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Safety
Five-ton generator falls from crane, killing 2 construction workers in New Jersey
Two construction workers were killed in a crane accident last week on a New Jersey jobsite when a large generator fell on top of them. According to a report from NJ.com, 25-year-old Joseph Donahue and another unidentified worker were killed while crews were installing the generator at a firehouse under construction in Hanover. A crane [âŚ]
February 25, 2016
Business
How this Utah contractor went from the aquarium business to building a construction company
The look of the family business has changed a great deal for the Fellers of St. George, Utah. But since 1980 there has been one constant: rock. Allen Feller started Feller Stone with his brother in 1980, quarrying and gathering rocks the world over and selling them to aquarium suppliers. âMy dad was a stonemason [âŚ]
February 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT worker, deputy narrowly escape getting hit by a semi
A dashboard camera video from a Georgia sheriffâs deputyâs vehicle highlights how dangerous road work can really. In the video, a Georgia Department of Transportation worker can be seen running past a parked van on Interstate 75. Just as GDOT worker Roger Minshew turns past the van, a semi-truck barrels onto the screen and hits the [âŚ]
February 24, 2016
Roadbuilding
Nevada DOT and treasurerâs office sell $292.6 million in highway bonds
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the Nevada Treasurerâs Office have sold $292.6 million in Highway Revenue Improvement and Refunding Bonds mainly to be used to build Project Neon. Project Neon is the largest construction project in the stateâs history and involves widening a 3.7-mile stretch of I-15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti [âŚ]
February 23, 2016
Construction Equipment
Vacuworxâs new H models bring hydraulic power, fuel savings to lifting systems
Vacuworx has made a big change to its lineup of vacuum lifting systems the company says will save its customers some serious change in return. With its new H models, introduced at the World of Concrete show earlier this month, Vacuworx vacuum lifters now driven by hydraulic power rather than a separate diesel power source. [âŚ]
February 22, 2016
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar unveils the S60: the first phone with a built-in FLIR thermal camera is Catâs most powerful yet
When Caterpillar launched its first Android smartphone, the B15, back in 2013, it was unclear just what the company expected out of a product so foreign to its traditional yellow iron segments. Was it simply a stab at a licensing success (such as Cat boots and apparel), meant to gauge demand for that CAT logo [âŚ]
February 19, 2016
Construction Equipment
Montabert intros the 501 NG: a next generation breaker with 75% power boost
Montabert used the World of Concrete show to debut its 501 NG, or ânext generation,â breaker. Designed for backhoes and excavators weighing between 17,647 and 39,683 pounds, the 2,000-foot-pound impact energy class 501 NG replaces the companyâs 700 breaker, says Eric Chudzik with Montabert. The model is 75 percent more powerful than its predecessor, even while [âŚ]
February 19, 2016
Construction Equipment
Geith tilting quick coupler offers up to 180 degrees of side-to-side rotation
Designed for excavators and backhoes weighing between 6 and 26 tons, the Geith tilting quick coupler offers up to 180 degrees of side-to-side rotation, depending on the model. âThis gives users the ability to easily perform tasks, such as clean ditches, without repositioning the machine,â says Paul Shevlin with Geith, speaking to Equipment World at [âŚ]
February 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA offering scholarships to children of highway workers killed or disabled on the job
The American Road and Transportation Builders Associationâs Transportation Development Foundation is once again offering scholarships to the children of highway workers who were killed or permanently injured while doing road work. ARTBA announced earlier this month it was seeking applications from qualified high school students for the 2016/2017 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program. The scholarship [âŚ]
February 18, 2016
Business
U.S. home starts fall 3.8% in January as builders remain conflicted about marketâs prospects
U.S. home starts fell for a second consecutive month in January as builder confidence in the market continued its decline. Construction on new homes fell 3.8 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.143 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. That rate is 1.8 percent above the January 2015 figure. [âŚ]
February 17, 2016
Construction Equipment
Time-lapse captures 2 years of âDaytona Risingâ construction to create âWorld Center of Racingâ
It took $400 million and more than two years of work, but the Daytona International Speedway has been fully upgraded to become what Daytona officials say is the âworldâs first motorsports stadium.â According to EarthCam, the project began in Sept. 2013 and ended just a few weeks ago. The time-lapse video below compresses the massive [âŚ]
February 16, 2016
Construction Equipment
Liebherr displays the fuel-sipping L538 wheel loader at WOC 2016
Though much of Liebherrâs booth at the 2016 World of Concrete dealt specifically with concrete products (makes sense) the manufacturer did use the show as an opportunity to once again acquaint the North American public with one of its mid-size, or utility, wheel loaders. As the company did at the 2015 show, Liebherr displayed the 29,000-pound L538. The [âŚ]
February 16, 2016
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