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Mo. contractor fined $210,037 for repeat trench violations
A contractor in Missouri was issued penalties for trench violations in excess of $200,000 and is being placed in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program for repeat offenses. Blue Nile Contractors of Birmingham, Missouri, was issued citations totaling $210,037 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, partly for not protecting workers from potential trench collapse. […]
December 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
Mo. bridge closed after deterioration found during inspection
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) closed an 80-year-old bridge that spans the Little Sac River on Greene County Route BB after a significant amount of deterioration was found during a bridge inspection, the Springfield News-Leader reports. The bridge, which is located between Greene County Route Z and Missouri Route 13 northeast of Willard, was […]
November 1, 2019
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Missouri’s Focus on Bridges program prioritizes 45 bridges for repair/replacement
Forty-five bridges in Missouri were prioritized for repair or replacement through Gov. Mike Parson’s new Focus on Bridges program that was instituted in May , KQ2.com reports. Three of those bridges in northwest Missouri have already received contracts, while the remaining bridges will be under contract by the end of the year and completed in 2020. […]
September 25, 2019
Safety
OSHA: St. Louis contractor reaches $71,603 settlement for trench violations
A St. Louis contractor has reached an informal settlement of $71,603 in penalties for exposing workers to possible trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. On February 14 in St. Charles, Missouri, an employee of J.H. Berra Construction was installing a sewer pipe in a 13- to 14-foot trench that had […]
September 9, 2019
Business
AEMP conference to focus on innovation for equipment managers
Those interested in the future of equipment management should plan to attend the EquipmentShift 2019 Conference sponsored by the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. The October 23-24 event in Kansas City, Missouri, will focus on such topics as how the Internet of Things will change equipment management, how to use emerging technologies, innovation through experimentation […]
September 4, 2019
Roadbuilding
MoDOT develops tools to provide information on five-year road and bridge program
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced that it has created the “Missouri Road and Bridge Program” to better communicate how road and bridge revenues will be invested in the state’s infrastructure over the next five years. The new document is an abbreviated form of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that was approved by […]
August 22, 2019
Safety
Trench violations lead to $212,158 in proposed fines for Mo. contractor
A Missouri contractor faces $212,158 in proposed penalties for exposing employees to potential trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. R.V. Wagner Inc. of Affton, Missouri, was installing concrete stormwater pipes January 11 in St. Louis without a trench box or other trench protection and no safe exit from the trench, […]
July 25, 2019
Roadbuilding
Mo. might sell bonds to pay for road improvements after voters say no to gas tax increase
After taxpayers in Missouri rejected a phased-in 10-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials are looking for other ways to pay for transportation improvements, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Now, they plan to use $50 million in funds that were set aside for transportation improvements in the spring, but more will be needed. […]
July 3, 2019
Dealers
Private investment firm acquires Bobcat of St. Louis
Gateway owns Bobcat of St. Louis, which sells, services and rents new and used Bobcat and Doosan construction equipment. Learn more on Equipment World.
June 26, 2019
Dealers
Kirby-Smith Machinery names McNatt director of construction technology
Rebecca McNatt, the new director of construction technology, will be responsible for the growth and development of Komatsu Smart Construction and much more.
June 20, 2019
Dealers
Midwest new financed construction equipment grows 3% in 1Q 2019; state-by-state breakdown of top financed brand, models and equipment types
Discover the statistics for financed construction equipment sales in the Midwest United States for the first quarter of 2019 here on Equipment World.
June 7, 2019
Roadbuilding
Lindy Paving and PennDOT win NAPA’s Sheldon G. Hayes Award for asphalt paving excellence
Lindy Paving and PennDOT won a National Asphalt Pavement Association award for construction of asphalt pavement on I-79 in Pennsylvania. Learn more here.
April 17, 2019
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