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.BusinessJohn Deere to cut 180 workers in response to low demand for equipmentJohn Deere has announced that it will lay off a combined 180 workers across two Illinois manufacturing facilities. According to a report from the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, the company is laying off 150 workers at its East Moline Harvester Works facility and and another 30 workers at its Davenport Works facility. According to the Deere website, […]September 8, 2015SafetyWorker dies following fall into water-filled trench near SeattleA construction worker died last week near Seattle after suffering a fall into a trench likely caused by a medical emergency. According to a report from KCPQ TV, the unidentified worker was found August 28 face down at the bottom of a 10-foot trench with about two feet of water on a jobsite in Bellevue. […]September 8, 2015Construction EquipmentFord treats construction workers to a back massage in the new F-150 for Labor DayFord introduced back-massaging seats with its 2015 F-150, but it’s a feature that many still don’t know about. In celebration of Labor Day, Ford decided to head out to an active construction site in Dearborn, Michigan, and ask several workers to have a seat in the new F-150. As you can see in the video […]September 7, 2015WorkforceIronworkers send messages of hope to St. Louis Children’s Hospital patientsAnother group of construction workers is making life for children battling serious illnesses just a little bit brighter, this time in St. Louis. According to a report from ABC News, two ironworkers working on an addition to St. Louis Children’s Hospital wrote a message to a little girl in late July after noticing her waving […]September 7, 2015SafetyRoofer killed by fall on Colorado jobsiteA construction worker in Colorado was killed last week after suffering a fall. According to a report from KDVR TV, 39-year-old Tereso Zamarippa-Hernandez was one of two roofers working atop the Village at the Peaks Mall in Longmont August 31 when he fell through a hole in the roof covered with plywood. He fell to a concrete […]September 7, 2015Construction EquipmentDozer tumbles from ramp in platform collapseThere’s only so many times a thinner, deteriorating piece of metal can support a hunk of very heavy metal and the dozer operator in the video below has found that limit. Probably doing something he’s done a thousand times before, the operator backs his machine up what looks to be, at best, a very sketchy […]September 4, 2015BusinessConstruction adds 3,000 jobs in AugustThough hiring has certainly slowed over the summer months, the construction industry continued to add new workers rather than lose them in August. Construction added 3,000 new workers during the month and now employs 6.388 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The new data also revised upward the employment figure for July from the previously […]September 4, 2015Construction EquipmentMeet the Oshkosh JLTV: U.S. military’s Humvee replacement is more powerful, more protective (PHOTOS)The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, also known as the Humvee, has served the U.S. Army and its soldiers well on the battlefield. So well that the vehicle became an icon along the way, leading soldiers and even civilians to buy and drive these massive trucks back at home, giving birth to the Hummer brand. But […]September 3, 2015TechnologyFAA testing smartphone app that shows drone operators where they can and can’t flyLast month the Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to drone operators: for crying out loud, stop flying so close to airplanes. Just a little more than halfway through the year, reports from pilots of planes and helicopters of drones drifting dangerously close into their airspace was up nearly 200 percent over the full 2014 […]September 3, 2015WorkforceConstruction worker attacks co-worker with sledgehammer on Georgia jobsiteA disagreement between two workers on a Georgia jobsite came to blows earlier this month, specifically, those doled out by a sledgehammer. According to a report from the Athens Banner-Herald, 39-year-old Byron Terrell Arnold and another man got into a disagreement August 7 while working on renovations at Clarke Central High School. The argument then […]September 3, 2015Previous PagePage 190 of 434Next PageTop StoriesTechnologyKomatsu Partners with Pronto to Bring Autonomous Dump Trucks to Quarries of All SizesThe retrofit technology is designed to be simpler and more affordable, enabling all-day hauling with minimal human input.Compact equipment2026 Polaris General UTV Hits Dealers with New Colors, UpgradesCompact Utility LoadersMechMaxx Shakes Up Mini Skid Steer Market with $24K Croba STL1000PickupsFord to Build 2027 Midsize Electric Pickup in US with $30K Start PriceFeatured SponsorThink like a thief to protect your fleet. Watch our on-demand webinar.
