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House to mark up $260 billion transportation bill

January 30, 2012

Three House of Representatives committees will mark up this week a five-year, $260 billion highway and transit reauthorization bill, according to an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ...

Kobelco launches custom-wrapped SK485 Mark 9 at World of Concrete

January 26, 2012

Kobeleco Construction Machinery America launched its SK485 Mark 9 full-size, high-performance excavator with a custom-wrapped version of the new model at the company’s exhibit (Booth C5936, Central Hall) during the ...

Study: Contractors use iPads, smartphones in purchase decisions

January 26, 2012

Contractors and trade professionals are relying on smartphones and other mobile technology like laptops and tablets to assist in purchase decision-making, according to a national research study conducted by Eric ...

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers declares quarterly dividend

January 23, 2012

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.1125 per common share payable on March 9, 2012 to shareholders ...

Volvo sales surge in 2011

January 20, 2012

Volvo Trucks in 2011 recorded the North American heavy-duty truck industry’s largest market share gain of the year, based on retail sales data compiled by WardsAuto Group. Volvo also ...

DOT awards $77 million in research grants

January 18, 2012

U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $77 million in grants to 22 University Transportation Centers (UTC) to advance transportation research and education programs. The UTCs conduct research that directly supports DOT ...

Distracted driving, teen driver safety top AAA’s state legislative safety priorities for 2012

January 17, 2012

Recent public attention to distracted driving will likely spur additional legislative activity as states convene their 2012 sessions, according to AAA. Laws that ban texting while driving and ...

Freightliner to add 1,100 manufacturing jobs

January 15, 2012

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Daimler Trucks North America on Jan. 12, announced the addition of a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck manufacturing plant in Cleveland, N.C., ...

AED, construction associations to Obama: ‘Approve the Keystone XL pipeline project’

January 12, 2012

Sixteen national construction associations and unions joined Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) on Jan. 12 in calling on the Obama administration to swiftly approve the Keystone XL ...

Nevada DOT, FHWA show innovative bridge replacement methods

January 11, 2012

Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez on Jan. 10 joined officials from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) as they put a new bridge in place on the I-15 ...

LaHood: Nearly $1.6 available for damaged roads, bridges

January 09, 2012

Nearly $1.6 billion is being made available to states and territories across the United States to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a ...

Nonresidential construction employment increases

January 09, 2012

Nonresidential construction employment increased in December by 17,000 despite a 16 percent decrease in overall construction employment. Associated General Contractors of America officials said unseasonably warm weather likely extended the ...
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