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Technology

Sony’s drone prototype is a mini plane with vertical takeoff built for inspections and surveying

With drone use exploding and applications for commercial use exemptions flooding into the Federal Aviation Administration, Japanese tech giant Sony is showing off the prototype for its own unmanned aircraft. RELATED >> How Rogers-O’Brien Construction deployed a drone fleet throughout its workflow (PHOTOS, VIDEO) According to the Wall Street Journal, the AS-DTO1-E is being developed with […]

September 1, 2015

Business

Construction spending rises 0.7% in July to 7-year high

Construction spending in the U.S. reached its highest mark in seven years in July thanks to major increases from single-family homes and manufacturing facilities. Total spending rose 0.7 percent during the month to $1.083 trillion, a 13.7-percent increase over July 2014 and the highest level since May 2008, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. The report also […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

APWA honors 23 Public Works Projects of the Year during congress and expo

The American Public Works Association recognized 23 projects as part of its 2015 Public Works Projects of the Year Award during the groups International Public Works Congress and Exposition in Phoenix. The awards each year celebrate “the alliance between the managing agency, the contractor, the consultant, and their cooperative achievements.” Awards are given in five […]

September 1, 2015

Safety

Worker killed by 40-foot fall onto equipment in California

A worker in California was killed last week in a fall from scaffolding. According to a report from the Orange County Register, 29-year-old Elman Cano Cerranza was working as part of a crew building an apartment complex in Fullerton when he fell 40 feet from scaffolding the morning of August 24. Cerranza fell on top of a piece of […]

September 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

PennDOT launches online map that details road and bridge work

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new online map for drivers in the state to get up-to-date information about road and bridge projects across the state. PennDOT revealed the new interactive map, which details the projects and other improvements in the works on state highways as a result of the state’s transportation financing bill, Act […]

August 31, 2015

Construction Equipment

3 dozers pull upended excavator and a bunch of gear up a ridiculous rocky grade

No. 10 Video of 2015 « Intro No. 9 »   What do you do when you’ve got a crapload of gear to move and an incredibly steep and rocky grade in front of you? If you’re this crew you chain every dozer at your disposal together, throw the skid onto an excavator bucket and […]

August 28, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker discovers active bomb, brings it into motel lobby in Missouri

There are still questions concerning who left an explosive device in parking lot in Columbia, Missouri. According to the The Columbia Daily Tribune, 33-year old construction worker Kris Martin found the device August 17 near the Red Roof Inn and took it inside the motel to report it. Martin, who hails from Indiana but was in […]

August 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Snooper truck overturns on I-84 on-ramp, crushes bridge inspector in Connecticut

A bridge inspector for the Connecticut Department of Transportation died Wednesday after his snooper truck tipped over on an interstate on-ramp and crushed him. According to NBC Connecticut, William Shook was standing between the truck and the bridge railing as he retracted the truck’s arm and bucket when the truck began to tip. The 31-ton […]

August 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

One killed, one injured after wall collapses during road-widening project in Arizona

One worker was killed and another was critically injured August 21 in Arizona when a wall collapsed atop them during the demolition of a building for a Tucson road-widening project. The Arizona Daily Star is reporting that the two workers were standing against a 15-foot load-bearing wall while the building was being demolished with a back hoe for the project. The wall collapsed, […]

August 28, 2015

Safety

Worker killed by pipe shard on Utah jobsite

A construction worker was killed in Utah last week in a pipe cutting accident. According to a report from The Park Record, 39-year-old Jesus Garcia Hermosillo was working as part of a crew installing pipe beneath a planned roadway in Park City. Hermosillo was cutting a section of pipe with a saw when a shard struck […]

August 27, 2015

Workforce

Show us your ink. Best construction/equipment tattoo wins $500. Enter now.

You’re proud that you work in construction. So proud in fact that you let everybody know with a tattoo that says as much. We’d like to help you share that passion with the rest of the world. If you have a construction, trucking or construction-themed tattoo, send us a photo. We’ll feature it on our […]

August 26, 2015

Safety

Worker dies after fall from 60 feet in Wisconsin

A construction worker was killed last week after suffering a high fall on a Wisconsin jobsite. According to a report from WKOW TV, 25-year-old Christopher Lord fell from a height of about 60 feet on the morning of August 17. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Lord was working as a framer at the site where an apartment […]

August 26, 2015