive. The overhead “Wrong Way” signs are part of a new system that would be the first in the nation to use thermal cameras to detect and warn wrong-way drivers. Installation of the system began earlier this […]November 27, 2017RoadbuildingDeaths from transportation accidents rise 5% in 20162016 was a deadly year for transportation accidents, for road, rail, water and air, with 2,030 more fatalities than in 2015, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. In 2016, a total of 39,339 people died in transportation accidents, up from 37,309, the NTSB reports. Of those, 95 percent of the fatalities occurred on highways. […]November 27, 2017RoadbuildingColo. DOT puts parolees to work on maintenance projectsThe Colorado Department of Transportation is hiring people with criminal records to work on bridges and clean up areas along roadsides in an effort to give those on parole a second chance. CDOT contracts with the Center for Employment Opportunities to place the parolees in full-time and transitional employment. The center operates transitional work crews […]November 27, 2017Construction EquipmentStub-Ease gets rid of tripping hazard caused by conduit stub-upEmergent Safety’s new Stub-Ease is designed to eliminate slips, trips and falls caused by conduit stub-ups. The device, made of high-density polyethylene for the electrical and concrete construction industries, is attached by embedded threaded coupling to a conduit before cement is poured. After the pour, the Stub-Ease is cut down to the concrete slab and […]November 24, 2017RoadbuildingTransportation safety certificate seeks to curb work zone deathsAlarmed at the statistic that 50,000 deaths and injuries occur each year in or around U.S. road and bridge construction sites, a national organization has developed a safety training certificate with the goal of creating incident-free transportation work zones worldwide. So far, 111 candidates have been listed as earning the Safety Certification for Transportation Project […]November 24, 2017RoadbuildingMore truckers, bus drivers wearing seat belts, FMCSA reportsCommercial truck and bus drivers are buckling up more than ever, according to a recent survey by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The survey reports that 86 percent buckled up in 2016, up from 84 percent in 2013, when the survey was last conducted. The rise in seat-belt use has been steady since the […]November 24, 2017RoadbuildingNew website geared to training Ariz. traffic incident respondersArizona emergency responders have a new website offering a clearinghouse for traffic incident management training. “Effective traffic incident management keeps the public safe, emergency responders safe and traffic moving,” said Derek Arnson, Traffic Management Group manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation. “It’s important that everyone who responds to a traffic incident, from law enforcement […]November 24, 2017Previous PagePage 221 of 257Next PageTop StoriesCompact equipmentA Closer Look: Toro Debuts its First Tracked, Electric Dingo & Ultra BuggiesAn all-electric jobsite is now a reality, enabling contractors to ditch sledgehammers, shovels and wheelbarrows on indoor and outdoor jobs.Graders/ScrapersLiuGong Enters North American Motor Grader Market with the 4215DOff-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksCompact Track Loaders"Send in the The Rook!" – The Crime-Fighting Cat Compact Track Loader (Video)Featured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
