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Roadbuilding
ASCE: To fix U.S. infrastructure, fix the budget process
A broken budget process must be fixed if Congress is going to finally confront and fix the nationās ailing infrastructure, according to a new statement released by the American Society of Civil Engineers. āFor decades, Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a budget on time, speeding toward budget deadlines as if we have miles of [ā¦]
March 6, 2018
Construction Equipment
AEM chief: Trump plan for steel, aluminum import tariffs will burden U.S. equipment makers
President Donald Trumpās plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum is prompting opposition from representatives of equipment manufacturers who say theyāll be burdened with higher input costs than their foreign competitors will pay. Also reacting with concern are GOP lawmakers who blasted the plan and investors on Wall Street, where stocks tumbled. [ā¦]
March 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Azuga selected for Wash. pay-per-mile experiment, will test interstate links
Azuga,Ā a global provider of connected vehicle and fleet technologies, has been selected as a vendor for an experimental program in Washington thatās exploring whether a road usage fee, rather than a gas tax, might be a better way to fund transportation infrastructure. TheĀ Washington Road Usage Charge Pilot ProjectĀ is being launched to assess whether drivers could [ā¦]
February 27, 2018
Dealers
In strong construction market, H&E reports 20.6% revenue hike for 4Q 2017
H&E 4Q earnings at a glance: Revenues gained by 20.6 percent Net income hit $85.9 million Rental revenues climbed 10.9 percent New equipment sales rose 65.9 percentĀ Used equipment sales up 28.8 percent Gaining momentum in rental and distribution businesses, H&E Equipment Services is reporting a hefty 20.6 percent gain in revenues to $294.7 million [ā¦]
February 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
Australia poised to pitch in on funding for U.S. infrastructure
President Donald Trumpās $1.5 trillion plan to fix Americaās roads, bridges and airports could soon get an unlikely boost from retirement savers some 10,000 miles away in Australia, according to Bloomberg news. At the White House this week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is to propose using āa chunkā of Australiaās A$2.53 trillion ($1.99 trillion) pension [ā¦]
February 21, 2018
Roadbuilding
Thunder Creekās new multi-tank trailers allow bulk diesel transport with no CDL
Thunder Creek Equipmentās-new Multi-Tank Trailers (MTT) are the first fuel and service trailers designed to legally transport bulk diesel on the road without requiring drivers to maintain a CDL or HAZMAT endorsement (Title 49 (CFR49). The trailers are available in 460-, 690- and 920-gallon capacities. These new trailers retain the manufacturing quality and customization that [ā¦]
February 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
Parker tapped as 2018 chairman of NAPA
Craig Parker is being sworn in today, February 12, as 2018 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) during the associationās 63rd Annual Meeting in San Diego. As chairman, Parker is responsible for guiding NAPAās efforts to support the asphalt pavement industry. Parker is executive vice president of Silver Star Construction, based in Moore, [ā¦]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
Concrete and cement Industry groups introduce free web-based pavement design platform
A free, new online concrete pavement design tool now offers features and benefits never before available to the cement and concrete industry ā and engineers are snapping it up for use in the few weeks since its launch. Industry groups worked together on the two-year effort to launch the highly interactive tool PavementDesigner.org for city, [ā¦]
February 7, 2018
Roadbuilding
AEM poll indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for infrastructure plan
A new poll finds that 81 percent of those who watched President Donald Trumpās State of the Union address say they want Congress to pass an infrastructure bill this year. TheĀ Association of Equipment ManufacturersĀ (AEM) commissioned the poll by Morning Consult, a privately held technology and media company. It found that four out of five viewers [ā¦]
February 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Conn. governor: Lacking federal help, state must move ahead with critical transportation investments
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hasĀ released the outlineĀ of his administrationās revenue package to stabilize the Special Transportation Fund (STF) and allow for critical investments in the stateās transportation system. He says his plan for the STF would restore canceled state and municipal projects across Connecticut and āprevent drastic increasesā in rail and bus fares and [ā¦]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA: More than 54,000 U.S. bridges structurally deficient, fedsā data show
A new report finds thereās the equivalent of one āstructurally deficientā-rated bridge, on average, for every 27 miles of the nationās major highway network, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Those 1,800 structurally deficient interstate bridges are crossed 60 million times daily, the association says. But the problem is even bigger, [ā¦]
January 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Concrete pavement market seeing its biggest improvement in 5 years
The concrete pavement market is on pace for significant improvement in 2018 ā and it comes amid industry optimism for a new federal gas tax and innovative infrastructure funding, according to the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). Gerald Voigt, ACPAās president and CEO, says thereās a strong market outlook fueled by the steadily rising use [ā¦]
January 29, 2018
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