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Roadbuilding
Prevent heat-related illness on the jobsite
Our sister site, Total Landscape Care (TLC), has shared a list of eight ways to avoid heat-related illness, like heat stress, on the jobsite. The tips, provided by Cintas Corporation, include simple ways to stay cool like wearing lightweight clothes and drinking plenty of fluids, as well as more complex–but equally important–tips such as learning […]
April 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
Wirtgen’s AutoPilot Field Rover wins innovation award at Bauma 2013
Last week, our sister site, Equipment World, reported that Wirtgen was one of six innovation award winners at Bauma 2013. Wirtgen won for its “AutoPilot Field Rover” entry, which “accelerates the processes in road construction, saves costs and delivers higher quality.” The system collects measurement data and creates a “virtual stringline” that is downloaded to […]
April 22, 2013
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Roadbuilding
NRMCA hosts 2013 Concrete Sustainability Conference
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), along with several other sponsors, is hosting the eighth annual International Concrete Sustainability Conference (ICSC) May 6-8 in San Francisco, California. The conference is aimed at educating researchers, academics, students, engineers, architects, contractors, public works officials, material suppliers and concrete industry professionals on topics like life cycle assessment, […]
April 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
The Greening of the Fleet: EPA regulations reduce emissions by more than 95 percent (INFOGRAPHIC)
In honor of Earth Day, our sister site, Equipment World, created an infographic about the effectiveness of EPA regulation since 1996. Click the image above to see the full infographic.
April 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
Free me from the DMV with paperless titles
This fall, a handful of states will begin work with paperless titles systems that could make paper titles–and the endless hassles and delays associated with them–a thing of the past. If you’re not either a teenager or just a few years removed from teenhood, there is probably a degree of uncertainty and even suspicion about […]
April 22, 2013
Roadbuilding
The French Connection 2013: A car chase for the ages
Where’s Popeye Doyle when you need him to jump behind the wheel of his police car and chase the No. 7 train through Brooklyn? Still around apparently. Doyle’s manic and nail-biting car chase in the multi-Academy Award-winning French Connection (1971) is a legendary piece of cinema. The movie won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture […]
April 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
LAX begins Pets Unstressing Passengers program
Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is aiming to de-stress travelers by giving them the chance to pet a dog, the Huffington Post reported. The program, Pets Unstressing Passengers (or PUP program), aims to ease flight anxiety by placing friendly dogs wearing red vests that read “Pet Me!” throughout the airport. Dogs and their handlers in the […]
April 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
AASHTO hosts 9th annual Faces of Transportation photo contest
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AAASHTO) is hosting its ninth annual Faces of Transportation photography contest, which focuses on the people and projects that are making communities better and emphasizes the importance of transportation. Transportation department employees and private citizens can enter the contest with their photographs of the people and […]
April 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
California changes high-speed rail bidding rules
California high-speed rail officials said Thursday that they have changed their rules for selecting a builder for phase one in the Central Valley, the Los Angeles Times reported. In March 2012, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board created a two-step process for selecting a contractor. The first step would use a technical evaluation to narrow […]
April 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Transoft Solutions releases AutoTURN 8.2 with vehicle library updates
Transoft Solutions has released AutoTURN 8.2 and AutoTURN Pro 3D, which includes specific updates to design vehicles in AASHTO 2013, Caltrans 2012, Florida PPM 2013 and Wisconsin DOT. AutoTurn 8.2 also includes updates for overseas clients like the Israel Department of Transportation. The new version of AutoTURN is compatible with Autodesk AutoCAD 2014, Microsoft Windows […]
April 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Road funding: Your piggy bank or mine?
Motorist fees and gas taxes are sources for transportation funding in two state budgets. Pennsylvania and Washington State are trying to pay for essential projects and in doing so – along with a number of other states – may be showing us something of how MAP-21’s push to give states more authority and flexibility with […]
April 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kobelco re-enters North American market
Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A. has plans to reintroduce itself to the North American market, starting with offering 15 excavators rainging from 1.5 to 51 metric tons, Kobelco President and CEO Katsuhiko “Pete” Morita told our sister site, Equipment World, yesterday at Bauma 2013. Kobelco is re-entering the North American market on its own for the […]
April 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
One Stop Shopping: AASHTO’s guide to state transportation funding initiatives
Which state is doing what to fund transportation infrastructure projects? It can be hard keeping up as almost every states tries to find new money in hard times with increasing pressure from the infrastructure itself, whether it is simply aging or just not doing the job. Since December 2012, 30 states have proposed funding initiatives […]
April 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Mississippi’s I-269 project to be completed by FY2018
Northern District Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert said during an address to the DeSoto County Economic Development Council Infrastructure Committee that the I-269 project in Mississippi should be completed by the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the Desoto Times Tribune reported. The project includes a loop through eastern DeSoto County to Highway 385. Tagert added that five of […]
April 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
Omaha Standard Palfinger names Cody Erlbacher as technical support representative
Omaha Standard Palfinger (OSP) has named Cody Erlbacher as the company’s technical support representative. In his new role, Erlbacher will be responsible for front line support via telephone, troubleshooting customers’ technical issues, assisting customers in ordering parts, handling warranty issues performing miscellaneous duties and defining standards and policies for technical assistance. He will be located […]
April 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
15 public works professionals earn CPII
Fifteen public works professionals earned their credentials as Certified Public Infrastructure Inspectors (CPII) from the American Public Works Association (APWA) in March and April. APWA Executive Director Peter B. King said the CPII gives recognition to those who earn it as “competent, experienced, and well-trained construction inspectors.” The following public works inspectors earned their CPII […]
April 18, 2013
Roadbuilding
ARTBA-organized resource sponsors National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week activities
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse, managed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation, is a sponsor of 2013 National Work Zone Awareness Week activities. National Work Zone Awareness Week lasts from April 15-19 and aims to raise awareness about the need to drive cautiously in work zones. This year’s theme, […]
April 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
Volvo CE announces Tier 4 Final approach at Bauma 2013
Volvo Construction Equipment President Pat Olney said today at Bauma 2013 that the company will primarily use SCR technology as its Tier 4 Final approach, our sister site, Equipment World, reported from the show. Olney noted that Volvo has achieved 5 percent fuel efficiency with its Final approach. In order to maintain the correct DEF-to-fuel […]
April 17, 2013
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