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Roadbuilding

Canada’s Deh Cho Bridge wins 2013 IBC award

The Deh Cho Bridge in Canada, one of the world’s longest, continuous superstructures, received the Gustav Lindenthal Medal at the 2013 International Bridge Conference (IBC). The annual award, sponsored by Bayer MaterialScience LLC, recognizes recent outstanding achievements in bridge engineering. The bridge that receives the medal must demonstrate technical and material innovation and success, as […]

June 7, 2013

Roadbuilding

U.S. experiences 3.6-percent increase in commercial trucks crossing borders in 2012

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, has released figures reporting 3.6 percent more commercial trucks crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico in 2012 than in 2011. The figures, from BTS’s 2012 Border Crossing/Entry Data, show that 10.7 million commercial […]

April 5, 2013

Business

Hayward Baker buys Geo­Foundations, expands Canadian presence

In a move it says underlines its desire to further serve the Canadian geotechnical construction market, Hayward Baker has acquired Geo­Foundations Contractors of Acton, Ontario. Now a subsidiary of Hayward Baker Canada, Geo­Foundations will retain its name, and its founder, Todd Edmunds, will remain as president of the new subsidiary. Geo­Foundations specializes in jet grouting, […]

March 20, 2013

Roadbuilding

Mafia involved in potential asphalt shortage in Montreal

Our sister publication, Equipment World, shared an interesting story about a possible asphalt shortage in Montreal, Canada. The city, which has numerous potholes, will have to sign a $5.2 million contract to avoid running out of asphalt, but city officials worry signing a contract for asphalt may promote criticism from the public. However, not signing […]

March 19, 2013

Home

Montreal could run out of asphalt … and the Mafia is involved

In a bit of an odd-but-true story from Canada, there is a very good possibility that the City of Montreal could run out of asphalt, reports the Montreal Gazette. The city has numerous potholes to fill but unless it is able to sign a $5.2 million contract with seven supply companies. So why the cold […]

March 19, 2013

Construction Equipment

Canadian man builds dump truck from scratch

Who needs financing when you’ve got ingenuity on your side? This inventive Canadian built a dump truck/snow plow out of spare parts from a Volkswagen Jetta, a Toyota and a Ford…plus a little sheet metal. Be sure to check out the video of this thing in action below. Lots of spare time you have up […]

March 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

Contest wants to know: Do you have the oldest working Skyjack?

Celebrating the manufacture of its 250,000th aerial work platform this year, Skyjack has launched Quest 2013, a search for the oldest working Skyjack scissor lift. If it’s in your possession, you’ll get to add a new Skyjack scissor to your fleet. Skyjack, with a history that goes back to a 1969 start in a […]

February 21, 2013

Business

Takeuchi names AgCon Equipment as dealer in Canada

Takeuchi-US has named AgCon Equipment as a new dealer of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment in Manitoba, Canada. The dealership is located in Springfield, Manitoba. AgCon Equipment is a full service heavy construction, landscaping and agricultural equipment distributor that specializes in the sales, rental and service of construction and agricultural equipment. For more information about AgCon […]

December 13, 2012

Safety

United Rentals expands in North America

United Rentals has opened three new locations in the United States and two in Canada. New branches in Denver, Colorado; Nashville, Tennessee; and Edmonton, Alberta, specialize in providing temporary power and climate control equipment and services. A new Watford City, North Dakota, branch and a second Edmonton location provide trench safety protective systems for underground […]

September 18, 2012

Business

Baird, RER report rental revenue growth in second quarter of 2012

Baird, in partnership with Rental Equipment Register magazine (RER), published the results of its second-quarter 2012 rental equipment industry survey, which showed continued double-digit rental revenue growth of 10.4 percent year over year, compared with 10.5-percent growth in the first quarter of 2012. According to the survey, outlook for the remainder of the year reflects […]

August 13, 2012

Business

Sany America creates, appoints chairman position

Sany America has appointed Tim Frank as the company’s chairman, effective immediately. In this newly-created position, he will have overall responsibility for manufacturing, sales, marketing and support for all Sany equipment products in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America. Frank was most recently a consultant working on global strategic planning for the board […]

August 9, 2012

Construction Equipment

Doosan appoints new distributors

Doosan has appointed six dealerships as new carriers of Doosan heavy equipment. These dealerships are Nova International Limited in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Aylesford in Nova Scotia, Canada; and Swiderski Equipment, with four locations in Wisconsin (Mosinee, Wausau, Thorp, and Waupaca, Wisconsin). All new distributors carry a variety of Doosan equipment, which may include wheel excavators, […]

May 22, 2012