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TRUCKS from page 46 three years to help replace qualifying diesel engines, vehicles, vessels and equipment.
The program emphasizes areas where air quality is a particular concern: designated nonattainment and maintenance areas for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, urban counties, high asthma burden areas, and Environmental Justice Areas, according to the state.
Taking advantage of the program is transportation company CMAC. The company will invest in an electric truck to haul auto parts within Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, all of which are priority areas.
“We really felt that this made sense for us in more ways than one,” said Scott Christie, CMAC president. “We believe we are well prepared to move down this road with our partners involved.”
He said servicing the automotive companies has given the contractor a firsthand look at the progress and movement in the electric arena. CMAC will scrap the diesel truck being replaced, maximizing the impact of the emissions offset.
The state reports that the replacement should reduce GHGs of nitrogen oxide (NOx) by nearly one metric ton and carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) by nearly 597 metric tons over the vehicle lifespan.
In Tennessee, the Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has awarded 24 organizations more than $9 million in grants to replace medium and large freight trucks. Under the Medium Truck Grant Program, awardees will replace a total of 35 diesel trucks with vehicles representing a mix of power technologies.
The list includes 10 new diesel trucks, two all-electric, 14 hybrid, eight propane and one compressed natural gas.
Recipients of grants in the Large Truck program will replace a total of 42 diesel trucks with 33 new diesel, one all-electric, one hybrid and seven compressed natural gas trucks. Calculating Investment
The EPA has created a list of tools and resources available to truckers to understand what’s involved in transitioning to electric technology.
Nationally, the agency’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program funds grants and rebates that protect human health and improve air quality.
ChargePoint’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Incentives includes a list of tax credits, rebates and grants provided by governments and utilities for the purchase of and investment in commercial electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
The DOE’s Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) maintains a comprehensive list of federal and state laws and incentives regarding transportation-related
topics, including electric vehicles. The EPA site offers fleet managers access to calculators for figuring cost of ownership. Atlas Public Policy’s Assessing Financial Barriers to the Adoption of Electric Trucks features a dashboard The primary purpose of these incentives is to encourage buying and using zero- and lowemission vehicles. tool that explores analysis results. NACFE offers a guidance report, which discusses the total costs of ownership of medium-duty electric trucks. It also addresses the market status, battery technology, regulatory barriers and the power grid. The organization’s Excel-based cost of ownership calculator compares investment in diesel or gasoline trucks against battery electric alternatives. Drivetrain supplier Dana provides similar calculators for diesel and electric vehicles. Resource information is plentiful, as well. The University of California has produced an overview of hydrogen fuel cell electric, catenary electric, and dynamic inductive charging technologies. NACFE has available its Annual Fleet Fuel Study — North American Council for Freight Efficiency (2020), which analyzes the adoption of various fleet efficiency products and practices. A report by the California Electric Transportation Coalition and the Natural Resources Defense Council compares emissions reductions and the total cost of ownership for various alternative fuel technologies. The U.S. DOE has created a home page for its Vehicle Technologies Office. Links to research for various technology areas, including batteries, charging and electric vehicles, can be found there. NACFE also has a library of guidance reports on the electric truck market. It features business models as well as topics on charging infrastructure and barriers to adoption. The International Council on Clean Transportation publishes research on clean transportation across all modes, sectors and vehicle technologies. University of California-Davis’ Sustainable Freight Research Center maintains a publications library. The center studies the decarbonization of freight, including transitions to electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The Luskin Center for Innovation — Transportation at UCLA develops policy recommendations and research to help advance a transition to zero-emission transportation. Topics include vehicle Trucking companies will get some much-needed help from the and truck electrification, shared mobility, grid and federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which includes funding infrastructure development, accessibility and safety. opportunities for the transition to zero-emission fleets. CEG
ABC Elects Its 2023 National Chair, Executive Committee
Associated Builders and Contractors announced that Milton Graugnard, executive vice president, Cajun Industries LLC, Baton Rouge, La., was elected the 2023 ABC national chair at a board of directors meeting held in conjunction with the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Coronado, Calif.
“Leading ABC in its 73rd year of serving this vibrant industry and defending free markets and open competition values is the honor of a lifetime,” said Graugnard.
“This opportunity allows me to give back to construction, the industry that has given my company and me so much, and to ABC, which has meant the world to my personal growth as well as my company’s.
“In 2023, ABC will focus on increasing member participation in its STEP Safety Management System — a crucial ‘step’ any company should take to be safer — growing the workforce talent pipeline and promoting the merit shop philosophy in the political arena. I have the utmost respect for those who have served before me in this role, and I look forward to continuing to build that bright future for our industry.”
“The 2023 ABC executive committee will deliver exceptional value to our more than 22,000 members and their more than 1 million employees by advancing an industry that builds the places where we work, play, worship, learn and heal,” said Michael Bellaman, ABC president and chief executive officer.
“It is humbling to work alongside industry and community leaders like Milton, Chair-Elect Buddy Henley and Secretary David Pugh and all our 2023 elected leaders. Together we will continue to deliver on ABC’s strategic goals of establishing ABC members as the world-class standard for total human health, safety and environment; increasing the political influence of ABC; leading the industry in workforce development and education; and growing and delivering value to a diverse and committed membership.”
The members of ABC’s 2023 Executive Committee, who will take office on Jan. 1, 2023, are: • Chair of the ABC board of directors: Milton Graugnard, executive vice president, Cajun Industries LLC, Baton Rouge, La. • Chair-elect: Buddy Henley, president, Henley Construction Co. Inc., Gaithersburg, Md. • Secretary and Southeast region vice chair: J. David Pugh, partner, Bradley, Birmingham, Ala. • Treasurer: Larry May, CPA, CVA, partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, Jackson, Miss. • Immediate past chair: Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, State College, Pa. • Mid-Atlantic region vice chair: Lorri Grayson, partner and founder, GGA Construction, Middletown, Del. • Mid-America region vice chair: Brendan McAndrews, chief operations officer and co-owner, Rivercity Glass dba McAndrews Glass, Cincinnati, Ohio • Northeast region vice chair: Thomas “Murph” Murphy, vice president of Aggregates Division, Power & Construction Group, Scottsville, N.Y. • South Central region vice chair: Brandon Mabile, strategic development manager, Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge, La. • Mountain West region vice chair: Sandra Roche, vice president and general counsel, Roche Constructors Inc., Las Vegas • Pacific region vice chair: Greg Schniegenberg, chief operations officer of construction operations, Royal Electric Co., Sacramento, Calif. • Midwest region vice chair: Calvin Williams, president and chief executive officer, Construction Contracting Services Inc., Lansing, Ill. • Chapter presidents’ liaison: John Mielke, ABC of Wisconsin president and CEO • ABC national president and CEO: Michael Bellaman
For more information, visit abc.org.
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Workers used the multi-hammer rubblizing equipment from Antigo Construction to break up the old concrete road into bite-sized pieces. The completed eastbound lanes of the project tested with remarkable smoothness numbers.
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As is often the case, this job required the road-building team to keep a lot of balls in the air.
“While working on the eastbound lanes, we were doing rubblization, milling some existing lanes and doing excavation,” said Hannah.
The excavation was needed to build a 12-ft. shoulder on the outside lanes where none existed before. The company imported approximately 250,000 cu. yds. of dirt and built the shoulders in a step-by-step fashion with each step supporting the next so the embankment will remain solid. The side shoulder will provide greater safety for motorists and enable the paving team to move traffic onto the shoulder while other lanes are being worked on.
The new road is being built with just a 2 percent fall off at the outer edges of the road to direct the moisture away. This new spec is much safer for motorists than the methodology the old road was built with.
In addition to road building and bridge construction, Lindy Paving handled drainage work, relocated utilities, built guiderail, cable median barrier and provided highway lighting. Project planners struggled to have enough trucks of the right kind to haul dirt and asphalt for the work. This is a continuing issue in roadbuilding projects across most of the nation.
The completed eastbound lanes of the project tested with remarkable smoothness numbers.
“The International Roughness Index [IRI] was 30.7 on one lane and 30.8 for the other lane,” said Hannah. “That is a very smooth road. And we’re proud of our part in building it.”
The Lindy Paving team hopes to see some similar results next year when it moves over to work on the westbound lanes. The team beat deadlines to create a quality pavement.
“We do what everyone else does, we just do it quicker,” Hannah joked, crediting a top-notch team with years of
As is often the case, this job required the road-building team to keep a lot of balls in the air. Lindy Paving predicted that experience in working together. “We paving the westbound lanes believe this is a much safer road now that next year will require will provide a smooth ride for people approximately 200,000 traveling on Interstate 90.” tons of asphalt. Bryan McNulty, PennDOT’s district executive of District 1, also expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress. “The I-90 project represents a substantial investment in the communities and businesses along the interstate corridor in Erie County and beyond,” he said. “With this project, PennDOT brings the bridge clearances to current standards, improves safety at the Route 18 ramps, and supports the overall efficient transportation system we provide for our residents, visitors and commercial traffic.” CEG (All photos courtesy of Denmarsh Photography and Lindy Paving.)
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