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Construction Equipment: Page 587

Construction Equipment
Hopes dim for a highway bill this year
A few people in Congress have made polite gestures towards bringing a House transportation bill to the floor before the end of the month, but transportation analyst and author of the Innovations Newsbriefs news letter Ken Orseki thinks any such legislation is bound to die on the vine this year. The chief problem is that with just three […]
January 15, 2010
Maintenance
Product Focus – October 2009
SHARP STEERING Steer with pinpoint precision with Wirtgen America’s W 150 compact milling machine, which features a “wasp-waist” shaped chassis section that enables an improved view of the milling edge. ·Equipped with a four-fold full floating and height adjustment system ·Optional 4-foot, 4-foot 3-inch or 5-foot working widths ·Four crawler track units provide reliable traction. […]
January 15, 2010
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Machine Matters – October 2009
14-to-15-foot-dig-depth-class backhoes address control preferences With backhoes, it’s all about the hydraulics, especially in the production-minded 14- and 15-foot dig depth size classes. Still-popular manual controls, mechanically connected to the hydraulic spool in the valve block, give operators a sense of feel, but also have longer throws, requiring more effort. And so another option appeared […]
January 14, 2010
Business
First Word – November 2009
In February, I wrote about the kickoff for Equipment World’s Contractor’s Dream Package – a spectacular assortment of prizes worth nearly $100,000 – that goes to a single winner. That prize package was awarded October 29 to Cathy Lothes, president of R & L Excavating in Newark, Ohio. Lothes was thrilled with the package and […]
January 14, 2010
Construction Equipment
Caltrans allocated $139 million for transportation, $2 million from stimulu
The California Transportation Commission allocated $139 million to improve the state’s transportation system and provide further support for the state’s economy.  The allocations include $2 million in federal stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.   The remaining $137 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal […]
January 12, 2010
Construction Equipment
Caltrans awards $8.7 million to improve transportation in local communities
Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the release of more than $8.7 million allocated for transportation planning grants with 68 agencies, including local governments, planning groups, community-based organizations, and tribal governments. Click here for the news release containing details.
January 12, 2010
Construction Equipment
House OKs three-month extension of SAFETEA-LU
And it looks like the extensions have begun…but at least we won’t be running on empty Sept. 30. The House on Sept. 23 passed a three-month extension to the surface transportation bill SAFETEA-LU, which is set to expire on Sept. 30. Its predecessor, TEA-21, endured extensions during a nearly two-year period. The extension, H.R. 3617, […]
January 12, 2010
Business
‘Clunkers’ cripples auto sales for September
If you had any business sense you knew this was going to happen. The cash for clunkers program spiked automotive sales in August followed by a huge drop off in sales last month. If you want to teach your kids something about economics this is great lesson in how the government can’t create wealth or […]
January 11, 2010
Construction Equipment
Transportation bill back in play?
Facing unrelentingly bad employment news the White House and Congress seem to be floating some trial balloons about the possibility of a second stimulus bill  favorable to transportation infrastructure, according to Bloomberg’s news service. Key quote: “If there was to be another round of stimulus, additional infrastructure would be at the top of the list,” […]
January 11, 2010
Construction Equipment
“They’ll tax the pennies on your eyes…”
So goes the lyrics to a popular Beatles song. Equipment dealers in Kentucky weigh in on that state’s crippling “inventory tax,” which if you’ve got a few dozen pieces of yellow iron in the yard adds up pretty quickly.
January 11, 2010
Business
The construction industry says, ‘We’re not gonna take it!’
At Chicago’s Soldier Field Today (Home of the Chicago Bears football team) local business leaders, laborers and construction workers rallied in a caravan of construction equipment to urge the federal government to stop job loss and to move quickly on the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU. A caravan of idle construction equipment including a motor grader, rough terrain […]
January 11, 2010
Equipment
Clean technology revolution
According to Merrill Lynch, the world is on the cusp of a clean technology revolution. This could very well turn out to be true if the EPA goes after the rest of the industrial world as hard as it has diesel engine emissions. Exhaust emissions from today’s diesels are more than 90 percent cleaner than […]
January 11, 2010
Roadbuilding
Are You Ready for the Road Salt Shortage?
Skyrocketing prices, a supply shortage, and recordbreaking snows last winter are challenging state DOTs and making them manage their salt supplies smarter. The availability of salt this winter may be a slippery one, with salt hard to come by in some geographic areas and prices significantly more than last year. The Midwest, in particular, is […]
January 11, 2010
Technology
Alternative energy firms doing well
Not everybody is getting hammered by the recession. According to this Wall Street Journal story companies that specialize in alternative energy are growing and attracting lots of capital and venture fund money. Key quote: “investments in clean technology companies totaled $8.4 billion, up 40 percent from last year.”  Biodiesel production soared from 28 million gallons in […]
January 11, 2010
Technology
New biofuel blog debuts
So you’re in the office putting together a bid, thinking this one should be a piece of cake when you read in the specifications: All mobile construction equipment used shall be powered by a B20 biodiesel blend.” What do you do if you’ve never done biodiesel? We recommend you check out this new blog and […]
January 11, 2010
Technology
Subaru puts EFI into small engines
Small gasoline engines used to be the bottom of the barrel when it came to technological sophistication. No longer. Subaru has introduced a line of electronic fuel injection engines, the EH72 V-Twin and EH72 UTV, suitable for welders, generators, pressure washers and lawnmowers. These engines use an electronic control unit and sensors (just like cars […]
January 11, 2010
Construction Equipment
Congressional commission: U.S. should shift from gas tax to a mileage-based usage fee by 2020
The National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission — a bi-partisan commission created by Congress — is urging lawmakers to change the way it funds infrastructure after two years of study and deliberation. In its final report, “Paying Out Way: A New Framework for Transportation Finance,” released on Feb. 26, the commission recommends that the federal […]
January 11, 2010
Technology
Doosan ramps up hybrid excavator
How would you like to save $10,000 in fuel a year on a 22-ton excavator? That’s the claim being made by Doosan Infracore with its revolutionary hybrid excavator. The machine will have a diesel engine, electric swing motor, electric converter and an ultra-capacitor that will store excess energy during turning and light-duty operations. The stored […]
January 11, 2010
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