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Gear

Wirtgen Group unveils Hamm H 25i compactor with crusher drum, new smaller rollers at Bauma

In an enormous, two story outdoor exhibition space at Bauma, Wirtgen has tucked away several new machines and innovative technologies. Wirtgen cut its teeth in grinding and milling machines before acquiring compaction equipment manufacturer Hamm. Now they’ve cleverly combined the basic design of a concrete/asphalt milling drum with a vibrating roller to create a “crusher […]

April 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Colorful asphalt coatings could keep cities cooler

More so than any other color, black absorbs sunlight and then radiates that heat. And when black asphalt comprises one-third to two-fifths of the surface area in many cities, things can get pretty warm in the summer months. So in an effort to cool down the country’s urban areas, researchers in California are testing more […]

April 9, 2013

Construction Equipment

Big Bertha, world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, arrives in Seattle

The “Big” in Bertha’s name isn’t there for the catchiness. It’s there because it’s apt. With a 57-foot diameter and a length of a football field, Big Bertha is the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine. She’s quite hefty too. Bertha is assembled from 41 parts, the largest of which weighs in at 900 tons. And she […]

April 4, 2013

Business

Dynapac equipment to show off new Atlas Copco colors, branding at Bauma

Dynapac equipment will soon drop its familiar yellow and red color scheme for yellow and gray. Atlas Copco announced today that it has decided to change the color scheme and badge branding on its Dynapac range of rollers, planers and pavers in order to match the visual identity used by other divisions in the company’s […]

April 3, 2013

Construction Equipment

What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 2: Rollers

Editor’s Note: If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Part 1 of this series on pavers by clicking here. If we do some math, we can calculate that the hypothetical Walmart parking lot we began paving in Part 1 of this pieces, should take two days if everything works right, says Chris Connolly, […]

April 2, 2013

Construction Equipment

What it takes to pave a parking lot, Part 1: The Pavers

Just imagine that it’s a sunny spring morning in suburban America, and that our job is to pave and compact the asphalt for a large Walmart parking lot. We posed just that task to seven equipment manufacturers and asked them what pavers and rollers they would choose, and the reasons for their selections. Today, we’ll […]

April 1, 2013

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English county announces pothole work in the style of Frank Sinatra

Thanks to our sister publication Better Roads for sharing this gem. Apparently, the Worcestershire County Council in England has heard its constituents loud and clear and has begun working to fix its potholes. To get the word out about the road construction, the council made this fairly amazing video in the style of Frank Sinatra’s […]

March 29, 2013

Business

Congress discusses expanded oil and gas drilling as source of transportation funding

With talks in Congress over how to raise transportation funding at a standstill, some lawmakers have voiced their opinion that the answer is oil, according to our sister publication Better Roads. Speaker of the House John Boehner recently called revenues for infrastructure improvements via oil and gas drilling expansions a “natural link.” But some lobbyists […]

March 29, 2013

Business

Transportation Sec. LaHood: Volvo’s first U.S.-made wheel loader a sign of confidence in American economy, workers

Last week, we watched as the first American made Volvo wheel loader (an L60G) rolled off the line at the company’s expanded Shippensburg, Pennsylvania plant. As we noted in our report,  Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez was in attendance also. Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took to his blog to discuss Volvo’s decision. Of […]

March 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Boston tests asphalt alternatives for filling potholes

According to a report from our sister publication Better Roads, the city of Boston is considering three alternatives to asphalt for repairing potholes. Because the materials are more expensive than asphalt, the main benefit is that they fill potholes faster, are more friendly toward the environment and can be easily transported in bags and buckets. […]

March 26, 2013

Business

ASCE says U.S. infrastructure investment is “treading water”

After giving American infrastructure a grade of D+, the American Society of Civil Engineers says that the country’s investment planned through 2020 will fall $1.6 trillion short of what is needed to maintain existing infrastructure. According to a report from Bloomberg, the ASCE recommends funding be increased by 80 percent to $3.6 trillion in order […]

March 25, 2013

Business

America’s infrastructure given D+ grade by ASCE

America’s infrastructure has been the topic of many conversations lately—few, if any, of them good. President Barack Obama said U.S. infrastructure is “badly in need of repair” during the most recent State of the Union address and has proposed a “fix-it-first initiative to, well, fix the problem. Even outgoing Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood has called U.S. […]

March 21, 2013