New Road Products

Better Roads Staff - Jun 10, 2012

Trimble/Gatewing Drone Mapping Trimble has acquired privately held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications. UAVs provide users the ability to create orthophotos and Digital Surface Models (DSM) from aerial ...

Terex CR662RM RoadMix material transfer vehicle and paver meets Tier 4i standards

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 07, 2012

The new Terex CR662RM RoadMix material transfer vehicle and paver meets Tier 4i (Stage III B) emissions standards. Offering the same 260 hp output as the previous model, the machine’s new power unit is 5 percent more fuel efficient to ...

John Deere moving ahead with Final Tier 4, EU IV emissions plans

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 02, 2012

John Deere is moving ahead with its planned building-block approach to meet United States Final Tier 4 and European Union Stage IV emissions regulations, the company announced on March 2. Final Tier 4/Stage IV regulations for off-highway diesel engines begin ...

New, Used, Rental

Better Roads Staff - Feb 27, 2012

Decisions, decisions By Marcia Gruver Doyle and Mike Anderson As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies: Why buy new? Aging, slowing fleets best remedied ...

New Road Products

Brooke Wisdom - Apr 01, 2011

New Power Equipment, Materials, and Supplies for the Road Market By Tina Grady Barbaccia Introductions for the World of Concrete Bobcat Extendable arm reaches 30 more inches Bobcat’s new extendable arm option for its M-Series E32 and E35 compact excavators provides an additional 30 inches ...