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Trucks
Bridging the Gap With a growing number of supply options, is now the time to explore alternative-fuel vehicles? By Jeff Crissey  Adoption of alternative-fuel vehicles in trucking has faced some strong headwinds in the last five years. In addition to significantly higher vehicle costs, the nation’s fledgling infrastructure – particularly for liquefied natural gas […]
May 27, 2012
Business
Reporter
By Equipment World Staff  Built in America Louisiana storm surge barrier takes top global honors The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, a two-mile-long, 26-foot-tall concrete and steel bulkwark against hurricanes and floodwaters, has been named the world’s most outstanding engineering achievement for 2012. Built in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the $1.1 […]
May 26, 2012
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Proof of how good the gas boom is for construction
Natural gas engines, construction, gas well drilling, Contractor of the Year, Marcellus Shale, Bryan Force
May 25, 2012
Business
Is process killing your productivity?
Productivity, paperwork
May 25, 2012
Business
Nissan’s clever tire inflation alert
Nissan, tire pressure, tire pressure monitoring systems, OEMs
May 25, 2012
Business
Final Word
Capitalism as an infrastructure solution By Kirk Landers  As our dysfunctional governing bodies slither away from the challenge of passing a meaningful federal highway bill, small-government advocates and growing numbers of political moderates dream warm, fuzzy dreams about privatizing away our infrastructure problems. And why not? Indiana pocketed $3.8 billion in the last decade […]
May 25, 2012
Success Stories
Jon Fye, Fye Excavating, follows his passion for construction
By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle  Jon Fye Sperry, Iowa Fye Excavating Year started: 1995 Number of employees: 45 Annual volume: $6.3 million Markets served: Commercial site work, utilities, demolition, sewer, storm water, heavy equipment hauling and trucking Jon Fye left the security of a long-time job to follow his passion for construction. A go-getter spirit, […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Illinois Tollway BOD approves $29 million in contracts
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors has approved the award of two construction contracts worth $29 million for shoulder widening and advance work to prepare for the rebuilding and widening of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) scheduled to begin in 2013. More than $389 million in construction and engineering contracts have been approved by […]
May 24, 2012
Business
ACG asks government to reconsider new hiring rules
On May 24, the Associated General Contractors of America and 10 other national business associations requested the Obama administration reconsider a series of new hiring mandates it wants to impose on contractors working on federal projects. The new rules, which are being proposed by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), are designed to […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Product Focus
TRAILERS By Lauren Heartsill EXTENDABLE DECK The Fontaine Magnitude 55MX heavy-haul trailer features a 55-ton frame capacity in 16 feet and a modular, extendable design. • Clear deck length ranges from 29 feet retracted to 50 feet extended • Includes a built-in tool box • Has a 20-inch loaded deck height with 6-inch ground clearance. […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Survivor Stories
The heel-print of the Great Recession continues to reverberate throughout the industry. So how are contractors hanging on? We’ll share a number of their stories in this and upcoming issues, with the hope they offer encouragement… and perhaps an idea you can use.  Tough cost cutting, redirection helps North Carolina firm stay afloat […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Survivor Stories
Changing schedule pays off With the recession forcing professionals to re-evaluate their business practices, one New Jersey landscaper went back to his law-enforcement roots and watched as his profits grew. By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle “It’s the best year we’ve ever had,” says Patrick Donovan of Classic Landscaping in Edison, New Jersey, with 28 years of […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Survivor Stories
Adding business in tough times By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle While many contractors were struggling to keep their businesses in the black during the recession, Harrod, Ohio, native Randy Jones started a second company. Jones’s company, RD Jones Excavating, handles utility, road and public construction projects, with a client list including Procter and Gamble, Ford, Walmart […]
May 24, 2012
Business
How do construction marketers appeal to today’s end users?
By using traditional methods with an eye toward newer avenues, according to an end user generational panel at AEM’s Marketing Council Seminar. Two father-daughter duos headlined the panel. On stage were Roy Chipley, owner, and daughter Whitney Chipley Meade, consultant, with Chipley Company, a Florence, South Carolina, total site prep contractor. Joining them were Bill […]
May 24, 2012
Business
Foreclosure relief funds diverted by states
Foreclosure crisis, mortgage fraud, housing crisis, states attorney generals, federal government
May 24, 2012
Business
How do construction marketers appeal to today’s end users?
By using traditional methods with an eye toward newer avenues, according to an end user generational panel at AEM’s Marketing Council Seminar.    Two father-daughter duos headlined the panel. On stage were Roy Chipley, owner, and daughter Whitney Chipley Meade, consultant, with Chipley Company, a Florence, South Carolina, total site prep […]
May 24, 2012
Roadbuilding
Public says: we don’t need new roads
The always reliable transportation analyst Ken Orski reports in his latest newsletter something that might upset preachers of the “infrastructure is crumbling” meme. Apparently, the public doesn’t share your concern. According to the Pew Research center, the state of our national infrastructure doesn’t even rate in the top ten of public priorities. Says Ken: Why […]
May 23, 2012
Business
Volvo Rents acquires Action Equipment Rental
Volvo Rents has expanded in New Mexico with its acquisition of Action Equipment Rental, a three-location construction equipment rental company with stores in Alamogordo, Las Cruces and Silver City. Through such acquisitions, Volvo Rents has added 49 stores in the past 18 months and now has 120 outlets in North America, including four in New Mexico. The company’s other New Mexico store is located in Peralta.
May 23, 2012
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