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Market Pulse
Poll: 51% of Contractors Will Buy at Least One Piece of Heavy Equipment in 2025
Contractors buying more than 3 machines this year pointed to influences including a strong economy and pricing, according to our online poll.
May 2, 2025
Contractors On Jobsite
Roadbuilding
Vegas-to-L.A. High-Speed Rail Project Lands $2.5 Billion in Bond Sales
This new funding will go toward constructing the 218-mile rail line in the median of Interstate 15.
May 1, 2025
The system is estimated to cost $12 billion, and the federal infrastructure law already provided $3 billion.
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Business
How a Chinese Construction Equipment Manufacturer and Dealer are Handling Trump’s Tariffs
LiuGong North America and a U.S. Sany dealer discuss their plans for weathering the trade war.
May 1, 2025
Andrew Ryan, president of LiuGong North America, says the company has taken steps to minimize price increases on new equipment related to tariffs.
Market Pulse
Caterpillar Reports 24% Drop in North American Construction Equipment Revenue
Caterpillar expects a $250 million to $350 million hit in the second quarter from tariffs.
May 1, 2025
Caterpillar said it expects an additional cost headwind of $250-$350 million in its second quarter from tariffs, net of initial mitigation actions and cost controls.
Business
Roberts Elected President of Associated General Contractors of America
The past AGC vice president founded the heavy and civil construction company ERS based in Jackson, Mississippi.
April 30, 2025
Todd Roberts, new Associated General Contractors of America president
Contractor of the Year
How Roller Compacted Concrete Transformed This Iowa Contractor's Business
RCC doesn't require formwork, rebar or hand finishing - but it can be finicky. Here's how Anderson Commercial Concrete is succeeding with it.
April 30, 2025
Anderson Concrete Thumb
Roadbuilding
State DOTs Reflect on Damage, Recovery 7 Months after Hurricane Helene
North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina roads and bridges still need work after the Category 4 storm.
April 29, 2025
A screenshot from an NCDOT video showing the I-40 washout near the Tennessee state line.
Contractor of the Year
"Going Nuclear" – 2025 Contractor of the Year Safely Demolishes Dangerous Sites
American Demolition and Nuclear Decommissioning travels the country tearing down large contaminated structures and is our contractor of the year.
April 28, 2025
American Demolition & Nuclear Decommissioning won a contract in 2010 to demolish a cooling tower at the Savannah River Nuclear Site in Aiken, South Carolina.
Roadbuilding
TxDOT Awards Fluor $671M State Highway 6 Expansion Project
The 12-mile corridor experienced almost 1,700 crashes and nine deaths between 2014 and 2018.
April 28, 2025
Texas SH 6 serves as a key commuter route for the cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas A&M University and Brazos County.
Roadbuilding
Asphalt Contractor Will Pay $1.3M for Alleged False Quality Tests
Anderson Brothers Construction Company allegedly submitted falsified asphalt quality reports for five years.
April 25, 2025
The United States government will receive $660,761, and the State of Minnesota will receive $634,849.
Business
Volvo CE Reports 18% Drop in North American Net Sales
The company said its North American construction market had declined from high levels as dealer and rental fleets normalized.
April 25, 2025
Volvo’s global construction net sales in the quarter were $2.2 billion, down 8% year-over-year from $2.4 billion.
Business
Chinese Manufacturer Ordered to Remove Copy of Tobroco-Giant Loader from Bauma
Tobroco-Giant sued to remove a copy of a Giant G2700 small articulated loader it said it found at Chinese manufacturer Haihong's exhibit at Bauma.
April 24, 2025
Tobroco-Giant sued to remove a copy of a Giant G2700 small articulated loader it said it found at Chinese manufacturer Haihong's exhibit at Bauma.
Business
Yanmar CE Taps Equipment Dealership Leader as North American President
Anna Christine Sgro is Yanmar Compact Equipment’s new president, bringing over 25 years of heavy equipment experience to the role.
April 24, 2025
Sgro has held leadership positions with two heavy equipment distributors in her career.
Roadbuilding
Watch Illinois DOT Implode Section of Peoria’s McClugage Bridge (Video)
Connecting the cities of Peoria and East Peoria in central Illinois, the bridge is over 70 years old.
April 23, 2025
The bridge between Peoria and East Peoria, Illinois, is being blasted over the next several months after its replacement was completed.
Roadbuilding
How Oregon DOT Sold Contractors on Internally Curing Bridge Decks
ODOT began internal curing on concrete bridge decks in 2017 to prevent cracking, and it's now become standard practice.
April 23, 2025
the salt creek bridge deck
Business
Kubota Sponsors Post Malone’s Upcoming “Travelin’ Tailgate” Tour
The musician will also get Kubota compact tractors and a skid steer for his property in Salt Lake City.
April 22, 2025
Malone's upcoming Travelin' Tailgate tour will hit 10 U.S. cities.
Roadbuilding
Driver Hits Construction Worker Twice in Road Rage Incident
The driver was arrested in Oregon, Ohio, at a nearby apartment complex on charges of felony assault.
April 21, 2025
a road work ahead sign on a jobsite
Roadbuilding
Texas DOT: 6-Foot Alligator "Stormy" Rescued from Intersection Storm Drain (Video)
The gator – described as “grumpy” – was lured out by a chicken leg on a piece of string before being lifted out.
April 16, 2025
stormy the alligator
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