Joy Powell (EQW)RoadbuildingCommuter-heavy Md. benefiting from governor’s mobility plans, report saysThe Governor of Maryland has proposed transportation improvements designed to improve mobility, according to a new report. Read more on what's included in it.March 27, 2019DealersLuby Equipment Services promotes three for south territoryLuby Equipment Services, a CASE Construction Equipment dealer, has announced the promotion of Scott Morga, Tom Schaedler, and Daniel Cheney. More details here.March 25, 2019DealersBobcat honors its 16 top-performing dealersThese 16 authorized equipment dealerships were the highest-performing dealers across the North American Bobcat dealer network. Details on Equipment World.March 22, 2019RoadbuildingIllinois Tollway approves $147M in construction and pro contracts in MarchThese construction and professional engineering service contracts approved were approved by the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors this month. Details here.March 22, 2019DealersHyundai CE honors top dealers, celebrates 20% sales jumpHyundai Construction Equipment sales grew by more than 20 percent year over year in 2018. That’s the good news dealers heard at the Hyundai CE Americas Summit held in Orlando, Florida. More than 80 dealer management attended Hyundai Construction Equipment’s Annual Dealer Summit, which was designed to celebrate the continued success of the Hyundai brand […]March 21, 2019Roadbuilding$33.4M Ill. Route 23 project gets under way in MarengoThe Illinois Tollway is starting construction on the $33.4 million Illinois Route 23 Interchange Project on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) in Marengo. The project will create a new, full-access interchange with local road improvements, including construction of roundabouts, the plans say. The Illinois Route 23 Interchange will be the first interstate connection […]March 21, 2019RoadbuildingMinn. governor proposes 20-cent-per-gallon gas tax increaseMinnesota’s new Governor, Tim Walz, is proposing to increase Minnesota’s gas tax by 20 cents per gallon to pay for road and bridge projects. Under Walz’s budget proposal, the state’s gas tax would increase to 48.6 cents from 28.6 cents, a 70-percent jump, KSTP TV reports. That would make Minnesota’s tax the fourth-highest in the […]March 20, 2019DealersJY Voghel becomes Cedarapids distributor for QuebecJY Voghel has been named as the Cedarapids distributor for the Quebec province in Canada. Voghel has specialized in the supply of heavy equipment for the environment and construction industries throughout the Quebec province since 1996, a press release says. The company’s approach is to provide their customers with innovative equipment that gives them high-value-added […]March 19, 2019RoadbuildingTRB webinar to delve into methods for determining whether roadway will sustain super heavy loadThe impacts of superheavy load (SHL) movement on flexible pavements – and processes for best handling that – will be the subject of a free upcoming Transportation Research Board webinar. It’s part of a U.S. Federal Highway Administration-sponsored research project. SHL hauling units are much larger and heavier than standard trucks and may […]March 19, 2019RoadbuildingAccelerated Bridge Construction picks up speed with lower costs, safer job sitesThe use of Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) is growing, with prefabricated elements and systems reducing or eliminating the onsite construction time needed to build a similar structure using conventional methods. ABC relies on innovative planning, design, materials and construction methods to reduce both onsite bridge construction and reconstruction time. That’s important to highway contractors who […]March 15, 2019Page 1 of 61Next PageTop StoriesCompact Track LoadersCloser Look: Hyundai's New "Tool Carrier" HT30 Compact Track LoaderThe 72-horsepower CTL handles more than just buckets, with high-flow auxiliary hydraulics for running multiple attachments.ExcavatorsLiuGong's New 925F CR Excavator Packs Full-Size Muscle Into a Compact RadiusExcavatorsLiebherr Unveils 3 New Generation 8 Excavators: R 915, R 917 and R 920Compact Track LoadersKubota's Most Powerful CTL Yet: Inside the New 112-HP SVL110-3Vintage EquipmentThe RayGo Giant: Strange, Rare and Once the World’s Largest Motor Grader
