Equipment World Staff (EQW)BusinessJeff Mack joins CH2M Hill as director of construction management for Transportation GroupJeff Mack joins CH2M Hill as transportation’s director of construction managementOctober 11, 2011BusinessCaterpillar to announce Q3 2011 results on Oct. 24Caterpillar Inc. will release 2011 third-quarter financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central Time on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. The release will be available on http://www.caterpillar.com/earnings, and the full text of the news release will also be available on PR Newswire at about 6:30 a.m. Central Time. The news release will be filed with the U.S. […]October 11, 2011HomeKolberg-Pioneer Inc. (KPI-JCI) hires Gary Engel as design engineerKolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) is pleased to welcome Gary Engel in his new role as design engineer for the engineering team. Engel, who assumed his position Sept. 19, 2011, will work with Design Engineer Dave Carda and the rest of his Pioneer Crushing and Screening product group to learn the fundamentals of portable plant design. He […]October 11, 2011RoadbuildingTerex® TC75 Compact Crawler ExcavatorThe zero-tail swing, 72-hp (53 kW) Terex® TC75 Compact Crawler Excavator is built for consistent, reliable jobsite performance. It is able to handle 3.2 – 13.2 ft3 (93 – 374 L) bucket capacities, and it is ideal for using a hydraulic hammer. The 92 in wide dozer blade is independently controlled from the track drive […]October 11, 2011BusinessVolvo Rents acquires Pa.-based Equipment Rental Services LLCVolvo Rents announces the acquisition of Equipment Rental Services LLC, a single location construction equipment rental company based in Burgettstown, Pa. Previously co-owned by Alex & Tim Paris with Andy Miller, the center is located at 108 Starpointe Blvd. in Burgettstown, PA. Anchored by an increase in local construction spending that is projected to total […]October 11, 2011Home‘Unexpected good news:’ Nonresidential construction spending up 1.6 percentAn Oct. 3 report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that nonresidential construction spending, which includes both privately and publicly financed construction, was $553.1 billion in August, up 1.6 percent for the month and 0.1 percent higher from one year ago, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors. “[This] should be considered a bit of […]October 11, 2011SafetyFree FHWA Webinar on Oct. 31: Conducting Work Zone Process ReviewsThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will offer a free webinar on Conducting Work Zone Process Reviews on Oct. 31, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar will cover how work zone process reviews are used to help agencies assess their work zone policies and procedures and how they are working in practice. […]October 11, 2011BusinessU.S. Reps. Hanna and Edwards introduce Clean Construction Act of 2011U.S. Representatives Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) and Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) introduced a bipartisan bill on Oct. 6 that they say will improve air quality around infrastructure projects by making it easier and more cost-effective to upgrade construction equipment to meet diesel soot emissions standards.October 11, 2011HomeConstruction unemployment rate 13.3%, industry adds 26,000 jobsThe Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that despite a stagnant national unemployment rate, the construction industry added 26,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate improved to 13.3 percent for the month, according to the Department of Labor’s Oct. 7 jobs report.October 11, 2011Business$500,000 tax break available for work truck purchasesMitsubishi Fuso Truck of America is reminding potential truck buyers that they may be able to find favorable tax treatment of commercial truck purchases this year. According to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Title 26, Section 179, a taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any qualifying property as an expense, rather than […]October 11, 2011Previous PagePage 174 of 591Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceContractor Faces $1.2M Fine for Repeat Violations After Fatal Trench CollapseOne of the company's workers died in a cave-in in 2023. Two years later, inspectors found similar trench violations, OSHA reports.PickupsNext-Gen Ford F-150 Lightning: 700+ Mile Range but No Longer All-ElectricMarket PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Bulldozers of 2025Compact equipmentBobcat Unveils "RogueX3" Autonomous, Electric Compact Loader (Videos)Featured SponsorWhat Every Shop and Fleet Should be Tracking
