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ARTBA CEO OPPOSES PROPOSED FEDERAL GAS TAX HOLIDAY
Virtual, Live Broadcast Complete Liquidation Petillo Enterprises Tue. and Wed., July 26 and July 27, 2022 – 9:00AM EDT Kenvil, New Jersey
Notice: Petillo Enterprises, a 106 year old, 3rd generation site development company has specialized in all facets of commercial and industrial development, from excavation to utility installation to the final building construction. Mr. Ronald Petillo, owner of Petillo Enterprises, has decided to completely liquidate his construction division and concentrate on his real estate holdings. All equipment in this auction is owned by Petillo Enterprises and will positively sell to the highest bidder without minimums or reserves. Auctioneer’s Note: This is a very unique opportunity to purchase extremely low hour equipment and trucks at Absolute Auction. Almost all equipment has been purchased new by Petillo Enterprises and the hours and mileages represented are actual and testament to the company’s commitment to maintenance. We are proud to represent this fine spread of equipment for the Petillo family. Please plan to attend this single-seller Absolute Auction.
Crawler Tractors • Hydraulic Excavators and Attachments • Loaders • Tractor Loader Backhoes and Skid Steer Loader • Motor Grader and Compactors • Asphalt Paver and Rollers • Aerial Lifts and Forklifts • Dump Trucks, Truck Tractor, and Lowboy (trucks spec’d w/58,000 lb rears and 20,000 lb front axle, Mack 18 spd trans) • PLUS: 6,000 Gallon Double Wall Fuel Tank, with 6,000 gallon on-road diesel fuel • Light Duty Dump Trucks • Utility Trucks • Fuel and Water Trucks • Tag Trailers • MORBARK 17 Portable Chipper • Air Compressors • Light Plants • Generator • Arrow Boards • Skid Steer Attachments • Office Trailers and Storage Containers • LARGE VOLUME of Contractor and Shop Tools and Equipment
Call (800) BID-N-BUY or Email sales@hunyady.com For Complete Descriptive Brochure! www.Hunyady.com
PA Auction License No: AY000281 While information is believed to be accurate, all items will be sold “As-Is, Where-Is” without guarantee or warranty. A physical inspection is suggested.
AEM Touts Future of Net Zero Infrastructure Through Data
SUSTAINABILITY from page 101
Progress is certainly being made. The Ray collected traffic, weather, collision and pollution data to inform smarter design. The group worked to power electric vehicles from green energy, improving vehicle safety and gas mileage. The Ray even built bioswales with native plant species, limiting pollution and flooding.
These efforts, among many others, have all been effective tactics in the organization’s net-zero movement, and they have all been executed in service of helping to build a more sustainable and safe future for transportation and infrastructure. It’s why AEM featured The Ray at the ConExpo-Con/AGG Tech Experience in 2020, where a replica of The Ray Highway highlighted right-of-way solar, Connected Roads smart striping and other means by which transform infrastructure, emphasizing sustainability and, most importantly, safety. It’s also why the association joined forces with The Ray in support of the association’s efforts to develop and promote a cohesive equipment manufacturing industry strategy related to sustainability.
Here’s what we know: Different sectors — the digital sector, the transportation sector and the energy sector — are converging, and the end result is going to be infrastructure that looks a whole lot different than it does right now. What’s been built over the last several years — especially as it relates to the highway system — is not going to be what’s built or maintained moving forward.
The Ray Highway is living proof that a restorative and regenerative approach to infrastructure and transportation can work, and that a whole lot can (and will continue to be) learned and accomplished from embracing its role as a living lab to test and prove what can be done.
More than anything else, though, the efforts of organizations like The Ray are a helpful reminder that leaving what, on its surface, appears to be “well enough” alone is — over the long haul — a fool’s errand. After all, as the old adage says, “Better seldom arrives out of the blue.” Going out and actively seeking out better, on the other hand, opens the door to all kinds of potential and possibility.
Mike Schmidt is the AEM director of Industry Communications
OWNER RETIRING ONLINE BIDDING VIA
Construction, Demolition & Excavation Equipment
Highlights of the Auction:
2008 CAT 320D 2006 Linkbelt 330LX 1999 Komatsu PC300 Dump Trucks
2000 Mack RD688S 1997 Mack RD688S Trailers
2004 Mack CX613 1999 Mack CH613 2002 Talbert Loboy 1987 Stelco dump trailer
Plus skid steer, wheel loader, screening plant, Ford F450 flatbed, and more... Lots begin closing at 10am ET Tues., July 26, 2022
Assets located in Cleveland, Ohio
For more information: HyperAMS.com/ceg
Dave Bauer… ARTBA CEO Opposes Proposed Federal Gas Tax Holiday
Dave Bauer, president and CEO, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), made the following remarks on the proposed federal gas tax holiday:
“Senior administration officials know full well the 18.4cents-per gallon federal gasoline tax is not the factor driving increased prices at the pump. With the rate unchanged in 30 years, it’s the one constant in a volatile energy market.
“ARTBA’s recent analysis of 177 changes in gasoline tax rates in 34 states between 2013 and 2021 found that just 18 percent of an increase, or decrease, was passed through to motorists in the two weeks after a change took effect.
“A temporary gas tax holiday sets a bad precedent and undermines the funding mechanism in the infrastructure investment law that has been the signature policy achievement of the Biden presidency.
For more information, visit www.artba.org.
