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Safety

Operator rescued from crane in Dallas after back spasms leave him unable to descend from cab

A crane operator was rescued from his machine Wednesday afternoon in Dallas after back spasms left him unable to get much further than just outside the cab. Two members of the Dallas Fire-Rescue’s Urban Search and Rescue team scaled the 120-foot ladder of the crane and worked in an extremely tight space to bring the man […]

April 10, 2014

Business

Americans would rather pay more taxes to fund infrastructure over national defense or health care

If given the choice, more Americans would be willing to designate taxes to infrastructure than to national defense or health care, according to the results of an April 2014 Reason-Rupe poll. Released last week, the survey results feature telephone responses from 1,003 adults throughout the U.S. who answered questions on a variety of topics, including […]

April 10, 2014

Construction Equipment

Ford reveals 10 torture tests for 2015 F-150 including shrapnel, acid bath, frame twisting (GIFs, VIDEO)

When the 2015 F-150 was announced in January a lot of people wondered just how durable a pickup with an aluminum body could be. Wonder no more. Today, Ford let us in on their torture-testing process for the 2015 F-150 with video of all 10 steps. Some of these steps are so grueling that just […]

April 9, 2014

Business

Three-alarm blaze does $2 million in damage at Anaheim construction site

In Anaheim, California 88 firefighters fought for more than an hour to contain a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex construction site. The fire, which did not spread to surrounding structures, gutted the building, dealing $2 million worth of damage, according to a report from the Orange County Register. The building is one of several […]

April 9, 2014

Safety

Wyoming construction leaders partner with state agencies to form safety alliance

Hoping to shed its reputation for being a dangerous state to work in, Wyoming state agencies have partnered with construction industry leaders to form a safety alliance. Gov. Matt Mead said in a prepared statement that the alliance an “important step” and that the state is “making progress on workplace safety and must remain focused […]

April 7, 2014

Business

Rise in unemployment snapped as construction industry adds 19,000 jobs in March

The U.S. construction industry added 19,000 jobs in March, the third straight month of gains and a welcome sign as demand continues to grow. March’s gains bring the total number of Americans employed by the industry to 5.964 million, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure is 2.5 percent higher […]

April 4, 2014

Business

Technology is still not a top priority for most construction firms, but improving economy could change that (INFOGRAPHIC)

A recent survey indicates that while technology is not a top priority for the majority of construction firms in North America, that may change as the economy and industry continue to rebound. Sage Construction & Real Estate’s new survey found that half of the 838 construction companies it surveyed in the U.S. and Canada spent […]

April 3, 2014

Business

Homebuilding declines but construction spending up 0.1% in February

Construction spending in the U.S. ticked up 0.1 percent in February despite a decline in homebuilding, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Total spending rose in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $945.7 billion from the revised January figure of $944.6 billion. Due to the revision of that figure, what was a […]

April 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

Understanding your pickup’s max payload capacity and how helper springs make a smooth ride of a heavy load

Hauling 55-gallon drums of diesel, a bed full of pit run gravel or pallets of undercarriage parts are an every day occurrence for many pickup drivers who multitask around heavy construction, aggregates, landscaping and other businesses involved in moving dirt, sand and rock. We use pickups as a tool to haul loads and tow trailers […]

April 1, 2014

Business

The 6 habits of highly successful construction company owners

In our recent special report, “The Future of Your Construction Company”, we focused so much on contractors retiring or transitioning out of the business that it almost begs a question. What does it take to succeed in the construction business? I’ve been in the fortunate position of interviewing at length dozens of our Contractor of […]

March 28, 2014

Construction Equipment

Excavator destroys bridge with one nudge, creates huge wave in domino effect

In this video from China, we see one of the most beautiful bridge demolitions ever. We only get to see the final nudge that broke the bridge’s back, but we’d have to imagine some very careful weakening of the structure had to have preceded it. Nonetheless, the domino effect and the wave produced by the […]

March 28, 2014

Business

Dearth of women in construction deprives industry of good workers, women of good jobs

Recently, Barbara A. Res penned an insightful column for the Baltimore Sun examining why there are so few women in the construction industry and detailed why and how this should be changed. As contractors across the U.S. continue battling a skilled worker shortage that is impacting completion dates and ability to meet rising demand, it’s a […]

March 24, 2014