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.RoadbuildingGeorgia budgets $1.1 billion for heavy equipment purchases, passes beefy highway billThe construction industry in Georgia will get a substantial boost in 2015 thanks to the state’s new budget and a big highway bill. According to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Nathan Deal will sign a budget marking $1.1 billion in borrowing for construction and equipment purchases alone. The equipment will be used in numerous construction projects across […]April 6, 2015RoadbuildingMissing barricade leaves VW Bug straddling a work zone barrier in OklahomaThe driver of a Volkswagen beetle walked away from the car shaken up but unharmed after mistakenly driving into a construction zone in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to a report from News on 6, after entering the Interstate 244 work zone, the Bug wound up straddling a concrete lane barrier, taking some heavy damage. Tulsa Police told the site […]April 6, 2015SafetyWorker killed in 6-story fall on New York City jobsiteWhile working on a jobsite in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brighton Beach in New York City, a construction worker was killed after a 60-foot fall. According to reports from the New York Post and NBC New York, the man was doing concrete work on the sixth floor of a building under construction when he fell from a […]April 6, 2015Construction EquipmentCrane cable snaps, drops excavator 100 feet into pit crashing near workersWhat you’ve got to love most about this video is that despite the terrifying incident that occurs, just about everyone walks away from it laughing. I’m sure the crane operator and the owner of that excavator weren’t smiling much, but if you can walk away from many tons of heavy iron raining from the sky […]April 3, 2015BusinessConstruction employment fell in March, snapping a 14-month streak of job gainsFor the first time since December 2013, U.S. construction industry employment has fallen. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, U.S. construction firms lost 1,000 jobs in March. The industry now employs 6.344 million Americans. The new data also revised downward the employment figure for February from the previously reported 6.354 million, to 6.345 million. The […]April 3, 2015SafetyConstruction collapse at Texas high school kills 1 worker, injures 3 othersWhile working at a high school in North Texas, one worker was killed and three others were injured when the frame of the athletic practice facility they were helping build collapsed. According to a report from NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, the frame of the building collapsed around 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Argyle High School. The […]April 3, 2015BusinessIronPlanet, Cat Auction Services complete mergerWith the addition of access to late model, low-hour Caterpillar equipment, IronPlanet chairman and CEO Greg Owens said his company’s merger with Cat Auction Services will “drive value and services to all of our buyers and sellers.” The merger, announced in December, was completed April 2. “I am confident that our marketplace offerings will enable our […]April 3, 2015Construction EquipmentJeep’s Red Rock Responder is the pickup/Wrangler hybrid we’ve always wanted, one of 7 off-roading concepts (PHOTOS)No. 14 Story in 2015 « No. 15 No. 13 » [imagebrowser id=226] This week at the Easter Jeep Safari, an annual nine-day off-road trail event in Utah, Jeep unveiled 7 concept vehicles. And while several of them are excellent, there’s one in particular that we’d be pretty psyched to see go into production. The […]April 2, 2015BusinessKHL: Construction equipment revenues down as manufacturers trade places in top 10 rankingsCaterpillar and Komatsu remain the no. 1 and no. 2 construction equipment manufacturers in the world, respectively, to no surprise according to the latest edition of KHL’s annual Yellow Table study. However, four manufacturers traded places in the top 10. Volvo and Hitachi swapped, as did Terex and Liebherr though the publication does not note exactly […]April 2, 2015RoadbuildingOne dead after couple drives off demolished bridge in Indiana; access and proper signage called into questionA woman was killed March 28 after she and her husband drove off a partially demolished bridge, plunging 37.5 feet to the ground below. According to a report from the Times of Northwest Indiana, 51-year-old Zohra Hussain died of burns after her 2014 Nissan Sentra burst into flames after the fall from the Cline Avenue bridge in East […]April 2, 2015Previous PagePage 224 of 434Next PageTop StoriesCompact Track LoadersCTLs Dominate 40 Years After Tracks Added to a Skid Steer – Buyer’s Guide 2025Here’s the latest from ASV, Case, Caterpillar, Bobcat, Develon, Hyundai, John Deere, JCB, Kioti, Kubota, Manitou, New Holland, Sany, Takeuchi, Wacker Neuson and Yanmar.Compact equipmentA Closer Look: Toro Debuts its First Tracked, Electric Dingo & Ultra BuggiesGraders/ScrapersLiuGong Enters North American Motor Grader Market with the 4215DOff-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
