Transportation Talk 

Potholes are appearing like mushrooms across the winter-ravaged East, which we hope might inspire lawmakers to get to work on a long-term federal highway bill—talks that Transport Topics magazine reports are progressing slowly.

Flotation Forestry Tires

A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in favor of a thinning project in the Mt. Hood National Forest is a victory for the U.S. Forest Service and the logging industry—but it’s also a reminder that every move loggers make is being carefully watched and challenged at every bend in the (temporary logging) road.

Out-Of-The-Box Products for the Contractors

From building houses with 3D printers to dually-like tires for excavators, the construction industry is experiencing technological advances like never before. This week's Super Six takes a look at some of the latest "out of the box" products for the contractor's tool kit.

New Ag Tires Are In the Spotlight 

Spring is here, and with it all sorts of confusion about the outlook for the coming year. Western drought and reports of poor wheat stands in parts of the Plains – victims of winter kill without snow cover or of the dry winter – contrast with reports of waterlogged fields following inches of rain at a time in the South and East.  The commodity markets are wandering around in search of direction, and farmers are hunkering down and reporting little intention to buy new farm equipment. 

Application-Specific Skid Steer Tire tread Patterns 

Tread patterns for skid steer tires used to be a one-pattern-fits-all type of situation but not anymore! Today, there are a plethora of patterns developed to address specific situations and applications. 

What's driving this trend? Businesses, whether they’re warehouses or construction operations or farms, are being managed more carefully every day.