Quality truck fleet vehicles that are efficient, cost-effective and perfect for the job are available for the asking. What surprises Robert Johnson, director of fleet operations for the National Truck Equipment Association, is how many fleet managers don’t know how … Continue reading →
About 10,000 people attended what’s billed as North America’s largest work truck event, on March 6 through March 8 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capital Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The National Truck Equipment Association’s annual gathering is the time … Continue reading →
Midwestern state installs most new wind turbines in 2011 A familiar feature of the Western vista is moving speedily east. The American Wind Energy Association announced last month that what it called a “bumper crop” of wind turbine installations is … Continue reading →
The PLM EarthPatch uses Green-Patch technology to produce environmentally-friendly high-performance cold mix asphalt, which makes it the first to be endorsed by the National Green Energy Council. PLM EarthPatch contains none of the petroleum based solves found in traditional cold … Continue reading →
An interview with American Institute of Architects President and CEO Randall Scott Smaller public budgets, sustainable energy concerns and changing tastes in design all affect the look public buildings in the U.S. To find out how they’re changing the buildings … Continue reading →
The increasing versatility of LEDs is plowing inroads to municipal infrastructures the world over. LED stands for light-emitting diode — a semiconductor light process that’s radically different from traditional light processes including incandescence, florescence and sodium vapor. LED lights consume … Continue reading →
The Municipal, a specialty magazine offering news and resources on products and equipment used by police, fire, rescue, airport, street and other municipal departments, was purchased by The Papers Inc. in September (2011). The Municipal originated in Bluffton, Ind., as … Continue reading →
