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ProPickup Truck Expo debuts at the 2012 Great American Trucking Show
- February 2012
The ProPickup Truck Expo, a new one-of-a-kind trade show that showcases pickups and accessories used in construction, trucking, landscaping and other hard-working industries, will take place Aug. 22-24, 2012, as ...
The details: T&I Committee approves American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act
- February 2012
The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today approved the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act jobs legislation to reauthorize and reform federal surface transportation programs and rebuild the nation’s ...
Study: Infrastructure spending has double the impact
- February 2012
A study has found that over two years, one dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly double ($1.92) the initial spending in direct and indirect economic output.
Researchers at the College ...
AEM’s Slater: H.R. 7 is ‘much-needed growth engine’
- January 2012
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is urging support for the highway bill scheduled for consideration by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 2, 2012.
AEM says ...
MSHA releases preliminary 2011 fatality data
- January 2012
Preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released on Jan. 5 reveal that 37 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines ...
Study: Contractors use iPads, smartphones in purchase decisions
- January 2012
Contractors and trade professionals are relying on smartphones and other mobile technology like laptops and tablets to assist in purchase decision-making, according to a national research study conducted by Eric ...
AED, construction associations to Obama: ‘Approve the Keystone XL pipeline project’
- January 2012
Sixteen national construction associations and unions joined Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) on Jan. 12 in calling on the Obama administration to swiftly approve the Keystone XL ...
California truckers file lawsuit against EPA for emissions regulations
- January 2012
After the federal government tightened its reins on emissions standards for big-rigs, RVs, and tractor-trailers, California truckers are fighting back with a lawsuit to block the rules, saying the new ...
Georgia cancelling P3 for West by Northwest Corridor
- January 2012
The State of Georgia is cancelling the Public Private Partnership (P3) procurement of the West by Northwest Corridor contract to add managed lanes to portions of Interstate Highways 75 and ...
Vulcan Materials restructures to save $30 million annually
- December 2011
Birmingham, Ala.-based Vulcan Materials Co. is consolidating its eight divisions into four operating regions as part of ongoing efforts to reduce overhead costs and increase operating efficiency.
This initiative, publicly announced Dec. ...



