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Contractor of the Year

Here are our 2018 Contractor of the Year finalists

Equipment World has named its 2018 Contractor of the Year finalists, ushering in the 18th year of the program. Each year, the editors of Equipment World vet Contractor of the Year applications from across the country, examining each contractor’s references, business acumen, equipment management practices, attention to safety and community involvement. The program, which recognizes […]

December 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

High-friction pavement project among FHWA safety winners

The Federal Highway Administration has bestowed its 2017 National Roadway Safety Awards on nine state transportation departments.   DOT winners for Infrastructure and Operational Improvements Delaware – DelDOT placed high-friction surface treatments at horizontal curves and where wet road surfaces reduce pavement friction. The agency reports a 56 percent average drop in roadway-departure crashes at […]

December 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Crowded rest areas prompt states to help truckers find parking spaces

Eight Midwestern states have joined together to try to solve the lack of available parking for long-haul truckers. The goal is to establish an app that truckers could access to find parking spots in rest areas and truck stops. The technology is now needed more than ever as a federal law takes effect in December […]

November 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

Time-lapse chronicles ACI award-winning Winona Bridge project

This $78 million Winona Bridge project involved the construction of a 2,300-foot concrete bridge next to an existing 1942-era historic bridge that carries Highway 43 over the Mississippi River. The new bridge will allow traffic to travel between Minnesota and Wisconsin while the historic bridge is being rehabilitated, and then serve as the two southbound […]

October 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Johnson County Gateway, Winona Bridge take ACI concrete construction awards

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) honored the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards during its Concrete Convention & Exposition Monday night in Anaheim. The awards honor creative projects in the concrete industry and recognize concrete innovation, technology, and excellence. To be eligible for the award, projects had to win at a local […]

October 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT partners with EasyMile for driverless shuttle bus project

A project to bring a driverless shuttle bus to Minnesota has moved closer to fruition with the state department of transportation’s hiring of French company EasyMile to oversee the pilot program that starts in November. The project will involve testing an autonomous shuttle in cold weather to see how well it operates, according to MnDOT. […]

October 9, 2017

Roadbuilding

I-35W overhaul means years of traffic jams for Minneapolis drivers

Drivers on Interstate 35 West in Minnesota can expect major delays over the next four years as the highway gets a $240 million overhaul – and that includes Vikings and Twins fans heading to their respective teams’ games this weekend. The project will extend from downtown Minneapolis to Crosstown and involve adding MnPASS express lanes, […]

September 27, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Bandit dealer expansion; Takeuchi adds Trencher Plus; 60-year-old Vt. equipment supplier closes; Kenworth dealers relocate

Bandit dealer expands to N.Y., Pa.; new Fla. dealer announced Anderson Equipment Co. will now offer Bandit tree chippers and grinders in New York and parts of Pennsylvania. Bandit also announced that Hoistlift of Fort Myers, Florida, has become its newest authorized dealer. Hoistlift will provides sales, service and parts for all Bandit hand-fed chippers and […]

September 19, 2017

Construction Equipment

Donaldson Co. fiscal 2017 sales up 6.8%

Donaldson Company, which makes engine filters and parts, reports a sales increase of 6.8 percent for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, which ended July 31. Fourth-quarter sales for the fiscal year rose 11.2 percent to $660.1 million from $593.8 million last year. The company points to its engine and industrial products segments as driving the increase. […]

September 14, 2017

Dealers

Takeuchi expands US dealer network with Trenchers Plus

Takeuchi-US has selected Trenchers Plus in Burnsville, Minnesota, as a new dealer to sell and rent its full lineup of equipment. Since 1988, Trenchers Plus has served the underground equipment industries with sales and rentals of trenchers and directional drills. Though specializing in underground equipment, the dealer also sells and rents construction and landscaping equipment […]

September 13, 2017

Dealers

Superior expands partnership with General Equipment in Neb., Iowa

General Equipment & Supplies, a Midwestern distributor of aggregate and construction equipment, has become an exclusive dealer for Superior Industries in Iowa and Nebraska. Superior has maintained a longtime partnership with General Equipment for selling and servicing its conveying equipment throughout the Upper Midwest. The expanded partnership means the distributor will also exclusively represent Superior’s […]

August 31, 2017

Roadbuilding

Discovery of human remains halts $2.9 million bridge project in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) stopped construction on a $2.9 million bridge project that began May 15 after human remains were discovered where an access road needed for the Highway 23 project crosses a historic Indian cemetery and settlement of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa near the St. Louis River […]

June 20, 2017