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Roadbuilding

Guest Blog: Electric vehicles are becoming a taxing problem

A recent article on CNN‘s website called attention to efforts by a handful of states to collect infrastructure revenues from electric vehicles (EVs), which operate without gasoline or diesel fuel and thus do not contribute to road and bridge budgets.         The article detailed how Washington State legislators passed a $100 annual flat tax on EVs […]

June 14, 2013

Roadbuilding

Ride and drive high-tech trucks at Calstart HTUF’s SE Regional Fleet Workshop

Calstart’s High-Efficiency Truck Users Forum (HTUF) is hosting its 2013 Southeast Regional Fleet Workshop in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 22. The workshop gives industry professionals and other interested attendees the chance to learn more about creating a clean, cost-effective fleet. Participants will also have an opportunity to ride and drive technologically-advanced medium- and heavy-duty trucks […]

May 2, 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

Construction Equipment

RJS Construction purchases first John Deere 644K electric hybrid wheel loaders

Back in February, we gave you an in-depth look at John Deere’s new 644K wheel loader and the electric hybrid technology that powers it. And recently, RJS Construction was handed the keys to the first two units off the assembly line. The Superior, Wisconsin company took ownership of the first two 644Ks at an event […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ritchie Bros. lists 5 things to look for at Bauma

Sixteen exhibition halls. More than 6.1 million square feet of indoor, outdoor and demonstration exhibit area. Though Bauma, the world’s largest construction equipment show, offers quite a bit of equipment to see, it offers much more ground to cover. And all this week editors Marcia Gruver Doyle and Tom Jackson will be pounding the ground in […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Live chat archive: Caterpillar answers questions on new 336E H hybrid excavator

April 12, 2013

Construction Equipment

Join us April 11th for a live chat with Caterpillar about the 336E H hybrid excavator

Caterpillar unveiled its 336E Hybrid excavator to the press back in October and very soon after was named to Equipment World‘s list of 2013 Innovations Award winners. Why? The machine uses a hydraulic hybrid system that Cat says provides a 25-percent reduction in fuel consumption compared to the current 336E. And when placed side by […]

April 5, 2013

Equipment

Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings

America is a great country, but amazingly, breathtakingly and mindbogglingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the center of the photo above you’ll see a readout of 65 mpg. That’s the mileage a friend of ours, Peter Causer, of Volvo Construction Equipment, got in his Ford Focus 1.8 liter turbodiesel while […]

January 28, 2013

Technology

Caterpillar unveils the 336EH, its first hybrid excavator

Caterpillar unveiled its very first hybrid excavator, the Cat 336EH. The machine is an all-hydraulic hybrid capable of up to 25 percent greater fuel efficiency than the standard 336E and up to 50 percent greater fuel efficiency over the Cat 336D.

October 16, 2012

Construction Equipment

Freightliner produces 500,000th vehicle

Freightliner Trucks celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle at its Mount Holly, North Carolina, plant on September 12. Freightliner gave the keys of the 500,000th truck to Duke Energy officials at a Town Hall meeting at the plant. The truck will join Duke Energy’s fleet of field service vehicles. The Mount Holly plant, which […]

September 18, 2012

Pickups

BFGoodrich's rugged terrain T/A tire

BFGoodrich rugged terrain T/A tire is designed for light truck and sport utility vehicle drivers looking to upgrade to a tire with aggressive off-road looks combined with low rolling resistance, reduced noise and year-round traction.  The tire is offered in 36 sizes ranging from 15 to 20 inches in diameter, including LRE-rated sizes to provide […]

April 10, 2011

Pickups

ANY-TERRAIN RADIAL

DICK CEPEK RADIAL F-C II With it’s unique “hybrid” design between an all-terrain and mud terrain, the Radial F-C II has proven to be a real “Any Terrain” radial. This is one tough tire! Specialty Light Truck (SLT) Sizes Feature 3-Ply Sidewalls with crossply technology for better handling, increase puncture and tear resistance at the […]

June 30, 2010