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.Home3rd Day of Construction Gifts: Keen Utility Milwaukee WP work bootsOur own Tom Jackson called these 6-inch, mid-height, steel-toed boots “the most comfortable and rugged pair of boots I’ve ever owned,” when he reviewed them earlier this year. The Milwaukee WP feature a distinctive look with serious comfort right out of the box, “as good as any running shoe,” as Tom put it. They feature […]December 9, 2015SafetyDozer operator survives being run over by his own machine on Florida jobsiteJust two weeks after another Florida man miraculously survived being impaled through the chest on a construction site, a bulldozer operator has survived being run over by his machine. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, 70-year-old Tullie R. Jones fell out of the dozer after driving over a mound of dirt on a jobsite […]December 9, 2015WorkforceVermeer launches HDD Circuit training program to meet demand for skilled drill operatorsA shortage of skilled drill operators is not something Vermeer is taking lying down. Following the announcement of a partnership with its primary competitor, Ditch Witch, to recruit, train and deploy trenchless crews across the U.S., Vermeer has announced what it calls an “intensive” horizontal direction drill operator training program. Dubbed HDD Circuit, the tuition-based, two-week […]December 9, 2015Home12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys 2015 (Win a Cat Android phone!)If your Christmas tree is up, but it’s looking pretty bare as you fret over what to get the construction professional in your life, worry no more. Nearly each day over the next two and a half weeks, we’ll be unwrapping a killer suggestion list, one gift at a time. And just as we did […]December 9, 2015Construction EquipmentVolvo lets 4-year-old drive RC dump truck, absolute chaos ensuesTo prove the toughness of its FMX line of vocational trucks, Volvo recently filmed an ad starring a 4-year-old girl named Sophie at the controls of a dump truck. Remote controls, that is. Things start out smooth enough for Sophie, but quickly turn chaotic as the truck veers through a water pit before careening over […]December 8, 2015Construction Equipment2nd Day of Construction Gifts: Bobcat T190 RC compact track loaderFor those who love their Bobcat so much they wish they could carry it around with them, or for those who are hoping to give the gift of heavy equipment to a child this year, this remote control T190 makes the perfect gift. Bobcat says this RC toy is designed to look and operate just […]December 8, 2015TechnologyDaqri collabortating with Topcon on development of Smart Helmet augmented reality hard hatTopcon has announced a new collaboration on a hard hat equipped with augmented reality for construction. And you might remember the hard hat in question here. Last year, we reported on the Smart Helmet, a new piece of wearable technology designed with construction and other industrial uses in mind. Made by augmented reality company Daqri, […]December 8, 2015BusinessContractors mulling lawsuit against city of New Orleans over local-hiring ordinanceCity officials in New Orleans are contending with the ire of both supporters and opponents of a new law in the city that requires contractors on city jobs to hire more local workers. According to a report from The Times-Picayune, the City Council approved the law in October, requiring contractors to “make a good faith […]December 8, 2015SafetyOSHA opens investigation after Missouri contractor fails to report roofer’s deathThe U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month opened an investigation into an unreported fall that killed a worker on a Missouri jobsite. According to a report from the Leader, 36-year-old roofer Nathan Scott Hemmen died after he fell while installing roof trusses. Hemmen suffered a 10-foot fall onto a concrete floor Oct. 21 […]December 8, 2015Construction Equipment12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys 2015 (Win a Cat Android phone!)If your Christmas tree is up, but it’s looking pretty bare as you fret over what to get the construction professional in your life, worry no more. Nearly each day over the next two and a half weeks, we’ll be unwrapping a killer suggestion list, one gift at a time. 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