Articles Tagged with ''truck''

Aerial view of dozens of commercial trucks and trailers parked in organized rows at a large freight parking facility.

Transportation Funding

USDOT Opens $627M INFRA Round With Truck Parking Set-Aside

Grant competition prioritizes commercial vehicle parking, large freight projects and transportation links to air cargo hubs and spaceports

Bryan Gottlieb

June 15, 2026

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USDOT opened applications for $626.7 million in INFRA grants, including a new $200-million truck-parking set-aside and preferences for large freight projects.

Lisa Lamons trains ready mix deliver drivers

What Makes a Safe Ready-Mixed Concrete Truck Driver?

Ten minutes with Safety Training and DOT Director Lisa Lamons of Concrete Strategies

Elaine Silver

July 18, 2025

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How to get buy-in from drivers on cameras and telematics.

Tishman May Face Jury Trial Over Liability in Sisters’ Deaths

Appeal is possible in case involving AECOM construction unit

Elaine Silver

June 5, 2025

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How far down the subcontracting chain will construction contractors and owners be exposed to liability?

Infrastructure

New York City DOT Tackles Overweight Truck Problem

Marigo Farr

August 1, 2024

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A research effort using the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway as a testbed is reducing violations of weight limits.

Cemen Tech Connect Aims to Help Volumetric Concrete Customers With Video Support

Des Moines, Iowa-based volumetric company also launches program to help DOT customers

Jeff Yoders

August 13, 2019

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Cemen Tech uses real-time video support to help take the mystery out of volumetric concrete.

Ram HD Brings State-of-the-Art Updates to the Old Pickup

Alan Rider

March 20, 2019

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The role of heavy-duty pickups on the jobsite hasn’t changed much over the decades.

Equipment

EPA, DOT Toughen Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks

New trucking rules will be phased in over 10 years

Tom Ichniowski

August 16, 2016

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DOT's Foxx says regulation requires 10% greater emissons and fuel-use cuts than 2015 EPA-DOT proposal.

Verizon Buys Major Telematics Firm

June 29, 2016

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In a move that will create the nation’s second-largest telematics company, telecommunications giant Verizon Communications announced it is acquiring Telogis Inc., a telematics provider for the automotive and heavy-equipment industries.

Caterpillar Ends Production of Vocational Truck Line

March 2, 2016

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As part of a larger realignment of its equipment offerings, Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. announced Feb. 26 that it is ceasing production of its line of on-highway vocational trucks.

World of Concrete Gets Underway in Las Vegas

Jeff Rubenstone

February 3, 2016

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With crowds braving an unseasonably chilly Las Vegas, World of Concrete 2016 opened with an estimated 5% increase in registered attendees compared to 2015. Held Feb. 2-5, the trade show draws in crowds eager to see the latest in concrete and masonry products and equipment.

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