Thu March 10, 2011
CON-E-CO Announces New Ready-Mix Concrete Batch Plant
CON-E-CO, an Oshkosh Corporation company, introduced the LO-PRO 250 mobile ready-mix concrete batch plant. This is the smallest and least expensive LO-PRO batch plant, and it was designed with input from ready-mix concrete producers from across the country....
Wed March 09, 2011
Road Machinery Holds Paving Seminar in Gilbert, Ariz.
Road Machinery hosted an educational paving seminar Feb. 10 at its Gilbert, Ariz., branch. The presentation was to promote the "Best Practices" for paving and compaction. More than 110 people attended including representatives from 16 paving contractors (owners and operators), four counties, 11 cities, ADOT and the Federal Highway Department....
Mon January 31, 2011
Concrete Industry Management Program Raises More Than $500,000 at Sixth Annual Auction
The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — raised more than $500,000 in gross revenue at its sixth annual auction, held in conjunction with the World of Concrete on Jan....
Mon January 31, 2011
Wacker Neuson’s Ride-On Trowel Challenge Competition Draws Big Crowds at World of Concrete
Wacker Neuson’s third annual trowel challenge competition held at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas was a popular destination for hundreds of attendees at the annual concrete construction show. The final results are in: Stu Angeli, representing Lindsay Lampasona Concrete Building Partners, Norfolk, Mass....
Tue January 25, 2011
Wirtgen America Introduces Concrete Slipform Pavers
Wirtgen Group has entered the North American concrete slipform equipment market with the debut of the SP 15 and SP 25 concrete slipform pavers. Ultimately, the full line of Wirtgen slipform pavers — the SP 15, SP 25, SP 500, SP 850, SP 1500 and SP 1600 — will be marketed in North America....
Fri January 14, 2011
ConnDOT Takes Delivery of Bagela Asphalt Recycler
Asphalt recycling is not new, but has become a new phenomenon in national, state and local governments looking for cost effective, environmentally friendly ways to repair infrastructure. The ConnDOT chose the Bagela BA10000 asphalt recycler for its wintertime road maintenance programs....
Thu January 13, 2011
Volvo Road Institute — Teaching the ABCs of Asphalt Paving
There is a slight parallelism between the state of the country today and in 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed landmark legislation intended to shore up the nation’s defense and strengthen business and trade....
Fri January 14, 2011
GOMACO to Introduce GP-2400 Slipform Paver at World of Concrete 2011
GOMACO Corporation in Ida Grove, Iowa, will unveil its newest paver in its complete line of concrete slipform pavers at World of Concrete 2011, Booth #C5168, in Las Vegas, Nev. The new GP-2400 is an economical choice for contractors looking for a half-width concrete paver capable of slipforming widths up to 24 ft....
Fri November 26, 2010
Cable Barriers ’More Forgiving’ Than Concrete
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Transportation officials looking to prevent head-ons and other lane departure crashes in Tennessee are taking a close look at cable barriers. After installing more than 1.4 million linear ft....
Wed November 10, 2010
Wacker Neuson to Hold Trowel Challenge at 2011 World of Concrete
Wacker Neuson’s World of Concrete booth will once again be a show destination for concrete finishers. The third annual Wacker Neuson Trowel Challenge competition will take place during the World of Concrete, Jan....
