Paving a parking lot: The Pavers

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 01, 2013

Our sister publication, Equipment World, is featuring a story about pavers used for paving parking lots. It’s the first of a two-part series entitled “What it takes to pave a parking lot.” The article uses a hypothetical scenario in which the ...

Ritchie Bros. establishes U.K. auction site, first auction April 17

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 13, 2012

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct its first unreserved public auction at its new regional auction site at Donington Park (Derby, Leicestershire) on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, the company announced publicly on March 13. The industrial equipment auctioneer will sell a range of ...

LiuGong acquires HSW, Dressta

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 10, 2012

LiuGong Machinery Corp., a global construction equipment manufacturer based in Liuzhou, China, has finalized its agreement to acquire HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary, Dressta Co. Ltd., company executives announced. The agreement was signed by both companies’ executives ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - Jul 07, 2011

Let me tell you about my equipment. Please. By Mike Anderson Gaga is perhaps an exaggerated description for a 50-something man, especially a construction pro with 30 or so years of boots-in-the-dirt experience under him. But after sitting beside the gent for a ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - Jan 01, 2011

Big question remains By Mike Anderson It’s been asked so often by those of us collectively once known as ink-stained wretches that it’s almost become cliché. But, hey, I’m admittedly nothing if not cliché, right? And, besides, clichés are essentially based in ...

Commercial class pavers: Smaller and lighter but more sophisticated than ever

Brooke Wisdom - Mar 01, 2010

Commercial class pavers Smaller and lighter than their big brothers in the highway business, pavers less than 25,000 pounds are more sophisticated than ever. By Tom Jackson Asphalt paving contractors who specialize in parking lots, paths and driveways don’t measure success by the ...

Volvo CE and VT LeeBoy finalize strategic alliance

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 09, 2010

Volvo Construction Equipment and VT LeeBoy have finalized a strategic alliance agreement for LeeBoy to supply certain pavers and road wideners to Volvo dealers under the Blaw-Knox brand. LeeBoy will also take full responsibility for product support of these machines, ...

Better Roads braves the cold for 2 new Dynapac paver introductions

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 16, 2009

Kerry Clines, Better Roads' contributing editor and senior editor for BR's sister publication Aggregates Manager, braved freezing temps and lots of snow to attend a press event for Dynapac's new paver line for the North American market in mid-December. Introduced to dealers at Dynapac’s ...