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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
Safety
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
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October 7, 2026
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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
Business
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
Safety
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
Business
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
Business
Granite cutting 227 employees to ‘reduce costs’
Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction is taking “actions to reduce its cost structure, enhance operating efficiencies and strengthen the business to achieve long-term profitable growth.” As part of its “Enterprise Improvement Plan,” the Granite is cutting about 227 employees, or about 13 percent of its salaried workforce. Actions associated with the reduction in force are expected […]
October 27, 2010
Safety
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
Business
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
Safety
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
Safety
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
Safety
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
Safety
First Run
Case takes on the field with N Series backhoe Industry pioneer adds punch at both ends By Mike Anderson The Case “loader/backhoe” – as the company calls it – is a signature product, proudly carrying history that dates back to 1957, when Case introduced the first integrated backhoe loader in North America. With the first […]
October 13, 2010
Business
CA, PA contractors awarded for safety
Two transportation construction industry firms in California and one in Pennsylvania were recognized Oct. 4 for their outstanding worker safety programs during the 2010 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) National Convention in held in New York City. Winning firms were the top honorees of the ARTBA-Transportation Development Foundation/CNA “Contractor Safety Awards.”
October 13, 2010
Safety
JPB mixer driver wins 1st place at ‘roadeo’
Two Jack B. Parson Companies’ (JBP) mixer drivers walked away with cash prizes and top honors at the eighth annual Northern Utah Ready Mix Truck Roadeo. The Roadeo, sponsored by the Ready Mix Council of the Utah Associated General Contractors Association, was held at H & E Equipment Company on Sept. 25, 2010. JBP drivers […]
October 11, 2010
Safety
ARTBA elects 2010-2011 officers
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) elected its 2010-2011 officers at the association’s national convention, held October 3-6, in New York, City. The new officers are the following: •Chairman: Bill Cox, president, Corman Construction, Annapolis Junction, Md. •Senior Vice Chairman: Paul Yarossi, president of HNTB Holdings, Ltd., New York, N.Y. •First Vice Chairman: […]
October 8, 2010
Safety
ASCC names safety award winners
The American Society of Concrete Contractors awarded its highest fleet safety award to L. Keeley Construction, Sauget, Illinois. The winners were selected on the basis of the number of miles driven and number of accidents in 2009. L. Keeley Construction accumulated 2.16 million miles for 2009 with zero accidents. Certificates of Recognition were awarded to […]
October 8, 2010
Safety
R.I. $4.5 billion short in transportation funding funding
A new report finds that Rhode Island faces a $4.5 billion transportation funding shortfall over the next 10 years. This is at a time when nearly a quarter of state-maintained roads are in need of repair, nearly half of Rhode Island’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, congestion is increasing and the rural traffic […]
October 7, 2010
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