Wayne GraysonWayne Grayson is the former Executive Video Producer for Randall-Reilly; in previous positions, he served as the Executive Editor and Online Editor for Equipment World.Construction EquipmentU.S. refineries expand to meet stronger demand for dieselAfter becoming a net exporter of petroleum just two years ago, the United States is now the world’s largest and is quickly becoming “refiner to the world,” thanks to growing interest in diesel coupled with shrinking demand for gasoline, according to a report from NBC News. “Any companies with refining assets on the Gulf Coast are […]August 8, 2013HomeCheck out these asphalt calculator apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android devicesOur sister site Better Roads has dug up three pretty useful apps if you’re in the paving business. What’s funny is that all three apps are called “Asphalt Calculator,” (one of the iPhone apps added a “+” at the end of theirs for a bit of differentiation) though they’re all made by different developers and […]August 8, 2013Construction EquipmentShrapnel from Calif. steam power plant implosion injures spectatorsJust as the recent and deadly demolition of a Philadelphia building showed us, keeping the chaos of a collapsing building constrained to a particular area requires a lot of focus and planning. And sometimes the focus and the planning just aren’t there. Unfortunately, just a few days ago we received another reminder of this as […]August 7, 2013Driver/operator coaching/trainingTerex AWP to launch online telehandler training this yearTerex Aerial Work Platforms plans to launch an online operator training program for telehandlers by the end of this year, according to a report from KHL’s Access, Lift & Handlers. Terex AWP is still in the process of developing the program which it plans to officially launch at The Rental Show next February in Orlando. […]August 7, 2013Construction EquipmentDrunk Tennessee teen steals a Bobcat because he was “trying to cover his nudity”Thieves have come up with a lot of reasons for stealing construction equipment. Most want to sell it, others want to use it as part of a grand bank heist scheme. But 19-year-old Joseph Michael Hall’s excuse is our favorite yet. You see, Hall was found Sunday morning driving a Bobcat skid steer down Maynardville Highway […]August 6, 2013TechnologyBoise State construction management students required to use iPads as tablets become more commonplace on jobsitesCasey Cline, a professor at Boise State University who teaches construction management, calls iPads “essential” to “the new way” of managing projects on the jobsite these days. That’s why, according to a report from the Associated Press, he’s requiring freshman students in his class to use iPads. Before they graduate, Cline wants his students to know […]August 6, 2013GearGEAR: Ditch Witch UtiliGuard recommends frequency to locate utilities fasterDitch Witch has announced UtiliGuard, a nifty new tool for finding underground utilities. The tool uses what Ditch Witch calls Ambient Interference Measurement (AIM), which scans the area for noise before recommending the best frequency to use for a fast and accurate location of the utilities underfoot. Controlled through a six-button interface with an LCD […]August 6, 2013HomeThe skid steer was originally created to be a big turkey pooper scooperSo, you could consider us knowledgable on the skid steer. What its strengths are, figuring out what size you need for a particular job and even the tricks they can pull off. We were also aware of the skid steer’s genesis from the Keller loader (pictured above), but what we didn’t know was why the […]August 5, 2013Construction EquipmentArtist sculpts 12-ton “Phoenix” from construction debrisArtist Xu Bing spent 20 years away from his homeland of China, living and working in New York City. However, when he returned, the China he found was completely transformed. Urban landscapes had appeared with gleaming skylines, symbols of the country’s rapid industrial and socioeconomic evolution. Bing decided to visit a construction site to see […]August 5, 2013BusinessConstruction loses 6k jobs in July, unemployment drops to lowest rate since 2008The U.S. construction industry lost 6,000 jobs in July, but enjoyed the sixth straight month of unemployment rate decreases. The total number of Americans employed by the industry now stands at 5.793 million, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry’s unemployment rate fell from June’s mark of 9.8 percent to 9.1 […]August 2, 2013Previous PagePage 359 of 434Next PageTop StoriesExcavatorsKomatsu’s Largest-Ever Hydraulic Excavator Hits the Market: the PC9000The nearly 2-million-pound behemoth gets the largest bucket capacity, longest reach and highest digging power in the Komatsu PC lineup.ExcavatorsKOBELCO's New 85-Ton SK850LC-11 Excavator Packs More Power, ComfortMarket PulseYellow Table: 10 Largest Construction Equipment Manufacturers of 2025Backhoe LoadersBackhoes May Be Down, But They’re Far From Out! — Buyer’s Guide 2026Wheel LoadersCase Overhauls G Series Wheel Loaders for Increased Comfort, Productivity
