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ABC recognizes winners

Associated Builders and Contractors congratulated ABC member companies, a chapter and a partner for receiving top honors in the Construction Users Roundtable’s Construction Industry Safety Excellence awards and the Workforce Development awards at CURT’s national conference on Nov. 9. ABC members won three CURT CISE awards. Here’s a list of contractors who were recognized for […]

November 16, 2010

AASHTO elects new president, VP

Susan Martinovich, P.E., director of the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), was elected president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and Kirk T. Steudle P.E., director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) was elected as vice president. Martinovich, the 2010 AASHTO vice president and AASHTO’s first female president, has […]

November 15, 2010

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Lighting in a compact package Marcia Gruver Doyle Now road and bridge contractors, rental houses and others can fit up to 11 fully-assembled light towers on a standard 48-foot flatbed, allowing easy distribution of lights along long road projects or the ability to take care of multiple-jobsite lighting needs with one load. Doosan’s LightSource Compact […]

November 10, 2010

Marketplace

By Amy Materson PORTABLE PLASMA CUTTER Experience portability when plasma cutting with Miller Electric’s Spectrum 875 Auto-Line plasma cutter, which offers technology that enables the unit to be used anywhere with no physical linking mechanism. The 56-pound unit cuts 1 1/4-inch-thick metal at a rated 10 inches per minute, and also recognizes and adjusts […]

November 9, 2010

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Reporter

6 tips to help your company reach 6 million safe work hours By Equipment World Staff Nortrax, North America’s largest John Deere construction and forestry dealer, recently surpassed 6 million work hours without a lost-time injury. Here’s how they reached that milestone: 1.Know where the hazards are and eliminate them. Track injuries and know where […]

November 9, 2010

Top financed crawler, new and used, 2004-2010 YTD*, among EW readers: Deere 650-J

Caltrans receives $171 million to improve passenger rail service

The California Department of Transportation has awarded the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has been awarded $171 million to improve service on its highly successful intercity passenger rail service. “The federal funding for intercity rail provides the impetus to expand and greatly improve passenger rail service statewide,” said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim in a written […]

November 9, 2010

Safety Watch

Demolition dangers Know what you’re getting into before you begin By Equipment World Staff The accident: A construction crew was demolishing an addition to a school building when a roof collapsed, seriously injuring two workers. The bottom line: An OSHA investigation concluded the contractor failed to have written proof of an engineering survey assessing the […]

November 9, 2010

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JRB Side Dump Bucket Simplifies Material Placement

The JRB Side Dump Bucket by Paladin Construction Group is manufactured to provide wheel loader operators with more flexibility than a standard bucket can offer in construction and utility applications. This unique bucket can dump material from many angles, making it ideal for confined, hard-to-maneuver areas and jobs that require even material placement over long […]

November 8, 2010

Agencies eye heavy truck fuel targets

-From eTrucker Proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks announced Oct. 25 would reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption 20 percent by the 2018 model year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimate 7 percent to 20 percent fuel efficiency gains over model […]

November 2, 2010

Caltrans: 90 percent of stimulus money awarded

New information compiled by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) confirms that close to 90 percent of California’s transportation projects funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) have been awarded to contractors, allowing construction to start. California received more ARRA, a.k.a. “stimulus,” dollars for transportation than any other state –- nearly $2.6 billion […]

November 2, 2010

Peterson reaches new milestone

Peterson Manufacturing celebrated 65 years of business this year. Located in the Kansas City suburb of Grandview, Peterson has evolved from a retail-oriented manufacturer to a quarter-billion-dollar, multi-faceted corporation whose safety lighting products and other services reach millions of customers worldwide. The family-owned company is headquartered on a 44-acre corporate campus of state-of-the-art, 670,000-square-foot facility […]

November 1, 2010

TRIP: Alabama’s top 40 transportation chokepoints

The I-10 Wallace Tunnels in Mobile top the list of Alabama’s worst transportation chokepoints, along with multiple sections of I-65, I-20 and I-85. This is according to a new report released Oct. 28 by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation research organization. TRIP’s report, “Alabama’s Transportation Chokepoints: The Top 40 Chokepoints and Remedies for Relief,” […]

October 28, 2010

U.S. EPA, DOT release greenhouse gas emissions standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation have released the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. This comprehensive national program is projected to reduce GHG emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels of […]

October 28, 2010

TIGER II requests top $19 billion

Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will share nearly $600 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s popular TIGER II program for major infrastructure projects ranging from highways and bridges to transit, rail and ports, Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II received nearly 1,000 […]

October 20, 2010

TxDOT awarded $34 million for rail

The U.S. Department of Transportation will award the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) $34 million grant to help fund a rail project pivotal to North Texas to support the Tower 55 Multimodal Improvement Project (T55MIP), a critical rail gateway located along a key transportation and trade corridor connecting Canada, Mexico and the United States. “This […]

October 20, 2010

NRMCA names honorary directors

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association honored two longtime industry leaders, Norman Nelson and David Vickers, by electing them honorary members of its board of directors during its fall board meeting in Washington, D.C. Nelson and Vickers have each served as chairman of the NRMCA’s board of directors, along with participating in numerous NRMCA committees, […]

October 18, 2010

ARTBA elects 2010-11 officers

The American Road and Transportation Builders Association elected the following individuals as ARTBA officers at the association’s national convention, held Oct. 3-6 in New York. Chairman: Bill Cox, president, Corman Construction, Annapolis Junction, Maryland Senior Vice Chairman: Paul Yarossi, president of HNTB Holdings, New York, New York First Vice Chairman: Steve Wright, vice president, Wright […]

October 18, 2010

Ethanol increase ‘troubles’ Sen. Hutchison

Now that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline for model year vehicles of 2007 and later, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) called for an additional study to determine how the 15 -percent ethanol blend (E-15) will impact vehicles. There is still much uncertainty about whether the E-15 […]

October 14, 2010

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In 1954, Bolinder-Munktell, owned by Volvo, introduced the H-10, an ordinary tractor turned around with the loader bucket over the bigger wheels. Volvo marks it as its first wheel loader, a product that's come a long way and continues to evolve.

70 Years Later, Wheel Loaders Keep Getting Better: Buyer’s Guide 2025

The latest in wheel loaders from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, John Deere, JCB, Komatsu, Liebherr, Volvo.

Cat's 140 Lever Motor Grader made its debut at the 2025 Public Works Expo in Chicago. The next-generation model will be available to U.S. customers in 2026.

Cat Launches 140 Lever Motor Grader with New Cab, Loads of Added Tech

Asv Vt100 Posi Track Undercarriage

A Closer Look: ASV’s VT-100 Goes Where Other Compact Track Loaders Can’t

2026 Chevrolet Silverado WT

2026 Chevy Silverado 1500 Revealed: 9 trims, 4 Engines, 6 Special Editions

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When it comes to your OTR (off-the-road) tires, nothing is more important than having proper tire inflation. This directly impacts the performance and longevity of your tires, which is linked to the overall productivity of your operation.