Serious pull
Asphalt Today 2006
February 2008
By John Irvine
Contractors need to be business savvy with hauling operations
Front-row view
Roads & Bridges
November 2005
By Cordell Parvin
DOTs are to count only the value of the work actually performed by the DBE toward DBE goals. It further provides that the entire amount of that portion of a construction contract performed by the DBE’s own forces includes the cost of supplies and materials obtained by the DBE.
Break it up
Roads & Bridges
May 2005
—Edited by Allen Zeyher and Stephanie Harris
Some individuals in Texas initially thought RCA would be a substandard material, but the Texas DOT learned that, with improved process control, RCA can be used in new concrete. The Texas DOT’s experience with production, construction and cost of RCA is related in the FHWA report.
What follows are brief descriptions of a few of the latest products for doing demolition work and recycling and reclaiming roads.
Big, bigger, biggest
Roads & Bridges
October 2004
Allen Zeyher,Associate Editor
Born out of a 20-ton hauler and other International severe-service trucks used by the construction, government and waste industries, the International CXT is built on the same platform as dump trucks and snowplows.
Switch to the future
Roads & Bridges
October 2003
Jay Bissontz
Over the past several years, International Truck and Engine Corp. has developed a multiplexed electrical control system that accelerates and streamlines the truck chassis-and-body customization process.
Sailing apart
Roads & Bridges
February 2003
Bill Wilson, Editor
The Roads & Bridges 2002-2003 Truck Acquisition and Maintenance (TAM) Survey shows a market still determined to bring back some old magic through maintenance, but in terms of acquisitions the government and contractor groups seem to be following their own set of orders. State DOT, county and municipal officials are still on the same path of replacing old trucks with new ones. The contractor, on the other hand, has gone from keeping a balance in its fleet to weighing heavy on new acquisitions.
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
January 2002
Ken Kelley
Hard hat, lunch box, laptop
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
December 2001
Ken Kelley
Truck manufacturers try to put a nail-biting 2001 behind them
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
November 2001
Ken Kelley
Power planted
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
October 2001
Ken Kelley
Get your pen and pencil ready
Years run together
Roads & Bridges
October 2001
Pat Garrison
Company keeps aging fleet's engines firing with maintenance checklist
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
September 2001
Ken Kelley
Enjoying the fresh air
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
August 2001
Ken Kelley
More than pint-sized concerns
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
December 1996
Ken Kelley
1996: The year of truck troubles
TRUCK TRACKS
Roads & Bridges
November 1996
Ken Kelley
Improved working trucks
Emission standards to tighten by century's end
Roads & Bridges
October 1996
standards planned for the year 2004 Abstract:Engine demonstration illustrates the industry's ability to comply with new emission standards planned for the year 2004
Plain Janes
Roads & Bridges
October 1996
David Banasiak
Simple in design and humble in performance, trailers have always played a supporting role on the work site, but booming sales show how important they really are
Sit and See
Roads & Bridges
October 1996
Tom Kelley
High-tech developments improve truck lighting and seating
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