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LaHood: $100 million for innovative, clean-fuel transit projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Nov. 17 announced that 46 innovative transit projects chosen for their capacity to help cut the nation’s dependence on oil and create a marketplace for 21st century “green” jobs will share $112 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). “These grants will put thousands of Americans back […]
November 17, 2011
Safety
NSSGA grassroots effort: ‘Jam the Switchboards’ Nov. 15
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association‘s (NSSGA) five-month “Floor It!” grasstops / grassroots campaign kicks into high gear with our first “Jam The Switchboards” day, scheduled for Tue., Nov. 15 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST. The organization is urging everyone to use NSSGA’s Washington Action Hotline at (866) 255-3207 to call the U.S. Capitol […]
November 14, 2011
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FedEx orders Reach commercial vans from Isuzu, Utilimaster
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc., distributor of low-cab-forward trucks, and Utilimaster Corp., a manufacturer of walk-in vans and commercial truck bodies for the delivery and service marketplace and a subsidiary of Spartan Motors Inc., announced that FedEx Express has placed a large order for the all-new Reach commercial walk-in van. The vehicles, which provide […]
November 14, 2011
Equipment
Holt Cat upgrades rental fleet with eco-friendly generator
Holt Cat, the Caterpillar equipment and engine dealer for South, Central, North and Northeast Texas, has upgraded its rental fleet with an eco-friendly generator that produces 50-percent less emissions. Caterpillar’s new XQ500 mobile diesel generator features high efficiency, performance, and versatility improvements. Efficiency Eco-friendly features ensure this machine exceeds EPA standards. The XQ500’s technology reduces […]
November 10, 2011
Safety
$214 million invested in CA public transit, air quality
SACRAMENTO – Public transit projects across California are receiving bond funds to upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, and modernize transit stations to create jobs across the state, according to an Oct. 31 press statement from Caltrans. The 138 projects will receive $214 million from Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, which includes $3.6 […]
October 31, 2011
Safety
Product Report
A new breed of Cat The D8T dozer, K-Series wheel loaders and E-Series excavators point the way to a safer, more productive future While its vocational truck has grabbed the spotlight this year, Caterpillar’s engineers in charge of off-road equipment have been anything but quiet.While some of you may have briefly glimpsed the new earthmovers […]
October 31, 2011
Equipment
Detroit Diesel Introduces New Driver Training Video Series
DETROIT – Oct. 28, 2011 –Detroit Diesel launched the first of its new, four-part driver training video series. Available at www.DetroitDiesel.comand www.youtube.com/DemandItAll, the videos were developed to help drivers enhance their engine’s performance. The four videos include general product background on Detroit Diesel’s DD13®, DD15® and DD16®family of engines; guidelines on driving for optimal […]
October 28, 2011
Equipment
Detroit Diesel releases new driver training video series
Detroit Diesel launched the first of its new, four-part driver training video series that were developed to help drivers enhance the performance of their engine. The four videos – available at www.DetroitDiesel.com and www.youtube.com/DemandItAll – include general product background on Detroit Diesel’s DD13, DD15 and DD16 family of engines; guidelines on driving for optimal fuel […]
October 27, 2011
Equipment
New Kohler diesel engines bypass DPF solution
Applying “tried-and-true technologies from the on-road diesel marketplace,” Kohler and sister engine brand Lombardini have developed a new family of Tier 4 Final emissions-compliant power solutions that avoid the use of particulate filters. In advance of the various 2013 worldwide emissions requirements, the result will be industrial, agricultural, landscaping or even smaller construction equipment powered […]
October 25, 2011
Workforce
Hybrid construction vehicles vs. convention diesel: Which one wins with emissions?
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology have received a $2 million contract for a first-of-its-kind study of hybrid construction vehicles. The two-year project, which is being funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), will allow researchers to evaluate the emission reduction benefits of two commercially available hybrid […]
October 18, 2011
Equipment
Granite Construction installing 1 megawatt thin-film solar system at facility
Granite Construction Co. announced on Oct. 14 that it is a voluntary early adopter of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), with the installation of a 1-megawatt (MW) thin-film solar system at one of its central California construction materials facilities. The installation will reduce the facility’s carbon footprint by more than 50 percent — […]
October 14, 2011
Business
U.S. Reps. Hanna and Edwards introduce Clean Construction Act of 2011
U.S. Representatives Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) and Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) introduced a bipartisan bill on Oct. 6 that they say will improve air quality around infrastructure projects by making it easier and more cost-effective to upgrade construction equipment to meet diesel soot emissions standards.
October 11, 2011
Equipment
Associations support Clean Construction Act
The Associated General Contractors of America and the Clean Air Task Force say emissions from diesel construction equipment will be significantly reduced at major highway projects in the most polluted areas if the Clean Construction Act of 2011 introduced today by Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) and Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) is enacted. AGC and CATF […]
October 6, 2011
Equipment
Marketplace
EDITOR’S PICK WELDING APP Quickly and conveniently access Stick, TIG and MIG equipment settings, as well as helpful tips, with the Miller Weld Setting Calculator app from Miller Electric Manufacturing. Available from the iPhone App Store or at MillerWelds.com/weldsettings, the calculator allows a welder to enter weld parameters such as the type and thickness of […]
October 5, 2011
Business
Maintenance
Alcohol Poisoning Ethanol is bad for engines, a big tax subsidy for corporations and bad for the environment. So why does EPA want to make us use more of it? By Tom Jackson Ethanol is a great social lubricant. It puts the buzz in booze, but it has the opposite effect on engines – especially […]
October 5, 2011
Business
Road Report: Cat’s CT660 vocational truck
On Sept. 9, Caterpillar’s internal verification process was completed, and the company gave the green light to begin CT660 vocational truck production for the North American market. At a high-level view,George Taylor, director of Caterpillar’s Global On-Highway Truck Group, says the CT660 is Cat’s most intensely researched product launch ever, with a lot of time […]
September 28, 2011
Equipment
Diesel Technology Forum report: iesel industry contributes more than $480 billion annually to U.S economy
The diesel industry contributes more than $480 billion annually to the U.S economy, provides more than 1.25 million jobs, and supplies a substantial export-to-value ratio five times higher than the national average, according to a new economic report released today by the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). The report –“Diesel Powers the U.S. Economy: Providing High-Paying […]
September 28, 2011
Safety
ARTBA: Withdrawing proposed ozone standards was ‘a breath of fresh air for transportation construction firms’
The Sept. 2 announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrawing a proposal to prematurely tighten ozone standards was a welcome breath of fresh air for transportation construction firms and local communities across America. If the agency had proceeded, hundreds of cities across America would have been out of compliance with the Clean Air […]
September 6, 2011
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