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 EquipmentKomatsu intros the D85-18, adding a “sweet spot” to dozer lineupDays after introducing its largest semi-automatic dozer yet, Komatsu has expanded the lineup even further with a machine that straddles the line between the capabilities of its D85 and D155 dozers. The new D85-18 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-7 engine, pushing the same 264 horsepower as the other D85 dozers the manufacturer offers. However, […]April 8, 2015RoadbuildingManitowoc’s new Grove GHC Series telescoping crawler cranes offer compact capability for utility, highway work (PHOTOS)[imagebrowser id=227] Manitowoc recently unveiled its latest Grove telescoping crawler cranes, taking the wraps off the new GHC series and discussing its value for utility contractors and road builders . Short for Grove Hydraulic Crawler, the new GHC Series will be distributed by Grove and include the 55-ton GHC55, 77-ton GHC75 and the 132-ton GHC130. All three cranes […]April 8, 2015SafetyWork stopped at Texas high school after second construction worker is killed in 4 daysA second construction worker has been killed in less than a week on a construction project at a Texas high school. According to a report from NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, 22-year-old worker Daniel Moran was killed when he was run over by an 18-wheeler at Argyle High School. Adding to the tragedy, the truck was being driven […]April 8, 2015WorkforceConcrete workers save 2 children from burning home in IowaAfter seeing signs of fire at a home near their Iowa jobsite, two concrete workers braved the blaze Monday afternoon to save two children. According to a report from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Travis Moen and Ryan Siems were working on a driveway installation in Evansdale when they noticed a nearby duplex was burning. After attempting to […]April 8, 2015Construction EquipmentExcavator explodes into flames after engine malfunction on New York jobsiteWhile working to remove debris on a demolition and construction site, an excavator suddenly burst into flames in Syracuse, New York, Monday afternoon. According to a report from Syracuse.com, the machine’s operator decided to stop working and exit the machine after noticing something was wrong as he loaded concrete from a demolished hospital building onto trucks. Moments after […]April 7, 2015RoadbuildingSquad of excavators chews up a bridge in 30-second demolition time-lapseTime-lapse photography may have begun with capturing the movements of people and growing plants, but as it has matured, it’s a photographic technique that feels tailor-made for construction and demolition. There’s a universal wonder the technique taps into when seeing structures appear and disappear, seemingly out of thin air. And with cameras and methods becoming […]April 7, 2015SafetyFilling up Ergodyne’s Chill-Its work vest with water keeps you cool on the jobsite for up to 3 daysErgodyne is tackling heat stress prevention with its new dry evaporative cooling vest, the latest addition to the company’s Chill-Its cooling line. Using a dry evaporative technology, the vest is designed to keep workers cool and dry throughout the summer. The vest has an inner lining and an outer shell combined with mesh material on the […]April 7, 2015SafetyWorker killed in fall on Florida jobsiteA construction worker on a jobsite for an assisted living facility being built in Florida was killed in a fall Friday. According to a report from WWSB TV, 45-year-old Emerterio Moreno Ramirez was working on the fourth floor of the structure in Bradenton when he fell to the ground. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office told […]April 7, 2015Construction EquipmentDrone footage offers close-up look at construction progress on Apple’s Campus 2Work is ramping up on Apple’s new Spaceship-shaped Campus 2, as is seen in a new aerial photo provided by the company as well as some new close-up footage of construction shot by a drone. As we learned last month, 1,000 construction workers are staffed on the site for the 2.8-million-square-foot new headquarters for the […]April 6, 2015WorkforceWorker finds noose on Connecticut hospital construction sitePolice in Connecticut are investigating the discovery of a noose on a construction site as a possible hate crime. According to a report from the Associated Press, a worker with Turner Construction found a noose on a jobsite for the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington Wednesday. 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