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Roadbuilding: Page 315
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Titan adds 7 Low Sidewall designs to OTR line
Titan Tire Corporation showcased its new Low Sidewall (LSW) designs, the latest expansion to its OTR tire lineup, at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014. The LSW options, designed for light-, medium and heavy-duty equipment, are said to improve equipment stability and performance with their larger rim diameter and smaller sidewall. The company currently offers seven LSW options, with […]
March 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Climbing Mont Blanc to test out surveying equipment
The highway and bridge construction industry uses surveying in building this infrastructure, but I bet most of you haven’t climbed a mountain to conduct surveying. This is a pretty neat video of surveyors climbing the Swiss Alps’ Mont Blanc in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, which is Europe’s highest peak, to try out a new measurement technology. However, […]
March 15, 2014
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Cal Poly Pomona engineering students get real-world road building experience from Caltrans
If you want to be a transportation engineer in Southern California, your chances improve dramatically when you have Xudong Jia as your professor. At California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), Jia teaches in the Civil Engineering department with classes of students who want to build the roadways of the future. Several years ago, […]
March 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Repair Priorities 2014: States annually spend $20.4 billion for new road construction, $16.5 billion for road repairs
State departments of transportation (DOTs) spend more each year on new road construction than on road repairs, according to a new report from Smart Growth America and Taxpayers for Common Sense. The report, “Repair Priorities 2014,” notes that between 2009 and 2011, state DOTs collectively spent $20.4 billion on new roads, growing the nation’s state-owned […]
March 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois Tollway launches translation feature for seven more languages on its website
The Illinois Tollway has become an agency of many tongues. Related: Illinois Tollway refinances Series 2005A bonds, anticipates $44 million in savings It launched a new feature Thursday on its website that now allows users to see select information about the Tollway system in Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Spanish, in addition to English. […]
March 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Series of avalanches engulf Idaho’s Highway 21; ITD captures amazing photo of the scene
A series of avalanches has left a portion Idaho’s Highway 21 completely covered in snow, ice and trees, and the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has the picture to show just how much work the agency will have to do in the coming weeks. About eight avalanches have occurred in the past few days, engulfing a […]
March 13, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
TCC’s ‘Hardhats for Highways’ campaign urges Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund
A group of associations and labor unions is working to alert Congress to the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) — the main source of highway infrastructure funding, which could run out as early as August. The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) — an alliance of 29 associations and labor unions focused on federal […]
March 13, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
John Deere releasing Interim Tier 4 retrofit kit in 2015 to allow machine sales to countries without USLD availability
Starting in 2015, owners of John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment will able to purchase a retrofit kit that will enable Interim Tier 4 (IT4) machines to be sold in countries where ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel is not available, the company announced on March 6 during ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014. With limited availability of USLD in […]
March 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
U.S. Bridge certification upgraded by AISC
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) upgraded U.S. Bridge’s certification after the company’s recent AISC audit. AISC determined, after the audit, that U.S. Bridge “successfully met the quality certification requirements for Certified Bridge Fabrication – Advanced (Major)” and subsequently awarded this status. AISC has also given U.S. Bridge paint endorsements for Fracture Critical and […]
March 13, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
MTU America intros Power Drive Unit, unveils Sulfur Tolerance Solution
MTU America introduced its Power Drive Unit and unveiled plans for its new Sulfur Tolerance Solution at ConExpo-Con/Agg. The MTU Power Drive Unit houses all engine parts for a variety of machines, including rock crushers, road paving, cranes and more. The unit can mount onto a trailer or other equipment and be transported to the […]
March 13, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Takeuchi rolls out six new machines, most Tier 4 Final
At ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014, Takeuchi released six new machines: the TL8 compact track loader, TW80 Series 2 compact wheel loader and TB216, TB240, TB260 and TB290 compact excavators. Most of the new machines meet EPA Tier 4 Final emissions standards. The 8,345-pound TL8 compact track loader replaces the TL230 Series 2, features a radial lift loader […]
March 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Hersman leaves NTSB, joins National Safety Council as president and CEO
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Deborah Hersman is set to leave the agency in the coming weeks to join the National Safety Council as president and CEO, Politico reports. Hersman, who has been on the NTSB since 2004, will leave the agency on April 25, cutting short her third five-year term. Hersman is well-known for […]
March 12, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Topcon hits the road: 23K miles in six months
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is hitting the road in April when it launches its “Topcon Technology Roadshow 2014.” The program officially launches April 10 in Pleasanton, Calif., and will end in October in Riverside, Calif. The “hands-on, bring-the-technology-to-you” educational program is focused on advanced positioning technologies and will feature a 5,000 square-foot mobile classroom/theater housed […]
March 12, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Toro hosts 100th birthday celebration in Las Vegas
The Toro Co. is turning 100 years old on July 10, so what better way to celebrate than with a party in Las Vegas? At ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014, the company held a small birthday bash in its booth on March 4, the opening day of the show, complete with a large cake. This is the first […]
March 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation Secretary Foxx expects next few months to be ‘rough’ for funding talks
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said on Monday that he expects the next few months of transportation infrastructure funding talks to be “rough,” The Hill reports. President Barack Obama last month introduced a $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill, and, according to The Hill’s report, he and Foxx are pushing for enactment of the bill before […]
March 11, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
JCB backhoes, skid steers and telehandlers rock out with violinist group
JCB’s Dancing Diggers showed up ready to rock last week for ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014. The team of backhoes, skid steers and telehandlers performed with a rock violinist group at the show, dancing and showing off with a few wheelies. Wayne Grayson, online managing editor for our sister site, Equipment World, wrote this about the performance: “In […]
March 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois launches ‘Drop It and Drive’ campaign to educate drivers about new hand-held cell phone ban
Drivers in Illinois caught using using a cellphone without a hands-free device (except in an emergency) such as speakerphone or headsets that feature voice-activated or one-digit dialing are ticketed and fined from $75 up to $150 for repeat offenses, with eventual suspension of their driver’s licenses after a new state law took effect on Jan. […]
March 11, 2014
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Topcon releases Enterprise Solutions workflow management system
Topcon Positioning Systems announced its new Enterprise Solutions workflow management system at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 in Las Vegas. The system is designed to connect all sites, data, crews and equipment working on a project, allowing them to communicate, share data, set up tasks and more in real time. Users participating from off the project site can […]
March 11, 2014
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