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August construction activity down 0.6 percent

Total construction activity for August 2012 was $837.1 billion, 0.6 percent (+/-2.1%) below the $842.0 billion in the revised July 2012, according to figures from the United States Census Bureau. The total value of construction put in place in August was $837,089 million, at a seasonally adjusted rate. The seasonally adjusted rate of the value […]

October 1, 2012

Equipment

AGC: Objections to original CARB proposal saved contractors $9 billion

During a federal hearing today, Associated General Contractors of America lawyers said the California Air Resources Board overestimated emissions from off-road diesel construction equipment by at least 340 percent in its 2007 proposal for an off-road diesel emissions rule.

September 20, 2012

Safety

Construction spending declines in July

Construction spending decreases 0.9 percent in July, according to the September 4 report by the United States Census Bureau, which also reports construction spending is up 9.3 percent year over year. Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.6 percent in July, with outlays slipping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $563.2 billion. Year over year, total […]

September 6, 2012

Construction Equipment

Growth expected, but construction’s economic recovery well behind other sectors

The construction sector of the U.S. economy is expected to see accelerated growth in 2013, but lags behind other sectors in recovery from the recession.

June 19, 2012

Roadbuilding

Here’s an idea

As our transportation infrastructure woes get more woeful, figuring out how to get work done for today and tomorrow and way into the future isn’t getting any easier. The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will present its second annual TransOvation Conference for transportation design and construction pros in Virginia in July. I went […]

June 1, 2012

Pickups

Chrysler Earnings

Chrysler Group full year 2011 net income improved to $183 million from a net loss of $652 million in 2010 and despite a $551 million loss on extinguishment of debt in Q2 2011; fourth quarter net income was $225 million, the highest quarterly net income since the Company began operations in 2009

February 2, 2012

Pickups

2012 looks good for auto industry

2012 outlook looks strong for automotive industry Industrial Info Resources research predicts first time all three U.S. auto makers show profit since 2004 A little less than three years ago, the automotive sector was in a state of chaos. Two of the three U.S. automakers were facing bankruptcies, and the lone holdout, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) […]

January 10, 2012

Pickups

State of the auto industry

Is the automotive sector really recovering? If you look at North Carolina’s job growth it is

December 20, 2011

Roadbuilding

2003, here we come!

Here’s one of  those sentences that you can’t help but feel hit you in the face. “To put it in perspective, in 2012 we will nearly return to 2003 levels of construction in current dollars.” Nearly? So what is being put into perspective?  It’s FMI’s latest forecast for construction put in place which calls for […]

October 6, 2011

Pickups

President George W. Bush named keynote speaker for The Work Truck Show 2012

President George W. Bush named keynote speaker for The Work Truck Show 2012

September 29, 2011

Pickups

NTEA: Today's changing world requires better and more rapid communication between upfitter and dealer

NTEA article indicates that communication with customers is an essential ingredient in today’s business invironment.

September 29, 2011

Roadbuilding

It’s this simple. Good roads cost us less.

Here is a very simple observation made by a newspaperman after the release of a new report. He points out that it costs us more to have bad roads than to keep good ones in good shape. Pennsylvanians are spending more to have lousy roads and bridges than it would cost to keep them in […]

November 30, 2010