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Maintenance
Got potholes? There’s an app for that!
With Smartphone technology, it’s all about the apps. From weather to banking and social media, you can do just about anything from your phone. Now, you can even report a pothole with the launch of the “Fill That Hole” iPhone app, which instantly reports potholes. The iPhone app combines a photograph of a pothole with […]
October 20, 2010
Business
Product Focus
Grinders, chippers and shredders By Lauren Heartsill POWERFUL PROCESSOR The Diamond Z DZH4000tkt grinder, DZ’s smallest horizontal model, can process up to 95 tons, or 620 yards, of pallets and construction waste per hour. • Uses either a Tier 2 Caterpillar 765-horsepower or Tier 3 Caterpillar 700-horsepower engine • Can be transported on a low-bed […]
October 6, 2010
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February 19, 2025
Equipment
The owning and operating costs of dump trucks
The three-axle dump truck is as integral to construction jobsites as any piece of yellow iron or paving equipment. But unlike off-road equipment, which has seen a number of small, incremental improvements over the past few years, Class 8 dump trucks have enjoyed significant technological progress. Things like engines that can go up to a […]
October 6, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Larry Phillips Vine Grove, Kentucky By Amy Materson Phillips Brothers Construction Year started: 1981 Annual volume: $10 million Markets served: Excavation, site development, utility work, demolition and commercial building. Originally working for his family’s dairy farm, this heavy equipment buff decided if he was going to toil so hard, he might as well […]
October 5, 2010
Equipment
Marketplace
By Amy Materson No ripping Scarify gravel, bitumen and sealed asphalt roads without ripping with FAE USA’s MTH soil stabilizer and asphalt grinder attachment, which also functions as a forestry tiller. Available in three models, the MTH attaches to tractors ranging from 230 to 360 horsepower, and is available in working widths from 82 to […]
October 5, 2010
Safety
Inspection Checkpoint: How to inspect a used small dozer
By Marcia Gruver Good used machines are at a premium these days, so it was the luck of the draw that we got to inspect not one, but two small dozers at the Tractor & Equipment yard in Birmingham, Alabama. Sitting side by side were a Komatsu 78-horsepower D31PX-22 with 500 hours and a 110-horsepower […]
October 5, 2010
Roadbuilding
Minnesota gets $677 million in stimulus funds
Construction is underway or completed on $677 million in Minnesota highway, transit, and wastewater projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus,” the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced on Sept. 30. The committee released its latest periodic report on the implementation of Recovery Act transportation and infrastructure programs, and […]
October 1, 2010
Safety
Final stimulus transit grant awarded: $2.2 million
The final grant for public transit under the the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus,” was awarded on Sept. 29 when U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a $2.2 million grant for Indiana’s Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, or “CityBus.” Stimlus transit projects have created nearly 10,000 jobs across the county, according to […]
September 29, 2010
Business
TXI loses $23.7 million in first quarter
Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) on Sept. 23 reported financial results for the quarter ended Aug. 31, 2010. Results for the quarter were a net loss of $23.7 million or $.85 per share and included an after-tax charge of $18.0 million or $.65 per share with respect to the company’s refinancing. Net income for the quarter […]
September 24, 2010
Business
The top 20 urban roads in ‘poor’ condition
Twenty-four percent of the nation’s major metropolitan roads – interstates, freeways and other critical local routes – have pavements in poor condition, resulting in rough rides and costing the average urban motorist $402 annually in additional vehicle operating costs, according to a new report released on Sept. 22 by TRIP, a national transportation research group. […]
September 23, 2010
Business
JLG launches quarterly e-newsletter
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corp. company, is introducing LiftPod@Work, a new quarterly e-newsletter. Designed to highlight safe work practices and ways to enhance productivity on the job, the free online publication also includes information about the LiftPod portable work platform and offers insights for success in business. “LiftPod@Work provides us with a communications vehicle […]
September 23, 2010
Maintenance
Volvo machines now come with CareTrack
Volvo Construction Equipment machines – wheel loaders over 10 tonnes, articulated haulers, excavators over 12 tons and motor graders – in the U.S. and Canada will come standard-equipped with CareTrack, Volvo’s telematics system. CareTrack facilitates mapping and tracking, monitors machine utilization and fuel consumption and manages maintenance costs. The system communicates using a GSM/GPRS mobile […]
September 21, 2010
Safety
AEM updates safety manual
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers produced an updated safety manual for carrier mounted hydraulic breakers. The manual reflects current industry practice in machine design and construction, as well as up-to-date industry best safety practices. The updated Carrier Mounted Hydraulic Breaker Safety Manual (Form CMHB-1004) replaces the AEM Hydraulic Mounted Breaker Safety Manual (Form MB-140). AEM […]
September 20, 2010
Business
Find out who won the Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has named the recipients of its 20th annual “Excellence in Concrete Pavement” awards, which recognize quality concrete pavements constructed in the United States and Canada. The awards program encourages high-quality workmanship in every concrete pavement project and serves as a forum for sharing information about highly successful projects. Projects are […]
September 17, 2010
Business
Maintenance
Information flows in mixed fleet applications using new AEMP telematics standards If you’ve stayed away from telematics* in the past because of the complexity, good news is coming. Starting in October, an industry-wide standard will take effect that makes it possible to collect mixed fleet data from multiple OEMs and download it into […]
September 9, 2010
Equipment
Marketplace
By Amy Materson JAWBREAKER Crush up to 750 tons per hour with the Powerscreen Pegson XA750 mobile jaw crusher from Terex. Fitted with a hydraulically driven pan feeder and live pre-screening unit, the Pegson XA750 removes fines and sizes prior to crushing while avoiding packing and unnecessary manganese wear. A 55-by-32-inch unrestricted feed opening delivers […]
September 6, 2010
Maintenance
Product Focus
Demolition attachments By Lauren Heartsill POWER HANDLER Maximize excavator efficiency with Amulet’s G2 PowerClamp progressive-link hydraulic thumb, which can support beams or remove unwieldy materials, debris and rip-rap. • Designed for excavators from 30,000 to 100,000 pounds • Made for use with a quick coupler • Reaches an average of 180 degrees of thumb rotation. […]
September 6, 2010
Safety
Special Report
Tier 4 Interim Big changes in store for new equipment next year … and 2012 … and 2014. By Tom Jackson It’s just three months and counting before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim regulations for non-road engines takes effect for most medium to large horsepower bands. And when it does, the new machines […]
September 6, 2010
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