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Construction Equipment

Pickup launches over I-96 guardrail before falling into creek

Talk about impeccable timing. Just as a man driving a Nissan pickup hauling a utility trailer and riding lawnmower  jumped a guardrail and fell to a creek below, a woman nearby captured the moment on video using the smartphone video app Vine. The 59-year-old man from Kentwood, Michigan veered into a median on Interstate 96 […]

August 21, 2013

Pickups

6.4L Hemi V-8 for 2014 Ram 2500

Ram Truck Engineer Explains New Coil Spring Suspension Chief engineer of Ram Truck Mike Cairns gives viewers an inside look at the new multi-displacement 6.4L Hemi V-8 on the pending 2014 Ram 2500. In the video, originally posted on pickuptrucks.com,  Cairns explains what’s new on the three-quarter-ton pickup’s coil spring suspension.

August 1, 2013

Construction Equipment

Tilt-shift footage from Ritchie Bros. auction makes heavy equipment look like toys

Our friends over at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers did a pretty cool thing during one of their recent auctions. Rather than grabbing normal footage of the huge event, they commissioned a “tilt-shift” filming. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, tilt-shift photography is basically a technique of filming that plays with the focus of the camera a […]

July 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

CDOT uses child’s perspective to demonstrate proper lane merging

The Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a new series of messages to inform drivers about the “late merge,” a lane merging technique aimed at reducing traffic delays through construction zones. CDOT’s late merge messages, which consist of highway signs and an online video (shown below), emphasize travelers’ use of all open lanes until a […]

July 11, 2013

Construction Equipment

This teardown of a Porsche Carrera 3.2 is a beautiful look at the complexity of engines

You may have seen a teardown of an engine before, but the look and feel this one of a Porsche Carrera 3.2 accomplishes is something to be appreciated. The video uses stop motion animation in order to focus your attention on each and every part that is removed. The result is a almost like watching […]

July 10, 2013

Roadbuilding

Portland engineers use dish soap to move century-old bridge

Engineers in Portland, Oregon, had to get creative when they needed to replace the Sellwood Bridge. Cracks had begun to appear in the support beams of the 100-year-old bridge, and, as our sister site, Equipment World, reported, the structure’s unique design forced the engineers to move the bridge in one whole 1,100-foot piece. The engineers […]

July 10, 2013

Roadbuilding

ARTBA launches grassroots-focused video, website

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has launched its latest educational video and website, with a goal of teaching transportation design and construction professionals about how to become involved in the political process and infrastructure policy debates. [youtube Lv3URWnqK9I nolink] The nine-minute grassroots training video, “Mobilize: A Grassroots Legislative Action Program,” presents information […]

June 26, 2013

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Amazing footage from the 1946 Indy 500

Here’s a pretty great way to get the Memorial Day weekend started: how about amazing vintage footage from one of the holiday’s most time-honored traditions? YouTube user and blogger RetroChromeX posted this recently-found footage of the 1946 Indianapolis 500, noting that, because of the outbreak of World War II, this was the first time the […]

May 24, 2013

Roadbuilding

March Madness coverage includes Caterpillar 924K wheel loader

Our sister publication, Equipment World, shared a fun video yesterday of CBS reporter Craig Sager operating a Cat 924K wheel loader during the March Madness coverage of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. In the video, Sager climbs into the loader to briefly help remove snow from Kansas City, Kansas, by dropping the last 120 […]

March 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

Case introduces DV Series asphalt rollers at World of Asphalt

Case introduced its DV Series compaction equipment yesterday at World of Asphalt. We spoke with Case brand manager Katie Pullen, who gave us a walkaround of the DV36 asphalt roller. The new DV Series–DV23, DV26, DV36 and DV 45–replaces the DV 201, DV202 and DV204. The series is designed for applications such as paving parking […]

March 20, 2013

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This video of kids playing pit crew will make you smile

Those who love car racing love it for the speed, the close calls and the sheer skill of those behind the wheel. And while we’re suckers for videos of things screaming down a track, there are few more adorable things we’ve seen recently than this video of a couple of stock car professionals in the […]

March 13, 2013

Gear

Vermeer intros walk-behind trencher, mini skid steer at ARA

[youtube 6TipURvAu9A nolink] Using the facilities of First Choice Tree Service in Las Vegas, Vermeer Manufacturing introduced three new products for the rental market, and showcased a brush chipper it announced this past summer. “These products are evidence we are refocusing on the rental market.” said Jason Zylstra, Vermeer’s marketing manager, at a press event […]

February 11, 2013