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ARTBA’s national convention will call for federal investment in America’s transportation challenges
Political and business leaders plan to talk transportation investment politics during the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s national convention in Chicago, Illinois, on October 23. The event, which will be held at the Chicago Hyatt Regency, will include the following speakers: Mike Eskew, former chairman and chief executive officer of UPS, Representative James Oberstar, […]
October 21, 2008
Business
RSC announces annual award in memory of Freek Nijdam
RSC Rentals has announced an annual award in memory of Freek Nijdam, former CEO of RSC during 2002-2004. The award will recognize RSC employees for outstanding creative thinking and problem solving as it relates to customer service, performance and growth in all areas of the business. Open to RSC employees, the winner will receive a […]
October 15, 2008
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Cat streamlines organizational structure
In a move to meet business goals and improve customer focus, Caterpillar is aligning their machine product and marketing organizations. A key change in the aligned structure is the creation of five end-to-end machine business divisions: mining, quarry and waste, excavation, earthmoving and building construction products. The alignment also introduces three new regional distribution services […]
October 15, 2008
Business
Terex AWP appoints plant director for Terex Load King facility
Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), a business segment of Terex, announced that Tim Maxson has been appointed the plant director for Terex Load King. Maxson will be based out of the Load King facility in Elk Point, South Dakota.
October 14, 2008
Business
First Word: Make your voice heard
The next president of the United States will take the reins of a nation facing a long list of challenges – the economy, health care, infrastructure, energy sourcing, credit markets, illegal immigration, a strengthening Russia and the still-raging war on terrorism. The two candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, would take radically different approaches to […]
October 10, 2008
Business
Web exclusive–Special Report: Top 10 tips for finding a good career school
This web exclusive content is part of Equipment World’s special report — Attracting the people you need. Ten tips for finding a good school 1. Accreditation Any training institution can say it is accredited but you need to know who the accrediting agency is and if that agency is recognized by the U.S. Department of […]
October 8, 2008
Business
Web exclusive–Special Report: Training
This web-exclusive content is part of Equipment World’s special report — Attracting the people you need. Building your next crew Training tomorrow’s skilled construction workforce Please scroll to the bottom of the article for a list of online training resources. The Construction Labor Research Council predicts that as the economy picks up and older workers […]
October 8, 2008
Business
Cover Story/Special Report: Attracting the people you need
Sure, the general economic downturn – particularly housing’s depths – has dealt a hit to construction jobs. But even though the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 437,000 loss in construction employment over the 12-month period ending in July, the looming labor shortage is not going away. And with the needs of the booming […]
October 8, 2008
Business
Web exclusive–Special Report: Attracting the people you need/Demographics
This web-exclusive content is part of Equipment World’s special report — Attracting the people you need By the numbers Conventional wisdom says the current shortage of construction workers will only get worse. What do the demographics say? You’ve heard it for years. Construction workers are getting older. Young people don’t want to go into construction. […]
October 8, 2008
Business
Sponsored Information Section: Clearing the way
Employee-owned Lewis Tree Service has proven an exception to the struggling logging business. Headquartered in Rochester, New York, Lewis Tree provides vegetation management services to utilities and governments primarily in the eastern United States. “We’ve tripled in size in the seven years that I’ve been with the company, and we are continuing to grow at […]
October 4, 2008
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Kerry Stemler
Kerry Stemler admits he had an unconventional start in the construction business: with the help of a community bank, he launched into home construction at 18. “I’ve only known one job and this is it,” he says. At the age of 51, he has 33 years of hard-won construction experience. After selling his first company […]
October 4, 2008
Business
Trucks: Savvy solutions
How many times have you jumped in your truck without glancing at the tools in the back, only to later realize several of your most important pieces of handheld equipment are missing or back at the office? You would probably drive back to get the tools you need, but what if you could track your […]
October 4, 2008
Business
Final Take: Dozer wins IDEA silver
Although equipment manufacturers incorporate machine features to enhance productivity and performance, occasionally they get noticed for their good design by others besides their operators. The International Design Excellence Awards, sponsored by BusinessWeek magazine, has named Komatsu’s D51 EX/PX-22 crawler dozer as the silver award winner in the commercial and industrial category for the machine’s super-slant […]
October 4, 2008
Business
Trimble sets date for 2009 International User Conference in Las Vegas
Trimble announced today that it will hold its International User Conference February 23-25, 2009 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. The theme of Trimble Dimensions 2009, Positioning for Success Today. And Tomorrow. will provide insight into how surveying, engineering, construction, mapping, GIS, geospatial and mobile resource management professionals worldwide can harness the power of […]
October 1, 2008
Business
Volvo CE’s motor grader business in Ontario to be moved to Pennsylvania
Volvo Construction Equipment will move the majority of its motor grader activities located in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, to the company’s facility in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, by the year 2010, at an estimated restructuring cost of approximately $45 million to be recorded in the third quarter of 2008. The decision to consolidate the operations for road machinery […]
October 1, 2008
Business
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AED/NUCA survey: Work key to getting contractors in a buying mood The 2008 tax breaks contractors can get under the Economic Stimulus Act are fine – but they don’t address construction’s real problem this year: lack of work. A joint survey conducted by the Associated Equipment Distributors and the National Utility Contractors Association concludes that […]
August 31, 2008
Business
Rent Smart: Need a lift?
Here are some aerial lift rental tips. Height and reach – Maximum platform height is the highest you can raise the platform. Working height is the level a worker can reach while at maximum platform height. The American Rental Association says the platform height generally is about six feet less than the working height. Maximum […]
August 31, 2008
Business
First Word: Manage for succession
Business succession planning is a bit like will writing. The natural inclination is to get it on paper, then lock away the documents. That might be one reason why, according to consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP, nearly 70 percent of family-owned companies do not make it to the second generation. Experts in company succession advise […]
August 31, 2008
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