The nearly 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System literally moves the U.S. economy. It carries 75 percent of the nation’s heavy truck traffic. A new report finds there is the equivalent of one “structurally deficient”-rated bridge, on average, for every 27 miles of our major highway network. The 1,800 structurally deficient Interstate bridges are crossed 60 million times daily.
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Prinoth Expands Distribution to West Virginia
Prinoth announced that it has signed an agreement with Leslie Equipment Company to represent the Prinoth Panther line of tracked vehicles in West Virginia. Leslie Equipment is a full-service dealer who will sell, lease and service Panther vehicles. Prinoth was first attracted to developing a business relationship with Leslie Equipment because of their outstanding reputation in the industry. “They are a…
Read MoreBuckingham Named Vice President of Manufacturing for PPI
Precision Inc. announced that effective Jan. 15, Matt Buckingham has been named the new vice president of manufacturing for Precision, Pulley and Idler (PPI). Buckingham has most recently been president of the Firearms Division for Smith & Wesson Corp. in Springfield, Mass. Buckingham was responsible for the overall performance of five major brands. Prior to joining Smith & Wesson, Matt…
Read MoreVan der Graaf Debuts GrizzlyDrive Design Drum Motor
For the past 35 years, Van der Graaf has been designing and manufacturing drum motors for an array of industries such as food processing, courier, postal parcel, airline baggage handling, pharmaceutical, automotive and other applications that utilize belt conveyors to move or process products. Among the most demanding conveyor operating environments are aggregate and mining applications. Conveyor drives are required…
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