Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].RoadbuildingHouse tax reform disregards highway funding, ARTBA saysA national transportation association says the U.S. House “has dropped the ball” on highway funding with its new tax bill. The bill, designed to provide corporate and individual tax relief, fails to address the Highway Trust Fund, which the American Road & Transportation Builders Association says will become insolvent in 2021. ARTBA also said in […]November 21, 2017RoadbuildingMass. Turnpike project estimated at $1.2 billion, to begin in 2020A plan to rebuild the Allston Interchange on the Massachusetts Turnpike could cost $1.2 billion with work starting in 2020, The Boston Globe reports. The project, on Interstate 90 between Boston University and the Charles River, is needed to replace the deteriorated Allston viaduct, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation says. The bridge has average daily […]November 21, 2017RoadbuildingWV Turnpike authority seeking corporate sponsorshipsMore advertising could be coming to the West Virginia Turnpike, as the tollway’s authority seeks corporate sponsorships to help defray costs of maintaining and improving the 88-mile road. West Virginia would join other states such as Florida that see corporate sponsorships of rest areas, vehicle breakdown services and various signage as a way to prevent […]November 21, 2017Construction EquipmentPengo InterLok coupler provides versatile auger attachmentPengo’s new InterLok coupler for skid steer loaders eliminates the need for auger bit adapters when attaching bits to auger drives with various sizes of output shafts. The variable geometry auger bit coupler allows the company’s Aggressor auger to be equipped with H-200, H-250 and R-256 connection sizes. To attach an auger, insert the coupler […]November 20, 2017Roadbuilding3 contractors, 2 VDOT employees plead guilty to snowplow briberyTwo Virginia Department of Transportation officials and three contractors pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme in which the officials awarded snowplowing contracts in exchange for some of the profits, according to The Washington Post. VDOT officials Kenneth D. Adams, 42, and Anthony Willie, 55, took about $500,000 in bribes and have pleaded guilty to federal […]November 20, 2017RoadbuildingAndy Warhol Bridge to reopen in Pittsburgh after $26 million rehabThe rehab of the Andy Warhol Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh is finished, and the bridge reopened November 18 after being closed since August 2016. Also known as the 7th Street Bridge, it opened in 1926 as one of the first self-anchored suspension bridges in the United States. It is one of the city’s famous three […]November 20, 2017RoadbuildingWashington’s Anacostia River Tunnel wins international awardThe Anacostia River Tunnel Project in Washington, D.C., has won an international tunneling award. The project, designed to prevent raw sewage from overflowing into the river, was named the Sustainability Initiative of the Year by the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA). The ITA presented nine tunneling awards, with the Anacostia tunnel the only […]November 20, 2017RoadbuildingRoadHog turns a wheel loader into an asphalt milling machineRoadHog has a new attachment to turn your wheel loader into an asphalt milling machine. The attachment runs on its own engine and hydraulic system, so it does not require power from the loader. The company says it is ideal for milling asphalt prior to overlay, cutting utility trenches and recycling chip and seal. It […]November 17, 2017RoadbuildingColo. DOT partners to build Hyperloop-inspired systemHigh-speed transportation startup company Arrivo plans to build its first ultra-high-speed transit system in Denver. The system, inspired by the Hyperloop concept, would reduce travel times from 1 hour between such locales as the Denver International Airport and downtown to less than 10 minutes. The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Denver area toll authority […]November 17, 2017RoadbuildingNTSB: Fatal bus crash caused by driver fatigue, regulators’ failureA new report from the National Transportation Safety Board on a motorcoach crash that killed four passengers August 2, 2016, near Livingston, California, criticizes federal regulators for not doing enough to prevent such accidents. “Here’s yet another fatal crash involving both a motorcoach carrier with a starkly evident history of safety problems and a severely […]November 17, 2017Previous PagePage 226 of 261Next PageTop StoriesPickupsHemi V8 or Cummins Diesel? – 2026 Ram 2500 HD Offers Hefty ChoiceRam is also rolling out two new models for its heavy-duty, 3/4-ton truck line: the Warlock and Black Express.Vintage Equipment“The Great Tractor Race” – Cat’s 1931 Film Reveals its Early Crawlers in Zany EventCompact equipmentMassimo Expands UTV Line with 6-Seater T-Boss 900LThe DirtWhat’s New on Komatsu’s Next-Gen PC220LC-12 Excavator? – Almost Everything!Featured SponsorThink like a thief to protect your fleet. 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