Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].RoadbuildingBudget cuts force delays to Okla. highway projectsSeven years of continued state funding cuts have led the Oklahoma Transportation Commission to drastically reduce and even remove some projects from the state’s 2018-2025 highway and bridge plan. Forty construction projects totaling more than $204 million were removed from the updated eight-year plan, and about 42 percent of all programmed projects are being delayed […]October 4, 2017RoadbuildingTDOT’s Chattanooga traffic center now operating 24/7The Tennessee Department of Transportation is staffing the Region 2 Traffic Management Center in Chattanooga 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to try to improve traffic management in a 24-county area. As of October 1, technicians and dispatchers have been monitoring traffic operations and communications in the center as part of the TDOT’s […]October 4, 2017DealersNew Deutz Service Center Chicago to serve parts of Ill., Ind.Deutz Service Center Chicago is opening in Elgin, Illinois, to serve the northern and east central part of the state as well as Northern Indiana. The new service center will provide regular maintenance and emergency service for Deutz engines, as well as provide Deutz parts and fluids. Technicians from the center will also travel to […]October 3, 2017Roadbuilding78-year-old NYC bridge knocked down by ‘energetic felling’The former Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City was brought down October 1 by a process called “energetic felling,” to make way for two new cable-stayed bridges. The process involved placing small explosives in key spots, causing the bridge to fall straight down, according to The Bridge. The trusses were dismantled with heavy equipment, and […]October 3, 2017Roadbuilding$70 million awarded to help reduce commercial vehicle crashesThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded more than $70 million in grants October 2 to states and educational institutions to prevent commercial vehicle crashes. Most of the money will go to help states improve their commercial vehicle safety programs, including adding advanced technology, and to improve the national commercial driver’s license program, the FMCSA […]October 3, 2017RoadbuildingWSDOT project to help fish pass beneath highwayA project to remove a failing culvert and replace it with a wider bridge will help drivers in Wooster Creek, Washington, but also help the fish. During heavy rains, the culvert blocks water flow and causes the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway (State Route 504) to flood. Hamilton Construction won the contract for the $4.8 million […]October 3, 2017Construction EquipmentBuiltrite 2280 mounted loader adds capacity but not weightBuiltrite Manufacturing has increased the lift capacity of its new Model 2280 Truck Mounted Loader over its previous model without increasing the loader’s overall weight, the company says. The 2280 has almost 10,000 pounds of lifting capacity – 3,000 more than the Model 2200-TM – with its overall weight remaining 11,900 pounds. The loader has […]October 2, 2017Construction EquipmentRedesigned Atlas Copco QAS generators smaller, more efficientAtlas Copco’s eight-model lineup of QAS generators has undergone an overhaul to make them easier to transport, operate and maintain, the company says. They feature Tier 4 Final engines from Isuzu, John Deere or MTU, and the generators take up 20 percent less space than their predecessors. They also come with the new Power Management […]October 2, 2017RoadbuildingNew AASHTO president hopes to work with Trump on infrastructureTennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer has been elected the new president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ board of directors. Schroer said he hopes to lead AASHTO’s efforts to work with the Trump administration and Congress to enact an infrastructure package and a new long-term transportation reauthorization bill. The impacts of […]October 2, 2017RoadbuildingNew inspector general to seek out waste in WisDOTThe Wisconsin Department of Transportation will create a new position to lead an effort to root out waste, fraud and abuse. The new inspector general’s tasks include reviewing all programs and initiatives to look for cost savings and then make recommendations for improvements, according to a WisDOT news release. The new position was created by […]October 2, 2017Previous PagePage 238 of 258Next PageTop StoriesCompact ExcavatorsBull Equipment Charges Into U.S. Market with Low-Cost Mini Excavator LineupThe five model mini excavator lineup touts prices up to “40 percent lower than big-brand alternatives.”Wheel LoadersA Closer Look: Volvo’s New Next-Gen L260 Wheel LoaderThe DirtKubota’s Next-Gen Excavators: Why are They So Popular?Compact Track LoadersTakeuchi’s First EH-Controlled Compact Track Loader – the TL11R3Featured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
