Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 09, 2019
After Years of Flooding, Work Still Remains in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 3 continues to work to remedy the challenges created by above average precipitation in north central Pennsylvania. This has occurred since 2016 and has resulted in flooding in many areas....
Tom Kuennen – SPECIAL TO CEG - Mon April 08, 2019
Wirtgen Recyclers Breathe New Life Into Florida Roads
In the busy phosphate mining district south of Orlando, a two-lane blacktop road all but destroyed by trucks got a new lease on life due to the biggest full-depth recycling (FDR) and asphalt emulsion stabilization project undertaken to date by the Florida Department of Transportation....
Hamm - Thu February 07, 2019
HAMM: Sustainable and Far-Sighted Solutions for the Future
At HAMM, the developers are thinking not only about the next machine generation; they also are focussed on the effects that current megatrends will have on road building in general and on compaction in particular....
Hamm - Tue February 05, 2019
HAMM Innovations From the World of Compaction
HAMM is presenting innovations in all product segments, including a few world premieres at bauma 2019. The spectrum ranges from a completely new series of pneumatic tyre rollers and the first tandem roller with true split oscillation drums to numerous new options for earthwork compaction....
Hamm - Tue February 05, 2019
HAMM Awarded Two Design Prizes for Study on 'Autonomous Roller F1'
In the past six months, HAMM AG has been accoladed with two design prizes for its "Autonomous Roller F1", a study on autonomously operating rollers — The international Automotive Brand Contest 2018 jury awarded HAMM the label "Best of Best" and the compaction specialists from Tirschenreuth received the "German Design Award Gold 2019" for their compelling vision of the future....
Tue October 10, 2017
EquipmentWatch Introduces First Annual Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards
EquipmentWatch, the world's leader in data, software, and insights for the heavy equipment industry, announced the nominees for the first annual Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards. The Lowest Cost of Ownership Awards are the industry's only accolade of its kind, based on empirical data regarding the long-term cost of heavy equipment....
Fri June 30, 2017
Easy Drive From Hamm Enables Optimum Machine Operation
Modern construction machines are high-tech units whose engineering enables more functions to be carried out than ever before. Whether these are recognized and used by drivers, however, is crucially dependent on the quality of the operating concept....
Thu June 01, 2017
John Deere Plans to Acquire Wirtgen Group
Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Wirtgen Group, a privately-held international company that is the leading manufacturer worldwide of road construction equipment. The purchase price for the equity is $4.88 billion (EUR 4.357 billion) in an all-cash transaction....
Hamm - Fri March 17, 2017
Innovation, Intelligence, Mark Hamm Introductions at ConExpo-Con/AGG2017
At ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017, Hamm showed new asphalt and soil compactors that will boost contractor productivity and profitability via unique product innovations and intelligent operation. A highlight for asphalt construction will be the DV+ Series of pivot-steered tandem rollers, which feature the new and quick-to-learn Easy Drive operating concept....
Wirtgen - Thu March 09, 2017
Easy Drive From Hamm: Intuitive Operating Concept for All Rollers
Modern construction machines are high-tech units whose engineering enables more functions to be carried out than ever before. Whether these are recognized and used by drivers, however, is crucially dependent on the quality of the operating concept....
