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Maintenance: Page 41
Safety
Montana builder wins Caterpillar Safety Award
William Pierce, a custom home building from Helena, Montana, was named the winner of Caterpillar’s Safety Award on Friday, as part of the Equipment World Contractor of the Year event, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. NASCAR driver Jeff Burton presented the award. While all 12 of the Contractor of the Year finalists had above […]
January 6, 2010
Maintenance
There are bigger concerns than one piece of legislation
In a recent phone call with Jeff Solsby, director of communications for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), I asked him about the proposed legislation by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Texas’ senior senator. She has introduced legislation that will allow states to opt out of the federal highway program. Rather than receiving […]
January 6, 2010
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Safety
New manual incorporates allowable stress, load factor, and load and resistance factor rating methods
There’s a new manual out from the Association of American Safety and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) that incorporates allowable stress, load factor, and load and resistance factor rating methods. The book provides guidelines for the procedures and policies used to determine the physical condition, maintenance needs and load capacity of highway bridges. It also includes […]
January 6, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: James “Augie” and Nancy Henning
James “Augie” and Nancy Henning; McDaniels, Kentucky This couple’s main advice after 34 years in construction: stick with it. Success in this industry takes years. Henning Construction has grown in phases. At first, Augie, with Nancy at his side, began as August Henning Construction. He had one truck and the carpentry skills he’d learned while […]
January 5, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Jay Proffitt
Perhaps it’s appropriate when you arrive at Jay Proffitt Construction’s office on a bitter Iowa winter morning you feel the warmth as soon as you enter the small building. You could attribute it to the radiant floor heat of the six-year-old office, but another source is just as likely: Jay and Helen Proffitt. The Proffitts’ […]
January 5, 2010
Maintenance
Bridge company honored for hybrid-composite beam (HCB) bridge
HC Bridge Company, LLC has announced that the Lockport Township Highway Department, in conjunction with Teng & Associates, Inc., was selected to receive a national engineering honor award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for the new High Road Bridge.  The project, located over Long Run Creek in Lockport Township, Ill, serves […]
January 5, 2010
Maintenance
International Erosion Control Association’s names new board
At the 40th conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) held in Reno, Nev., February 9-13, 2009, the IECA Board of Directors installed two new officers and held elections to determine new positions. The IECA Board of Directors is made up of nine members, each serving a three-year term. Here is the board […]
January 5, 2010
Maintenance
JLG establishes service provider network
JLG Industries established an authorized service provider network for the North American market. The 12 network locations work in conjunction with JLG Ground Support aftermarket services and are trained to help JLG distributors with repairs, warranty work, maintenance and inspections. Service providers are available in seven U.S. locations, three Canadian locations and one location in […]
September 30, 2009
Maintenance
Marketplace
Editor’s pick LAND LEVELER Kubota’s KX121-3 Super Series compact excavator features a float angle blade or an optional 6-in-1 hydraulic blade to be angled 25 degrees and tilted 10 degrees for greater efficiency when leveling and backfilling. The 40.5-horsepower KX121-3 has a load-sensing hydraulic system that provides optimum oil flow to each cylinder. SLICK SOLUTION […]
September 28, 2009
Safety
Machine Matters – September 20091
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 […]
September 28, 2009
Equipment
Envirowatch
Ultra low sulfur diesel – frequently asked questions It’s here for on road, it’s coming for off road. Are you prepared? Ultra low sulfur diesel is being phased in for all on-highway trucks and construction equipment, and by this time next year you won’t be able to buy anything but ULSD. Defined as diesel fuel […]
September 28, 2009
Safety
Compact Equipment
Look to the small end of the skid steer scale for impressive productivity. Although skid steers with less than 976 pounds standard operating capacity have a small footprint, don’t be fooled by the compact size. While they’ve always been useful in confined spaces, new units in this size class incorporate features that improve performance and […]
September 28, 2009
Maintenance
Roadtec’s Shuttle Buggy MTV changes to hydraulic drive
Roadtec’s Shuttle Buggy material transfer vehicle (MTV) now uses hydraulic motors to control each wheel on the machine, making it easier to shift and operate. The hydraulics will encounter less wear, making the system more durable. The Shuttle Buggy MTV remixes segregated asphalt mix and loads it into the paver and delivers mix with a […]
September 20, 2009
Maintenance
Techwatch
Tired of the paper chase involved with tracking assets? RFID technology simplifies the process. Although you may be unaware of it, radio frequency identification technology is almost everywhere, including electronic tags embedded in library books, inside cards needed to gain building access and in automated highway toll systems. Yet RFID’s most prominent, cost-saving solution continues […]
September 1, 2009
Business
Reporter
Despite its toughest year on record, Caterpillar chairman/CEO Jim Owens sees light at the end of the tunnel he describes as the “Great Recession.” Speaking before a crowd of several hundred Wall Street and financial industry analysts in Peoria August 3-4, Owens said: “There can be no economic recovery without a recovery in construction and […]
September 1, 2009
Maintenance
Product Focus – September 2009
DRY IT UP Save fuel and reduce engine wear during dewatering applications with Thompson Pump’s hydraulic submersible pump, which features an automatic start/stop. · Submersible pump end eliminates suction lift limitations · Handles solids up to 3 inches · Features 1,580-gpm capacity and 115-feet heads. PUMP IT OUT Pump trash water at high volume with […]
September 1, 2009
Business
Owning and operating costs
From the tracks up everything is straightforward, but the key to knowing your costs is to choose the undercarriage wisely. The bulldozer’s job is simple, but its brute power requires some finely detailed accounting if you want to maximize the work and minimize the cost. At the heart of this complexity is the undercarriage. It […]
September 1, 2009
Machine control
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