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BREAKING NEWS

March 19, 2010
10,000th ARRA job mobilizes
Vice President Biden on hand to celebrate milestone in N.C..  Full Story

March 17, 2010
Senate passes highway extension
$20 billion deposit ensures program is safe through 2010. Full Story


March 16, 2010
Safety coalition urges Congress to help cut highway deaths
Letter calls for greater funding of state safety programs, planning and research. Full Story


March 16, 2010
Hiring increases, but so do prices
Construction industry looking to add to payroll, but reinforcing bar, diesel fuel and liquid asphalt will cost more. Full Story


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Commercial White Paper: Holmes County Highway Department Relies on MOTOTRBO GPS to Improve Road Crew Safety   Motorola Inc.
Holmes County in central Ohio wanted to increase safety and improve operations at an affordable price. The solution was MOTOTRBO digital radios with GPS location tracking. Not only would the digital radios provide better coverage and clarity, the location tracking function would be able to monitor the trucks and report back, up to every second if necessary, where each truck was at all times....

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