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Tom Jackson

Housing starts up…kinda, sorta, maybe

May 16, 2012

Commerce reports today that housing starts are up for last month to an annual adjusted rate of 717,000. That's certainly better than the 500K+ housing starts recorded during the worst of the recession and the 600K  which was being called ...

Mike Rowe grants $52K in tech school scholarships

May 10, 2012

"Dirty Job's" Mike Rowe and his mikeroweWORKs Foundation recently awarded two more $1,000 tools scholarships to top ranked students enrolled in diesel equipment technology programs. The scholarship effort is in partnership wtih the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation. A total of 52 ...

BUILT IN AMERICA

April 26, 2012

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Louisiana storm surge barrier takes top global honors   The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier--a two-mile tall, 26-foot tall concrete and steel bulkwark against hurricanes and floodwaters, has been named the world's most outstanding engineering achievement for 2012. Built in response to the devastation ...

More than two-thirds of highway construction crews hit by cars last year

April 23, 2012

The Associated General Contractors of America reported today that 68 percent of the nation's highway contractors have had motor vehicles crash into their construction worksite in the last year. Additionally, 28 percent of contractors reported their workers were injured during those ...

Deere joins the SCR camp

April 18, 2012

John Deere Power Systems is showing its PowerTech PSS 9L, Tier 4 Final engine at Intermat this week. The company's formula for reducing emissions in the 75 horsepower and above catagory include enhanced electronic controls,  a diesel oxidation catalyst, a ...

Doosan focuses on green technology

April 13, 2012

With a focus on green energy technology, Doosan will give Intermat visitors a glimpse into its crystal ball with its concept hybrid excavators and unmanned robot excavators. It’s also playing up its 3-megawatt WinDS3000TM offshore wind power system. ...

EPA creeps up on E15

April 02, 2012

Despite the strenuous objections from every auto, motorcycle and small engine manufacturer in the United States, the Environmental Protection agency is pushing forward in its quest to ramp up the ethanol content in gasoline to 15 percent. The agency announced today ...

Steve Cosper, Granite Contracting named 2012 Contractor of the Year

March 12, 2012

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Equipment World magazine named Steve Cosper, CEO of Granite Contracting, Contractor of the Year Saturday night at the magazine's annual award ceremony. Eleven other Contractor of the Year finalists were also presented awards in the event held at Caesar's Palace in Las ...

Shell bets big on gas

February 22, 2012

LNG is the best alternative transportation fuel of the future, company says With a project due to start this summer, Shell has given notice that it intends to develop and promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the best alternative to diesel ...

Tuscaloosa: A spontaneous, self-organizing volunteer construction army

May 02, 2011

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In the early chaos of a battle military leaders since Napoleon’s time have been taught to “ride to the sound of the guns.” Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was every bit a battlefield starting about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, when an F5 ...

Cummins unveils Tier 4 Final solutions

March 24, 2011

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Even though Tier 4 Final regulations are not here yet, Cummins is not wasting anytime in telling its hundreds of engine customers what the company will do for emissions reductions in the QSL9 and QSX15  engines. The 9-liter mill combines a ...

Trimble aims for the entry level

March 24, 2011

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Trimble's 2D excavator system, the GCSFlex grade control system for excavators, gives you everything you need to do precision excavation in a kit no bigger than a suitcase. Installation can be done by the contractor in a couple of hours with ...
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