More from Fusable
Media Brands
For owner-operators
For trucking professionals
For contractors
For dealers and distributors
Data Solutions
Identifying active trucking fleets
Construction market intelligence
Ag equipment valuation data
Heavy equipment data & analytics
Motor carrier risk assessment
Specs, VIN decoding and values
Precision targeting at scale
Learn more about Fusable
Construction Equipment
Ag Equipment
Roadbuilding
Dealers
Business
Technology
Roadbuilding: Page 334
Roadbuilding
Paladin’s Bradco 655 Rock Trencher tackles tough digging applications
Paladin Attachments has launched its Bradco 655 Rock Trencher, which attaches to high-flow skid steers for tough digging applications, such as asphalt and compacted soils. The largest in the Bradco line of trenchers, the 655 Rock Trencher trenches up to 30 inches deep and 8 inches wide. The trencher’s tooth-every-station, double-standard rock chain offers tooth […]
November 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Woman skydives into moving car
This is one way to travel: Start by skydiving and end up in a moving car to get you to the next location. [youtube hQ9PJ5JtATQ nolink] Traveling between 20 to 40 mph in the air, 28-year-old nurse Katie Hansen from Northern California landed into a moving Mustang convertible as part of an extreme sports event […]
November 12, 2013
Sponsor Content
Cut Cycle Times and Fuel Costs With These Operator Habits
Volvo Construction Equipment
September 22, 2026
Roadbuilding
TYMCO updates Model 500x sweeper with Tier 4i engine
TYMCO has updated its Model 500x High Side Dump Regenerative Air Street Sweeper with a Tier 4 Interim (Tier 4i) engine. A 115-horsepower John Deer Tier 4i engine now powers the sweeper, which previously used a John Deere Tier 3 auxiliary engine. The Model 500x now features a redesigned engine compartment to improve serviceability of […]
November 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Obama touts infrastructure investment during New Orleans visit
During his visit to the Port of New Orleans last week, President Obama called on Congress to invest more in U.S. infrastructure, particularly ports and waterways, according to a report from The Hill. Obama noted that the U.S. is falling behind other countries with its infrastructure, adding that “we’re relying on old stuff.” He also […]
November 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Vomit in a cab? You’ll pay for it!
The City of Columbus, Ohio’s Vehicle for Hire Board is considering fining people who vomit in or otherwise “soil” a cab after drinking too much, The Columbus Dispatch reports. An exception would most likely be made for kids and ill people who are seeking medical care, according to the newspaper report. A fee hasn’t been […]
November 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Transportation employment remains steady in October
The transportation sector maintained 4,493,600 jobs in October, the same number that were available in September, according to statistics released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In comparison, overall employment in the U.S. increased by 204,000 jobs in October while the unemployment rate increased to 7.3 percent. The warehousing […]
November 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
First coast-to-coast highway celebrates 100th birthday
The Lincoln Highway, the transcontinental highway that could take motorists from coast to coast, has turned 100 years old. The highway now is made up of “a patchwork of already existing roads,” Kay Shelton, president of the Lincoln Highway Association and a Norther Illinois University professor told NPR. The route was intended to be the […]
November 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Indiana DOT Opens New Tension Fabric Building for Salt Storage
When the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) opened a new facility for winter de-icing operations and salt storage in Wabash, Indiana, earlier this year, it was the fourth such facility the state had commissioned and built since 2010. And as with the previous three structures, the new tension fabric building in Wabash – which provides […]
November 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
Amtrak names Gerald Sokol, Jr. CFO
Amtrak announced Wednesday that Gerald Sokol, Jr. is the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), effective December 3. He will report directly to Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman. Sokol’s responsibilities as CFO will include corporate finance, business forecasting and development of growth strategies. Most recently, Sokol held the position of president and CEO of […]
November 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
U.S. Travel Association to host conference focused on infrastructure improvements
Later this month, the U.S. Travel Association will host a conference aimed at promoting transportation infrastructure investment. The conference, Connecting America Through Travel, will take place November 19-20 at The Knight Conference Center at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Travel Association notes that the conference will feature “an important dialogue on how to […]
November 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Flex-spending ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ policy ends
Employees using flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) are now permitted to carry over up to $500 from the previous plan year and will not affect the maximum amount of salary reduction contributions — $2,500 — that can be made now that the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have loosened rules on the […]
November 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Doosan Portable Power names Mike Ballweber president
Doosan Portable Power has announced that Mike Ballweber is the new president of Doosan Portable Power. Prior to taking the position as president, Ballweber was vice president of Product Management for Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment (DICE), North America and Oceania regions. He joined Bobcat Company (a DICE brand) in 1998 and has experience in operations; […]
November 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Transportation wins in Nov. 5 elections
On Tuesday, U.S. voters approved 91 percent of ballot measures to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges and transit and elected two transportation advocates for governor. Successful ballot measures were approved with 67 percent of the vote, with the approved measures holding a total value of nearly $240 million. Ballots included 21 initiatives that […]
November 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
Could alternate energy sources help solve our funding problem?
It’s time to get creative with less than a year until our latest surface transportation bill expires.
November 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
New Road Products
Wheeled excavators, tandem vibratory rollers, and radial-lift skid steers are among the products featured.
November 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
Subaru updates big block V-Twin engines with temperature sensor
Subaru Industrial Engines has updated its big block V-Twin engines, which originally debuted at World of Concrete in January. The 35-horsepower EH90 and 40-horsepower EH99 are 999cc and feature connecting rods, large crankshaft bearings and three-ring pistons. The hardened exhaust valve and seats are designed to handle high temperatures. New to these engines is a […]
November 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
Where, oh where can that road money be?
A Congress that cannot agree pass a budget or even agree not to default on loans is not a group that will ever solve the impending road-funding crisis.
November 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
Faulty Process
Contractor’s appeal for $2.3 million denied because of improper claim.
November 6, 2013
Previous Page
Page 334 of 724
Next Page
Top Stories
Pickups
2027 GMC Sierra 2500 HD, 3500 HD Revealed: 7 Trims, New Gas or Diesel V8s
The 3500 HD gets a max 38,000 pounds of towing with the diesel V8, and the 2500 HD gets up to 19,000 pounds with the gas V8.
Vintage Equipment
POV Tour: The Most Epic Collection of Vintage Construction Equipment
Tractors
Kubota Revamps BX90 Subcompact Tractor Line With More Power and Capability
Graders/Scrapers
K-Tec Reveals 1232 Scraper with 32-Yard Capacity for Articulated Haulers
Market Pulse
Quick Data: Top-Selling New and Used Compact Utility Loaders
Equipment World Contractor of the Year
The Contractor of the Year contest recognizes contractors who have annual revenues of between $3 million and $20 million and exemplify the highest standards of construction professionals.
White Papers
Cut cycle times and lower your costs with this free operator field guide.
![Bradco 655 Rock Trencher_1[1]](https://img.equipmentworld.com/files/base/randallreilly/all/image/2013/11/eqw.Bradco-655-Rock-Trencher_11.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
