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Business

Congress passes $1.1 trillion spending bill; cuts $5 billion from federal construction accounts

Two days after the legislation was passed by a tight vote in the House, the Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Saturday night that includes both good and bad news for federal construction accounts in 2015. The bill keeps the government funded through September, when the fiscal year ends. The Senate passed the spending […]

December 15, 2014

Business

Alabama has no plans to raise gas tax; state will rely on next year’s bond issue for road projects

Gov. Robert Bentley says he has no plans to ask the Alabama legislature to raise the state’s 16-cent-per-gallon gas tax, responding to emailed questions submitted by The Tuscaloosa News. Instead, Alabama instead will look to a $508.5 million highway bond issue to finance highway projects, bonds that last week received a AAA rating from Standard […]

December 15, 2014

Construction Equipment

Why we don’t run straight press releases and why you should care

We get press releases daily from companies who want to tell our audience about new products, initiatives and corporate changes. We value these press releases and we use them … as background material. A few years ago, we stopped the practice of copy-and-paste press releases on equipmentworld.com for a simple reason: it doesn’t help our […]

December 12, 2014

Business

Blind spider inflates San Antonio highway project cost by $30 million

A construction project at one of San Antonio’s most congested areas of traffic that has been delayed for the past two years has transformed and nearly tripled in cost due to the discovery of a tiny, and very rare blind spider. According to a report from the San Antonio Express-News, the originally $15.1 million construction […]

December 12, 2014

Safety

Construction worker dies after roof collapses beneath him in Michigan

A construction worker was killed Wednesday in Churchill Township, Michigan, after falling through the roof of the building he was working on. According to a report from 9&10News.com, Vernon “Vernie” Wangler Jr. was working atop a steel roof when it collapsed beneath him. It’s unclear if Wangler was wearing a harness or other personal protective equipment. […]

December 12, 2014

Technology

FAA won’t issue commercial drone regulations until 2017 or later

The Federal Aviation Administration is so far behind in creating regulations for commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicle use that the agency will miss its 2015 deadline for issuing those rules by a full two years, and maybe even more. According to a report from the Washington Post, Peggy Gilligan, a top FAA safety official, told a […]

December 11, 2014

Technology

Rugged new Trimble LL300S laser level stands up to jobsite abuse

Sensitive electronics don’t mix well with rough jobsite conditions, but the new generation Spectra Precision LL300S laser level was built to take just about anything you can throw at it. With its composite material housing, a metal sunshade and a glass lighthouse, the LL300S withstands drops up to three feet, tripod tipovers of five feet […]

December 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

12 Days of Construction Gifts, Tools & Toys

It’s that time of year again. Time to face down traffic and head to the shopping malls and department stores, or, if you’re the type who prefers Amazon, have a seat on the couch and click “Add to Cart” until the gift list is complete. And if you’ve got a contractor, construction worker or little […]

December 7, 2014

Construction Equipment

Brand new excavator driven off a 60-foot bluff and abandoned in icy Lake Michigan

A brand new 20-ton Komatsu excavator was discovered in Lake Michigan earlier this week near Milwaukee and police are trying to find the people responsible. According to a report from WISN TV, highway workers for the town of Oak Creek first spotted the excavator Monday while working on a bluff improvement project. The machine is […]

December 5, 2014

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches PC290LC-11 long-arm hydraulic excavator with fuel economy, cab improvements

Komatsu today introduced an update to its PC290LC long-arm hydraulic excavator. The new PC290LC-11 replaces the -10 model, is outfitted with a Tier 4 Final engine and boasts fuel economy, hydraulic system and cab improvements. The machine has an operating weight between 66,359 and 68,122 pounds and is built atop a large Komatsu PC360 undercarriage […]

December 3, 2014

Business

Construction spending up 1.1% in October due to gains in homebuilding, government nonresidential

U.S. construction spending rose 1.1 percent during the month of October due mainly to increases in homebuilding and government nonresidential projects. According to preliminary estimates from the Commerce Department, October construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $971 billion. The new data also revised the August and September rates upward from the previously estimated $955 […]

December 2, 2014

Safety

Construction worker killed in paving accident at Baltimore airport

A construction worker part of a paving crew doing a job at the Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was killed Monday. According to a report from the Washington Post, the worker was struck by “a paving vehicle.” It’s unclear what type of equipment initially injured the man or how it happened as very few details […]

December 2, 2014