April 2, 2014
Ammann’s new EasyBatch 140 and Prime 140 trailer-mounted asphalt plants were be due to be seen via touch screen movies and advanced animations during…
April 1, 2014
Roadtec Shuttle buggies are now being used on major road projects in Poland. This follows a decision made by the Polish road authority, GDDKIA, to…
April 1, 2014
Work to improve a section of the busy A12 Inntal highway in Austrian Tyrol, Austria, has been carried out by contractor Strabag. The A12 is one of…
April 1, 2014
A new generation Vögele SUPER 1303-3i paver has been used to revamp roadways for Germany’s historic Ludwigsburg Palace grounds. The wheeled machine…
March 28, 2014
Work is underway on a new bridge structure in Turkey, with tower cranes playing a key role in the project The two Potain tower cranes are being used…
March 28, 2014
Indian extraction company SVA Blue Metals is producing millions of tonnes of aggregates/year, using a fleet of Volvo excavators SVA Blue Metals was…
March 27, 2014
The Trimble Quantm alignment planning system, on show at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2014, allows road designers to cut planning time and deliver projects with…
March 27, 2014
Topcon has unveiled its new FC-336 data controller designed specifically for the construction industry. In addition to providing field crews with…
March 27, 2014
Auction firm Bonhams recently handled the sale of a low mileage Harley Davidson motorcycle, with just one owner on its logbook. The bike had…
March 27, 2014
Bungling cattle rustlers in Malaysia only just managed to escape being caught when the vehicle they were using for the theft broke down. The thieves…
March 27, 2014
British holidaymarkers were lucky to avoid being killed when an elephant unexpectedly attacked their car. The pair were visiting the Kruger National…
March 27, 2014
Police in the US state of Connecticut had to search for a man who repeatedly bashed his car into a filling station so that he could break into the…
March 27, 2014
In the US, a mother became her son’s partner in crime by acting as his getaway driver following a street robbery. After the son stole a pensioner’s…
March 17, 2014
The authorities in Lithuania have installed up to 150 speed cameras to help monitor drivers on the country’s road network. This system has proven…
March 13, 2014
As the Northern Hemisphere recovers from yet another tough winter, the road system in many countries can be seen to have taken a heavy battering.…
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