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‘Demand for building materials and construction products remains weak,’ Eagle Materials says in Q2 results
Eagle Materials Inc. reported in its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended Sept. 30, 2010, revenues of $132.1 million. The company reported that cash flow from company operations was $40.8 million and net earnings of $9.6 million. It reported diluted earnings per share at $0.22. Demand for building materials and […]
November 1, 2010
Knife River gets 6 projects worth $34 million
Knife River Corp.’s Midwest and Central Texas Divisions, based in Sioux City, Iowa, and Bryan, Texas, were successful bidders on six new projects totaling more than $34 million. Two of the three Midwest Division jobs are contracts with the South Dakota Department of Transportation. The largest contract for $12.9 million is a concrete paving job […]
October 29, 2010
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January 29, 2024
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
Maintenance
Hinowa to produce JLG-branded specialty boom lifts
Oshkosh Corporation company JLG Industries Inc. and Hinowa S.p.A. have signed an agreement that will provide JLG-branded specialty boom lifts to the access market. The agreement was announced at SAIE in Bologna, Italy, where both JLG and Hinowa exhibited its products for the construction market. “We are very excited to provide this rapidly growing product […]
October 27, 2010
Maintenance
Minnesota gets $1.5 million in emergency funds
U.S. Department of Transportation has made $1.5 million in quick-release emergency funds immediately available to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood publicly announced on Oct. 21.
October 22, 2010
Maintenance
Got potholes? There’s an app for that!
With Smartphone technology, it’s all about the apps. From weather to banking and social media, you can do just about anything from your phone. Now, you can even report a pothole with the launch of the “Fill That Hole” iPhone app, which instantly reports potholes. The iPhone app combines a photograph of a pothole with […]
October 20, 2010
Business
Product Focus
Grinders, chippers and shredders By Lauren Heartsill POWERFUL PROCESSOR The Diamond Z DZH4000tkt grinder, DZ’s smallest horizontal model, can process up to 95 tons, or 620 yards, of pallets and construction waste per hour. • Uses either a Tier 2 Caterpillar 765-horsepower or Tier 3 Caterpillar 700-horsepower engine • Can be transported on a low-bed […]
October 6, 2010
Equipment
The owning and operating costs of dump trucks
The three-axle dump truck is as integral to construction jobsites as any piece of yellow iron or paving equipment. But unlike off-road equipment, which has seen a number of small, incremental improvements over the past few years, Class 8 dump trucks have enjoyed significant technological progress. Things like engines that can go up to a […]
October 6, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist
Larry Phillips Vine Grove, Kentucky By Amy Materson Phillips Brothers Construction Year started: 1981 Annual volume: $10 million Markets served: Excavation, site development, utility work, demolition and commercial building. Originally working for his family’s dairy farm, this heavy equipment buff decided if he was going to toil so hard, he might as well […]
October 5, 2010
Equipment
Marketplace
By Amy Materson No ripping Scarify gravel, bitumen and sealed asphalt roads without ripping with FAE USA’s MTH soil stabilizer and asphalt grinder attachment, which also functions as a forestry tiller. Available in three models, the MTH attaches to tractors ranging from 230 to 360 horsepower, and is available in working widths from 82 to […]
October 5, 2010
Safety
Inspection Checkpoint: How to inspect a used small dozer
By Marcia Gruver Good used machines are at a premium these days, so it was the luck of the draw that we got to inspect not one, but two small dozers at the Tractor & Equipment yard in Birmingham, Alabama. Sitting side by side were a Komatsu 78-horsepower D31PX-22 with 500 hours and a 110-horsepower […]
October 5, 2010
Roadbuilding
Minnesota gets $677 million in stimulus funds
Construction is underway or completed on $677 million in Minnesota highway, transit, and wastewater projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus,” the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced on Sept. 30. The committee released its latest periodic report on the implementation of Recovery Act transportation and infrastructure programs, and […]
October 1, 2010
Safety
Final stimulus transit grant awarded: $2.2 million
The final grant for public transit under the the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus,” was awarded on Sept. 29 when U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a $2.2 million grant for Indiana’s Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, or “CityBus.” Stimlus transit projects have created nearly 10,000 jobs across the county, according to […]
September 29, 2010
Business
TXI loses $23.7 million in first quarter
Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI) on Sept. 23 reported financial results for the quarter ended Aug. 31, 2010. Results for the quarter were a net loss of $23.7 million or $.85 per share and included an after-tax charge of $18.0 million or $.65 per share with respect to the company’s refinancing. Net income for the quarter […]
September 24, 2010
Business
The top 20 urban roads in ‘poor’ condition
Twenty-four percent of the nation’s major metropolitan roads – interstates, freeways and other critical local routes – have pavements in poor condition, resulting in rough rides and costing the average urban motorist $402 annually in additional vehicle operating costs, according to a new report released on Sept. 22 by TRIP, a national transportation research group. […]
September 23, 2010
Business
JLG launches quarterly e-newsletter
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Corp. company, is introducing LiftPod@Work, a new quarterly e-newsletter. Designed to highlight safe work practices and ways to enhance productivity on the job, the free online publication also includes information about the LiftPod portable work platform and offers insights for success in business. “LiftPod@Work provides us with a communications vehicle […]
September 23, 2010
Maintenance
Volvo machines now come with CareTrack
Volvo Construction Equipment machines – wheel loaders over 10 tonnes, articulated haulers, excavators over 12 tons and motor graders – in the U.S. and Canada will come standard-equipped with CareTrack, Volvo’s telematics system. CareTrack facilitates mapping and tracking, monitors machine utilization and fuel consumption and manages maintenance costs. The system communicates using a GSM/GPRS mobile […]
September 21, 2010
Safety
AEM updates safety manual
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers produced an updated safety manual for carrier mounted hydraulic breakers. The manual reflects current industry practice in machine design and construction, as well as up-to-date industry best safety practices. The updated Carrier Mounted Hydraulic Breaker Safety Manual (Form CMHB-1004) replaces the AEM Hydraulic Mounted Breaker Safety Manual (Form MB-140). AEM […]
September 20, 2010
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