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Technology

Collect equipment data easily and accurately on smartphones with Mobile Equipchat

Mobile Equipchat is an equipment data­tracking app recently launched by OEM Data Delivery. Available on Android devices and soon to be released for Apple products, it allows users to capture equipment data remotely through simple templates. With the app you can take equipment photos, capture signatures and stamp GPS locations. The templates give you lists […]

December 23, 2015

Business

Fluor to diversify offerings with purchase of Netherlands­-based Stork

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, construction giant Fluor Corporation is buying Stork, one of Europe’s oldest industrial companies, founded in 1827. The purchase price for Stork is estimated at $755 million, for a company which specializes in maintenance and modification of large industrial facilities in the oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, and power generation markets. Stork […]

December 21, 2015

Home

10th Day of Construction Gifts: Blade Nano QX drone for beginners to (crash and) learn with

If you’ve spent any time at all reading this site, you’re likely aware that drones are by far and away the fastest growing technology on construction sites around the country. We’ve seen one contractor increase efficiency by working these unmanned aircraft into just about every aspect of its workflow and now we have a clear picture […]

December 18, 2015

Safety

Dallas now requiring contractors to give workers heat breaks

The Dallas City Council last week passed a measure that requires contractors working in the city limits to give workers a 10-minute break every four hours, in efforts to better protect those working in the extreme Texas heat. According to The Texas Tribune, the council voted 10-5 to approve the measure and joins Austin as the […]

December 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Flagger suffers serious head injuries when struck by SUV in Washington work zone

A flagger guiding traffic on a Washington state road was hospitalized with severe head injuries after being hit by an SUV. According to KIRO-TV, the construction flagger helping control traffic while a fiber optic line was being installed near Issaquah, Washington. The man, who is in his 20s, was in the road directing traffic at about 10:45 […]

December 17, 2015

Business

U.S. home starts up 10.5% as labor, lot costs continue to worry builders

The start of construction on homes in the U.S. rebounded in November with gains in both single-family and apartment construction. Following a down October, home starts were up 10.5 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.173 million in November, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. The total is 16.5 percent above the November […]

December 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Elderly man kills construction worker in hit and run

An elderly driver struck and killed a construction worker crossing the street then fled the scene in Texas earlier this month. According to KPRC, a construction worker in Houston was crossing Galveston Road on Dec. 3 when he was struck by a Lexus driving through an intersection. The 78-year-old driver then continued driving and left the […]

December 16, 2015

Technology

FAA to require online drone registration starting Dec. 21

Following the advice of recently disclosed findings by an agency task force, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced the official drone registration process for recreational and hobbyist pilots. Apart from businesses being required to file for an exemption for commercial use, all drones between 0.55 pounds and 55 pounds, including any payloads such as cameras, intended for […]

December 15, 2015

Construction Equipment

4th Day of Construction Gifts: Leatherman Tread wearable multi-tool

From the company known for quality multi-tools and knives comes what may be the most useful piece of jewelry ever made. With the Tread, Leatherman shrank 29 tools down to the size of a watch bracelet link so you can wear them on your wrist, making it much easier to carry your tools wherever without […]

December 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Fatal crash in Alabama work zone prompts state troopers to caution safety

The death of a teenage girl in a construction zone on an Alabama interstate has caised state troopers to warn of the dangers of not being cautious near road work. According to WIAT, a 15-year-old girl died Dec. 5 and became the second fatality in a construction zone on Interstate 59 in Tuscaloosa County following a crash that killed her […]

December 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

Volvo lets 4-year-old drive RC dump truck, absolute chaos ensues

To prove the toughness of its FMX line of vocational trucks, Volvo recently filmed an ad starring a 4-year-old girl named Sophie at the controls of a dump truck. Remote controls, that is. Things start out smooth enough for Sophie, but quickly turn chaotic as the truck veers through a water pit before careening over […]

December 8, 2015

Business

Contractors mulling lawsuit against city of New Orleans over local-hiring ordinance

City officials in New Orleans are contending with the ire of both supporters and opponents of a new law in the city that requires contractors on city jobs to hire more local workers. According to a report from The Times-Picayune, the City Council approved the law in October, requiring contractors to “make a good faith […]

December 8, 2015