Don McLoudDon McLoud is the executive editor of Equipment World. He can be reached at [email protected].RoadbuildingFrom J-Turns to Rumble Strips – DOTs Find Low-Cost Ways to Make Roads SaferThe 2023 National Roadway Safety Awards reveal simple engineering conversions that are reducing fatal and serious-injury crashes.March 21, 2024Compact equipment attachmentsRepair Roads with Your Skid Steer with Crafco's New EZ Patcher (Video)The attachment is operated from the cab for increased production and safety when repairing cracks, potholes, fiber-optic trenches, etc.March 19, 2024Safety & Compliance18-Year-Old Dies in Trench; Repeat Violator Faces $258K in PenaltiesHurtado Construction faces penalties of $257,811 after 8 OSHA citations following a previous fatality in 2007, according to OSHA.March 19, 2024Compact Track LoadersA Closer Look: Cat’s New 265 Compact Track Loader Revealed (Video)Take a walkaround tour of Cat's newest CTL, which boasts "more performance, more power and more comfort."March 18, 2024Roadbuilding“Beyond Repair”: Closed I-195 Bridge Will Be Demolished, RebuiltEngineers found much more damage to the deck, girders, piers and foundations than the initial critical failure of tie-down rods.March 15, 2024Skid Steer LoadersConvert Your Skid Steer to Tracks with the New Mattracks RT125 TCIt takes less than an hour to convert all four skid steer tires to rubber tracks, the company says.March 15, 2024Safety & ComplianceConstruction Safety Scam – Company Accused of Selling 20K Fake Training CardsValor's president bought luxury cars, homes, jewelry, yacht after the company issued fake cards for training that never occurred, D.A. says.March 12, 2024Construction EquipmentMilwaukee Tool Reveals First Battery-Power Submersible Pump for ConstructionThe pump and backpack battery console can be carried easily around the jobsite for water removal. Watch it in action here.March 8, 2024RoadbuildingVideo: Contractor Completes NASCAR Track’s First Repave in 23 YearsThe famous Sonoma Raceway has posted some cool videos and photos of the 61-day project.March 7, 2024Safety & ComplianceGeorgia Contractor Faces $308K in Penalties for Fatal Trench CollapseA worker was found face down submerged in water and buried in dirt at the bottom of a 21-foot-deep trench, according to OSHA.March 5, 2024Previous PagePage 37 of 258Next PageTop StoriesThe DirtKubota’s Next-Gen Excavators: Why are They So Popular?On this episode of The Dirt, we take a deep dive into Kubota’s dash-5 mini excavator lineup.Compact Track LoadersTakeuchi’s First EH-Controlled Compact Track Loader – the TL11R3Compact Track LoadersCTLs Dominate 40 Years After Tracks Added to a Skid Steer – Buyer’s Guide 2025Compact equipmentA Closer Look: Toro Debuts its First Tracked, Electric Dingo & Ultra BuggiesFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
