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Roadbuilding

CSDA to honor contractors for innovative projects at World of Concrete

CSDA will honor four companies at World of Concrete for their innovative and successful projects. The association will recognize the companies at 10 a.m. on January 22 at the first Concrete Openings Awards Ceremony at booth #C4435. The Concrete Openings Awards Program showcases the top job stories printed in CSDA’s official magazine each year. The […]

January 15, 2014

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT saves money, improves pavement life with cracksealing on I-10

An Arizona Department of Transportation (AZDOT) employee talks with Blair Barnhardt, APM, founder and executive director of the International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) and IPMA Academy, about the agency’s cracksealing work on Interstate 10. In this video, which is part of a series put together by IPMA, Jason (no last name was given) of AZDOT […]

January 15, 2014

Roadbuilding

World of Concrete app is all-in-one tool for attendees

If you’ll be attending World of Concrete next week, be sure to check out the official show app. The World of Concrete app features organizational tools such as personalized scheduling, real-time show updates and a search function for education and events. The app also has a Walk WOC & Win Scavenger Hunt that gives attendees […]

January 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

Allen to display new reversible plate compactors at World of Concrete

Allen Engineering will display its new line of reversible plate compactors next week at World of Concrete. The compactor models, introduced earlier this month, are designed for applications with limited space such as trench and excavation projects. The new line consists of three models, each featuring two exciter shafts that create a strong compaction force […]

January 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

How and why to use heater scarification in full-depth reclamation

Blair Barnhardt, APM, founder and executive director of the International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) and IPMA Academy, talks with Brian Frix, APM, pavement manager for the Rockdale County, Georgia, Department of Transportation, about heater scarification. In this video, which is part of a series put together by IPMA, Barnhardt and Frix discuss how and why […]

January 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Peterbilt to showcase Model 567 at World of Concrete

Peterbilt will showcase its all-purpose vocational Model 567, along with other vehicles, at the 2014 World of Concrete show in Las Vegas this month. Robert Woodall, director of Sales and Marketing for Peterbilt, said the Model 567 went into full production a few weeks ago. Woodall calls the truck “lightweight” and “highly versatile” and says […]

January 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

World of Concrete releases “Rig Racin,” a concrete-truck-flipping obstacle course game for iPhone, iPad and Android

Big news from Hanley Wood Exhibitions, the show runner for the World of Concrete trade show has released its first game for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices called “Rig Racin’.” The game puts players in control of a tricked out cement mixer truck and tasks them with navigating challenging obstacle courses with the goals of […]

December 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Are you the fastest trowel operator? Test your skills during Wacker Neuson’s Trowel Challenge at World of Concrete 2014

Here’s a chance to match your trowel skills with other operators from across the nation. At World of Concrete next month, Wacker Neuson will hold its sixth annual Trowel Challenge competition. But be warned: the competition is tough; last year’s contest had more than 150 competitors. The ride-on trowel challenge tests your entire range of […]

December 8, 2013

Roadbuilding

Roller-Compacted Concrete Field Demos

Field demonstrations of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) have become a big part of spreading the “gospel” of roller-compacted concrete. For example, RCC was an attraction in itself during a four-day continuing demonstration of placement at World of Concrete 2014 in February in Las Vegas. There, a Eurostyle heavy paver with compaction at the screed placed RCC, […]

December 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Subaru updates big block V-Twin engines with temperature sensor

Subaru Industrial Engines has updated its big block V-Twin engines, which originally debuted at World of Concrete in January. The 35-horsepower EH90 and 40-horsepower EH99 are 999cc and feature connecting rods, large crankshaft bearings and three-ring pistons. The hardened exhaust valve and seats are designed to handle high temperatures. New to these engines is a […]

November 6, 2013

Business

Hanley Wood, Intermat partner to create World of Concrete Europe

World of Concrete is coming to Europe. Today, Hanley Wood, the organizer of World of Concrete, and S.E. Intermat, the owner and organizer of the Intermat trade shows, announced a partnership to bring the World of Concrete trade show to Europe. The European show will be the third World of Concrete event, joining World of Concrete […]

November 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Equipment World to host live Twitter chat Sept. 5 about John Deere 644K Hybrid wheel loader

Our sister site, Equipment World, will moderate a live Twitter chat next week about John Deere’s 644K Hybrid wheel loader. The chat will take place September 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Central and will focus on a Q&A about the loader, which was introduced at World of Concrete in February. To submit a […]

August 28, 2013