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Workforce

Houston construction crew robbed at gunpoint twice in one week

A construction crew in Houston recently told KHOU TV that they “feared for their lives,” after being robbed at gunpoint on two separate occasions within the span of one week. The first took place Nov. 22 when Jose Alfredo Gonzalez and several other workers were robbed by four men who “ran out of a grassy area” near […]

January 7, 2016

Safety

Contractor killed when wall previously investiagated by OSHA collapses at Ford plant in Chicago

A contractor was killed and an automotive worker was seriously injured when a wall collapsed at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant over the weekend. According to NBC Chicago, 45-year-old John J. Jaloway was killed Saturday morning in the 8-foot by 8-foot-wall’s collapse. An unidentified 48-year-old Ford plant worker who went to help Jaloway was critically injured […]

January 6, 2016

Business

Why an error in the Commerce Department’s construction spending calculation is actually good news

The Commerce Department has announced a revision to 10 years worth of construction spending estimates, correcting a calculation error that will likely lead to a boost in the GDP. “In the November 2015 press release, monthly and annual estimates… for January 2005 through October 2015 have been revised to correct a processing error in the tabulation of […]

January 5, 2016

Business

Construction spending falls 0.4% in November

Despite continued increases in single-family homebuilding, total construction spending in November dipped 0.4 percent to $1.122 trillion. Spending remains 10.5 percent above the year-ago mark, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Total residential spending rose 0.2 percent to $434 billion in November and is up 11 percent year over year. Private residential rose […]

January 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Roller Compacted Concrete gaining momentum

With its placement and quick-set advantages, the use of roller compacted concrete is gaining fresh energy among contractors and road agencies.   “RCC is a concrete pavement formed from a no-slump mixture, and is characterized by its unique placement methodology, which requires no forms, and no joint cutting or sealing,” says Bill Davenport, vice president-communications, American […]

January 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

Terex Finlay adds C-1554 tracked mobile cone crusher to lineup

Terex Finlay has added the C-1554 cone crusher to its lineup of tracked mobile cone crushers, positioning it at the top end of its crusher range. The new machine incorporates the Terex MVP450x crusher system that can accept an all in feed and offers direct variable speed clutch drive and hydraulic closed side setting (CSS) […]

January 1, 2016

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar intros 320F L excavators with more efficient hydraulics, fuel use

The Cat 320F excavator is designed as a “simple, reliable, durable under 50,000-pound machine for contractors looking for a general construction machine,” says Brian Stellbrink, Caterpillar excavator product application specialist. Powered by a Cat C4.4 ACERT Tier 4 Final 161-horsepower engine, the 320F consumes 8.5 percent less fuel in standard mode than the Cat 320E […]

December 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar intros 320F L excavators with more efficient hydraulics, fuel use

The Cat 320F excavator is designed as a “simple, reliable, durable under 50,000-pound machine for contractors looking for a general construction machine,” says Brian Stellbrink, Caterpillar excavator product application specialist. Powered by a Cat C4.4 ACERT Tier 4 Final 161-horsepower engine, the 320F consumes 8.5 percent less fuel in standard mode than the Cat 320E […]

December 30, 2015

Home

What you should know about archaeological finds on construction sites

The recent discovery of long buried crypts during a routine water main replacement project in New York City’s Washington Square Park should serve as a reminder to developers and their contractors that a review of archaeological records should be an important part of their due diligence prior to beginning construction, according to CBRE Valuation & […]

December 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

The Top 15 Construction Equipment and Truck stories of 2015

The past 12 months have been fun for everyone here at Equipment World. We integrated with our sister site Better Roads, upped the amount of content we produced every day, covered more events and trade shows, reached more people through social media and saw record traffic to the site. That’s mostly because we’ve got such great readers. […]

December 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Kentucky road worker killed after being struck by truck in multi-vehicle crash

A worker with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was killed after he was struck by a truck while doing bridge maintenance. According to the Bowling Green Daily News, Titus Morris, 34, was working on bridge maintenance at Bays Creek Bridge in Allen County on Dec. 22 when a pickup truck involved in a multi-vehicle crash struck […]

December 29, 2015

Workforce

Safety Week Lesson 1: RFID card reader prevents unauthorized machine access

Tim Truex, midsize equipment and electrical manager for Kokosing Construction wanted a way to prevent unauthorized operators from starting equipment, especially cranes, aerial work platforms, forklifts and CDL vehicles. When site supers get in a rush to move something, there is a temptation to let untrained workers get in the crane or telehandlers for a […]

December 28, 2015