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HIPPO News
- 10/31/2009 New HIPPO for City of Tyler, TX
- 10/30/2009 3rd HIPPO for City of Olathe, KS
- 10/09/2009 Cleanest Engines on the Planet for KCMO!
- 10/01/2009 3rd HIPPO Power Unit for City of Lincoln, NE
- 9/24/2009 New "TORQSHIFT" 6-speed transmission from Ford
- 09/04/2009 2nd HIPPO Power Unit for City of Olathe, KS
- 08/10/2009 KCMO CNG Trucks: Great Article on Government-Fleet.com
- 03/05/2009 Pipe Tapping at SAWS!
- 02/09/2009 HIPPO Heads to Notre Dame!
- 01/28/2009 Our Nation's Failing Infrastructure
- 12/03/2008 On the Jobsite: Leavenworth, KS
- 11/18/2008 2032E for Ford Motor Company
- 11/04/2008 Lincoln, NE purchases 2nd HIPPO 2022P
- Teachable Moment: 10/29/08
- 10/24/2008 HIPPO: Doin' Time in Leavenworth!
- 10/8/2008 Independence, MO - Old Truck, New Tricks
- 9/24/2008 HIPPO 2032P for City of Lawrence, KS
- 9/16/2008 Large Meter Truck for KCMO (HIPPO 5544P)
- 9/13/2008 Liquid Assets on PBS
- 9/6/2008 The "Flying Fish" of KC, 2008
- 8/07/2008 2022P for City of Topeka, KS
- 7/23/2008 6033P for IL-DOT
- 7/16/2008 2032P for City of Olathe, KS
- 7/2/2008 2022E for City of Kansas City, MO
- 6/16/2008 2022P for City of Blue Springs, MO
- 6/10/2008 HIPPO in Westminster, CO
- 5/06/2008 HIPPO in May issue of Municipal Water & Sewer Magazine
- 2/25/2008 Another HIPPO for Lancaster, PA
- 1/30/2008 Can your powerpack do this?
- 1/14/2008 Can your saw do this?
- 11/14/2007 2032E at KC Southern Railroad
- 10/16/2007 ICUEE 2007
- 09/12/2007 Indian River County, FL
- 09/11/2007 HIPPO at the 911th Engineer Company
- The Flying Fish of KCMO
- 08/08/2007 HIPPO at WMATA!
- 08/06/2007 Onsite Demo with Atmos Energy
- 08/01/2007 United States Army joins team HIPPO!
- 05/21/2007 Heavy Rescue Truck at Baltimore Heavy Rail
- 01/17/2007 City of Lincoln, NE joins team HIPPO!
- 01/10/2007 KUB Comes Back for More!
- 01/05/2007 HIPPO Heads West to Wyoming DOT
- 12/26/2006 HIPPO's 2032E available on GSA
- 12/19/2006 Announcement: MHE Press Release
- Dec 2006 A New Product is Born!
- Top 3%!!!
- 10/01/2006 MHE Awarded Contract with COSTARS (PA DGS)
- 10/01/2006 Announcement: MHE Press Release
- 09/27/06 City of Independence, MO Takes Delivery of First Multipower Pack
- 09/07/06 New York City MTA (Triborough Bridge) Puts (2) Units into Service
- 07/17/06 NYC DEP Takes Delivery of Multipower Regulator Truck
- 07/13/06 Memphis Light, Gas & Water put (2) Units into Service
- June, 2006 MHE in June issue of Utility & Telecom Fleets
- 05/12/06 Knoxville Utility Board puts (5) Units into Service
- 04/07/06 Miami-Dade Unit Officially In Service
- 03/23/06 City of Lancaster, PA Joins Multipower Club!
- 01/24/06 Miami, FL Implements Multipower Systems!
- 01/03/06 KCMO Water - Newest Multipower Truck for Water Dept.
- 12/19/05 Triborough Bridge Incorporates Multipower Systems in NYC!
- 11/30/05 City of Philadelphia going to Multipower Systems!
- 07/13/05 KCMO Water & Sewer Takes Delivery of (3) New Trucks
- 07/07/05 AL DOT: "Don't know how we got by without one. Thanks!!!"
- 02/07/05 Paducah Water takes delivery of New Truck
- 02/03/05 Frankfort Plant Board takes delivery of New Truck
- 11/17/04 MHE Ships MPP3 Truck to be Completed for Frankfort Plant Board
- 10/30/04 MHE Launches New Website!
- 09/30/04 Alabama DOT Takes Delivery of 2-Function Multi-Power Pack
- 09/01/04 MHE Incorporates New Wiring Harness into Multi-power Packs
- 04/16/04 Hydrapack Press Release
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ASCE Assigns Grade of D to Nation's Infrastructure
http://www.asce.org/asce.cfm
Because decades of underfunding and inattention have endangered our
nation's infrastructure, $2.2 trillion in repairs and upgrades is
needed over the next five years to meet adequate conditions.
That's the conclusion of ASCE's new 2009 Report Card for America's
Infrastructure, released today, which assigns an overall grade of D
to the nation as well as individual grades in 15 infrastructure
categories. Since ASCE's last assessment in 2005, there has been
little change in the condition of America's roads, bridges,
drinking water systems, and other public works.
With the nation's infrastructure receiving renewed attention from
the White House, Congress, and the public as a vital part of an
economic stimulus package, the Report Card offers informed guidance
from professional engineers on where funds would best be spent.
Check out the report card by clicking on this link.
There's also some interesting reading at the ASCE blog, which you can access by clicking on this link.
Despite these depressingly low grades,
there is hope. Luckily, the civil engineers who design, build, and
maintain the nation’s infrastructure everyday are also best equipped
to make recommendations on how to improve it. In conjunction with the
grades, we have also released 5 Key Solutions to help raise the grades.
They are:
- Increase federal leadership in infrastructure to address the crisis.
- Promote sustainability and resilience in infrastructure to protect the natural environment and withstand natural and man-made hazards.
- Develop national, regional, and state infrastructure plans that complement a national vision and focus on system-wide results.
- Address life-cycle costs and ongoing maintenance to meet the needs of current and future users.
- Increase and improve infrastructure investment from all stakeholders.
The bolded part is our emphasis, because this is precisely the area
where HIPPO can benefit an organization: As a single-source, multi-power
system, HIPPO provides a fiscally and environmentally responsible,
integrated power solution which improves productivity & safety on
the job, while minimizing lifetime equipment (ownership) costs and
the worksite footprint. It allows you to manage more jobs with the
same staff and fewer pieces of equipment.
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