American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Geraghty retires, Matson assumes president and CEO role
Jerry Geraghty, president and CEO of Rogers Group Inc., announced his retirement from the company. Darin Matson, who has held several key leadership positions within Rogers Group during his 27-year career in the aggregates industry, was elected to the role… Keep Reading
Report offers presidential candidate breakdown on transportation
Are you curious about where the six remaining presidential candidates stand on transportation infrastructure? The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) offers some useful details about the candidates in a report titled "The Presidential Candidates on Transportation." ARTBA constructed… Keep Reading
AGG1 2016: Educational programs
Educational programs are being offered by the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), National Asphalt Pavement Association and American Road and Transportation Builders Association. NSSGA will also offer workshops on strategic sales training and basic supervisory training, and a… Keep Reading
ARTBA: 9.5 percent of U.S. bridges structurally deficient
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 2015 National Bridge Inventory database indicates that there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient bridges in 2015 than 2014, lowering the current number of structurally deficient bridges to 58,500. The American Road & Transportation Builders… Keep Reading
Industry quickly reacts to the FAST Act
Passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act naturally drew a mostly positive response from industry stakeholders. Here's how a few people with surface transportation infrastructure interests reacted to the multi-year highway bill. Mike Johnson, NSSGA: “This critical bill… Keep Reading
Report quantifies transportation projects’ effects on economy
An American Road & Transportation Builders Association report (ARTBA) finds that the money invested in transportation construction industry employment and purchases generates nearly $510 billion in annual U.S. economic activity. According to ARTBA, that figure accounts for 1.6 percent of… Keep Reading
Countdown to AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo: Education
There’s a lot to learn this March in Baltimore for aggregate industry managers and employees. The 2015 AGG1 Aggregates Academy & Expo’s in-depth educational programming is designed to provide industry professionals with practical, “real-world” knowledge they can use in their… Keep Reading
EPA announces decision to not regulate fly-ash
According to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a decision to not regulate fly-ash, a byproduct of coal combustion that produces electricity, as “hazardous material.” According to ARTBA, this decision… Keep Reading
TCC to release findings of highway investment study
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) will be releasing the findings of a new report detailing the economic benefits of infrastructure investment during a conference call on Wednesday Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. EST. The study, conducted by IHS Global, outlines… Keep Reading