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Technology

How to operate a drone for construction and not get sued

There is no longer a question as to whether or not drones will impact the future of the construction industry. It’s already happening. Unmanned aircraft are in use on jobsites all over the world, will likely assist in the full-automation of heavy equipment and have even spawned a rental service that sends a pilot and […]

August 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia construction company files for bankruptcy, leaving road projects incomplete

A Georgia county is looking at a few incomplete road projects that were already paid for after an Augusta construction company filed for bankruptcy. According to the Augusta Chronicle, Mabus Brothers Construction filed for the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on May 2 while there still a few incomplete or shoddily done projects under contract with Columbia […]

August 14, 2015

Technology

App gives you oil sample results instantly on your smartphone or tablet

Polaris Laboratories a new phone app Horizon Mobile can help you keep track of your oil analysis results. Built to run on iOS 8 and higher, Horizon Mobile features a customizable push notification to alert users to oil analysis results without having to wait for paper reports. The alerts show users a sample report summary […]

August 14, 2015

Technology

Get the bandwidth your remote jobsite needs with the Portabella

Today’s data heavy telematics can require a lot of bandwidth that isn’t always available in remote locations. The Portabella wireless broadband bonding appliance from Mushroom Networks provides ultra fast mobile Internet connections over 3G and 4G systems in challenging physical environments found in transportation and construction applications. The Portabella 7100i and 6100iw bond together multiple […]

August 14, 2015

Business

New survey, hotel developers the latest severe signifiers of construction’s labor shortage

In addition to the industry surveys and anecdotal evidence from states and projects all over the country, you can add two more examples to the group of sources pointing to the shortage of skilled labor impacting the U.S. construction industry. Joining an Associated General Contractors of American survey last fall which found that 83 percent of […]

August 13, 2015

Safety

Dozer overturns and rolls killing operator on Pennsylvania pipeline jobsite

A bulldozer operator on a pipeline jobsite in Pennsylvania was killed last week when his machine overturned. According to a report from The Wellsboro Gazette, 54-year-old Ricky L. Dettman was operating the machine on a steep grade when it overturned and rolled several times August 4. The dozer returned to an upright position, but Dettman […]

August 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

REVIEW: John Deere 310SK backhoe combines tight controls, high visibility and ample power

With a combined 57,200-plus hours of operating time, our 11 reviewers gave the Deere 310SK backhoe a solid 8.6 rating. “We recommend this machine all the time,” says Bob Tempest with Tempest Enterprises, Murray, Utah, who owns several units. “We love our John Deere 310 machines.” Still, says Tempest, you have to keep equipment dealers […]

August 12, 2015

Workforce

Chicago church works to train more black residents for construction jobs

The Psalmist wrote, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” In Chicago, a South Side church is working to bear those words out. In the parking lot of St. Paul Church of God and Christ earlier this month, people learned to lay bricks and cut drywall at a job fair hosted by the church […]

August 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Man arrested for stealing road signs, rebar from Pennsylvania construction site

A Pennsylvania man is facing theft charges after he was caught with stolen road signs and rebar from a highway bridge project. Brian Pennington, 54, was allegedly seen by an officer at an area Salvation Army early Monday morning taking metal from a dumpster and putting it into his Chevrolet pickup truck. The officer approached the […]

August 12, 2015

Business

R.J. Allen made emissions regs work for them and now this California contractor doesn’t chase work

Andrew – or Andy – Allen chuckles when asked how he got his start in construction. “I guess you could say I was born and raised in the company,” he says about the firm his parents founded. Allen started in the company shop, cleaning and maintaining equipment, and then operating it. Although he took some […]

August 11, 2015

Workforce

Construction worker dies from heat stroke in Texas

A worker on a residential construction site near Dallas died last month due to extreme temperatures being felt across Texas. According to a report from NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, the cause of 25-year-old Roendy Granillo’s death was confirmed on Friday by the Collin County Medical Examiner as heat stroke. Granillo was working on a home in Melissa […]

August 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Watch TDOT crews destroy and rebuild a bridge in only 58 hours in this project time-lapse

The Tennessee Department of Transportation built a bridge in less than 58 hours, and they’ve got the footage to prove it. TDOT released a time-lapse video of the first weekend of the Interstate 40 Fast Fix 8 bridge project in Nashville where workers were able to remove and replace the westbound bridge at breakneck pace. […]

August 10, 2015