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UK hire company MAC Surfacing has purchased its second Wirtgen W210i large milling machine following significant demand for heavy-duty 2m planers from its customer base. MAC Surfacing, based in the Midlands of England, offers an extensive fleet of pavers and planers plus a full range of ancillary surfacing plant including: rollers, sweepers and JCB 3CX Compact Streetmasters. It also provides skilled labour - from drivers and screwmen to project teams - ranging from two-man preparation crews through to ei

US contractor Conewago Enterprises is using a paver from Volvo CE to lay a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) surface at the Liberty Trust distribution centre in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. This facility lies close to Interstate-81, which runs through the Appalachian Mountains from the Canada-US border to Tennessee. This 1,376km route carries heavy truck traffic and as a result, hundreds of distribution warehouses have being constructed along the route of this busy transport corridor. Conewago Enterpris

Roadtec is now offering the CP100, a simple and robust sweeper machine for use on road construction sites. This is designed to work in conjunction with milling machines, allowing a contractor to clean the surface of a roadway after planning has taken place. The machine is said to remove any remaining surface dust and debris quickly and effectively. It is particularly useful on sites where debris could pose a hazard, such as for airport runway work. This 7.7tonne machine features a patented cleaning design,

Two men in the UK caused hilarity when loading their delivery truck in a less than efficient manner. In a misguided attempt to speed their work of loading the truck, the men loaded their pallet device with a huge and obviously heavy pile of crates. Perhaps not understanding the laws of motion, they then tried to load this into the truck using its tail-lift. Unsurprisingly, the tottering heap of crates fell over with a crash, shattering many of the glass bottles it contained.

A driver in Toronto thought she would stop to help when she spotted a family of geese, two adults and nine goslings, crossing a road. The parents were able to hop over the kerbside but some of the young goslings were too small to make the jump necessary. The woman stopped her car and rushed to the aid of the struggling goslings, trying to scoop them up and placing them safely on the pedestrian walkway. However, the mother goose failed to appreciate this gesture was intended to help the goslings rather than

When a hot dog jumped through the window of a parked van in a bid to escape the uncomfortable heat, things could have ended badly for the pooch. As it exited through the window, the dog’s lead snagged on an obstruction, leaving the animal dangling and it soon fell into unconsciousness. However, a quick-thinking teenager passing by came to the rescue, unclipping the animal’s collar and it was able to recover quickly afterwards.

A driver in Kiev used a rather unusual technique to avoid a traffic jam. The driver reversed at high speed for several hundred metres along a busy dual carriageway, despite oncoming traffic. Almost miraculously, other vehicles managed to avoid crashing into the car. Once the vehicle reached an intersection, the driver was able to turn around and head off in another direction. This driving technique is not recommended. Also in Kiev, a driver had a lucky escape when he crashed his car. The man was speeding

A British man recently set a new speed record in a souped-up electric car. The highly modified vehicle hit 195km/h (122mph) in 9.86 seconds over a measured distance of 400m at the Santa Pod dragstrip in the UK. Built from an Enfield 8000 electric car, the performance showed a marked increase over the original design with its top speed of 64km/h. The owner fitted new lithium ion batteries to replace the original lead acid type units, as well as a much more powerful motor. Nicknamed the Flux Capacitor after t

A motorcyclist in Thailand was spotted recently, riding his bike along a busy urban road while asleep. Video footage shot by the bemused occupant of another vehicle following showed the rider with his head canted sharply to one side as he rode along the street. Unsurprisingly, this unusual journey ended with the rider colliding with a number of items placed at the roadside.

A new generation of smart transport solutions could help cut congestion in urban areas around the world. The growth of personal vehicle ownership in developed and developing countries alike has exacerbated the problem of traffic congestion in many cities. Congestion is the bugbear of modern road transport, a sign of success and growing economies as well as a failure to anticipate demand. Building roads helps develop business and encourages economic growth, resulting in more traffic in the future. To quote K

UK equipment hire specialist MAC Surfacing has taken delivery of two new JCB 3CX compact models. They join several JCB 2CX Streetmasters in the West Midlands-based company’s hire fleet.

Eurovia Specialist Treatments, part of Eurovia UK, are strengthening their armoury with the introduction of a customised Etnyre chipper spreader from the US. A Eurovia team worked with Etnyre to develop the operating parameters, enhanced health, safety and environmental compliance of the model. The self-propelled high-performance surface dressing chipper has a Cummins low-emission 194kW Tier IV engine.