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.WorkforceSkilled worker shortage in Omaha problematic for several major construction projects, delaying smaller onesThe Omaha area is in the midst of a major construction boom that its local workforce simply isn’t equipped to handle. According to a report from the Omaha World-Herald, a $400 million data center expansion in Council Bluffs has required the services of 2,000 construction workers alone and it’s unclear just when the project will be […]March 10, 2015Construction EquipmentJCB’s armored 325T ForestMaster CTL an apt symbol for the company’s ambitions in North America (PHOTOS)[imagebrowser id=210] It might just be a compact track loader with mesh armor, but the JCB 325T ForestMaster definitely looks the part of an indestructible mulching, cutting and mowing machine. Despite being introduced last year, JCB kept coming back to the machine, the latest in its large platform skid steer/compact track loader lineup, during a press […]March 9, 2015RoadbuildingBig Bertha breaks through: tunnel-boring machine enters repair pit, ready for disassemblyThough she remains very far from being done, Big Bertha completed a very important leg in her journey beneath Seattle last week, breaking through a thick wall of concrete and into a 12-story pit. According to a report from the Associated Press, the world’s largest tunnel-boring machine moved 57 feet since February 17 to enter […]March 9, 2015SafetyWorker survives being impaled on rebar after 15-foot fall on Massachusetts jobsiteIt took rescue workers and firefighters more than an hour to free a construction worker in southeast Massachusetts who had fallen onto rebar. According to a report from the Sippican Week, the worker is part of a crew building a new waste services complex in Rochester. The unidentified man fell 15 feet onto the section of […]March 9, 2015Construction EquipmentJCB to bring 457’s plush CommandPlus cab to four more wheel loader models[imagebrowser id=209] Despite the thousands upon thousands of engineering hours that go into developing a powerful diesel engine that is also clean enough to meet emissions standards, when it comes to Tier 4 engines, JCB sales manager for wheel loaders Pete Gallagher said he has no delusions about how many customers feel about these types of machine upgrades. […]March 5, 2015Construction EquipmentCrane collapses into water after dozer shoves it onto barge that doesn’t stay putHow this didn’t end in someone being very badly injured is a miracle. As you’ll see in the video below, this crew is loading a crane onto a barge by pushing it along with a dozer. Everything is fine until the barge starts moving—without the crane fully on board. The crane goes for a swim […]March 5, 2015WorkforceConstruction adds 29,000 jobs in FebruaryU.S construction firms added 29,000 workers to their payrolls in February, extending the industry’s streak of employment gains to 14 months. The industry now employs 6.353 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The new data also revised the employment figure for January upward from the previously reported 6.314 million, to 6.324 million. The revision […]March 5, 2015Construction EquipmentContractor digs 40-foot-long hole in the middle of a road with a backhoe, then just leaves it thereYou operate construction equipment long enough, you’re going to get a machine stuck. Sometimes the thought of throwing  your hands up and just walking away, is pretty tempting. And in a bizarre case in New York state recently, a guy did just that. According to a report from the Associated Press, in Prattsburg arrested Kyle Calabria, 38, after finding […]March 5, 2015WorkforceDisneyland masks its construction sites with magical artwork of whatever is being builtIf you’ve ever been to either of the Disney parks here in the U.S. you know that the magical castle, whether belonging to Cinderella at Disney World in Orlando, or Sleeping Beauty at Disneyland in Anaheim, is the centerpiece of the park. So what does Disney do when not just one but two of its […]March 5, 2015Construction EquipmentJCB unveils the 100C-1: This 10-ton compact excavator is the company’s largest yet (PHOTOS)[imagebrowser id=208] At a special press event at its North American headquarters in Savannah, Georgia, Thursday, JCB unveiled a machine the company feels will “reinvent the marketplace” for compact excavators. The new 100C-1 is a 10-metric-ton (11-ton) compact excavator and is the largest JCB has built to date. The machine has an operating weight of […]March 5, 2015Previous PagePage 231 of 434Next PageTop StoriesOff-Road TrucksA Closer Look: Deere’s New Operator-Friendly Articulated Dump TrucksJump in the cab with us as we check out Deere’s new P-Tier ADTs in action – with upgraded engines and a next-level vision system for safer, smarter hauling.Compact Track Loaders"Send in the The Rook!" – The Crime-Fighting Cat Compact Track Loader (Video)4WD TractorsNew Holland T6.180: World's First 100% Methane-Powered Production TractorWheel LoadersCat Rolls Out 980 GC: A Simple, Heavy-Duty Medium Wheel LoaderFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
