More from Marcia Gruver Doyle
PCA: 2013 is construction’s real turnaround year
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
Ed Sullivan, the Portland Cement Association's chief economist, is not one to be overly optimistic. While others were saying that construction ...
Vermeer’s new Hole Hammer piercing tool line offers...
Posted on Jan 14, 2013
Vermeer’s new three-model Hole Hammer piercing tools give contractors the ability to use one tool to bore in several soil ...
Manfredi predicts rental industry to surpass $32...
Posted on Jan 10, 2013
In the February issue of RER magazine, industry consultant Frank Manfredi says the U.S. equipment rental industry will surpass $32 ...
Fleeting fame and ‘Machines of Glory’
Posted on Jan 04, 2013
OK, I didn't hate it. After you ignored the cringe-worthy title, the television show "Machines of Glory," which aired on Sunday, ...
Quick Data: Aerial Lifts
Posted on Jan 01, 2013
A snapshot of new and used sales trends from Randall-Reilly’s Equipment Data Associates and TopBid auction price service.
‘Machines of Glory’ contestants dish on...
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
Equipment operators and "Machines of Glory" contestants (L to R) Justin West, Tom Gardocki and Chris Guins. After keeping their ...
“Machines of Glory” equipment competition...
Posted on Dec 27, 2012
Machines of Glory host Johnny Littlefield **Update: Discovery Channel has changed it's Sunday schedule. The story has been updated to ...
CNH, Kobelco end agreement
Posted on Dec 27, 2012
CNH and Kobelco Construction Machinery (owned by Kobe Steel) are "unwinding" their joint ownership and equity positions in all companies ...
Comic, musician pens construction rock record
Posted on Dec 21, 2012
When a contractor tells me “you’ve got listen to this,” well, I do. Alisa Bennett, of Bennett Contracting, one of ...
Oil shale boom makes North Dakota...
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
An oil rig is shown on near Williston, North Dakota. Oil extraction discoveries have led to rapid industrial development ...
OSHA seeks comments on construction standards
Posted on Dec 20, 2012
Now’s your chance. This month, OSHA opened the door for comments on its construction standards, part of a regulatory review process ...
The difference between knowing and discovering
Posted on Dec 05, 2012
It hit me while I was on a press trip to Geneva, Switzerland: all of these people walking with me ...





