Wed October 21, 2009
JCB 3CX, 4CX Models Now With Better Productivity, Improved Joystick Feedback
The JCB 3CX and 4CX backhoe loaders have undergone some changes designed to enhance both performance and operator experience. Among these changes is the implementation of JCB’s EASYCONTROL seat-mounted servo control system....
Fri September 04, 2009
Bradco 485 Backhoe Turns Skid Steer Or Tractor Into Versatile Digging Machine
The Bradco 485 backhoe by Paladin Construction Group increases utilization of skid steer loaders and tractors. At 665 lbs. (301.6 kg) without a bucket, its compact size allows operators to easily move the unit around the job site and provides a maximum digging depth of 8 ft., 5 in....
Wed August 12, 2009
Dallas Employees Compete in Rodeo
When the city of Dallas wanted to hold a heavy equipment rodeo for its streets employees to heighten safety awareness and increase productivity, a big question raised was how to pay for it in the midst of a budget crisis? Fortunately a local equipment distributor stepped forward to answer that question....
Erik Pisor - Wed July 29, 2009
Caltrans Takes on $16.2M Interchange
Typically, expanding a 0.2-mi. (0.3 km) stretch of highway from four lanes to six lanes and reconstructing four of the highway’s existing on/off ramps isn’t considered a large transportation project in San Luis Obispo County, Calif....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 28, 2009
ALDOT Embarks on Its Largest Ever Project — Corridor X
As work progresses on two road projects in Birmingham, Ala., the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) moves closer to a larger project that has been in the works since 1978 — the Interstate 65-Corridor X interchange in Birmingham....
Mary Reed - Fri July 17, 2009
UDOT Rebuilds New Bridge for St George
It’s not every day the same event features children working miniature construction equipment and a congressman being presented with the key to a city. However, both took place at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 1 in St George, Utah, four years after a devastating flood on the Santa Clara River destroyed not only the Valley View bridge connecting the southern part of St George to its northern section, but also washed away twenty houses and caused a total of $200 million in damages....
Fri July 10, 2009
Terex TX970B Tractor Loader Backhoes Offer Added Versatility
The Terex TX970B tractor loader backhoe is designed to give contractors the versatility of a wheel loader, with its all-wheel steer configuration, and the functionality of an excavator in one powerful package....
Mary Reed - Thu June 04, 2009
Carroll County OKs Tax Hike for New Lake
A year or so from now, the residents of Carroll County, Tenn., will be able to boat and fish on a lake covering 977 acres (395 ha), currently being created near Huntingdon. What’s more, voters were willing to approve a $10 raise in the wheel tax to contribute to the cost of providing this new amenity....
Jennifer Rupp - Fri May 15, 2009
Allegheny College, PennDOT Team Up for Eco-Art Project
The latest Crawford County highway project is receiving the same attention from Allegheny College that the SR 6/19/322 area has been getting since the 1990s. The goal: to create an "Eco-Art" project that merges Earth art with best management practices in the environmental mitigation of stormwater runoff....
Erik Pisor - Wed May 13, 2009
Widening of I-405 HOV to Connect Long Beach, LAX
After July of this year the entire 72.2-mi. (116 km) stretch of Interstate 405 South and nearly all of I-405 North, which originates in Los Angeles County and ends in Orange County, will feature a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, as Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc....
