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Michelin intros a new Tweel airless tire designed for UTVs
The Michelin X Tweel UTV 26x9N14 tire serves as a single unit that replaces pneumatic tires and removes the need for maintenance, spare tires or repair kits.
May 28, 2018
Construction Equipment
Gradall intros Discovery Series excavators designed for emergency cleanup
Gradall says it has come up with a low-cost solution for local and state governments facing emergency cleanup, such as occurred with last year’s string of devastating hurricanes. The company’s Discovery Series excavators were used during storm recovery on the Gulf Coast and in the Bahamas and Caribbean, a news release says. They can travel […]
January 19, 2018
Pickups
7 Ways To Check for Flooding Before You Buy That Used Truck
Even if you don’t live in some of the nation’s flood-ravaged areas, if you are shopping for a used vehicle, you could be purchasing one of the thousands that had submersion damaged.
August 7, 2015
Pickups
Buyers Beware: Soggy Truck Deals Follow On The Heels of Floods
Some of the flooded vehicles may be purchased at bargain prices, cleaned up, and then taken out of state where the VIN is switched and the car is retitled with no indication it has been damaged.
June 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Florida man designs hurricane-resistant traffic signal hangers
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is installing pivotal hangers at traffic signals throughout the state to protect the signals from hurricane damage, according to a report from the Sun Sentinel. The hangers, designed by Florida native Robert Townsend, will be retrofitted onto existing traffic signals in Palm Beach and Broward Counties. FDOT will spend […]
July 17, 2013
Business
Boost to construction will likely match Sandy’s $50 billion economic blow
Experts say that Sandy's hit to the nation’s economy will likely be matched by a boost from the construction industry as the affected areas rebuild and recover.
November 1, 2012
Home
Crane atop Manhattan building collapses in high winds
A construction crane on top of a $1.5 billion high-rise in Manhattan snapped under the pressure of approximately 95-mph winds on October 29. No injuries were immediately reported.
October 31, 2012
Roadbuilding
In Court
A hurricane trumps a “no liability” clause in a delay damages case.
October 9, 2012
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