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JCB donates $500k worth of backhoes, generators to Philippines typhoon recovery efforts
JCB has announced that it will send more than $500,000 worth of heavy equipment and generators to aid in the recovery efforts in the wake of the typhoon that hit the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippine coast on Friday and swept across six of the country’s islands, displacing millions. The initial death toll estimate was […]
November 14, 2013
Business
3 culture-changing steps contractors can take to combat the skilled worker shortage
There’s been no shortage of attention lately to the skilled worker shortage. Although industry advocates like Mike Rowe have been beating the drum for a while, now everyone is catching on—analyzing what happened and trying to find ways to attract new workers to the trade. Some contractors have even created their own courses to train […]
November 12, 2013
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Construction crew rescues live deer from basement of house it’s building
Construction crews find all kinds of things on, and often underneath, the jobsite. Suffice it to say, it’s not often that it gives them a fight on its way out of the ground. But that’s exactly what happened when a crew composed of members from Tim Halbrook Builders and Steve Fischer Construction found a live, 9-point […]
November 11, 2013
Business
Equipment Boot Camp: How one group of Marines is making mechanics out of Afghan soldiers
An Afghan National Army 215th Corps Engineer Kandak, or battalion, convoy was making its way back to Camp Shorabak from an operation in Sangin in late July when it struck an improvised explosive device, causing a bulldozer to roll off the trailer carrying it. The ANA soldiers were able reload the damaged bulldozer and continued […]
November 11, 2013
Business
Mike Ballweber named president of Doosan Portable Power
Doosan has announced that Mike Ballweber is the new president of Doosan Portable Power. Ballweber, who is being promoted from vice president of product management in the North America and Oceania regions of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment (DICE), replaces former president Shawn Sweet. “Mike’s leadership and extensive knowledge of the market will have a positive impact […]
November 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
PHOTOS: Indiana DOT Opens New Tension Fabric Building for Salt Storage
When the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) opened a new facility for winter de-icing operations and salt storage in Wabash, Indiana, earlier this year, it was the fourth such facility the state had commissioned and built since 2010. And as with the previous three structures, the new tension fabric building in Wabash – which provides […]
November 8, 2013
Business
Better Roads: The state of the nation’s bridges is improving, but funding is still a major roadblock
According to our sister site Better Roads, when it comes to the state of the nation’s bridges, there’s good news and bad news. The good? According to Better Roads‘ annual Bridge Inventory survey, the percentage of overall structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges in the U.S. is falling. The bad news is that guaranteed funding […]
November 8, 2013
Business
Construction industry adds 11k jobs in October, though unemployment rate ticks back up
Despite several predictions that the government shutdown would lead to job decreases, the construction industry and U.S. economy as a whole had a positive month of job growth in October. The construction industry added 11,000 jobs during October. October’s gains marked the fifth consecutive month of job growth. The October gains were a bit more […]
November 8, 2013
Business
Forbes: Sany, fellow Chinese equipment makers’ move into foreign markets “isn’t working”
It’s been a rough year for Sany. Back in January, despite the fact that a decade-long infrastructure boom in China had already come to a crashing halt, equipment manufacturer Sany had high hopes for its expansion into the U.S. and other foreign markets. The Chinese company told of its ambition to over take Komatsu and […]
November 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Faulty Process
Contractor’s appeal for $2.3 million denied because of improper claim.
November 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
Automatic or Manual?
More choices — and it’s not just what you ‘feel’ like.
November 6, 2013
Business
The RINOs charge: Republicans’ return to the middle signals hope for infrastructure funding
With Chris Christie easily winning his second term as governor of New Jersey and Bradley Byrne winning his first election to the House of Representatives from Alabama’s District 1 yesterday, pundits on the left are hailing the resurgence of what they see as moderate republicans. If this is the beginning of a trend, it may […]
November 6, 2013
Business
Doosan names Scott Park as next CEO of DICE
Doosan today announced that Scott Park will be replacing Tony Helsham as the president and CEO of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment (DICE). Helsham is retiring in February. Since early last year, Park has held the position of Global Vice President of Strategy, Manufacturing Strategy and Total Quality Management (TQM) for DICE. The company says Park […]
November 5, 2013
Business
Bankrupt wireless company LightSquared files its own lawsuit against John Deere, Garmin and Trimble
The bankrupt wireless company LightSquared filed a lawsuit on Friday heavy equipment manufacturer against John Deere and GPS companies Garmin and Trimble. LightSquared’s lawsuit contends that Deere, Garmin and Trimble knew that the company’s wireless network would interfere with GPS devices but kept quiet about it until it was too late, according to a report […]
November 5, 2013
Business
Ritchie Bros. boosts revenues, doubles profit in 3Q
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers announced today a sizable gain in revenues in the third quarter and a huge profit increase. The company brought in auction revenues of $105.8 million. That’s a 15-percent increase from the same period last year. Meanwhile, profit grew 101 percent to $16.4 million. When excluding the after-tax effects of excess property sales and […]
November 5, 2013
Business
U.S. equipment rental revenues forecast to grow 6.5% in 2013, show strong growth through 2017
The American Rental Association’s forecast for equipment rental revenue in the U.S. remained basically the same after its third quarter update. The ARA Rental Market Monitor expects equipment rental revenue to grow 6.5 percent in 2013 to $33.3 billion. Earlier this year that mark was set slightly higher at $33.5 billion. The small revision aside, […]
November 4, 2013
Business
Hanley Wood, Intermat partner to create World of Concrete Europe
World of Concrete is coming to Europe. Today, Hanley Wood, the organizer of World of Concrete, and S.E. Intermat, the owner and organizer of the Intermat trade shows, announced a partnership to bring the World of Concrete trade show to Europe. The European show will be the third World of Concrete event, joining World of Concrete […]
November 4, 2013
Business
CNH Industrial revenues dip slightly, profit drops 15% in 3Q
CNH Industrial has announced its first quarterly results as a newly-merged company with revenues and profits down from the same quarter last year. The merger between CNH and Fiat Industrial into the new company was completed on September 29, 2013. The company reports group revenues of €6.217 billion ($8.4 billion), down 1.5 percent from third quarter […]
November 4, 2013
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