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Roadbuilding

Linden Comansa crane to erect main pylon for Montreal bridge

A project to replace Montreal’s busiest bridge is getting some help from a Linden Comansa 21LC550 crane. The company began erecting the crane, which will be used to build the 588-foot-tall main pylon, on the deck of the bridge in September. The crane will stand 591 feet tall from the base of the pylon. The […]

October 10, 2017

Construction Equipment

Vactor unveils concept HXX vacuum excavator designed for maximum payload at ICUEE

Vactor Manufacturing has been designing its concept vacuum excavator for three years and plans to begin production in mid-2018, says Ben Schmidt, company product manager. The company debuted the concept truck, which is designed to evenly distribute payload throughout the vacuum excavation process, at the ICUEE show in Louisville, Kentucky. The design for the new […]

October 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

B.C.’s Silver Bridge to get seismic retrofit

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure awarded a $1 million contract to Seismic 2000 Construction Ltd. to seismically upgrade Silver Bridge on Highway 1 south of Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, the Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle reports. The upgrade is scheduled to begin in late September and be completed sometime in the spring of 2018. “Retrofitting the […]

September 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT hopes I-11 signs will stop GPS confusion

A new two-mile section of an interstate highway that will eventually link Las Vegas and Phoenix ­– and one day, Mexico and Canada – is causing some confusion for drivers relying on GPS systems, the Las Vegas Sun reports. To help remedy the problem, the Nevada Department of Transportation plans to change interstate shield signs […]

September 14, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Superior expands General Equipment partnership; Deutz spreads Power Centers; Largest Cat dealer transaction; United Rentals buys Cummins power assets; Deere income soars

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 […]

September 12, 2017

Dealers

Kenworth dealers relocate five locations to new, improved buildings

The bullish news keeps coming from Kenworth, which has opened five new, relocated dealerships in the United States and Canada. The dealerships tout more space for service, parts and sales and more convenience and comfort for drivers. The news follows upbeat statements earlier this month from Kenworth executives in response to better-than-expected demand in the […]

September 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Systra buys IBT in effort to reach top-10 of bridge engineering firms

Global mass transit engineering and design firm Systra has acquired San Diego-based International Bridge Technologies in its quest to become a top-10 international bridge specialists, the company says. Before the acquisition, Systra was ranked 14th in the world in bridge engineering. Buying IBT will give Systra bridge design centers in the United States, Canada and […]

September 8, 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

Dealers

Canada’s Toromont tenders its largest Cat dealer transaction in Hewitt acquisition

Calling it its largest transaction ever, Toromont Industries of Canada has offered to purchase Hewitt Equipment, also of Canada, to create one of the larger dealerships in the Cat network. The deal, valued at 1.02 billion Canadian dollars, or about $814 million U.S., would allow Tormont to expand to 120 branches in Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, […]

August 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Timeline for completion of Gordie Howe International Bridge extended to 2023

Due to changing specifications and the complex bidding process, construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Mich. probably won’t be completed until 2023, the Windsor Star reports. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority informed the three groups competing for the project that their detailed bids will not be required until next year. […]

August 28, 2017

Business

Cemex gets 10-year lease for vital Port of Redwood City terminal

The Redwood City Port Commission approved a new 10-year-lease for cement, concrete and aggregate maker Cemex‘s 8.2-acre marine terminal in California, with an option to extend the lease for another 10 years, The Daily Journal reports. Cemex has used the terminal to import nearly 4 million metric tons of sand and aggregates from Canada over the […]

July 28, 2017

Business

Lafarge helps with Habitat for Humanity Canada’s biggest build ever

Lafarge Canada Inc. sponsored Habitat for Humanity Canada’s biggest build project ever, the 34th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project, which was organized as part of a celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation. The project included the construction of a total of 150 homes across Canada. In addition to being a Gold sponsor by providing […]

July 25, 2017