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California Crackdown
Up in the air? California postpones enforcement of its off-highway emissions rule, leaving contractors wondering what to do next. By Marcia Gruver and Mike Anderson  Editor’s note: This is the first part in a series of articles on California’s off-highway emissions regulations and their potential impact on the rest of the country.  California’s […]
April 3, 2010
On Record
A fraction of the story By Marcia Gruver  For all its ramifications, this month’s report on California’s now-postponed off-highway emissions rules is only a fraction of the story. When it comes to the state’s construction equipment fleets, the off-highway rule is one part of a many-headed Hydra. Also in the California Air Resources Board […]
April 3, 2010
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Contractor of the Year Finalist
Dwayne F. Bell, Adam C. Lasarsky, David S. Sherrill Statesville, NC Splitting a well-established family company three ways was the impetus the firm needed to blossom. By Amy Materson  As a young man, Dwayne Bell knew what he wanted to do with his life. He felt he had a calling – and that calling […]
April 2, 2010
Equipment
Tennessee DOT accepting biofuel corridor grant applications
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is now accepting applications for the next round of Green Island Biofuel Corridor Network grants. The deadline to apply for the grants is April 30, 2010. The Green Island grant program is a competitive funding opportunity available to retail fuel station owners and farmer co-ops interested in promoting and […]
April 1, 2010
Equipment
JCB vows Tier 4 Interim engine compliance without after-treatment devices
An off-road Tier 4 Interim diesel engine solution without a diesel particulate filter or any exhaust after-treatment device? Equipment manufacturer JCB is developing exactly that for its mid-range construction machinery, the U.K.-based company says. An investment of more than $120 million (US) has delivered an “industry-first” combustion solution for the JCB Ecomax T4 4.4-liter engine […]
March 23, 2010
Equipment
Terex takes home Work Truck Show Green Award
Terex Utilities took home The Work Truck Show’s Green Award for the company’s HyPower Hybrid system during the show March 10-12, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri. The HyPower Hybrid system allows utility truck operators to save up to 1.5 gallons of fuel per hour and operates the truck’s aerial lift without running the engine to […]
March 22, 2010
Safety
EPA’s 2011 $10 million budget proposal focuses on greenhoues gases, water quality and chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed $10 billion budget for 2011 would increase spending for high-priority goals such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving water quality, ensuring the safety of chemicals and cleaning up communities, Administrator Lisa Jackson told a Senate committee Feb. 23, according to Washington Watch report from the National Stone, Sand & […]
March 4, 2010
Equipment
2010 Innovations Awards: AggreScreed, Komatsu PC200LC-8, Deere E/H controls
One-pass gravel How one contractor converted a simple idea into an attachment that creates stakeless road beds By Marcia Gruver Myron Mullett’s gut told him there had to be an easier way. As owner of Mullett Excavating, Westcliffe, Colorado, he had received a multiyear military contract to lay gravel on 90 miles of road in […]
March 3, 2010
Business
Digital Marketplace
Introductions   Lightning Screed The Lightning Strike Screed from Lura Enterprises has a lightweight design that makes screed projects a two-person job. The screed allows a variety of applications, including pervious concrete, low-slump mud, and the ability to do uphill, downhill or circular pours. At less than 4.5 pounds per foot, the screed’s […]
March 2, 2010
Safety
Light Equipment Product Guide
Their equipment category may be “light” but these machines take on a variety of heavy-duty assignments. Be sure to check out our digital edition for even more products.  Compaction  Smooth Compaction Dynapac’s LF forward compaction plates incorporate a specially designed bottom plate and a water distribution system for smooth compaction. The LF75 and […]
March 2, 2010
Roadbuilding
On Record
Relief? Maybe. By Marcia Gruver  At first glance, the California Air Resources Board announcement on February 11 seemed like what it declared itself to be: relief. James Goldstene, ARB’s executive officer announced that “effective immediately, and until further notice, no enforcement action will be taken for noncompliance” of the agency’s off-road equipment regulation. ARB […]
March 1, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
New power from PACCAR PACCAR puts $1 billion behind the launch of its new engine family By Jack Roberts  You might be tempted to say to that the MX diesel engine from PACCAR is all-new. But if PACCAR Chairman and CEO Mark Pigot were close enough to hear, he’d quickly correct you. “While it’s […]
March 1, 2010
Safety
Marketplace
By Marcia Gruver  UPFRONT COMFORT Front-mounted snowblowers are now available for Bobcat’s CT120 and CT235 compact tractor models. Bobcat says front-mounted units are more comfortable for operators, eliminating the need to constantly turn around when working with a three-point snowblower. Tractors must have a mid-point PTO, loader joystick and control value to operate the […]
February 24, 2010
Equipment
Trucks
Quantum Leap Is it really possible to build a truck that is 50 percent more fuel efficient in the next five years? The new SuperTruck program intends to find out. By Jack Roberts  In January, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced the initiation of the SuperTruck Project and the selection of […]
February 24, 2010
Equipment
Caterpillar projects Tier 4 Interim price hikes
“The most aggressive and expensive product development initiative in Caterpillar history,” the equipment manufacturing giant’s Tier 4 Interim engine technology will utilize a “state-of-the-art integrated system” built upon the success of ACERT technology. To complement the new Clean Emissions Module (CEM), features such as new powertrain technologies and aftertreatment devices will be specifically tailored to […]
February 12, 2010
Equipment
Machine Matters – December 2009
Just looking at them you wouldn’t know that today’s generation of bulldozers is all that different from those produced in the middle of the decade. But underneath the familiar sheet metal of today’s mid-size machines sits a mother lode of new technology that in 2005 was just a twinkle in the engineers’ eyes. Weight and […]
February 12, 2010
Equipment
CARB postpones emissions compliance
Citing construction’s deep economic dip, the California Air Resources Board says it will issue a postponement of its March 1 emissions compliance deadline, and “until further notice, no enforcement action will be taken for noncompliance.” “The construction industry has felt the sting of the faltering economy with reduced activity and idled off-road equipment,” says James […]
February 12, 2010
Equipment
Cummins renews Chrysler agreement
Cummins extended its current agreement with Chrysler Group to supply 6.7-liter Turbo diesel engines for Ram Heavy duty pickups and Chassis Cab trucks. Since 1989, Cummins has produced more than 1.7 million turbo engines for Dodge Ram Heavy Duty trucks. The 6.7 turbo diesel engine delivers 350 horsepower and 650 foot-pounds of torque which reducing […]
February 11, 2010
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