Wed August 20, 2014
T880s Bring Fuel Economy Boost for Blacklidge Emulsions
With a patent-protected product and nationwide licensing agreements, Blacklidge Emulsions is sitting pretty. The company’s unique emulsion product has revolutionized the paving industry as transportation departments around the country spec Blacklidge’s Trackless Tack, according to the company....
Mary Reed - Tue July 01, 2014
’Quad-C’ to Support Nanotechnology Economy
As part of the $1.5 billion “Nano Utica” initiative that was recently announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to further build upon the state’s successful nanotechnology-based economy, construction continues on the Computer Chip Commercialization Center — informally known as Quad-C....
Tue April 29, 2014
Cat Performance Series Buckets Increase Productivity, Fuel Economy
Cat performance series buckets represent a loading system that balances the shape of the bucket with the wheel loader’s linkage design, operating weight and lift/tilt capabilities. The net result is optimum machine performance in production-oriented applications, whether truck loading, stockpiling, or load-and-carry, according to the manufacturer....
Cindy Riley - Tue February 18, 2014
Mississippi Tire Plant Drives Economy Forward
In West Point, Miss., crews are making significant progress as work continues on a 920,000 sq. ft. (85,470.8 sq m) truck and bus tire manufacturing plant. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $300 million project in September, an event attended by President and Representative Director of Yokohama Rubber, Hikomitsu Noji, Yokohama executives, Mississippi Gov....
Cindy Riley - Wed January 08, 2014
Crews Dredge Up Economy While Deepening PortMiami
Situated in the Biscayne Bay and home to many protected, threatened and endangered species, PortMiami is undergoing a major dredging that’s expected to create 33,000 new jobs, double cargo throughput and increase its annual economic impact to more than $34 billion....
Fri August 09, 2013
Rental Revenue Outpaces Economy
The equipment rental industry in the United States continues to outpace gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S. by four times in 2013, according to the American Rental Association’s (ARA) latest forecast from the ARA Rental Market Monitor....
Jay Adams - Mon June 17, 2013
Owner’s Experience Allows NEHE to Prosper Despite Rough Economy
In the few years since Bradd Read has gone into business for himself, he has already seen how valuable a lifetime of construction experience can be. Read and his wife Tracey founded their companies, New England Helical & Excavation Inc....
Lori Lovely - Sun May 12, 2013
Mathis Survives Down Economy by Staying Close to Home
In 1959 two brothers bought a used Cat D6 dozer in Salisbury, N.C., and launched a grading business that’s still going strong today. When they began, Bill and R.T. Mathis cleared land for farmers, adding jobs of clearing roads for the state....
Tue April 09, 2013
PACCAR MX-13 Engine Offers Fuel Economy Benefits
Coming off a record year of PACCAR MX engine sales in Kenworth trucks, Kenworth is anticipating even further proprietary engine adoption with the PACCAR MX-13. “We’ve taken an excellent engine platform and made it even better with the PACCAR MX-13,” said Preston Feight, Kenworth assistant general manager of sales and marketing....
Chris Brummitt - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 30, 2013
Indonesia Economy Held Back by Weak Infrastructure
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Months behind schedule, the construction crew racing to finish a highway encircling Indonesia’s traffic-choked capital is being blocked by a determined group of locals and the ramshackle cemetery that is home to their ancestors....
