John LattaRoadbuildingWill the chickens cross the road?We still haven’t wandered far from the perceived wisdom that lawmakers in Washington avoiding reauthorization progress won’t raise the fuel tax or do anything else that might  might upset voters because they fear re-election mayhem more than they want better roads. But maybe lawmakers in Michigan will face up to the fact that if you […]January 5, 2010RoadbuildingNew Board, history-making, from IGGAIGGA Announces New Officers and Board of Directors WEST COXSACKIE, NY – (Jan. 4, 2010) – The International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA) – a non-profit organization dedicated to serving as the leading promotional and technical resource for acceptance and proper use of diamond grinding and grooving as well as pavement preservation/restoration markets — has […]January 4, 2010RoadbuildingMeet the New Year. Same as the Old Year.Not what I wanted to see first day back. This is a Bloomberg news agency story report via Business Week but pretty much every business publication is on the story. Construction spending in the U.S. fell for the seventh straight month in November to the lowest level in more than six years, led by declines […]January 4, 2010RoadbuildingArticleDecember 16, 2009RoadbuildingArticleDecember 16, 2009RoadbuildingTaxpayers pay for traffic data. Then pay again.When you are spending taxpayer dollars we, the taxpayers, expect you to get the best value for every dime. Doesn’t happen. But it should. At the very least we expect you to hammer out hard bargains. Apparently that didn’t happen when the FHWA hammered out a $54 million deal under the Transportation Technology Division Innovation […]December 16, 2009RoadbuildingColorado DOT iPhone app helps put drinking drivers in cabsColorado DOT has come up with an app for the iPhone -essentially a blood alcohol calculator; there’s no breathing itno the phone — that lets people enjoying holiday drinks figure out if they had had too many of them. If they have, it helps them call a cab. According to Colordao DOT, “The R-U-Buzzed BAC Calculator iPhone app is rolling […]December 8, 2009RoadbuildingArticleNovember 25, 2009Roadbuilding‘Twas the night before reauthorization….?Maybe it’s the thought of news pictures of bankers on ledges and workers with trays of apples. Those old Depression (the other one)-era images still pack a visceral punch. Just when we thought health care reform was powerful enough to indefinitely delay reauthorization it’s possible that scary new unemployment numbers may help dislodge the blockages holding […]November 25, 2009RoadbuildingFeds OK ConcensusDOCS Template Contracts for ConstructionAccording to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) the federal government has joined a growing list of groups that allow for the use of template construction contract documents prepared by a coalition of building, owner and surety groups known as ConsensusDOCS. In a press releases AGC says the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]November 25, 2009Previous PagePage 40 of 43Next PageTop StoriesCompact ExcavatorsMecalac Rolls Out 12MTX Combination Wheeled Excavator-Loader-TelehandlerThe multi-purpose machine can perform digging, loading, and material handling tasks and run a variety of high-flow attachments.TelehandlersBobcat Unveils Electric Telehandler PrototypeSafety & 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 HD100