John LattaRoadbuildingWorld of Asphalt advance registration extendedAdvance registration has been extended through March 1 for the upcoming World of Asphalt and AGG1 expositions.Registering in advance to attend the shows saves 40 percent off the onsite fee (includes admission to both shows), and attendees can also save money by registering in advance for the shows’ extensive educational programming. Details are online at www.worldofasphalt.com and www.agg1.org. […]February 27, 2013RoadbuildingFatalities for 16- and 17-year old drivers risingIt seems 16 and 17 year old drivers have been dying on the nation’s roads at an increasing rate in the past two years, after years of decreasing numbers. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reports that: Preliminary data indicate deaths of 16- and 17-year-old drivers are up 19 percent between the first six months […]February 26, 2013Roadbuilding“Congestion pricing” now at work on L.A. jamwaysIf they can make it here they’ll make it anywhere, its up to you L.A. L.A. Los Angeles County’s has opened 14 miles of express lanes on the San Bernardino Freeway. Back in November it was the city’s Harbor Freeway that was set up with this system. The idea of course is to ease congestion. […]February 25, 2013RoadbuildingHighway Trust Fund $365.5 billion in debt by 2036 – AED reportHighway Trust Fund (HTF) shortfall will be in the coming decades. The report, conducted for the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) by William and Mary University‘s Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, forecasts that over the next 23 years the Highway Trust Fund will run up a $365.5 billion deficit. The number may be new but […]February 22, 2013RoadbuildingThe John Delaney and Bill Clinton Plan for transportation infrastructureWe’ve heard for years now that the private sector has money that is just waiting to be invested in our future transportation infrastructure. And it’s still waiting. Now comes a hugely-successful private sector businessman turned Congressman with an idea. Some of it borrowed from Bill Clinton. Maryland Congressman John Delaney, a self-made multi-millionaire financier, has said he […]February 22, 2013RoadbuildingAmerica’s roads and bridges ‘not crumbling’ – reportA new report from the Reason Foundation concludes, after examining 20 years of state highway data, that the condition of America’s state-controlled roads has improved in seven key areas including deficient bridges and pavement condition. “There are still plenty of problems to fix, but our roads and bridges aren’t crumbling,” said David Hartgen, lead author […]February 21, 2013RoadbuildingFrance blasts U.S. CEO: We do too work and you’re nuts.Oh yeah, it’s on. France has fired back at what their social media are calling “le French bashing” by a salty American business leader. A cabinet minister and a factory union leader lead le charge, the former calling US’s Titan Tire CEO “ignorant” and the latter saying he should be institutionalized. Our blunt-speaking CEO in […]February 21, 2013RoadbuildingWhite House releases transportation infrastructure ‘plan’The White House has released a statement called “The President’s Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure.” The plan repeats the president’s State of the Union “fix it first” idea, claiming that, “Repair and maintenance of our existing roads, bridges and public transportation systems should take priority before we consider […]February 20, 2013RoadbuildingBowles and Simpson try again. Again.Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome back, Simpson and Bowles! Alan Simpson, a Republican and Democrat Erskine Bowles have come up with a new deficit reduction plan. You will recall that the duo were co-chairs of the White House’s 2010 deficit-reduction panel, which put together a bipartisan package of tax and spending changes. That plan, of course, […]February 20, 2013RoadbuildingFrench workers don’t work: U.S. CEO to French MinisterScare bleu! Maurice Taylor, CEO of US tire maker Titan, writing to France’s Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg, after the minister asked Titan to buy a Goodyear tire factory in Northern France that is about to shut down: “I have visited that factory a couple of times. The French workforce gets paid high wages, but works only […]February 20, 2013Previous PagePage 15 of 43Next PageTop StoriesWheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineThe L 566 H's hydrogen reciprocating piston engine is the "optimal power source" for larger equipment, offering comparable performance to diesel, Liebherr says.DozersHyundai Breaks into the Dozer Market with HD100The DirtTest Run & Review: The Market's First Electric Mini Excavator, JCB’s 19C-1ECompact equipmentTakeuchi's TCR50-2 Crawler Dumper is Coming to North AmericaCompact Track Loaders“There’s Something for Everyone” – Compact Track Loaders Continue to Evolve