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The top five transportation headaches
We all get frustrated while being stuck in traffic. Congestion has been a continual problem, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to significantly improve any time soon. Though we all have transportation issues of our own, here is a list of the top five congestion headaches (or should we say migraines?), according a joint […]
January 7, 2010
Technology
Democrats unveil stimulus plan
The House Committee on Appropriations has now made available it’s American Recovery and Reinvestment plan. I’ve just skimmed the report thus far and it has a lot of infrastructure spending in it, but it also has a lot of projects of dubious value. Billions, apparently, are going to be spent on weatherstripping…and for broadband access for […]
January 7, 2010
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Wells Fargo 2009 Construction Industry forecast
Released today, the Wells Fargo Industry Forecast is based on interviews with more than 900 construction contracting and distribution executives. These folks always do a great job with the numbers. If your business needs a crystal ball, this is about as close as you’re going to get. Key quote: “While 2009 is shaping up to be […]
January 7, 2010
Business
Cat cautions against “Buy American”
If you still need any proof that the stimulus bill being debated now in congress is rash and ill-considered take a look at what some are saying about the “Buy American” provision in the bill. Caterpillar spokesman Jim Dugan cautions that such provisions could ignite an international trade war that would be detrimental to every […]
January 6, 2010
Roadbuilding
‘It’s not business as usual’
When infrastructure projects break ground following stimulus package money, there’s one thing we know — these projects will certainly be a bridge to somewhere. Accountability has become the catchphrase with infrastructure projects. And lack of it is what naysayers are using as their argument against funding for highway and bridge construction projects. That’s exactly why […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
How can the stimulus package work for state and local goverment?
You can find out on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Federal Highway Administration, the American Traffic Safety Services Association, and the National Association of County Engineers are hosting a free Webinar, “Stimulus Program 101: Making It Work for States and Locals,” (click here for details) to guide highway and bridge professionals about how to make the […]
January 6, 2010
Technology
NTEA tells you how to survive and thrive
The National Truck Equipment Association has released its Industry Overview and Strategic Bundle, which includes two marketplace studies detailing ways to survive and thrive in today’s economic climate. The bundle – which is available to NTEA members for $249, non-members for $399 – features the North American Truck Equipment Industry Outlook and the Profitability, […]
January 6, 2010
Business
Harley-Davidson story revs up the crowd
Trimble Dimensions 2009 If ever there was a story that needed telling to a crowd facing a daunting economic challenge, it’s the Harley-Davidson story. So Trimble lined up Richard Teerlink, former chairman and CEO of Harley-Davidson to tell the attendees at its Dimensions 2009 conference Tuesday morning opening session how to bring a company back […]
January 6, 2010
Business
AEM slams Obama’s protectionist trade policies
AEM president Dennis Slater has published a letter stating that the Obama administrations “Making Trade Work for American Families” is a major step backward toward protectionism. He’s right. If we don’t have a robust recovery in the manufacturing sector, there will be no rebound in the economic health of the country. Printing money doesn’t stimulate […]
January 6, 2010
Business
Builders snapping up lots in Atlanta
Can’t say that I blame them, seeing how the price is right: Ryland Homes and D.R. Horton are buying.
January 6, 2010
Construction Equipment
Machinery orders nudge upwards
A little good news to end the week. Orders placed with U.S. factories rose in February, the first time in seven months, according to the Commerce Department. This reflects a 1.8 percent rebound in the demand for construction equipment, computers, cars, aircraft and other durable goods.
January 6, 2010
Business
Signs of life in Vegas?
Al Luchterhand, the subject of my March editorial, has given us an update that offers glimmers of hope for the dire Vegas housing market. Al, who owns Sun City Landscapes in Las Vegas with his business partner Louie Polish Jr, writes: We have sold several pieces of equipment, backhoes, skip loaders, end dumps, mini bobcats, storage containers […]
January 6, 2010
Business
Construction after the disaster
This study compares the natural disaster response strategies of FEMA and Wal-Mart. Guess who comes out on top? If you’re a contractor, it’s a must read. After police and rescue squads, contractors are often next on the scene after a flood, fire, earthquake, hurricane or tornado. At Equipment World some of our favorite contractor/natural disaster stories […]
January 6, 2010
Maintenance
December issue of Equipment World
Is in the mail. High-tech, creature-comfortable dozers take top billing. Be sure the check out Barbara Cox’s story on telematics. The number of vendors of this type of asset tracking technology has exploded this year…for good reason. There are also stories on grease selection, compact backhoes, jobsite recycling–and yours truly takes the Isuzu Fuel Economy […]
January 6, 2010
Equipment
Sukut breaks ground on border fence
Sukut Construction, Southern California’s largest excavating company, has started groundbreaking on a 32 foot wide, 5.2 mile section of road that will become a high-tech, high security fence between Mexico and the United States. If anybody wonders why it’s taken so long to build a border fence, check out the picture at the link. This […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
Montana builder wins Caterpillar Safety Award
William Pierce, a custom home building from Helena, Montana, was named the winner of Caterpillar’s Safety Award on Friday, as part of the Equipment World Contractor of the Year event, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. NASCAR driver Jeff Burton presented the award. While all 12 of the Contractor of the Year finalists had above […]
January 6, 2010
Business
L.E. Davis named Equipment World Contractor of the Year
It’s official: Harrison, Arkansas contractor Larry Davis of L.E. Davis Construction was named Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year, in a ceremony Saturday night at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. One of twelve finalists in the Contractor of the Year program, Davis was chosen by the magazine’s editors for his thorough, detailed approach to his business, […]
January 6, 2010
Construction Equipment
Effort beats intelligence
Guess what parents? Those Baby Einstein toys you’re giving your kids may make them smarter, but if you don’t teach them how to work hard, it may all be for naught. Scientific American cites three decades of research and concludes: “Teaching people to have a growth mindset, which encourages a focus on effort, rather than intelligence […]
January 6, 2010
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