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Roadtec hires Eric Griffin to sales team
Eric Griffin has joined Roadtec’s sales force. He will cover Kentucky and Ohio. Prior to joining Roadtec, Griffin worked for another road building equipment manufacturer as a demo specialist and service technician. He has previous sales experience from an unrelated field. John Irvine, vice president of sales and marketing at Roadtec, comments that “Eric’s previous […]
September 15, 2010
Safety
Washington State DOT investing $112 million in transportation projects
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is investing in 21 additional highway and ferry projects worth an estimated $112 million that can now be constructed across the state due to project savings and low bids on other highway improvements, according to a written press statement released on Sept. 14 from the state agency. WSDOT plans to award […]
September 15, 2010
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Volvo Trucks shows off three technology systems
During a Volvo Trucks Enhanced Technology customer event held Sept. 9-10 at the Waterloo Regional Emergency Services Training & Research Complex in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the company showcased three of its systems to demonstrate improved the systems’ safety and efficiency. The three systems shown were the Volvo Enhanced Stability Technology (VEST), Volvo Enhanced Cruise (VEC) […]
September 15, 2010
Technology
FHWA Paper: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane Narrowing with Rumble Strips at Two-Lane Rural Stop-Controlled Intersections
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a TechBrief that examines a treatment to reduce approach speeds at unsignalized intersections on two-lane rural roads by narrowing lanes using rumble strips in the median and on the right-lane edge. Click on the link below for a downloadable PDF of the TechBrief: Crash Impact of Smooth Lane […]
September 14, 2010
Business
URS acquires construction/infrastructure firm Scott Wilson Group
URS Corporation has completed its acquisition of Scott Wilson Group plc, a London-based infrastructure engineering and construction company. The addition of Scott Wilson expands URS’ international presence by adding a network of 80 offices around the world, including offices in key regional centers such as London, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Warsaw and Dubai, and more […]
September 14, 2010
Technology
Roadtec gains new sales rep
Roadtec added Eric Griffin to its sales force. He will cover Kentucky and Ohio. Before joining Roadtec, Griffin worked for another road building equipment manufacturer as a demo specialist and service technician. Griffin, his wife and three children live in Mount Juliette, Tennessee.
September 14, 2010
Business
Maintenance
Information flows in mixed fleet applications using new AEMP telematics standards   If you’ve stayed away from telematics* in the past because of the complexity, good news is coming. Starting in October, an industry-wide standard will take effect that makes it possible to collect mixed fleet data from multiple OEMs and download it into […]
September 9, 2010
Business
America’s 10 best transportation projects unveiled
The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce named 10 states that are in the running to be called “best of the best” in transportation. (For the original press release from AASHTO on the Top 10 finalists for the 2010 America’s Transportation Awards competition, click here.) The Top 10 finalists in […]
September 9, 2010
Equipment
Deere’s loader follows emissions rules
When New Jersey Contracting Firm J.H. Reid wanted a wheel loader to allow it to work in Brooklyn, New York, under current and future emissions rules, John Deere found a solution: the new 304-horsepower 744K 4WD loader. Deere’s new loader is the construction industry’s first IT4-certified iron with more than 175 horsepower. Reid took delivery […]
September 9, 2010
Safety
Lincoln Electric to offer free seminar
Lincoln Electric will offer a free Pipeline Welding Seminar on Oct. 11 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lincoln Electric’s corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. The seminar, intended for contractors and professionals in the pipeline industry, will focus on topics such as solutions to common […]
September 9, 2010
Business
Cummins produces 26,000 EPA 2010 engines
After seven months’ production of its EPA 2010 certified and compliant engines, Cummins says it has now built and shipped more than 20,000 Heavy-Duty and MidRange engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment, and at the end of August, this number will crest at 26,000. “Our technology experience and our own testing of the […]
September 7, 2010
Business
Hemisphere GPS Launches New Earthworks® X300™ Excavator
Scottsdale, AZ — August 23, 2010 — (TSX: HEM) X300 excavator guidance system. Integrating Hemisphere GPS’ patented Crescent® Vector™ GPS compass technology X300 measures and displays three-dimensional excavator positioning to operators, vastly improving excavation proficiency and accuracy and greatly reducing rework. Following the successful release of the X200 full two-dimensional machine guidance system in March […]
September 7, 2010
Technology
Product Report
Dash-5 grader takes on the 200-plus-horsepower class By Mike Anderson By increasing engine output and weight, Komatsu is hitting the “sweet spot” for production-class motor graders with its GD655-5 model, says Steve Moore, Komatsu America product manager. “We have made it a much more competitive motor grader in the most popular motor grader class in […]
September 6, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
EPA, Navistar formally end litigation EPA, CARB move ahead with further SCR reviews By Jack Roberts  The legal battle Navistar had waged against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since March 2009 formally came to an end Aug. 16 when the two parties jointly filed to withdraw the lawsuit and a federal appeals court agreed. […]
September 6, 2010
Equipment
Marketplace
By Amy Materson JAWBREAKER Crush up to 750 tons per hour with the Powerscreen Pegson XA750 mobile jaw crusher from Terex. Fitted with a hydraulically driven pan feeder and live pre-screening unit, the Pegson XA750 removes fines and sizes prior to crushing while avoiding packing and unnecessary manganese wear. A 55-by-32-inch unrestricted feed opening delivers […]
September 6, 2010
Safety
Special Report
Tier 4 Interim Big changes in store for new equipment next year … and 2012 … and 2014. By Tom Jackson It’s just three months and counting before the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 Interim regulations for non-road engines takes effect for most medium to large horsepower bands. And when it does, the new machines […]
September 6, 2010
Roadbuilding
Reporter
Equipment Resurrection 3 tips to get idle equipment ready to go 1. Fight fuel fungus If your diesel engine has been idle for more than three months, you could be facing fungus. Bacterial and fungal growth can clog filters, pumps and fuel lines, and also produce organic acids that speed corrosion. Use a diesel fuel […]
September 6, 2010
Business
Technology
What lies beneath Calling 811 before you dig is the law of the land and a good system, but there’s no reason why you shouldn’t double check all your One Call locates.* By Tom Jackson  In Texas this past June three construction workers were killed and 11 injured in the span of two days […]
September 3, 2010
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