Lawmakers should pursue a vehicle-mileage tax to rescue the struggling Highway Trust Fund, a right-leaning think tank argues in a new study. The American Action Forum (AAF) makes the case for a mileage-based tax and provides other suggestions for a long-term…
Pettibone Welcomes Palmer Johnson as West Coast Dealer
BARAGA, Mich. — Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC announces the addition of Palmer Johnson Power Systems to its dealer network. Palmer Johnson will carry…
HDR Celebrates Move to New San Francisco Office
(APRIL 26, 2018) HDR’s growth and expansion of its architectural practice’s services in northern California over the past eight years led to…
Leica Geosystems Introduces Latest GNSS Technology Smart Antenna for Construction
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 26 April 2018) – Leica Geosystems, industry leader in measurement technology, announced today the new Leica iCON gps 70 T smart antenna as part of its Leica iCON gps 70 series for reliable and easy stake-out jobs on any…
Bentley Systems Acquires Plaxis, and Complementary SoilVision, to Integrate Geotechnical Engineering within Digital Workflows for Infrastructure Projects
EXTON, Pa. – April 26, 2018 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Plaxis, the leading provider of geotechnical software, based in…
AWE Secures MegaRoller EU Research & Innovation Funding – Results to Boost Wave Energy Bankability
The 3-year MegaRoller project concentrates on developing a Power Take-Off unit for a 1MW device. The collaboration project includes ten partners consisting of companies and research institutes. Received funding enables resources for research of innovative…
Teleste to Supply Alstom with an Integrated On-board Solution for the Metro in Greater Lyon
TURKU, FINLAND – Teleste Corporation will provide an integrated on-board solution to Alstom for the Greater Lyon metro network in France. The deployment will include systems for passenger information, public address and intercommunication as well as…
Kilcarr Joins AASHTO’s Communications Team as New Editor
Sean Kilcarr, a former editor-in-chief of trucking industry magazine Fleet Owner, joined the association this week as senior editor, reporting to AASHTO Communications Director Lloyd Brown and responsible for producing the weekly AASHTO Journal online newsmagazine.…
AASHTO Releases First 2018 Update to Materials Standards
The association has released the first of three 2018 updates to its web-based edition of the publication known as Materials Standards, which contains specifications, test methods and provisional standards commonly used in the construction of highway infrastructure.…
U.S. Department of Transportation Launches BUILD Transportation Program, Announces $1.5 Billion Notice of Funding Opportunity
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation…
