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Iowa Overlay: Concrete on asphalt overlay upgrades farm-to-market road

January 03, 2012

Oak Crest Hill Road South East in Johnson County, Iowa, appears to be just a typical farm-to-market secondary road. But being one of 11 Iowa highway “stimulus” projects worth, in ...

Special Report: Forward Momentum in 2012

January 03, 2012

The mass may be smaller and the velocity may be slower than desired, but the rock is rolling in the right direction. For a downloadable PDF of this report, which ...

SNEAK PEEK: ‘Another Testing 12 Months,’ reveals Better Roads’ exclusive 2012 Forecast

January 03, 2012

For the full forecast and analysis from Better Roads Editor-in-Chief John Latta, see the January 2012 print edition of Better Roads. It’s frustrating (again) to have to say it, but it ...

TRIP report IDs 50 surface transportation projects Maine needs

December 15, 2011

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In order to adequately support Maine’s existing industries and provide for additional economic growth, the state will need to make numerous improvements to its surface transportation system. This is ...

Martin Marietta proposes hostile takeover of Vulcan Materials

December 12, 2011

Raleigh, N.C.-based Martin Marietta Materials approached Birmingham, Ala.-based Vulcan Materials Co., the nation’s top aggregate producer, with an unsolicited offer to take over the company with a stock-for-stock transaction. If this ...

Reliably Unreliable Roads

December 01, 2011

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The Congestion Problem: Texas Transportation Institute identifies the worst stretches of highway that you can count on to frustrate you by being unpredictable. In the first nationwide effort to identify specific ...

The Emissions Battle: Hybrid construction vehicles are pitted against conventional diesel machines

November 07, 2011

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Scientists at the University of California, Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CERT) have received a $2 million contract for a first-of-its-kind study of hybrid construction vehicles. The two-year project, ...

Building and Construction Trades Department addresses funding ‘disappointment’

November 07, 2011

Statement of President of Building and Construction Trades Department Mark H. Ayerson on the defeat of infrastructure legislation in the U.S. Senate: As the national unemployment rate for the American construction ...

Indiana DOT’s LaPorte District gears up to combat winter weather

October 19, 2011

As the cold and snow of winter prepares to move into Northern Indiana, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says its top priority is snow and ice removal. INDOT uses ...

Equipment operators showcase skills, precision at Case Triple Threat Rodeo

September 29, 2011

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At the Case Triple Threat Rodeo held on Sept. 16 at McCann Industries in Bolingbrook, Ill., (attended by editors from Aggregates Manager, Better Roads, and Equipment World), construction equipment operators ...

Diesel Technology Forum report: Diesel industry contributes more than $480 billion annually to U.S economy

September 28, 2011

The diesel industry contributes more than $480 billion annually to the U.S economy, provides more than 1.25 million jobs, and supplies a substantial export-to-value ratio five times higher than the ...

Determining a CAFE Standard: How is a manufacturer’s CAFE determined for a given model year?

August 09, 2011

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A manufacturer’s CAFE is the fleet wide average fuel economy, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Separate CAFE calculations are made for up to three potential fleets: ...
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