Lori Lovely - Mon October 20, 2008
New Honda Plant Drives Need for Roads
When Indiana constructed a new Honda plant, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) crews rushed to meet deadlines on nearby roadways for the plant, which began full operation in October. The completed roadways allowed its employees to get to work on time....
Sun August 24, 2008
RSC Equips New Reach Forklifts With Solid Tires
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. has adopted solid tires nationwide on all new reach forklifts. Solid rubber tires have a longer usable lifetime than either standard or foam-filled tires, lasting three to four times longer than their counterparts, leading to a decrease in down time, fewer costly replacements and elimination of waste, RSC said....
Maura Bohart - Fri July 25, 2008
Massive Forklift Assists With Housing Project for Fish
Weeks Marine of Cranford, N.J., had a problem. It had a contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit to take some 1,662 retired work cars and “B Division” subway cars and drop them into the ocean, where they would serve as luxury homes for sea grass, blue mussels, sponges, black sea bass and tautog....
Thu April 24, 2008
Busch Wins Corona Mexico 200 in Doosan Infracore Car
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 20 Doosan Infracore Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, scored his third consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series victory in the Corona Mexico 200 April 20 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez — the legendary former Formula 1 road course in downtown Mexico City....
Sun April 20, 2008
Kyle Busch to Race to the Finish Line With Doosan Infracore as Sponsor
Doosan Infracore is taking driver Kyle Busch and the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing south of the border for the fourth renewal of the Mexico 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mexico City’s legendary former Formula 1 road course – the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez....
Fri February 29, 2008
Toyota Awards Another Project to Mississippi Contractor
Toyota has awarded its sixth local construction contract for its new Highlander vehicle assembly plant in Blue Springs, Miss. Harrell Contracting Group, based in Ridgeland, Miss., has formed its third partnership with Homewood, Ill.-based Graycor Construction Company Inc....
Tue January 01, 2008
New Holland’s M Series Telehandlers Boast Long Reach
The M Series telehandlers from New Holland Construction feature long reach, increased power, operator comfort, improved serviceability and enhanced visibility. Produced at the New Holland Construction plant in Leece, Italy, the New Holland M427, M428 and M459 meet a variety of lift-and-place and lift-and-carry requirements and are sized to work productively in a variety of applications, including commercial and residential construction, agriculture and landscaping....
Thu February 07, 2008
Report Says Massachusetts Roads, Parks in Disrepair
Bolts rattle in the Ted Williams Tunnel, road grates shake loose on Route 128, a decrepit bridge in Attleboro, Mass., forces fire trucks to take time-consuming detours. Are Massachusetts roads falling apart? West Warren resident Tom Rugani thinks so....
Mon December 03, 2007
JLG Adds New Super Compact Telehandler to Lineup
JLG Industries Inc., an Oshkosh Truck Corporation company and a manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced Dec. 14 the introduction of the JLG G5-18A super compact telehandler for the construction, landscape and agricultural markets....
Wed December 12, 2007
First Excavator Rolls Off Volvo CE’s Asheville, N.C., Production Line
The first Volvo excavator to be built at the Volvo Construction Equipment manufacturing facility in Asheville, N.C., rolled off the production line Nov. 9. The rollout event in Asheville was attended by several hundred city, county, state and Congressional officials, private industry executives, company management, dealers, customers and personnel and members of the Swedish embassy from Washington, D.C....
