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Dealers

H&K becomes largest Taylor forklift distributor in Mid-Atlantic

H&K Equipment has expanded its territory to become the largest distributor of Taylor Machine Works forklifts in the Mid-Atlantic region. H&K now provides sales, service and support for Taylor products in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and Garrett and Allegany counties in Maryland. Its affiliate Taylor Northeast already covered eastern […]

April 30, 2018

Roadbuilding

VIDEO, PHOTOS: N.Y. sends out army of snowplows to combat nor’easters

New York’s state and local agencies have been pulling out all the stops to keep roads clear after two nor’easters pounded the state in one week, dumping as much of 26 inches of snow in some areas. They’ve been deploying tow plows, which can plow two lanes at a time. They’ve also been sending plows […]

March 12, 2018

Roadbuilding

‘I Heart NY’ highway signs ordered taken down, or lose federal funding

Some highway signs with the “I (heart) NY” logo are getting no love from the feds. The Federal Highway Administration has cut $14 million in funding to the state of New York for installing more than 500 signs across the state with tourism logos that the FHWA says violates federal and state traffic standards, according […]

February 6, 2018

Roadbuilding

N.Y. adds $250 million to bridge rehab program

The state of New York plans to infuse an additional $250 million into rehabilitating and replacing worn-out bridges and culverts. The Bridge NY program began in 2016 with an initial $200 million. The program provides grants to municipalities in the state. It has led to more than 125 bridge and culvert projects being funded, according […]

January 31, 2018

Roadbuilding

Crews begin dismantling old Goethals Bridge

Crews began dismantling the old steel-cantilever truss Goethals Bridge January 15 by removing its middle span and lowering it onto a barge, NJ.com reports. It took a little more than eight hours to remove the middle span of the bridge, which runs between Staten Island and lower it onto a barge waiting 135 feet below in […]

January 24, 2018

Roadbuilding

Recycled glass aggregate being developed as lightweight road material

AeroAggregates LLC opened a plant to produce lightweight construction material from mixed recycled glass, The Inquirer reports. The company manufactures foamed glass aggregate, which resembles crushed rock and serves a similar purpose in construction projects, but it weighs 85 percent less than stone and is very strong. “We can take Philadelphia curbside glass and make a construction […]

January 4, 2018

Roadbuilding

N.Y. expands free roadside HELP program

Free roadside assistance has been expanded to the Syracuse, New York, area. The state’s Highway Emergency Local Patrol, or HELP, patrols during rush hours to offer minor repairs to stranded motorists, provide traffic control at incidents and clear minor wrecks. The New York State Department of Transportation service will have two trucks on the highways […]

December 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

More drivers to hit the roads this holiday despite higher gas prices

AAA is predicting this holiday season’s travel volume will be one for the record books, with a 3.1 percent increase compared to last holiday season. In all, 107.3 million Americans will travel between December 23 and January 1, AAA estimates. It marks the ninth consecutive year of travel increases for the holidays. Of the travelers, […]

December 22, 2017

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

Modest rise in transportation construction forecast for 2018

Transportation-related construction activity is expected to increase next year after dropping in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The association predicts an annual increase of 3.2 percent for 2018 compared to an expected 2.8 percent drop this year. The largest market segment – public road projects by state and local governments […]

December 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Pieces of N.Y.’s Tappan Zee Bridge finding use in local bridge projects

Dismantling of the 61-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge is expected to take more than a year. Bridge sections are being removed carefully and shipped on barges upriver to Albany and downriver to Perth Amboy, N.J. to be sold — concrete will be crushed for use in highway construction and the steel will be recycled. However, the […]

November 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Crews begin dismantling old Tappan Zee Bridge

The video below shows crews at work dismantling the old Tappan Zee Bridge. A floating super crane is being used to remove large sections of the bridge and place them on barges for transport, CBS New York reports. Traffic has begun traveling on the first of two spans of the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge […]

November 16, 2017