American Iron
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
March 01, 2011
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The U.S. Interstate System itself accounts for only 1.1 percent of total public road mileage in the nation, but still carries 24 percent of all highway traffic.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
February 01, 2011
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The U.S. market alone was on target to finance close to 1,200 tracked and rubber-tired asphalt pavers in 2010. That’s essentially the same as 2009.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
January 01, 2011
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I just couldn’t resist asking, yet again, someone representing Volvo Construction Equipment: “And what about a dozer?”
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
December 01, 2010
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Please keep telling anyone and everyone you can about the need for proper funding of infrastructure, including but not exclusively highways and bridges.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
November 01, 2010
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The Hoosier State’s Lieutenant Governor, Skillman shared with attendees of the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Executive Forum in Chicago how, while road work has sputtered in many of their home ...
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
October 01, 2010
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Chronicling the state of this nation’s infrastructure, Barry LePatner’s soon-to-be-released book Too Big To Fall bridges fact and perspective.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
September 01, 2010
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When the final item closes at IronPlanet's regular auction, up pops the full sale results, not only confirming or correcting my bid price and bidder total scribbles from the previous ...
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
August 01, 2010
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From day to day, the evolution of construction equipment is easily lost on even those of us who try to follow such things.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
July 01, 2010
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There are equipment manufacturers who have understood the significance of a particular brand and done what they can to ensure that brand not only remains, but remains relevant.
Mike Anderson’s American Iron: Auction action lives on
June 01, 2010
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By Mike Anderson
The bumpy ride in a big ol’ yellow bus couldn’t have provided a more fitting mode of arrival the first time I ventured to a Ritchie Bros. auction. ...
Mike Anderson’s American Iron
May 01, 2010
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When equipment manufacturers or their dealers are trying to land a deal to deliver new gear, the actual physical delivery of the equipment is generally part of the hammered-out package.






