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Roadbuilding
Case skid steer line meets Tier 4 Final emission standards
Case Construction Equipmentās Alpha Series line of skid steer loaders now meet the Tier 4 Final emission standard with upgrades to four products. The SR175 and SV185 medium-frame skid steers use new engine technology and a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) solution only to meet Tier 4 Final requirements. The SR130 and new SR160 compact frame [ā¦]
February 21, 2013
Roadbuilding
Americaās roads and bridges ānot crumblingā ā report
A new report from the Reason Foundation concludes, after Ā examining 20 years of state highway data, that the condition of Americaās state-controlled roads has improved in seven key areas including deficient bridges and pavement condition. āThere are still plenty of problems to fix, but our roads and bridges arenāt crumbling,ā said David Hartgen, lead author [ā¦]
February 21, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Stiffer pavements can save $15 billion per year in fuel costs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have found that a pavement property called ādeflectionā could save more that $15 billion in annual fuel costs, according to information provided by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). Pavement deflection is when your car makes a slight indentation in the road from which you are constantly driving out of [ā¦]
February 21, 2013
Roadbuilding
France blasts U.S. CEO: We do too work and youāre nuts.
Oh yeah, itās on. France has fired back at what their social media are calling āle French bashingā by a salty American business leader. A cabinet minister and a factory union leader lead le charge, the former calling USās Titan Tire CEO āignorantā and the latter saying he should be institutionalized. Our blunt-speaking CEO in [ā¦]
February 21, 2013
Roadbuilding
Shuster: U.S. has āsignificant long-term infrastructure needs that must be addressed and responsibly paidā
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) released statement on Wednesday following the release of additional details on President Obamaās infrastructure plan. In his statement, Shuster pointed out that he is āencouragedā by the need to reduce āred tape and streamline project delivery, including working to implement provisions from [the surface transportation bill, [ā¦]
February 21, 2013
Roadbuilding
White House releases transportation infrastructure āplanā
The White House has released a statement called āThe Presidentās Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure.ā Ā The plan repeats the presidentās State of the Union āfix it firstā idea, claiming that, āRepair and maintenance of our existing roads, bridges and public transportation systems should take priority before we consider [ā¦]
February 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
Bowles and Simpson try again. Again.
Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome back, Simpson and Bowles! Alan Simpson, a Republican and Ā Democrat Erskine Bowles have come up with a new deficit reduction plan. You will recall that the duo wereĀ co-chairs of the White Houseās 2010 deficit-reduction panel, which put together a bipartisan package of tax and spending changes. That plan, of course, [ā¦]
February 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
FROM OUR READERS: āWe need a lobby that convinces government to cut politiciansā pet projects and idiotic slush fundsā
Iām so pleased that since Better Roads Editor-in-Chief John Latta and I have started very actively blogging and sending out daily e-newsletters in which we are asking readers to respond, they are. As one of editors of Better Roads, itās fantastic to have an outlet in which readers are able to talk to me. To [ā¦]
February 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
French workers donāt work: U.S. CEO to French Minister
Scare bleu! Maurice Taylor, CEO of US tire maker Titan, writing to FranceāsĀ Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg, after the minister asked Titan to buy a Goodyear tire factory in Northern France that is about to shut down: āI have visited that factory a couple of times. The French workforce gets paid high wages, but works only [ā¦]
February 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
Find out who won the Trowel Challenge at World of Concrete
Wyatt Molzahn of Wyatt Molzahn Construction in Worland, Wyo., took First Place in the Wacker Neuson Trowel Challenge at World of Concrete 2013 out of more than 150 trowel operators taking the challenge. The challenge tested the participantsā entire range of skills as they maneuvered around an obstacle course on a 30-Ā by 80-foot (2,400-square-foot) [ā¦]
February 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
President pushes transportation construction speed-up in TV meetings
President Obama is set to sit down today for interviews with half a dozen television stations from major cities to push a plan that will speed up transportation construction projects. This has been a clearly-stated and much publicized goal of FHWA and its Administrator Victor Mendez for some time, obviously with the backing of the [ā¦]
February 20, 2013
Roadbuilding
Somebody blinked: States making moves for transportation infrastructure funds
As the inevitability of dwindling fuel tax revenues keeps butting heads with the inevitable need for more funding for transportation infrastructure, something has to give. States are now making moves instead of just talking about them, as this New York Times piece demonstrates. As reauthorization comes a round again in 2014, it is essential that [ā¦]
February 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Does a drop in foreclosures mean weāre on the rebound?
Foreclosure filings are down, but does it really mean weāre on the rebound? Dow Jones reports that the number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings fell 28 percent in January from a year earlier, while foreclosure starts fell to a six-year low, according to market researcher RealtyTrac. According to the Dow Jones report , there [ā¦]
February 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Celebrity truck driver showing off Worktrucker smartphone app
Celebrity truck driver Lisa Kelly, an active member of the Worldtrucker community, will be revealing the new Worldtrucker Smartphone App and Website at the Volvo Trucks booth during the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky. Kelly, of the TV series Ice Road Truckers and IRT: Deadliest Roads, Ā was one of the first to [ā¦]
February 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Itāll Cost How Much?
We know the current, lack of adequate investment in infrastructure will cost us. But just how much?
February 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Itāll Cost How Much?
We know the current, lack of adequate investment in infrastructure will cost us. But just how much?
February 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
A ripper bucketās few minutes of fame on āGold Rushā Alaska
Leading Edge Attachmentsā Hi-Cap Multi-Ripper Bucket enjoyed its few minutes of fame when it was shown on the Discovery Channelās reality show āGold Rushā Alaska a few times. (Videos of the show can be seen on YouTube http://youtu.be/k18ocfBI9ME and http://youtu.be/DqKQNbRe2Vo.) In the show, Dakota Fred said, referring to the bucket; āwe affectionately call this bucket [ā¦]
February 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Maryland governor looking for new transportation funding
This from the Washington Post: Maryland Gov. Martin OāMalley met with Senate Democrats on Tuesday as part of a continuing effort to craft a bill to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue for transportation projects, an aide said More such meetings ( with the names and party affiliations changing) are expected across [ā¦]
February 18, 2013
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