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Construction Equipment
Volvo intros EC750E HR excavator with 118-foot reach for tall demolition jobs
With a pin height of 118 feet, the new excavator the company’s largest high-reach excavator model in North America. More details here on Equipment World.
April 3, 2019
Safety
House passes highway funding extension
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on an extension of transportation appropriations this week after House members passed the measure Sept. 13. The voice bill vote approved H.R. 2887, which would include funding through March 31 for the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration and other federal highway, transit and safety programs. It would extend […]
September 15, 2011
Roadbuilding
Tower to Air Congress: Land that thing!
Okay so the President today calls on Congress to extend the surface transportation authorization before the current extension runs out September 30th. He is supported by nearly all the major stakeholders. Even Republican House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica who grudgingly said one more extensions (it will be the 8th) would be okay […]
August 31, 2011
Roadbuilding
What? Another extension? Really?
This will surprise no one. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Ca), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee and therefore the key senator in any reauthorization legislation process, is setting up another extension for dear old SAFETEA-LU. Boxer said she will schedule a markup Sept. 8 on a bill that would extend federal surface transportation […]
August 19, 2011
Roadbuilding
House passes voice vote on 30-day extension of Highway Trust Fund, other programs
Unable to reach agreement on Feb. 25 on the Senate long-term extension of the highway program, the House by voice vote passed a 30-day extension of several programs including the Highway Trust Fund at the low pro rata rate currently provided by the continuing resolution and sent it to the Senate, the National Stone, Sand […]
February 26, 2010
Roadbuilding
Regional surface transportation meetings planned for December: Nashville, Newark, Chicago, L.A.
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will host four one-day regional meetings in December in Nashville, Newark, Chicago and Los Angeles. The sessions will feature federal legislative and regulatory reports and discussions on key regional transportation projects. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are eager to move forward on a long-term surface transportation authorization investment bill, […]
October 22, 2009
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