John LattaRoadbuildingArticleApril 12, 2010RoadbuildingNow Read This: Hands of the HTF Senators!It’s a fear that has not been far beneath the surface of the reauthorization debate for some time now. I’ve written about in this blog and in the print issue of Better Roads, and now it’s broken the surface: the question is whether a future Highway Trust Fund (HTF), mostly still filled by user fees/taxes that […]April 6, 2010RoadbuildingNevada’s VMT ‘black box’ hits a potholeIt’s Vegas. It happens. You and your buddies make a big bet. You put your share in. Then, they don’t. This from the Las Vegas Sun State transportation officials have lost their partners in a search for an alternative to the fuel tax. Days after the Las Vegas Sun reported the Nevada Transportation Department had […]April 5, 2010RoadbuildingNY,NY, where roadbuilding never sleeps. Yeah, right.New York, New York. If you can build it here you can build it anywhere. But now you can’t build it here. At least until the state gets a new budget. Business Week and Associated Press report that NY Governor David Paterson is “suspending hundreds of current and new construction projects” because of major budget […]April 1, 2010RoadbuildingWhy Not Put It All On Black, Baby.Like virtually every state these days Nevada is wondering how to pay for road maintenance. So “The Nevada Department of Transportation is hosting a meeting Tuesday to announce a new study on alternatives to fuel taxes to pay for road maintenance,” reports the Las Vegas Sun. Stories like this are popping up in news media […]March 31, 2010RoadbuildingArticleMarch 29, 2010RoadbuildingJobs Bill = [some] jobsInfrastructure spending = jobs. Why is this simple equation not fully understood in Washington? Maybe it is understood but not accepted. Sometimes its possible to see Congress as a group of people standing out in the rain arguing about the best way to raise the umbrella. The jobs bill will create jobs, even its critics concede […]March 29, 2010RoadbuildingLocal governments get creative with speeding finesWhen is a $70 speeding ticket not a $70 speeding ticket? When it turns into a $700 ticket and the speeder is paying for way more than a lead foot. It seems cash-strapped local governments have gotten way more creative as they look for money from your pockets. There was a story not too many […]March 22, 2010RoadbuildingWe Can Help. Really.Here are the opening lines of a Wall Street Journal story: Wall Street firms have received fees exceeding $1 billion in less than a year selling “Build America Bonds” meant to spur jobs in struggling cities, often charging municipalities higher costs than for traditional bond deals. The new bonds were introduced last year as one […]March 12, 2010RoadbuildingWork Truck Show Kicks Off Big with NavistarAccording to our company reporters at the St. Louis event, the 2010 NTEA Work Truck Show off with a bang this morning (March 10, 2010) with Navistar announcing its new, MaxxForce 7 V8 diesel engine and the new International TerraStar vocational truck, which is squarely aimed at the North American Class 4 and 5 markets. […]March 10, 2010Previous PagePage 35 of 43Next PageTop StoriesTelehandlersBobcat Unveils Electric Telehandler PrototypeThe new zero-emissions machine is powered by liquid-cooled batteries and has a rated operating capacity of 5,511 pounds.Safety & ComplianceContractor Faces $394K in Fines After Worker Dies in TrenchWheel 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-1E
