northeast 05 2015

What Lies Beneath Raises

Concerns in Paving Industry 8

Ritchie Breaks Records at

Florida Auctions...126

IronPlanet/CAS Hold Joint

Sale in Fla.,...120

Inside

Table of Contents ................4

Truck & Trailer Section ..............................................61-67

Recycling Section ........71-95

Attachment & Parts Section..................................101-107

Auction Section ......112-133

Business Calendar ..........114

Advertisers Index ............134

By Josh LedermanASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) Defying theRepublican-run Congress, PresidentBarack Obama rejected a bill Feb. 24 toapprove construction of the Keystone XLoil pipeline, wielding his veto power foronly the third time in his presidency.Obama offered no indication of

whether hell eventually issue a permit forthe pipeline, whose construction hasbecome a flashpoint in the U.S. debateabout environmental policy and climatechange. Instead, Obama sought to reasserthis authority to make the decision himself,

rebuffing GOP lawmakers who will con-trol both the House and Senate for theremainder of the presidents term.Obama vetoed the bill in private with

no fanfare, in contrast to the televised cer-emony Republican leaders staged earlierin February when they signed the bill andsent it to the president. House SpeakerJohn Boehner said Republicans were noteven close to giving up the fight andderided the veto as a national embarrass-ment.The move sends the politically charged

issue back to Congress, whereRepublicans havent shown they can

Congress Looks to OverrideVeto of Keystone XL Pipeline

Construction spending rose modestly inJanuary from year-earlier levels despite retreat-ing from a six-year high in December, accordingto an analysis by the Associated GeneralContractors of America. Association officialscautioned, however, that those spending gainscould be at risk if Congress and the Obamaadministration fail to address highway funding

shortfalls that once again threaten a new roadrepair season.Construction continues to expand overall

but with a lot of variability by month and seg-ment, said Ken Simonson, the associationschief economist. The generally positive trendsare obscured by an unreliable estimate for resi-dential improvements, which purportedly shows

a huge downturn that is inconsistent with otherdata.Construction spending in January totaled

$971 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate,1.1 percent lower than in December but 1.8 per-cent higher than in January 2014, Simonsonnoted. The divergent totals were reflected as

Construction Spending Increases in January

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The Pennsylvania Department ofTransportation (PennDOT) project torehabilitate I-80 between Exits 241 and242 continues in the Mifflinville area ofColumbia County. New Enterprise Stone and Lime

Company Inc. (NESL), based in NewEnterprise, Pa., is serving as general con-tractor for the $50 million job, whichbegan in August 2010 and has an estimat-ed completion date of June 2015.The project was mostly bridge work,

consisting of constructing a new 17 spanbridge the new westbound approx-imately 1,700 feet long over theSusquehanna River. Once completed,both east and westbound traffic was puton it, and at that time the old westboundbridge was removed and the existing east-bound bridge rehabbed, said SteveZelanko, NESL bridge superintendent. The rehabilitation included modifying

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8 WHAT LIES BENEATH CONCERNS RISE IN PAVING INDUSTRYUnder the smooth surface of the asphalt pavement industry in the United Statesare persistent concerns about product durability. The concerns have bubbled upwith enough force to spur industry leaders into action.

14 IRONPLANET NAMES SCHLEICHER NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERDebbie Schleicher joins IronPlanet with more than 27 years of experience helpingdynamic organizations meet their compliance and reporting obligations, as well asdriving strategy and growth for global public accounting firms.

14 MCI-EFI REPORTS CONFIDENCE IN FEBRUARYREMAINS HIGHOverall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 66.3, a slight increasefrom the three-year high level reached by the January index of 66.1.

18 PENNSYLVANIA FLUSH WITH CASH FORTRANSPORTATION PROJECTSWhile other states struggle to pay the upkeep on their highway systems,Pennsylvania is implementing a multifaceted, multibillion-dollar blueprint designedto accelerate road and bridge projects, improve mass transit systems and increasesubsidies to local governments.

28 CUMMINS BEGINS PRODUCTION OF QSX15 FORJOHN DEERECummins Inc. announced the start of production of the QSX15 for John Deere9R/9RT series tractors at its Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) in Jamestown, N.Y.

32 N.Y. SPENDS MORE ON AGING INFRASTRUCTURENew York has steadily increased spending on highways and bridges over the pastdecade, including more federal funds in the past five years while that supportlagged in most states, according to federal data analyzed by The Associated Press.

40 PWC LAUNCHES 35TH YEAR WITH 2015 DEVELOPERS FORUMOn Jan. 22, 2015, Professional Women in Construction (PWC) launched its 35thyear with a developers forum, the latest in an ongoing annual series of seminarsmoderated by New York Post columnist Lois Weiss. The event was held at TheGeneral Society in New York City.

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120 IRONPLANET/CAT AUCTION SERVICES HOLDJOINT SALE IN FLORIDAIronPlanet and Cat Auction Services sold 1,430 items for $48.1 million in grossmerchandise value at its live unreserved public auction in Kissimmee, Fla., whichtook place Feb. 11 to 13.

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What Lies Beneath Concerns Rise in Paving Industry By Giles LambertsonCEG CORRESPONDENT

Under the smooth surface of theasphalt pavement industry in theUnited States are persistent con-cerns about product durability. Theconcerns have bubbled up withenough force to spur industry lead-ers into action.It is something that has raised

concern for many people in theindustry. It is an urgent issue, saidRandy West, director of theNational Center for AsphaltTechnology. There is a fairly com-mon view that some improvementsin durability are needed. That isthe buzzword I hear most often,durability. It is not that it is a wide-spread problem around the country,but some areas have had problemsthat can be traced back to recurringissues.Asphalt pavement began to

smooth the ride for travelers wellover a century ago. Today, 94 per-cent of 2.27 million mi. of identifiedpaved roads in the United States aresurfaced with asphalt, according tothe Asphalt Pavement Alliance.Runways, parking lots, and biking-hiking trails add to the volume ofasphalt surfaces. Each year, 4,000plants scattered across America pro-duce more than a half-billion tons of thepavement material, an output valued at morethan $30 billion.Given all that, West said it seems logical

that we would have figured this thing out bynow, that is, determined the best practicesfor manufacturing and laying durableasphalt. And, of course, asphalt roadways aregenerally sound and durable. Yet economicpressures, a lack of sound mix design prac-tices, and inconsistent construction specifi-cations threaten to undermine the industry.The issue is of sufficient urgency that a

high-level meeting of NAPA officials andmembers was convened in January inChicago. Audrey Copeland, NAPAs vicepresident of engineering, research and tech-nology, was one of the dozen or so people atthe gathering.The meeting was really about perform-

ance, pavement performance, Copelandsaid. What we are doing is being proactiveas an industry. We always are trying to main-tain and to improve performance of asphalt.NAPA leaders note that producing quality

pavement is a bedrock goal of the associa-tion. Because it speaks to the integrity of theproduct, quality has been a focus of its engi-neering committee for many years,Copeland said. But in the last couple of

years, she added, the organization has con-sidered coming up with a definition of qual-ity and otherwise promoting the value ofproduct performance.Performance issues linked to poor mix

design include aggregate segregation thatcreates weakening voids, surface ravelingthat turns a surface rough when binder failsto bind, and linear and alligator cracking thatblemishes a surface. Uneven compaction isblamed on temperature differentials inasphalt being laid, and surface irregularitiesoccur when a contractor must stop pavingbecause the flow of material to a hopper isinterrupted.Everyone interviewed seems to agree that

erratic and reduced funding for paving proj-ects is at the heart of the problems.Departments of transportation and otherproject owners are stretching scarce dollarstoo far, and asphalt plant operators andpaving contractors are perhaps too focusedon being cost-effective in hope of earning aprofit. Scrimping environments arentalways conducive to doing quality work.In an era in which funding has been

lower than what it should be, there is fiercecompetition among contractors in the publicworks environment. So you have a situationwhere a contractor tries to drive down costs

in a low-bid environment. We just want tomake sure those efforts dont result in ashorter lifetime for the pavement, saidKevin Kelly. He is president of Walsh &Kelly Inc., a South Bend, Ind., paving con-tractor, and chairs the NAPA task force onpavement performance.The paving company executive believes

the issue of performance is cyclical and thatNAPA is not being reactive in addressing theissue at this moment. We are trying to be proactive. We just

want to ensure that the industry is building inas much quality as it can and making asdurable a pavement as it can. Ultimately,DOTs want durability and longer life in theirpavements, so we need to stay focused onperformance over the long haul.Some long-term economic pressures

aggravated the problem, according to Westat NCAT. Over the last 10 years, asphalt binder

prices have risen as crude oil prices havegone up, he said. We hope the drop in theprice of crude will relieve that pressure, butwe still have to revisit how we view mixdesign.The rising cost of oil pressured mix

designers to reduce asphalt content.Consequently, some mixes dont have suffi-

cient glue to bind aggregate under thepounding of traffic. One of the founding principles I was

taught some 30 years ago, West said, isthat you put as much asphalt in the mix asyou can without creating a rutting problem.We have kind of gotten away from that phi-losophy. Now we too often put in justenough to meet the minimum require-ments.So West believes a short-term fix is to get

back to teaching the basics of mix designand getting the asphalt content right.Another short-term remedy is better trainingof paving crews and inspectors about whatis acceptable. They need better trainingabout how to build durable pavement, howto inspect what is being built, and how torecognize when a paving problem develops.It all goes back to training.He also recommended a review of the

increased use of recycled materials par-ticularly asphalt shingles in pavementmixes. Some have pointed to recycled shingles

as the culprit in the durability issue. I dontbelieve that it necessarily is the culprit, butthere have been some mistakes made whenusing recycled material.

Florida has required warranties on pavements since 2002. If a pavement falls apart, the contractor fixes it. If the contractor fails tofix it, he no longer is prequalified for future work in the state.

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February 2015 Survey ResultsThe overall MCI-EFI is 66.3, a slight

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believe demand for leases and loans to fundcapital expenditures (capex) will increaseover the next four months, up from 20 per-cent in January. 51.5 percent believedemand will remain the same during thesame four-month time period, down from 80percent the previous month. 6.1 percentbelieve demand will decline, up from none

in January. 27.3 percent of executives expect more

access to capital to fund equipment acquisi-tions over the next four months, down from33.3 percent in January. 72.7 percent of sur-vey respondents indicate they expect thesame access to capital to fund business, upfrom 66.7 percent in January. None expectless access to capital, unchanged from theprevious month. When asked, 39.4 percent of the execu-

tives reported they expect to hire moreemployees over the next four months, adecrease from 50 percent in January. 57.6percent expect no change in headcount overthe next four months, up from 50 percent lastmonth. 3 percent expect to hire feweremployees, up from none who expectedfewer in January. 6.1 percent of the leadership evaluate the

current U.S. economy as excellent, upfrom 3 percent last month. 90.9 percent ofthe leadership evaluate the current U.S.economy as fair, down from 97 percent inJanuary. 3 percent rate it as poor, up fromnone the previous month. 45.4 percent of the survey respondents

believe that U.S. economic conditions willget better over the next six months, anincrease from 43.3 percent who believed soin January. 54.6 percent of survey respon-dents indicate they believe the U.S. economywill stay the same over the next sixmonths, down from 56.7 percent in January.None believe economic conditions in theUnited States will worsen over the next sixmonths, unchanged from last month. In February, 48.5 percent of respondents

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Debbie Schleicher to theIronPlanet team as our new CFO, saidGregory J. Owens, IronPlanet chairman andCEO. IronPlanet will benefit from Debbiesvast experience in building reporting and taxprocesses, as well as her client managementand implementation skills. Debbie is animportant and strategic addition to our exec-utive team as we continue to drive our busi-ness and expand our online platform for buy-ing and selling heavy used equipment.At IronPlanet, Schleicher will be respon-

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of international public accountingfirms, including Arthur Andersen,PricewaterhouseCoopers and GrantThornton. She most recently servedas the national partner in charge ofGrant Thorntons Tax and FinanceOptimization and GlobalCompliance and Reporting prac-tices, where she led teams thatworked to enhance complianceand reporting processes and con-trols, improve finance and taxfunction operational perform-ance, and manage tax andreporting risk.Prior to her nearly eight-

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Grant Thornton, Schleicher was a partner atSC&H Group and a managing director withPricewaterhouseCoopers. Schleicher startedher career at Arthur Andersen and workedthere for 15 years, where she was a partner incorporate tax with a focus in corporate trans-actions, financial reporting for income tax,and business process outsourcing.For more information, visit www.iron-

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New Jersey Spends More on Highways Than NationBy Michael CataliniASSOCIATED PRESS

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) A child singingLondon Bridge is Falling Down. Fuzzyblack-and-white images of bridges. Whitetext warning that 624 spans in New Jerseycould fail. Its not a description of a nightmare, just

the latest television ad from the business-labor coalition Forward New Jersey thatsurging officials to address the transportationtrust fund. Its also a sign that the push to sure up the

fund is ramping up and so far producingno results in the form of an agreement. The push also comes as new data obtained

by The Associated Press show New Jerseyspends at a higher rate than its neighbors andthe nation at large. Thats not because NewJersey is building or repairing more roadsand bridges than other states but because thestate is shouldering heavy debt. Groups like Forward New Jersey warn of

the high risk to public safety and effects onthe economy of rotting roads and bridges. Theyre problems lawmakers readily

acknowledge yet struggle to address, andthey come as Congress faces the expirationof its own temporary funding measure in

May and with no clear long-term plan inview. With officials debating behind the scenes

how to address the fund, heres a look atwhat the 2013 data the latest available show and how the state spends on infra-structure:

New Jersey Highway Spending,by the Numbers

Federal highway spending per capita in2013 was $131 in New Jersey, comparedwith the national rate of $126. Total infrastructure spending in 2013

was $841 per capita in New Jersey, com-pared with a national rate of $496. Federal per capita spending rose 4.5 per-

cent from 2008 to 2013, compared with a 7.3percent rate of decline nationally in that peri-od. In raw figures, federal spending in NewJersey went from $1.089 billion in 2008 to$1.165 billion in 2013. The state received a 7 percent increase in

funding from the Highway Trust Fund forthe period from 2008 to 2013, but thatamounts to a decrease of 1.2 percent whenadjusted for inflation. Total infrastructure spending per capita

climbed 87 percent from 2008 to 2013, com-pared with an 8 percent rise nationally.

Spending up in New Jersey Dueto Debt

The data shows that as federal spendingon infrastructure has been falling over a five-year period, spending in New Jersey hasincreased. Experts say thats happening for a number

of reasons. Perhaps the biggest factor in NewJerseys case is that total outstanding debtnearly matches the size of the capital pro-gram. With nearly $16 billion in debt, NewJerseys interest payments alone contributeto the states high infrastructure costs. Theyve maxed out the credit card, said

University of North Carolina-Charlottetransportation professor emeritus DavidHartgen. From my position its unsustain-able.

So What Are Lawmakers and theGovernor Doing About It?

How to pay for the transportation trustfund has dominated headlines ahead ofbudget season, but an agreement on how topay for the cash infusion to keep the fundsolvent eludes Gov. Christie, AssemblySpeaker Vincent Prieto and Senate PresidentSteve Sweeney. Lawmakers were optimistic a deal could

be reached before Christies annual budget,but theres been no consensus.

Members of the Democratic-controlledLegislature have called for raising the statesgas tax, the countrys second lowest afterAlaska, but Republicans have balked at thatoption. One option called for raising the rateby as much as 25 cents per gallon. Christie istight-lipped, saying only that hes keeping alloptions on the table. Meanwhile, Transportation

Commissioner Jamie Fox has recently hadto shut down three bridges and has orderedan audit on the states structurally deficientspans, injecting a sense of urgency to offi-cials planning.

Whats at Stake for Residents? A transportation program funded at $2 bil-

lion a year, which Forward New Jersey andsome Democratic lawmakers have advocat-ed for, would save the states drivers 11hours per year, Forward New Jersey esti-mates. More than convenience, though, thegroup raises red flags because of safety con-cerns. In addition to the states 624 deficientbridges there are 1,710 functionally obsoletebridges and an additional 2,334 that are con-sidered problematic.

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Pennsylvania Flush With Cash for Transportation ProjectsBy Peter JacksonASSOCIATED PRESS

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) While otherstates struggle to pay the upkeep on theirhighway systems, Pennsylvania is imple-menting a multifaceted, multibillion-dol-lar blueprint designed to accelerate roadand bridge projects, improve mass transitsystems and increase subsidies to localgovernments. The higher taxes, fees and fines

approved in 2013 are being phased in overfive years to generate $2.3 billion annual-ly mostly for roads and bridges, andadditional millions in inter-modal grantsfor railroads, seaports and airports.Theres even $35 million earmarked forimproving gravel and dirt roads. We finally have money to do things,

said Sen. John Rafferty, R-Montgomery,chairman of the Senate TransportationCommittee, who helped lead the protract-ed campaign to sell the proposal in theLegislature. Pennsylvania is one of about a dozen

states that have increased transportationtaxes or fees in the past two years and oneof a smaller number that have enactedcomprehensive plans, according to figures

compiled by The Associated Press. The states increased spending comes

even as money made available to the statesfrom the Federal Highway Trust Funddeclined 3.5 percent between 2008 and2013, the latest year for which figureswere available. In Pennsylvania, the feder-al funds shrank from $1.7 billion to $1.6billion 5.9 percent, or 13 percent whenadjusted for inflation, the AP found. Overall, Pennsylvania disbursed more

than $7 billion for highways and bridgesin 2013, including expenditures by state,federal and local governments as well asindependent agencies such as the commis-sion that operates the PennsylvaniaTurnpike, the figures show. Passage of the new law culminated

years of fierce legislative debate overfunding alternatives that stretched back toDemocratic Gov. Ed Rendells administra-tion. It prompted a surge in road and bridge

work last year as GOP Gov. Tom Corbett,who helped the bill win final passage, andmost lawmakers campaigned for re-elec-tion. Voters strengthened Republicanmajorities in both houses, but oustedCorbett following a rocky term in whichhis leadership came under fire.

The centerpiece of the funding packagerepealed the 12-cent-a-gallon tax at thepump and increased the state OilCompany Franchise Tax, a levy on thewholesale price of gasoline that is general-ly passed along to motorists, by phasingout a cap on the tax rate. Once fully implemented in 2017, the

tax is expected to generate nearly $1.9 bil-lion a year, including $220 million thatwill increase allocations for local road andbridges by more than 60 percent. In 2014 alone, the law enabled the

Pennsylvania Department ofTransportation to invest $800 million intoimprovements on 1,600 miles of roadwayand 83 bridges that would not have beencompleted without it, said PennDOTspokesman Rich Kirkpatrick. Industry advocates praised the package

as a long-overdue economic shot in thearm. Its good for us. Its good for the econ-

omy. People are working and were pay-ing a reasonable amount for fuel, saidJim Runk, chief executive of thePennsylvania Motor Truck Association, atrade group that lobbies on behalf of thetrucking industry. Robert Latham, executive vice presi-

dent of Associated PennsylvaniaConstructors, which speaks for 430 com-panies that employ 50,000 to 75,000workers involved in highway and bridgeconstruction, said the expanded activityshould slow the defection of highwayworkers to jobs in the natural-gas drillingindustry. The highway construction industry was

really in a bad way before this billpassed, he said. Gene Barr, president and CEO of the

Pennsylvania Chamber of Business andIndustry, said deterioration of the highwaysystem made higher transportation taxesunavoidable. Three months before the law was

passed, citing uncertainty over additionalfunding from the Legislature, PennDOTannounced new weight restrictions onabout 1,000 of the nearly 4,500 state andlocal bridges classified as structurallydeficient. Government needed more money,

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Perfect weather conditions and large crowds made for anexciting finish at Wacker Neusons seventh annual TrowelChallenge competition at the 2015 World of Concrete. Eachyear, Wacker Neusons high speed trowel challenge drawsfans to watch finishers from around the world race for thegrand prize, a custom 48-in. (122 cm) CRT 48-35V ride-ontrowel powered by a special Vanguard big block V-twinengine. The top three finishers receive a custom laser cutride-on trowel trophy.Preliminary competitions were held the first three

days of the annual concrete trade show. The contest-ants with the top 10 fastest times from the prelimi-naries advanced to the finals on Feb. 5, 2015. Thetop 10 finalists each had one run through the courseand that time was added to their preliminary time. Itis always a close race and once again, less than onesecond separated the first place and third place fin-isher.

First PlaceGreg Geiger, On Demand Concrete Solutions,

Warburg, Alberta Canada Winning combinedtime: 53.494. Geiger came to win. He was the second place fin-

isher in the 2014 competition. This year, he cameinto the finals in first place with an initial qualifyingtime of 26.723. He maintained his lead and tookhome the grand prize with a final run time of 26.771.On Demand Concrete Solutions will receive thegrand prize CRT 48-35V and Geiger took home thegold painted scaled trophy and bragging rights thathe is the fastest finisher for 2015. It feels pretty amazing, Geiger said. It means a

great deal to me in the form of a sense of accomplishmentand pride that comes with that. I am extremely grateful thatI achieved the win this year, especially after last years sec-ond place.Geiger is the owner of On Demand Concrete Solutions.

The company specializes in large commercial and industrialconcrete flatwork, from oil and gas industry to commercialwarehouses. It currently owns three Wacker Neuson ride-ontrowels, rammers and wet screeds. We will be using the swanky new rider on a variety of

our large jobs, Geiger saidSecond Place

Timo Herrala, SSTH-Lattiat, Tampere, Finland Combined run time: 54.040. Herrala traveled a long way to participate in this years

challenge. He came into the finals in second place with aqualifying time of 26.997. His final run time of 27.043 kepthim in the second place spot taking home the silver ride-ontrowel trophy.

Third PlaceKent Goossen, HD Concrete, Rosenort, Manitoba,

Canada Combined run time: 54.367. Goossen is familiar with the Wacker Neuson trowel chal-

lenge having captured third place in 2013. This year,Goossen came into the finals in fifth place with a qualifyingtime of 27.591 and moved up two spots with his final runtime of 26.776. He took home the bronze ride-on trowel tro-phy.Besides the annual trowel challenge, Wacker Neusons

World of Concrete booth offered contractors the opportunityto operate two new ride-on trowels. A new 10-ft. (3 m), CRT60-74L, that is powered by a more powerful Tier IV finalengine and offers a heavy-duty cooling system that signifi-cantly improves performance and the life of the machine. Anew 8-ft. (2.4 m) model, the CRT 48-57K-PS is a new high-er horsepower gasoline model that was developed for theprofessional concrete finisher.

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Wacker Neusons Trowel Challenge winners: (L to R) are 3rd place (bronze), Kent Goossen, HD Concrete,Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada; 1st place (gold), Greg Geiger, On Demand Concrete Solutions, Warburg, Alberta,

Canada; and 2nd place (silver), Timo Herrala, SSTH-Lattiat, Tampere, Finland.

Wacker Neusons 2015 Trowel Challenge grand prizewinner, Greg Geiger, owner of On Demand ConcreteSolutions, Warburg, Alberta, Canada, celebrates on thecompanys new 48-in. CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel andhoists his first place finish trophy after winning theannual competition at the World of Concrete in LasVegas.

Crowds watch the 2015 Trowel Challenge winner, Greg Geiger,owner of On Demand Concrete, Warburg, Alberta, Canada, ashe concentrates while crossing the finish line.


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WASHINGTON (AP) While many stateshave been scrambling to make up for a dropin federal highway funding over the past sev-eral years, road-construction dollars sent tothe District of Columbia have continued toincrease, according to data obtained by TheAssociated Press. Federal highway spending

in the nations capitalincreased by nearly 6 percentbetween 2008 and 2013, themost recent year for whichdata are available. Highwayspending has not, however,kept up with the Districtsrapidly rising population.And despite the increase, citytransportation officials saythey are feeling the pinch. Funding from the Federal

Highway Trust Fund hasdropped nationwide becauseof a change in the fundingformula by Congress. A tem-porary funding patch isscheduled to expire in May,and lawmakers have been atodds over a long-term highway plan. Without a fix for the Highway Trust

Fund, we risk significant strain on localresources and our capacity to complete andstart transportation projects, said GreerGillis, deputy director of the DistrictDepartment of Transportation. Nonetheless, the figures show the District

is faring better than most states. Only 12states enjoyed an increase in fundingbetween 2008 and 2013, during which thenations capital saw a 6 percent increase.Nationwide, federal highway funding tostates dropped by 3.5 percent during thoseyears. The District did see a major decrease

between 2012, when it received $235 mil-lion in federal highway dollars, and 2013,when it got $166 million. Thats because theDistrict received a $75 million earmark in2012 for preliminary work on the SouthCapitol Street bridge replacement project,Gillis said. The most expensive project funded by

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complete, some roads that connect to themare not, and thats one of many projects thatcould be delayed by a loss of federal fundingin the future, Gillis said. Other projects in jeopardy of being

delayed or scaled back are the South CapitolStreet bridge, the Capital Bikeshare programand routine road-paving and maintenancework that DDOT relies on federal dollars for,Gillis said.

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Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant, theheart of heavy-duty engine manufac-turing of Cummins. Typically, morethan 400 engines are built per day at theJEP, and the plant produced its 1.5 mil-lionth heavy-duty engine in the sum-mer of 2013. Cummins acquired themore than 1 million-sq. ft. facility in1974, using it initially to manufactureengine components.The plant produced its first engine in

1979. Today, the JEP builds both on-highway engines, including the ISX15,ISX12 and ISM, and off-highwayengines, including the QSX15,QSX11.9 and QSM11 diesel engines.Cummins and John Deere have a

history dating back more than 40

years. In the late 1960s, Cumminssupplied a 14-L, 225 to 280 hp engineto one of the earliest four-wheel-drivetractors produced by John Deere.Today, alongside the QSX15 for the9R/9RT series tractors, Cummins alsosupplies the QSB4.5 for the JohnDeere-branded MacDon W150 andW110 Windrower and the QSK19 forthe John Deere 7980 self-propelledforage harvester.The Jamestown Engine Plant plays

an important role in our companysability to produce a broad range ofengines for different customers aroundthe world serving a wide variety ofmarkets, said Hugh Foden, executivedirector off-highway business. The15-liter built at the JEP is widely usedin mining, agriculture and constructionmarkets, covering applications rangingfrom excavators to tractors to rockdrills. This demonstrates the strength ofthe product, and demonstrates thepower, reliability and durability ofCummins heavy-duty engines.

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Federal Highway Trust Fund Cash Dwindles for W. Va.By Jonathan MattiseASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Federalcash for building and fixing West Virginiaroads has diminished at more than twice thefive-year national rate a key factor as agovernor-appointed panel considers waysto find another $1 billion-plus for the statesailing highways and bridges. Figures compiled by The Associated

Press show the total amount of moneyavailable to states from the FederalHighway Trust Fund has declined 3.5 per-cent during the five-year period ending in2013, the latest year for which numberswere available. West Virginias allocation fell by 9.1 per-

cent over that period or 16 percent whenadjusted for inflation putting theMountain State down $43.3 million in 2013compared to 2008. In terms of percentage drop, its the fifth

biggest overall in the nation. The state received almost $432 million

from the federal trust fund in 2013, part ofabout $1.3 billion total spent on WestVirginia highways. Over that span, the amount of inflation-

adjusted federal highway money fell in

every state but Alaska and New York. In West Virginia, the state Department of

Transportation has operated under essen-tially the same budget for about 15 years,spokesman Brent Walker said. For a smallstate, West Virginia Division of Highwaysis responsible for the sixth-largest state-maintained highway system in the country. In September 2013, the Democratic gov-

ernors Blue Ribbon Commission onHighways offered some early recommen-dations, including raising West VirginiaTurnpike tolls for the next 30 years to gen-erate between $600 million and $1 billion.By selling bonds, the state could use thoserevenues immediately. Tolls on the 88-mi. turnpike are sched-

uled to come off in 2019, but the commis-sion recommended that the state keep thetollbooths intact and use the revenue to payback the road bonds. Turnpike drivers cur-rently pay $2 at each booth, but that couldmore than double. Five-axle trucks current-ly pay $6.75. Tomblin himself wasnt thrilled at the

bond idea. Nor does his upcoming budgetproposal include tax, fee or toll increases. The governor supports leaving the cur-

rent tolls on the WV Turnpike but notexpanding or raising tolls, said Tomblin

spokesman Chris Stadelman. The state tax on fuel, for instance, pro-

duced $409 million of the $724 million instate money in West Virginias road fund in2013. Many fees at the DMV that fund road

work havent changed in decades. The 5 percent sales tax on vehicles, for

instance, produced $174 million in 2013,and the tax rate hasnt changed since 1971.Registration fees, with $28.50 of the $30price fueling the Road Fund, haventbudged since 1976. Tax increases have even less of a shot

with Republicans in charge of theLegislature for the first time in more thaneight decades. Some GOP members have even floated

proposals to drop the turnpike tolls forgood, prompting a warning from Tomblin. Tomblins administration has stressed

that 87 percent of the tolls paid are fromout-of-state traffic or West Virginia com-mercial vehicles. When highway funding is hard to come

by, eliminating more than $85 million [ayear] in dedicated revenues to maintain ourstates highways is irresponsible, Tomblinsaid in his state-of-the-state address inJanuary.

Since a September 2013 meeting, muchhasnt transpired from the governors high-way commission. A final report still hasntbeen released. The state spent money to do this report,

and its not forthcoming, said SenateMajority Leader Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson. Republicans have a handful of other

transportation ideas. The bill that hasmoved the most quickly would spend up to$500,000 auditing the Division ofHighways. The House and Senate havepassed similar audit bills. We dont want to start directing more

funding into particular areas of the highwayfund until we know exactly where we canbe more efficient with the money that wehave, said House Speaker Tim Armstead,R-Kanawha. Another bill would authorize $500 mil-

lion in bonds to build the long-awaitedKing Coal Highway, but only after the turn-pike drops its tolls. Another proposal wouldlook into private naming rights for roads,highways and bridges. Those measureshavent moved yet.



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