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Construction Equipment
Crane operator certification delayed twice in four years: âItâs not worth the waitâ says NCCCO
In 2013 OSHA was on the verge of requiring certification for most operators of cranes with more than 2,000 pounds lifting capacity by November 2014. That included the operators of heavy equipment service vehicles,  tire changing trucks and many material delivery trucksâpractically everyone with a small crane in the construction industry. At the last minute, [âŚ]
March 9, 2018
Safety
OSHA silica rules boost dust vac sales as contractors âtool upâ to comply
Tool manufacturers have seen a big boost in sales on products designed to meet recent federal regulations to reduce workersâ exposure to crystalline silica dust. And solutions that involve a vacuum attached to the tool to extract dust appear to be leading the charge. âDemand in the market has skyrocketed,â Eric Hollister, Hilti senior director [âŚ]
March 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
NAPA Care Emergency Benevolent Fund grows to $590,000
This week, the NAPA Care auction has raised $54,645 between its silent auction and cash donations at the annual meeting of the National Asphalt Pavement Association in San Diego, California. That brings the total money available to endow the fund to about $590,000, says T. Carter Ross, vice president of communications for NAPA. The NAPA Care [âŚ]
February 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Austinâs âspeed cushionsâ hit bump in the road with residents
An effort by the city of Austin, Texas, to slow traffic in residential areas by placing what it calls âspeed cushionsâ â bumps in the road made of rubber â has irked residents throughout the city, according to the Austin Monitor newspaper. Their purpose is to slow traffic to increase safety. But along with the inconvenience, some [âŚ]
February 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
New NAPA chairman urges members to focus on safety, quality and following through
The Silver Star Construction crew from Moore, Oklahoma, was following all the safety rules on that spring morning as they paved. Distracted, the driver of a pickup truck bore down on the work zone at 50 miles per hour. The catastrophic accident that unfolded in the next few moments touched off a crusade for [âŚ]
February 14, 2018
Components
PressureStat remotely monitors Bridgestone OTR tires
Bridgestoneâs PressureStat allows remote monitoring of tire pressure and temperature on off-the-road tires with a mobile device or computer. The company says the system improves tire performance, increases jobsite safety and reduces unplanned downtime. Knowing tire pressure can help ensure vehicle weight is evenly distributed and prevent uneven tire wear. Bridgestone has offered a tire [âŚ]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
Parker tapped as 2018 chairman of NAPA
Craig Parker is being sworn in today, February 12, as 2018 chairman of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) during the associationâs 63rd Annual Meeting in San Diego. As chairman, Parker is responsible for guiding NAPAâs efforts to support the asphalt pavement industry. Parker is executive vice president of Silver Star Construction, based in Moore, [âŚ]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
âI Heart NYâ highway signs ordered taken down, or lose federal funding
Some highway signs with the âI (heart) NYâ logo are getting no love from the feds. The Federal Highway Administration has cut $14 million in funding to the state of New York for installing more than 500 signs across the state with tourism logos that the FHWA says violates federal and state traffic standards, according [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
Construction Equipment
2018 Intermat Innovation Award winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Intermat Innovation Awards were recently announced, highlighting market trends, such as digitalization of tools (development of applications, BIM and robotics), the proliferation of environmental solutions, and the growing consideration for safety and risk prevention in processes. The following eight winners were rewarded for their innovation in four categories: Earthmoving & [âŚ]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-81 coalition forms in Va. to improve safety, reduce congestion
A group of regional chambers of commerce in Virginia are banding together to try to get improvements to Interstate 81. The coalition wants traffic relief and a safer highway, as accidents and truck and passenger-vehicle volumes increase, according to the Augusta Free Press newspaper. The coalition says the need is urgent and congressional and legislative [âŚ]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-440 reconstruction plan for Nashville progresses, TDOT says
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has released the request for proposals for widening and revamping Interstate 440 in Nashville, with construction scheduled to begin this summer. TDOT says the project will involve replacing deteriorated concrete with asphalt, widening the road in each direction from two lanes to three including the bridges over I-65, and replacing [âŚ]
February 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA: More than 54,000 U.S. bridges structurally deficient, fedsâ data show
A new report finds thereâs the equivalent of one âstructurally deficientâ-rated bridge, on average, for every 27 miles of the nationâs major highway network, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Those 1,800 structurally deficient interstate bridges are crossed 60 million times daily, the association says. But the problem is even bigger, [âŚ]
January 30, 2018
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