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IronPlanet launches online marketplace
IronPlanet has launched its online marketplace, TruckPlanet, for customers to buy and sell used commercial trucks, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The site’s first auction will take place on May 7 and will feature 300 Ryder trucks. Every truck sold on TruckPlanet includes IronClad Assurance guaranteed inspection reports. Truck financing and warranty programs are […]
May 1, 2013
Roadbuilding
Equipment World launches first-ever photo contest
Our sister site, Equipment World, is launching its first-ever photo contest. The editors’ and readers’ favorite submissions will be featured in the magazine and online. Equipment World says of the types of photos to submit to the contest, “We’re open to just about anything as long as it was taken from the jobsite.” To enter […]
May 1, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Doosan’s new DX490LC-3 and DX530LC-3 excavators increase torque, digging force and lifting capacity
According to our sister site, Equipment World, Doosan’s new DX490LC-3 and DX530LC-3 excavators will replace the company’s DX480 and DX520 respectively, upgrading horsepower, lift capacity, bucket digging force, cooling and fuel efficiency. A six-cylinder Tier 4 interim engine gives the DX490LC-3 and DX530LC-3 389 horsepower. A variable geometry turbocharger, with Standard and Economy modes, boosts the […]
May 1, 2013
Roadbuilding
ProPickup announces 2008 GMC Dually winner
Our sister site, ProPickup, has announced Gary Koenig, owner of Gary’s Tire & Automotive Service and Gary’s Rhino Linings, as the winner of its 2008 GMC Dually project truck winner. Big Red, the project truck ProPickup spent a year building, is “a customized and fully-equipped 2008 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew Cab 4×4 work truck.” Koenig, […]
April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate committee on transportation to move quickly on Foxx nomination, Rockefeller says
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said Monday that his panel would move quickly to hold a confirmation hearing on President Obama’s nomination of Anthony Foxx as the next Secretary of Transportation, The Hill reported. Though Rockefeller pushed for National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman as the nominee for transportation […]
April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
John Wayne on a little motorcycle
The cost of owning and operating a vehicle keeps going up. It’s news, I suppose, but not news that will surprise you. And I’m guessing it’s not news that will change a whole lot of habits. Some, yes. The transit and bike people like these numbers, and they do show, pocketbook-wise, that transit can save […]
April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
OTREC hosts pedestrian safety webinar
The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) will host a live-interview webinar about pedestrian safety and flashing-yellow-arrow traffic signals, titled “Improved Pedestrian Safety at Signalized Intersections Operating the Flashing Yellow Arrow” on May 7 from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Pacific time. Oregon Walks Executive Director Steph Routh will host the webinar, which will […]
April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Caterpillar 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator wins Edison Award
Caterpillar’s 336E H hydraulic hybrid excavator won a 2013 Silver Edison innovation award in the Energy/Transportation category at the 26th annual Edison Awards, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. Caterpillar received the award last week in Chicago, Illinois. This is Caterpillar’s first nomination and first year winning an Edison Award. According to the awards’ website, […]
April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
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April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
ASC, Swanston realign Volvo equipment distribution in North Dakota, western Minnesota
Volvo distributors ASC Construction Equipment and Swanston Equipment Companies have realigned the distribution of Volvo Construction Equipment in North Dakota and western Minnesota, effective immediately. ASC is handling the sales and service of Volvo brand heavy equipment, which includes motor graders, articulated haulers, excavators and wheel loaders. The company is also taking over the sales […]
April 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Obama nominates Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation
President Obama nominated Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor as his new Secretary of Transportation on Monday, outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood confirmed on his blog today. LaHood writes, “Mayor Anthony is the right man for the job” and cites projects in Charlotte like “improvements at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the expanded LYNX […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Obama expected to nominate Anthony Foxx as transportation secretary
President Obama is expected to nominate Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, as his new transportation secretary today, USA Today reported. If the Senate approves, Foxx will replace Ray LaHood. Foxx has led several transit infrastructure efforts in his city, including the Charlotte Streetcar Project, a third parallel runway at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington state lawmakers pass $8.8 billion no-new-taxes transportation budget plan
The Washington state Legislature passed an $8.8 billion no-new-taxes transportation budget plan, KOMO News reported. The budgeted money will fund state roadway maintenance and existing costly projects. However, the budget will not provide funding for new big-ticket projects. Included in the plan are “the Alaskan Way Viaduct tunnel project, a replacement bridge for State Route […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Tensar sponsors webinar on pavement interlayers
Tensar is sponsoring a webinar called “Life Extension of Asphalt Overlays Using Interlayer Technology” on May 14 at 3:30 Eastern Time. Tensar’s Director of Pavement Technologies Nicholas Reck will present the webinar, which will feature topics including benefits of interlayers, interlayer location, design considerations, boundary conditions, installation and impact on future milling and recycling. Participants […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Komatsu WA270-7 wheel loader features 10-percent decrease in fuel consumption
Our sister site, Equipment World, reported on Komatsu America’s WA270-7 wheel loader, which lowers fuel consumption by up to 10 percent compared to the WA250-6. A Tier 4 Interim SAA6D107E-2 engine powers the 28,836-pound machine and delivers 149 net horsepower. The WA270-7 features Parallel Z-bar loader linkage, which delivers a 10-percent increase in lift force […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
A Private Bridge Funding Success Story
Apparently it can be done. It is possible for states to find and work with private partners for transportation infrastructure projects. Just look at this case from Indiana. Governing magazine noted that Indiana stated trying to find private partners for part of its Ohio River bridges project last spring. Now, says the magazine, full of […]
April 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
OFF-ROAD: Eco Terra boombox
“Bear-proof.” That’s what Eco Terra’s manufacturer, ECOXGEAR, calls the boombox. Eco Terra is a waterproof, rugged and portable stereo system that plays music from any iPhone and most Android, Windows or Blackberry phones and other mp3 players. Here’s how it works: The phone is placed in an airtight, waterproof compartment, where it streams audio to […]
April 26, 2013
Roadbuilding
New E-bikes reach speeds of nearly 30 mph
Specialized Bicycles, based in Morgan Hill, California, has developed a new kind of E-bike that can reach speeds of 27.9 mph, according to KTVU.com. Specialized dealers in the United States have begun selling the Turbo, the electric assisted bicycle. The bike has been available in Europe for nearly a year. The Turbo–powered by a 250-watt […]
April 26, 2013
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