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.SafetyWorker crushed by 4 steel beams in unloading accident in New York CityAs a crew unloaded steel joists from a truck at a Brooklyn jobsite Tuesday afternoon, four of the beams toppled off the truck and fell on top of a worker, killing him. According to reports from the New York Daily News, CBS New York and NY1, crews were working on the installation of a “green roof” […]February 24, 2015RoadbuildingObama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline construction; bill heads back to CongressCiting a contempt for the national interest on the part of Congress, President Barack Obama vetoed a bill that would have cleared the way for construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The move comes two weeks after Senate bill S. 1 was passed by the House of Representatives and more than a month after the […]February 24, 2015WorkforceWorkers discover woman’s body on Florida jobsiteEarly Friday morning on a jobsite in Satellite Beach, Florida, construction workers found the body of a young woman. According to a report from FOX 35 TV, the workers had just arrived to start their shift when they discovered the woman. Police secured the site after gaining a search warrant. Officials identified the woman as 24-year-old […]February 23, 2015Construction EquipmentDitch Witch’s new MV800 mud vac makes HDD jobsite cleanup a breezeDitch Witch has launched a new vacuum excavator designed specifically for horizontal directional drilling jobsites. The MV800 is powered by a 31-horsepower Briggs & Stratton Vanguard gas engine with electric start and a high-capacity, remote air-intake filter. The machine features curbside controls, an 800-gallon spoils tank, reverse flow and an integrated carryover chamber that filters out […]February 23, 2015HomeFlorida contractor donates 1 roof for every 10 it sellsAt TB Roofing & Construction, the belief is, “the real point in life,” is giving back to the community. That’s what the St. Petersburg, Florida, company’s Lincoln Sziranko told Bay News 9 TV in a recent report on one of the families TB’s work has benefited. According to the station, TB partnered with Pathway 2 Success, a […]February 23, 2015Workforce$2.4 billion Louisiana aluminum mill to create 2,000 construction jobsA planned aluminum mill will bring thousands of jobs to central Louisiana, the majority of which are in construction. According to a report from The Advocate, American Specialty Alloys Inc. will build a 3,000-acre, $2.4 billion mill campus in Pineville that will eventually support “all aspects of the aluminum manufacturing process.” ASA tells the paper that […]February 23, 2015BusinessPHOTOS: Caterpillar unveils new 3-tower HQ campus spanning 6 city blocks in Peoria[imagebrowser id=199] Caterpillar will make major, but very welcome, changes to the Peoria skyline with the construction of a three-tower company headquarters building along the city’s riverfront. RELATED: PHOTOS: Tour the Caterpillar Visitors Center, a walk through the history of yellow iron The plans are the result of a multiyear study with the aim of creating […]February 23, 2015Construction Equipment1,100 pounds of dynamite fails to bring down Vegas hotel, ruins demo firm’s perfect recordWith hundreds of spectators gathered and even a couple of showgirls in attendance, when it came time for the Clarion Hotel in Las Vegas to perform its final number, a bit of stage fright set in. Despite 1,100 pounds of dynamite and 24 explosive charges, when all the dust settled, the elevator shaft of the […]February 23, 2015BusinessJohn Deere 1Q profit plummets 43% as ag slowdown continues; further declines expectedIn recent years, as the effects of the recession were hammering the construction industry and the profit margins of heavy equipment manufacturers, John Deere posted 15 straight quarters of record earnings on the strength of its farm equipment sales. And now, as construction is fighting its way back, a global slowdown in the agricultural sector […]February 22, 2015WorkforceCareer night aims at signing up more Cleveland-area women for construction apprenticeshipsWith the area’s number of women working in construction and the the trades dead even with the national average of 3 percent, trade groups in Northeast Ohio are looking to change that. The Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council’s Tradeswomen Committee will host a career night on Tuesday, February 24 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Plumbers […]February 22, 2015Previous PagePage 235 of 434Next PageTop StoriesWheel LoadersCat Rolls Out 980 GC: A Simple, Heavy-Duty Medium Wheel LoaderThe lower-cost model offers low fuel consumption with on-demand fan, load-sensing hydraulics, intuitive controls and Performance Series buckets.Compact equipmentKawasaki Unveils its 2026 Mule Utility Vehicle LineupCompact Wheel LoadersNew Holland's Next-Gen W100D Compact Wheel Loader Gets New Cab, ControlsSafety31 Construction Workers Escape L.A. Tunnel CollapseFeatured SponsorStop Wasting Time on Grade Checks
