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Construction Equipment: Page 501
Construction Equipment
How one contractor gets 75 percent of his customers
Think it’s not worth it to pay much attention to your website, or even put one up in the first place? Custom home contractor John Rogers of JFR Contracting, Nottingham, Pennsylvania, would argue otherwise. He used the downturn to revamp his website, jfrcontracting.com, and now 75 percent of his customers come through his site, […]
June 8, 2012
Business
No texting while driving … a tractor
While teenagers have been the focus of texting-while-driving bans, Kubota Tractor reminds us it’s also not a good idea for those driving tractors and other heavy equipment. In fact, the company labels them “tractor distractors.” Instead, says Kubota: pay close attention to the task at hand, avoid all distractions, and take note of all safety […]
June 8, 2012
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Construction Equipment
Do you know anyone who should be in the Hall of Fame?
A tinkerer’s heart is at the soul of construction equipment industry. For several years now, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers has recognized this, honoring individuals whose inventions, ideas and leadership helped the industry take great leaps forward. Do you know anyone who is a natural for AEM’s Hall of Fame? To find out if your […]
June 8, 2012
Technology
Send your kid to heavy equipment camp
Do you have a high schooler with idle time this summer? As reported in the the Associated Equipment Distributor’s newsletter yesterday, you could send them to one of the one-week heavy equipment camps put on by Central Arizona College’s Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology Department. For only $250 they’ll learn the basics of operating, maintaining […]
June 8, 2012
Roadbuilding
How one public works department developed a spec using recycled aggregate that includes toilets
The Public Works Department of the city of Bellingham, Wash., completed a street project that included 400 old toilets incorporated into concrete.
June 7, 2012
Construction Equipment
Mahindra truck dealers sue
Mahindra trucks, dealers, Big Three, Detroit, Toyota, Nissan, diesel engines
June 7, 2012
Business
Glen Tellock of Manitowoc heads CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014 Show Management Committee
Glen Tellock, chairman, president & CEO of Manitowoc Company Inc. in Manitowoc, Wis. has been named chair of the 2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG exposition and leads the show’s management committee, a group of volunteer business executives overseeing show planning to ensure the event meets industry needs. The next CONEXPO-CON/AGG will be held March 4-8, 2014 at the […]
June 7, 2012
Business
Hackers breach infrastructure systems
Infrastruction systems, security, power plants, water treatment systems, hackers, computer controls
June 6, 2012
Construction Equipment
FY13 funding for DOT released. Ouch!
The House Appropriations Committee has released the fiscal year 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill. Apparently the old adage that the first cut is the deepest isn’t always true. All of the proposed cuts hurt. But there is 39.1B from the Highway Trust Fund for the Federal Highway program (until a reauthorization bill […]
June 6, 2012
Roadbuilding
Remembering Bill Swisher
One of the things about the construction industry, and road construction in particular because that’s where I live, is the people. There are some true characters in this business, originals, old school make-a-difference types. Maybe it was a different world, maybe it required different people. Either way, we just lost one, Bill Swisher, the founder […]
June 6, 2012
Construction Equipment
Small company 401Ks hammered by fees
401Ks, small companies, construction contractors, retirement plans
June 5, 2012
Business
Cat inks engine development deal with Westport
caterpillar, westport innovations, natural gas engines, cummins
June 5, 2012
Recruiting & retention
AWS using new approach to find next generation of welders
Did you know more than 140,000 new welders will be needed by 2019? Neither did I. The American Welding Society says many welders in the United States are approaching retirement age, and they’re expecting a bump in demand from industries across the spectrum. To pique interest in the field, AWS helped the Boy Scouts of […]
June 5, 2012
Equipment
Is CO2 the wrong greenhouse gas?
Greenhouse gas, CO2, Global warming, environmentalist, James Hansen, construction equipment industry, diesel, gasoline, coal
June 5, 2012
Construction Equipment
DOE: Diesel prices at 5-month low
The national average retail diesel price fell 5.1 cents to $3.846 a gallon – the lowest price in five months – during the week ended Monday, June 4, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The average price has fallen 30.2 cents in the past eight weeks and is 9.4 cents below […]
June 5, 2012
Construction Equipment
How one contractor lets its people shine … on its website
Construction companies usually offer straight stuff on their websites — a here’s-the-facts approach without a lot of gimmickry That’s understandable: contractors are known for getting in, getting it done, and getting out. Dunn Construction, based in Birmingham, Alabama, has that same can-do attitude, but the company’s website shows off its capabilities with unusual flare. Each […]
June 5, 2012
Construction Equipment
No Big Gulp for you burly man
Construction workers, mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, ironworkers, carpenters, equipment operators,
June 5, 2012
Construction Equipment
Contractor sells $50-million in equipment to investment firm
Caterpillar, T.J. Lambrecht, Gordon Brothers, Peterbilt, Mac, Kenworth, heavy equipment contractors
June 5, 2012
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