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Roadbuilding

Washington governor halts Bertha tunneling after sinkhole forms

Bertha didn’t get back to work for long. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has put the brakes on the massive tunnel boring machine once again after a sinkhole formed. According to King 5, Inslee announced on Thursday that the machine boring the tunnel for the new State Route 99 in Seattle had to be halted over safety […]

January 18, 2016

Business

From digging graves as a boy to relocating a construction business during the recession, Tim Humerick built a career staring down the odds

Tim Humerick has spent little of his life doing things he didn’t want to do. There was the one time he got a job in high school at Kroger that lasted all of a couple of weeks. “It was kind of hard to get hours at my other job during the winter, so I went […]

January 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Backhoe swallowed up as water main break causes sinkhole near Boston

A backhoe operator responding to a water main break was able to escape as his machine was partially swallowed by a sinkhole near Boston. According to a report from the Boston Globe, the main break occurred the morning of Jan. 7 and quickly eroded the ground beneath nearby pavement. As the backhoe drove over the road, […]

January 14, 2016

Workforce

Construction worker’s $2 million Powerball prize a fortunate accident

A New Mexico construction worker says he nearly walked away from the ticket that has made him $2 million richer following the Jan. 6 Powerball drawing. According to a report from KOAT TV, Jose Sarabia hails from Texas but works in Loving, New Mexico. Deciding to buy a Powerball ticket, he stopped into a Chevron […]

January 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Jeep confirms that it will soon release a Wrangler pickup truck

While speaking with the Detroit News during the North American International Auto Show this week, Jeep has confirmed earlier reports that it will release its first pickup since discontinuing the J10 in 1988. The News reports Jeep global chief Mike Manley confirmed that the company “will produce a pickup based off the next-generation Wrangler.” The Wrangler pickup will […]

January 13, 2016

Business

Contractors tell AGC worker shortage remains their top concern despite half having already increased base pay

As we reported yesterday, a majority of construction firms in the U.S. are optimistic about 2016 volumes and plan to hire more workers to meet likely increased demand. But their optimism is significantly tempered by two still-lingering factors: a shortage of available workers to hire and the quality of worker they’re seeing walk through their […]

January 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

Honda unveils 2017 Ridgeline with largest bed in midsize segment, AWD option, sweet in-bed audio system (PHOTOS)

After the unveiling of a desert racing version during the 2015 SEMA show in November that gave us a general idea of the new design direction it was taking with the next-generation Ridgeline, today at the North American Auto Show in Detroit, Honda has unveiled the official 2017 production model. As the new truck spun atop a turntable, John […]

January 11, 2016

Business

Nearly 2/3 of U.S contractors plan to hire in 2016 due to optimism in several markets, AGC study finds

The vast majority of U.S. contractors have voiced a positive outlook for 2016 and are expecting to hire more workers to meet demand, according to a new survey from the Associated General Contractors of America. Receiving responses from 1,580 construction firms across the country, the AGC’s 2016 Construction Outlook Survey found that 71 percent of […]

January 11, 2016

Safety

Worker killed by carbon monoxide poisoning near Baltimore

A construction worker in Maryland was found dead last month from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. According to a report from CBS Baltimore, Broca Celaya Gerardo had stayed late Dec. 22 to continue work in the basement of a home being renovated in Woodlawn. Around 9 a.m. the next day, firefighters responded and found lethal levels of carbon monoxide. […]

January 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

Alabama road worker killed after being struck by a vehicle

An Alabama road worker was killed and another one was seriously injured just as they were finishing up work on Thursday. According to the Gadsden Times, the two workers were preparing to reopen the right lane on the northbound section of Interstate 59 where resurfacing was taking place when the crash happened. The two men […]

January 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford wants the F-150 to be a “drone base station” for mobile deployment

As we concluded with our 2016 Innovations Awards, no other technology more than drones in 2015 showed more potential to impact the way we do business. Komatsu has started a business around the aircraft that could prove revolutionary to its core business. Contractors are implementing them throughout their workflow, and just yesterday we reported on how Caterpillar […]

January 8, 2016

Safety

Worker dies after being backed over by dump truck on Minnesota jobsite

A construction worker was killed last month in a back over accident involving a dump truck. According to a report from KTSP TV, the incident occurred at Royalton High School in Minnesota the morning of Dec. 4. A dump truck being driven by 57-year-old Rodney Stanoch backed over  60-year-old Vernon Barthel. The station reports the […]

January 8, 2016