National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue August 30, 2022
Support for Asphalt Pavement Net Zero Initiative Expands With Addition of Granite Construction
An industry leader in sustainability, Granite Construction has joined The Road Forward, an initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050....
DCR Technologies - Mon August 29, 2022
Learn What Your Dealership Needs to Do to Be Ready for New Federal Regulations
As of Dec. 9, 2022, most dealerships will be expected to be compliant with new federal regulations for managing and protecting customers' financing information. After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information rule under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), financial institutions, which includes dealers, are mandated to strengthen their customer information security to meet minimum requirements to protect customer financial information....
Astec Industries - Mon August 29, 2022
Astec Announces Expanded Distribution Agreement With Cowin Equipment for Roadtec, Carlson Lines
Astec announced that heavy equipment dealer Cowin Equipment Company Inc. is expanding its contracted territory to include the state of Georgia. Cowin will now offer Roadtec and Carlson-branded machinery in Alabama, Georgia, the panhandle region of Florida and select counties in Mississippi....
ARTBA - Thu August 25, 2022
ARTBA Foundation Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class
Pennsylvania highway contractor Donald B. Stabler, Utility & Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA) of New Jersey CEO Robert A. Briant Jr., E-Z Pass co-founder James "J.J." Eden and iron plow inventor John Deere are the 2022 inductees into the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation's "Transportation Development Hall of Fame."The Hall "honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S....
NTEA - Wed August 24, 2022
NTEA Releases 23rd Edition of Annual Manufacturers' Shipments Survey Report
NTEA's newly released Annual Manufacturers' Shipments Survey (AMSS) Report (23rd edition) indicates the 2021 bounce out of the 2020 recession led to a truck equipment industry increase of 16.2 percent in terms of dollar value shipped, after — 15.8 percent growth in 2020....
Bottom Line Equipment - Wed August 24, 2022
Bottom Line Equipment Announces Major Company Expansion into DFW Metroplex
Bottom Line Equipment LLC, long known throughout the Gulf Coast region as a premiere heavy equipment and specialty attachment rental and sales resource for all types of construction, demolition, pipeline and debris removal equipment, recently broke ground on a major expansion into one of the country's largest markets....
Tigercat - Tue August 23, 2022
Tigercat Founder Ken MacDonald Takes on Role of President, Tigercat Industries
On Aug. 2, 2022, Grant Somerville stepped away from his role as president of Tigercat Industries. The timing is related to Somerville's original intention to serve as president for a five-year term when he took on the role in 2017....
John Deere - Tue August 23, 2022
Deere Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $1.884B
Deere & Company reported net income of $1.884 billion for the third quarter ended July 31, 2022, or $6.16 per share, compared with net income of $1.667 billion, or $5.32 per share, for the quarter ended Aug....
Dynapac - Mon August 22, 2022
Dynapac Awarded Supplier Contract From Sourcewell
Dynapac North America announced that the company has been awarded a cooperative purchasing agreement for its full product portfolio of soil and asphalt rollers, compact equipment, pavers and feeders. Sourcewell is a self-sustaining government organization offering a cooperative purchasing program with more than 400 competitively solicited contracts to government, education and non-profit entities throughout North America....
Vermeer - Mon August 22, 2022
Bob Vermeer Passes Away at Age 78
Robert "Bob" Lee Vermeer, husband, father, grandfather and leader passed away at 78 years old on Aug. 17, 2022, with loving family surrounding him. Mr. Vermeer joined Vermeer Corporation in 1974 and held multiple roles that drove the business strategy and long-term growth of Vermeer, including chief executive officer beginning in 1989 and later co-chief executive officer in 2003 alongside his sister Mary....
