Category Archives: Road

Children of fallen highway workers to receive financial assistance from ARTBA Foundation

Children of fallen highway workers to receive financial assistance from ARTBA Foundation

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation’s (ARTBA-TDF) “Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship” fund is giving post-high school financial assistance for the 2023-24 school year to five children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job.

CASE breaks new ground with its first-of-its-kind lease program for heavy excavators

CASE breaks new ground with its first-of-its-kind lease program for heavy excavators

CASE Construction Equipment excavators have long been among the swiftest, smoothest and smartest excavators in the industry. Now, through an innovative lease program called The CASE Power Lease from the manufacturer and CNH Industrial Capital, equipment owners throughout the U.S. and Canada can get behind an all-new CASE D Series or E Series excavator (13-metric […]

BOMAG Americas signs Finke Equipment as a new full-line equipment dealer to cover Vermont and Albany, NY

BOMAG Americas signs Finke Equipment as a new full-line equipment dealer to cover Vermont and Albany, NY

RIDGEWAY, SC – BOMAG Americas announces it has signed Finke Equipment as a new dealer covering the Albany market area and counties to the northeast as well as the entire state of Vermont. Under their agreement, Finke Equipment will be providing their customers with sales, service and parts support for all BOMAG equipment.

Talbert Manufacturing announces 2022 Dealer Award Winners

Talbert Manufacturing announces 2022 Dealer Award Winners

RENSSELAER, Ind. (April 26, 2023) – Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, names Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, as its top dealer for 2022. This marks the 15th consecutive year that Hale has earned the top Talbert dealer spot. Hale continues to excel in trailer sales, service and parts. […]

RAM, Inc.’s premier Surface Blasting course covers the latest state-of-the art blasting methods and technologies available for blast optimization

RAM, Inc.’s premier Surface Blasting course covers the latest state-of-the art blasting methods and technologies available for blast optimization

A. McClure, Inc. (RAM, Inc.) will hold its premier Surface Blasting Course at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD from Sept 26-28, 2023. The intense, three-day curriculum focuses heavily on the latest state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies available to the mining industry for blast optimization.

Hamm │ Two Good Design Awards for the compaction specialist

Hamm │ Two Good Design Awards for the compaction specialist

Heavy compactors and small compactors receive awards The two latest compactor series from Hamm – the HC CompactLine series and the HC series – were recently awarded the Good Design Award 2022 by the Chicago Athenaeum. These bring the total of internationally recognized design and innovation awards for successful products and developments received by Hamm […]

Western Global’s Plug-and-Play Tank accessory packages eliminate hassle for customers

Western Global’s Plug-and-Play Tank accessory packages  eliminate hassle for customers

TROY, MI — Western Global, a leading manufacturer of fuel and fluid storage solutions, offers a full range of accessories for its FuelCube and TransCube Global Fuel Tanks. Drawing from more than 60 years of industry experience, Western Global creates purpose-built packages that improve customer convenience by addressing the unique needs of each jobsite. From pumps […]

Thunder Creek Equipment names Michael Bacon National Accounts Manager to support rapid growth and demand

Thunder Creek Equipment names Michael Bacon National Accounts Manager to support rapid growth and demand

PELLA, IA – Thunder Creek Equipment has named Michael Bacon of Yuma, AZ, its National Accounts Manager. Bacon will focus on serving strategic and national accounts, as well as support the organization’s sales team in serving dealers and clients nationwide.

Manitou Group chooses Siemens Xcelerator portfolio for the lifecycle management of its products

Manitou Group chooses Siemens Xcelerator portfolio for the lifecycle management of its products

Manitou Group, a world reference in the handling, aerial work platform and earth moving sectors, has teamed up with Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop a global solution for managing the lifecycle of its products. As part of the Group’s digital transformation, the implementation of this tool aims to standardize its design processes.

Western Global introduces new line of DEF storage solutions

Western Global introduces new line of DEF storage solutions

TROY, MI — Western Global, a leading manufacturer of fuel and fluid storage solutions, introduces two new diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) storage solutions, the DEF Cube and Top Tote, to its lineup. The DEF Cube is a stand-alone storage tank that’s ideal for large quantities of DEF and features a durable design outfitted for the most […]

Thunder Creek Equipment names Michael Bacon National Accounts Manager to support rapid growth and demand

Thunder Creek Equipment names Michael Bacon National Accounts Manager to support rapid growth and demand

PELLA, IOWA – Thunder Creek Equipment has named Michael Bacon of Yuma, AZ, its National Accounts Manager. Bacon will focus on serving strategic and national accounts, as well as support the organization’s sales team in serving dealers and clients nationwide.

Hilltip introduces high-flow de-icing sprayers with electric-driven pumps

Hilltip introduces high-flow de-icing sprayers  with electric-driven pumps

FORT WAYNE, IN – Hilltip introduces its SprayStrikerÔ HFE (Hi-Flow Electric) Series de-icing sprayers, featuring the industry’s only electric-driven high-flow pumps. Available with tank capacities from 500 to 3,250 gallons, the HFE series includes the largest sprayers in Hilltip’s SprayStriker equipment family. Intended for municipalities and large contractors, the new models offer a high-performance, environmentally […]

Cold recycling with Wirtgen: Faster, lower costs, sustainable

Cold recycling with Wirtgen: Faster, lower costs, sustainable

Production System Delivers Impressive Performance on a Project in Silkeborg/Denmark What surprised residents, the municipal authorities, and construction engineers was just another job for the cold recycling experts from the lead contractor. Because the cold recycling train deployed as a Wirtgen Group production system and led by the W 380 CRi rehabilitated and widened the Sinding Hedevej […]

CASE shakes up backhoe market with five all-new models to establish comprehensive and diverse offering in North America

CASE shakes up backhoe market with five all-new models to establish comprehensive and diverse offering in North America

CASE Construction Equipment is bringing back the iconic “Construction King” name and releasing five new backhoe loader models to the North American market to deliver more comprehensive and diverse backhoe options to businesses across a broader spectrum of markets, including landscaping, rental, ag and utilities. Two models are available immediately: the CASE Utility Plus and […]

Casey Vaughan introduced as the new Paving Equipment Sales Representative

Casey Vaughan introduced as the new Paving Equipment Sales Representative

We are excited to introduce Casey Vaughan as our new Paving Equipment Sales Representative here at Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC). “I am honored to accept the position of Paving Equipment Sales Representative with Allen Engineering. I am grateful to have earned the opportunity to work with a company whose core values, along with the integrity […]

Samoter/Asphaltica 2023: Sustainable Wirtgen Group Technologies for the road construction industry

Samoter/Asphaltica 2023: Sustainable Wirtgen Group Technologies for the road construction industry

Production Systems Optimize Workflows on Infrastructure Projects From May 3-7, 2023, the Wirtgen Group will be presenting a cross-section of its extensive product portfolio with 11 exhibits from Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann and Benninghoven in Verona. The solutions at the show range from cold milling and cold recycling to asphalt paving and compaction, and the […]

CASE partners with Crew Collab to build FrameWork, a first-ever nationwide career mentoring & counseling bridge between high schoolers and the construction industry

CASE partners with Crew Collab to build FrameWork, a first-ever nationwide career mentoring & counseling bridge between high schoolers and the construction industry

CASE Construction Equipment is teaming up with nonprofit Crew Collaborative to sponsor and help build from the ground-up an-all new career counseling and mentoring program for high school students interested in the construction industry trades: FrameWork.

Pettibone hits 15,000-pound-capacity benchmark with new Extendo 1544X telehandler

Pettibone hits 15,000-pound-capacity benchmark with new Extendo 1544X telehandler

BARAGA, MI. – Pettibone brings its X-Series telehandler lineup to the 15,000-pound lifting class for the first time with the introduction of the Extendo 1544X telehandler. The added load capacity is ideal for material handling tasks in highway construction, pipe yard applications, and for extended load requirements on traditional building sites.

ASV introduces the VT-100 and VT-100 Forestry compact track loaders

ASV introduces the VT-100 and VT-100 Forestry compact track loaders

GRAND RAPIDS, MN — ASV, an industry-leading manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, introduces the VT-100 and VT-100 Forestry Posi-Track® compact track loaders. The new VT-100 compact track loader is a vertical lift machine that excels in loading and grading applications in landscaping and construction. The VT-100 Forestry is suited for […]