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Tina Grady Barbaccia is executive editor of Better Roads and news & digital editor for Aggregates Manager. She has bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication and in Theater Studies from Kent State University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Master of Science in Communication managerial program. Barbaccia is currently national second vice president and a board member of the Construction Writers Association and national treasurer of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and a Chicago board member. She has won numerous national and regional ASBPE Awards as well as being a finalist for the American Business Media’s (ABM) Jesse H. Neal Award in 2007 and recipient of the award in 2011. Her coverage of a program to help children learn about the aggregates industry and pique their interest in geology earned an industry organization a 2005 Littleford Award from ABM.

Celebrity truck driver showing off Worktrucker smartphone app

Feb 19, 2013

Lisa Kelly, of Ice Road Truckers and IRT: Deadliest Roads fame, is now the global ambassador for Worldtrucker, an online community for professional truck drivers and trucking enthusiasts Celebrity truck driver Lisa Kelly, an active member of the Worldtrucker community, ...

A ripper bucket’s few minutes of fame on ‘Gold Rush’ Alaska

Feb 19, 2013

Leading Edge Attachments' Hi-Cap Multi-Ripper Bucket enjoyed its few minutes of fame when it was shown on the Discovery Channel’s reality show “Gold Rush” Alaska a few times. (Videos of the show can be seen on YouTube http://youtu.be/k18ocfBI9ME and http://youtu.be/DqKQNbRe2Vo.) In ...

Maryland governor looking for new transportation funding

Feb 18, 2013

This from the Washington Post: Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley met with Senate Democrats on Tuesday as part of a continuing effort to craft a bill to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue for transportation projects, an aide said More ...

Pig manure is being used as an asphalt binder

Feb 15, 2013

Pig waste is being used as an asphalt binder American drivers might have an unlikely source to thank for their smooth roads – pig poop. PIGrid (pronounced like ‘hybrid’) is a green initiative to convert hog manure into a binding material ...

$7 billion in federal highway funds obligated so far 2013

Feb 15, 2013

The latest analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data shows that federal, state and local transportation departments of transportation (DOTs) have so far obligated $7 billion in federal funds during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which began last Oct. 1 — ...

FMI Nonresidential Construction index up 58.1 percent

Feb 14, 2013

The FMI Nonresidential Construction index rose to 58.1 in the first quarter of 2013, up 2.6 points from Q4 2012′s 55.6. The index sits at the same mark of 58.1 as one year ago, but up greatly from the 35.6 ...

Here’s your chance for recognition w/ excellence in community relations & public education, environment protection

Feb 13, 2013

If your company or a colleague’s company has been exemplary in community relations and public education or in environmental protection, think about entering the the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) 2013 “PRIDE” and “Globe Awards.” The ...

NAPA gives out awards for the ‘smoothest asphalt pavement in the country,’ + more; find out who won

Feb 13, 2013

The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) recognized the best of the best in quality construction during a Feb. 13 breakfast presentation at the association’s 58th Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. NAPA announced the winners of its 2012 Quality in Construction Award ...

Republicans introduce amendment to ‘bring much-needed fiscal discipline back to Washington’ + my opinions

Feb 13, 2013

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and all 44 Senate Republican introduced a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution to bring what they think is a “much-needed fiscal discipline back to Washington.” This amendment follows comments in President Barack Obama’s (D) Feb. ...

Are you guilty of a new trend: ‘Stretching’ your heavy equipment?’ Better Roads talks with Case

Feb 13, 2013

In a sit-down conversation at World of Concrete 2013 with Rob Marringa, North American brand marketing manager for wheel loaders and heavy excavators at Case Construction Equipment, he talked with me about trends in the heavy equipment industry. The current challenging ...

VIDEO: Sam Norwood from John Deere talks with a Better Roads editor about John Deere’s new E Series skid steers

Feb 12, 2013

Sam Norwood took time to give me a walkaround of John Deere Forestry and Construction's new E Series skid steers last week at World of Concrete 2013. The skid steers were developed and designed using what Deere calls the "Bright Idea" ...

BOMAG to acquire some assets, roadbuilding operations from Terex

Feb 12, 2013

BOMAG (FAYAT Group) plans to acquire specific product lines and assets from Terex as well as Terex Roadbuilding operations of Latin America (ex-Cifali), according to a company announcement made public on Feb. 11. This is a significant breakthrough for BOMAG as ...

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