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Roadbuilding
CARB ‘on apology tour’
William Davis, executive vice president of the Southern California Contractors Association, calls a series of off-highway rule workshops that began on Sept. 1 the California Air Resources Board “apology tour.” Writing in his association’s newsletter, Davis says, “They probably won’t really say they’re sorry that they caused thousand of construction companies to sell off perfectly good, […]
September 1, 2010
Construction Equipment
Cat boosts outlook based on quarterly results
Prompting a more optimistic forecast for 2010 as a whole, increased production helped fuel a 91-percent year-over-year hike in second-quarter profit for construction equipment manufacturing giant Caterpillar. “We’ve been highly focused on three things this year – significantly increasing production in response to higher demand from our customers particularly in developing economies, aggressively managing costs […]
July 28, 2010
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Cat increases China excavator production
Cat will expand its plant in Xuzhou, China, and will acquire Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group’s 15.87 percent ownership in Caterpillar Xuzhou Limited, a joint venture with the Chinese company initially established in 1995. When the acquisition is complete, CXL will be a wholly-owned Caterpillar company. Once the CXL excavator expansion plans are completed in 2014, […]
June 28, 2010
Roadbuilding
Kobelco joins crews of ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’
Kobelco Construction Machinery America recently joined the crew of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”  for a project in eastern Texas. The company provided a Kobelco SK210 excavator to demolish a home so that a new one could be constructed for a very deserving family. Most Americans are familiar with the ABC television series “Extreme Makeover: Home […]
April 27, 2010
Roadbuilding
Featured Article: The 2009 Top Rollouts
Throughout the year the editors of Better Roads review products new to the highway and bridge industries. We ask questions about their significance and whether they may change the way work gets done or bring new standards to an industry. Here is our list of the Top 20 Rollouts of the year.
December 1, 2009
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