John LattaBusinessWSDOT website helps smaller contractors into the gameSmaller companies working on roadways and bridges in Washington State can now get a helping online hand from WSDOT. A new website called Small Business Opportunities is designed to help smaller companies work on state contracts and projects. I’m always attracted to these kinds of website because government should use some of its massive resources […]October 2, 2012RoadbuildingCAP and MAPThe good news for critics of MAP-21 is that from wherever you stand there is no shortage of easy MAP-21 targets. Our new two-year surface transportation bill, has its flaws. No arguments from any side there. But what those flaws area differs depending on your point of view (unless you think as many do that […]October 2, 2012RoadbuildingAmtrak’s post hammer-and-sickle yearsWould Amtrak work if it was privately owned? In the end its not only the private nature of the ownership that’s important, it’s who that owner is. Private ownership, per se, is only part of the equation. So who in their right mind would want to own Amtrak? House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John […]September 28, 2012RoadbuildingHow come we can get trucks to Mars but not under low bridges on earth?It’s surprising how little oversight there is in the use of GPS devices in a moving vehicle. Maybe you see that as a good, free-market, thing, or maybe worry about where it’s taking our driving future. New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer says GPS is possibly the cause of a lot of big trucks crashing […]September 27, 2012HomeTDOTDOSeptember 12, 2012HomeTennessee DOT COmmisioner John Schroer has a rareTennessee DOT COmmisioner John Schroer has a rareSeptember 12, 2012HomeIt was an interesting night at American Road and TIt was an interesting night at American Road and Transportation Builders Association national convention in Memphis. There is a very strong cadre of outstanding people in the transporation infrastructure industSeptember 12, 2012RoadbuildingHow much life does the Highway Trust Fund have left?We know the simplicity of it. The Highway Trust Fund is steadily running out of money. Congress, so set on look-at-me brinkmanship, has very little time to do anything, but that doesn’t seem to create any sense of urgency. So just how much time is there? Based on its mid-year review of the federal budget, […]September 5, 2012HomeHow much life does the Highway Trust Fund have left?We know the simplicity of it. The Highway Trust Fund is steadily running out of money. Congress, so set on look-at-me brinkmanship, has very little time to do anything, but that doesn’t seem to create any sense of urgency. So just how much time is there? Based on its mid-year review of the federal budget, […]August 31, 2012MaintenanceRough Roads in Le Crowne Pointe GardensI wonder how many agencies in charge of roads unknowingly face a problem that has just surfaced here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From the Tuscaloosa News today: The Tuscaloosa County Commission spent its Wednesday meeting arguing whether the county should take on the burden of fixing roads riddled with potholes, cracks and generally considered to be […]August 16, 2012Previous PagePage 21 of 43Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in TrenchThe worker was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep trench, and his employer had been cited for similar violations in the past.Wheel LoadersLiebherr Debuts World's First Large Wheel Loader with a Hydrogen EngineDozersHyundai 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 America
