Fri November 10, 2017
Virginia CTB Awards $414.9M in Contracts
The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) approved two contracts at its monthly meeting on Oct. 24 totaling $414.9 million for maintenance and construction projects in the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Hampton Roads and Salem districts....
Thu November 09, 2017
Record Crowd Attends Sales Auction Company's Fall Sale
Sales Auction Company hosted its 8th annual fall sale at its newly expanded location in Windsor Locks, Conn. The company's largest sale to date featured 1,217 lots with a record breaking 874 registered ground bidders and 513 online bidders via Proxibid and grossed $5.8 million in sales....
Thu November 09, 2017
Northland JCB Hosts 'Innovate 2017' at Gillette Stadium
Northland JCB hosted its 6th annual Open House at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., home of the New England Patriots. A record-breaking turnout of more than 300 guests filled the Cross Insurance Pavilion at Gillette, 1 Patriot Place, for the event....
Thu November 09, 2017
Equip-Sales & Leasing Hosts Rockster Demo in Connecticut
Equip Sales & Leasing hosted a demo event Sept. 30 in Hamden, Conn. The event provided current and potential customers opportunities to see Equip Sales & Leasing's latest models of aggregate equipment and featured the company's full line of Rockster crushers, screeners and stackers, along with several RD Olson Manufacturing screening plants....
Cindy Riley - Thu November 09, 2017
$44M VTrans Project Replaces Two Rockingham Bridges
In Windham County, Vt., construction crews are making significant progress on the $44 million Rockingham Bridge 24N and 24S project, which will replace the existing bridges with two new structures. The current bridges were constructed in the early 1960s and rehabilitated in 1988....
Wed November 01, 2017
Tracey Road Equipment Welcomes Guests to Open House
On Oct. 12, 2017, Tracey Road Equipment hosted a successful open house at its Syracuse, N.Y., headquarters. Nearly 800 people enjoyed a day of fun, food, music, operator rodeos and equipment demos. Factory representatives from more than 50 different vendors were on hand to answer questions and, if need be, arrange the financing for the variety of equipment that Tracey Road Equipment has to offer....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed November 01, 2017
MDOT SHA Uses Innovation to Replace Bridge
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is using an innovative approach to maintain traffic during the construction of a bridge replacement project in Hereford, Md., in Baltimore County....
Wed November 01, 2017
Tide Floats Sarah Mildred Long Span Into Place
The float-in of the lift span for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which connects Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, N.H., across the Piscataqua River, took place the morning of Oct. 18. On Oct. 17, the navigational channel was closed to all vessels — from kayaks to tankers — within a 300-yd....
Tue October 31, 2017
More Than 200 Attendees Stop by Alban Cat's Annual Cat-A-Thon in Baltimore Featuring Equipment Deals
More than 200 attendees stopped by Alban Cat's annual Cat-A-Thon sale on Oct. 10 at the company's Baltimore, Md., location. The event featured hundreds of pieces of equipment, 30 allied vendors, attachments and more with special pricing and financing....
Tue October 31, 2017
DVAED Holds Quarterly Meeting at Norris Sales Company
The Delaware Valley Associated Equipment Distributors (DVAED) held its fall meeting Oct. 12 at Norris Sales Company in Conshohocken, Pa. Pennsylvania State Sen. John Rafferty Jr. (R, 44th Senatorial District) was the invited speaker and discussed with DVAED members the state of Pennsylvania's infrastructure and transportation funding, as well as the contentious issue of money coming out of the motor license fund to pay for Pennsylvania State Police coverage in small municipalities....
