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Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power launches new website
Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power has launched a new website for OEMs and commercial engine owners, www.vanguardengines.com. The new site includes the “Vanguard Owner’s Group” (VOG) section in which visitors can respond to or submit questions on industry topics. Each month, Briggs & Stratton will feature one question on industry trends, new ideas and business […]
April 1, 2009
Business
AGC estimates 30 percent decline in construction employment and business in 2009
According to the Associated General Contractors of America, two-thirds of the nation’s construction companies are planning layoffs this year. The AGC also estimates 30 percent of non-residential construction workers will lose their jobs unless the market conditions improve or stimulus investments are made. “Unless the business climate changes significantly and soon, the construction sector will […]
April 1, 2009
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ARTBA Foundation to hold training
The American Road and Transportation Builders Association Foundation will offer a management crucible February 9-13, 2009, at ARTBA headquarters in Washington, D.C. The program is designed for transportation design and construction industry executives who do not have an M.B.A., but want to learn more about general business issues. Topics to be covered include: finance and […]
April 1, 2009
Business
Trucks: 2010 Solutions Duke It Out
Industry discussions have churned for months on whether heavy-duty truck manufacturers will use SCR (selective catalytic reduction) or EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) aftertreatment on 2010 engines. Most manufacturers say they will use SCR technology to meet EPA emission standards on their 2010 trucks. The lone hold out: Navistar International, which will use advanced EGR. The […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Reporter
California fleet reporting ensues As Jerry Reed’s infamous East Bound and Down lyrics proclaim, “We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.” As of April 1, California contractors and those working in the state classified as large off-road fleets – or overall horsepower of 5,001 and up – must […]
March 25, 2009
Business
On Record: Staying out of trouble
As a journalist, I’ve been watching the “demise” of newspapers with intense interest. Print is out, the publishers of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer have declared, launching their online-only edition in March. Denver became a one-newspaper town in late February with the closing of the Rocky Mountain News, and the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press are […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Ryan and Colin Taheny and Shannon O’Neill
Ryco Landscaping provides innovative turnkey landscaping and maintenance services, from digital designs to year-round maintenance. “Entrepreneurship runs in our blood and our family has always been creative,” says Ryan Taheny. “The landscaping industry is a wonderful business in which to be creative.” Ryan, along with his brother Colin and sister Shannon, continue the family tradition […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Trucks: Glimpse of the future
Commercial vehicle sales may be tumultuous, but that isn’t stopping Nissan from looking to the future. The company plans to roll into the Class 3 to 5 commercial vehicle markets in the first half of 2010 by introducing three vehicles equipped with Cummins engines and ZF transmissions. The vehicles will be produced at Nissan’s manufacturing […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Contractor Of The Year Finalist: Rick and Susan Rollins; Austin, Texas
Excell Fueling Systems Year started: 1993 Number of employees: 8 Markets served: Turnkey commercial and retail fueling systems, underground storage tank installation and remediation, compliance upgrades, tank tightness and line leak detector testing. Shortly after he got out of high school in 1989, Rick Rollins got a job with a company that tested gasoline pumps […]
March 25, 2009
Business
On Record: Life after housing – March 2009
Imagine going full bore in 2006 with nearly 500 employees, and then suddenly hitting the sharp decline in housing. From doing 700 houses a month at the peak, you’re down to 75 home sites a month, and your employees now number around 100. That’s the present situation faced by Al Luchterhand and his partner Louie […]
March 25, 2009
Business
On Record: Life after housing
Imagine going full bore in 2006 with nearly 500 employees, and then suddenly hitting the sharp decline in housing. From doing 700 houses a month at the peak, you’re down to 75 home sites a month, and your employees now number around 100. That’s the present situation faced by Al Luchterhand and his partner Louie […]
March 25, 2009
Business
First word: Traffic!
When we hear this word, most of us immediately think of congestion in our cities and towns or on our highways. But what is really starting to back up in our world today is on the information highway. Just look around. Watch people in their cars, at the airport, in the mall or at a […]
March 25, 2009
Business
World of Concrete Supplement
WOC attendees will have plenty of opportunities to gain prestige, bragging rights and win prizes by entering in one of the many competitions to demonstrate their operational skills. They include: Pettibone Telehandler Skills Competition Over three days, contestants will test their operating and safety skills by driving telehandlers through an obstacle course. They will be […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Innovations 2009
In our previous Innovations Awards we’ve often found the most imaginative thinking going into small components, tools, accessories, things like pins and bushings. This year, a ConExpo-Con/Agg year, saw three manufacturers storm out of the starting gates with big, game-changing, mega-ton machines. If there is a common theme to all three of these it is […]
March 25, 2009
Roadbuilding
On Record – March 2009
“You’re driving like an old lady. Push it.” The frustration of my trainer was evident – my timid operation was hardly showcasing the capabilities of the product that had been his team’s baby for more than two years. I was behind the wheel of JCB’s military-spec HMEE, or High Mobility Engineer Excavator, capable of going […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Reporter
In December, the California Air Resources Board unanimously adopted regulations that would require fleet owners operating in the state to begin replacing older trucks or retrofitting them with diesel exhaust filters, beginning in 2011. Under the rules, almost all vehicles covered would be replaced or upgraded by 2014. Owners must also replace engines older than […]
March 25, 2009
Business
Contractor of the year finalist
Operating equipment is quite simply in his blood, says Jeff Green. Both his father and grandfather were members of the International Union of Operating Engineers, so it made sense to Jeff to join up when he turned 18. In turn, he operated a variety of equipment on large road construction projects throughout northern California. But […]
March 25, 2009
Business
This, too, shall change
G. Bennett Closner, president and CEO of Closner Equipment, Schertz, Texas, and 2009 president of the Associated Equipment Distributors, has a 26-year history with the dealer association. It’s a perspective he used to remind the people attending his inaugural dinner last month that change is really the modus operandi of the construction equipment business. In […]
March 25, 2009
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