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.TechnologyHow to operate a drone for construction and not get suedThere is no longer a question as to whether or not drones will impact the future of the construction industry. It’s already happening. Unmanned aircraft are in use on jobsites all over the world, will likely assist in the full-automation of heavy equipment and have even spawned a rental service that sends a pilot and […]August 14, 2015HomeFord boosts the F-150’s acceleration by adding the same sport mode found on the MustangOne of the cool things about development at Ford is the amount of cross-pollination of ideas that occurs between the automaker’s truck and car engineering teams. For instance, the 2017 F-150 Raptor unveiled earlier this year will be powered by the same turbocharged EcoBoost V6 as the GT supercar. And now the automaker has announced […]August 13, 2015BusinessNew survey, hotel developers the latest severe signifiers of construction’s labor shortageIn addition to the industry surveys and anecdotal evidence from states and projects all over the country, you can add two more examples to the group of sources pointing to the shortage of skilled labor impacting the U.S. construction industry. Joining an Associated General Contractors of American survey last fall which found that 83 percent of […]August 13, 2015SafetyDozer overturns and rolls killing operator on Pennsylvania pipeline jobsiteA bulldozer operator on a pipeline jobsite in Pennsylvania was killed last week when his machine overturned. According to a report from The Wellsboro Gazette, 54-year-old Ricky L. Dettman was operating the machine on a steep grade when it overturned and rolled several times August 4. The dozer returned to an upright position, but Dettman […]August 13, 2015BusinessTerex to merge with Finnish manufacturer KonecranesCranes and heavy equipment manufacturer Terex will merge with Finnish competitor Konecranes in an all-share deal, the companies announced in a joint release Tuesday. The new company will be called Konecranes Terex and will be based out of Finland. It is expected to bring in $10 billion in revenues and allow both companies to fight […]August 11, 2015WorkforceConstruction worker dies from heat stroke in TexasA worker on a residential construction site near Dallas died last month due to extreme temperatures being felt across Texas. According to a report from NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, the cause of 25-year-old Roendy Granillo’s death was confirmed on Friday by the Collin County Medical Examiner as heat stroke. Granillo was working on a home in Melissa […]August 11, 2015Construction EquipmentOld Caterpillar D8 dozer gives hell to 20 Land Cruisers in epic tug of warNo. 9 Video of 2015 « No. 10 No. 8 »  There’s nothing about this video to dislike. A vintage dozer still in operation. An army of Land Cruiser 4x4s. A showdown in a desolate canyon/quarry. A little bit of dialogue and you’ve got a pretty decent Mad Max movie. In this particular film however, all aforementioned […]August 7, 2015BusinessConstruction adds 6,000 jobs in July; unemployment falls to 8-year lowFollowing a flat June, the U.S. construction industry saw a small increase in employment in July. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction employment rose by 6,000 jobs during the month, most likely due to increased home sales. The industry now employs 6.383 million Americans. The sector’s unemployment rate fell again in July, this time down […]August 7, 2015WorkforceTwo managers charged with negligent homicide for death of worker in NYC construction collapseTwo managers are facing homicide charges in connection with a deadly soil collapse in New York City earlier this year. The New York Daily News reports Wilmer Cuevas, 49, and Alfonso Prestia, 55, were indicted earlier this week for “allegedly refusing to shut down” a construction site where a man was killed April 6. At the […]August 6, 2015SafetyWorker killed in 30-foot fall on South Carolina jobsiteA worker was killed last week during the construction of a residential and retail development in South Carolina. According to a report from Greenville Online, 44-year-old Ascension Molina Medina was working from a height of about 30 feet at the Main + Stone development in Greenville when he fell around 11 a.m. July 31. 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