New Road Products

Better Roads Staff - Mar 06, 2013

Text INFO to 205-289-3789 or visit www.betterroads.com/info Wirtgen Intelligent concrete paver, modular design Wirtgen’s full-lane-width SP 80i concrete slipform paver was introduced to North America at World of Concrete 2013. The “i” stands for “intelligent” power and emissions control systems. The paver’s modular ...

Find out who won the Trowel Challenge at World of Concrete

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 20, 2013

Wyatt Molzahn of Wyatt Molzahn Construction in Worland, Wyo., won First Place in Wacker Neuson's Trowel Challenge. He had a winning winning combined time of 58.708. Molzahn’s qualifying time was 29.341, and his final run time was 29.358 Wyatt Molzahn ...

Are you guilty of a new trend: ‘Stretching’ your heavy equipment?’ Better Roads talks with Case

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 13, 2013

In a sit-down conversation at World of Concrete 2013 with Rob Marringa, North American brand marketing manager for wheel loaders and heavy excavators at Case Construction Equipment, he talked with me about trends in the heavy equipment industry. The current challenging ...

(World of Concrete report) New Cushman utility vehicle designed just for jobsites

Amy Materson - Feb 13, 2013

Cushman launched a new utility vehicle during World of Concrete, held Feb. 5-8 in Las Vegas. The 16-horsepower Hauler 1500X, not designed for recreational use, is meant for transporting tools and personnel quickly around large jobsites. The vehicle has top speed ...

Vibco rolls out Stik-It concrete vibrator mounts + VIDEO

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 08, 2013

Vibco introduced its Stick-It concrete vibrator mount at World of Concrete 2013 in Las Vegas Vibco’s Stik-It concrete vibrator mounts, introduced at World of Concrete 2013 in Las Vegas, attaches to concrete forms without the need to weld, drill or ...

Blastrac adds new ride-on milling/sawing machine to product line

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 08, 2013

Blastrac's new milling/sawing machine is a new heavy-duty ride-on sawing and milling machine that is suited for large sawing and milling applications such as road construction LAS VEGAS–The Blastrac BMP-4000 introduced at World of Concrete 2013 is a new heavy-duty ...

Holcim’s new weatherAPP helps you decide when to pour

Amy Materson - Feb 08, 2013

LAS VEGAS–Quickly determine if the weather on your jobsite will contribute to plastic shrinkage cracking with Holcim’s weatherAPP, launched this week at World of Concrete 2013. The free app, which is available for download from the Apple or Android app ...

VIDEO: Exclusive walkaround tour of Bobcat’s S590 at World of Concrete

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 08, 2013

LAS VEGAS–Bobcat introduced the seven medium-frame size skid-steer and compact track loader in its 500 Series back in late October 2012, after all seven models began limited production in September with full availability that began at dealerships in January. The new ...

New Road Products

Better Roads Staff - Feb 07, 2013

Text INFO to 205-289-3789 or visit www.betterroads.com/info John Deere V-stick or joystick transmission controls John Deere has launched its 605K crawler loader as the latest in its K Series line. The machine features the manufacturer’s PowerTech 4.5-liter Interim Tier 4-certified/Stage IIIB diesel engine ...

Woman and Machine?

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 06, 2013

Better Roads Executive Editor Tina Grady Barbaccia in Woman and Machine Man and Machine? I'm here, and I'm a fiesty Better Roads female editor. Watch out John Deere hybrid 644K wheel loader. It's woman editor and machine. :-) You may run on part ...

The Rise of the Mixer Trucks: Terex intros two new trucks after economy forces production halt

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 06, 2013

Terex FDB6000 Mixer Truck LAS VEGAS—Despite a “tenuous economy” and uncertainly in the marketplace, Terex Roadbuilding introduced two new front discharge mixer trucks at World of Concrete 2013 – FD5000 "Great Lakes" front discharge mixer truck and the DB6000 front ...

Off to World of Concrete

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 04, 2013

Photo credit: Jason Patrick Ross / Shutterstock.com At the crack of dawn on Tuesday, I'll be headed out to Las Vegas to cover the World of Concrete 2013 trade show for Better Roads and report back on the latest product ...