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Pickups

2012 Great Gojo Giveaway

Gojo hosts Great Gojo Giveaway; participants may win Sports Fan Getaway and daily prize packs

September 18, 2012

Technology

Nautiz X1 offers a thinner option for rugged, military spec Android/Windows Embedded device

It's no iPhone 5 in terms of thinness, but at 15 millimeters thick, the Nautiz X1 is thinner than most devices that meet MIL-STD-810G military standards and it sports a black and white design that's refreshingly easy on the eyes.

September 18, 2012

Technology

The iPhone 5 blueprint

This is the blueprint for Apple's new iPhone 5 and it breaks down each element of the device's unique industrial design. It's meant for manufacturers of iPhone accessories so they can design their cases, cables and connectors accordingly.

September 17, 2012

Construction Equipment

PlanGrid blueprint app launches on iPhone with Box.net integration

PlanGrid has released an app for the iPhone that provides the same functionality as its popular iPad app for viewing and annotating blueprints on the jobsite.

September 13, 2012

Home

The perks of being a road builder

Go Build Alabama has a great series of videos explaining available construction jobs by interviewing the guys who are in the field every day. Check out this interview with operator/road builder Jeryl Collins of Dunn Construction. Collins discusses how he become a road builder, what it takes and why it's a great job.

September 13, 2012

Construction Equipment

Trimble releases QM75 handheld laser distance meter

The QM75 is the first in a new line of Quick Measure distance measurement tools and provides a bright laser spot that allows one person to safely measure hard-to-reach places such as high overheads, factory interiors or areas over bodies of water.

September 11, 2012

Construction Equipment

AGC: Shrinking construction industry adds 1,000 jobs in August as unemployment rate falls

Construction employers added 1,000 jobs in August as the industry's unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the AGC Friday. The August 2011 unemployment rate for construction workers was 13.5 percent.

September 11, 2012

Construction Equipment

How will you retain employees after the recession?

With an unemployment rate currently hovering near 12 percent, small- and mid-size construction company owners probably haven’t worried much about staffing their crews. There’s always someone looking for work. There’s some interesting numbers out lately, though. People in jobs from the top down are looking forward to the end of the recession, not only because […]

September 11, 2012

Roadbuilding

Work on I-80, Brownson to Sidney in Nebrask, begins Sept. 4

Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 4 on I-80 between Reference Post 46 at Brownson and Reference Post 61 at Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR).,Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 4 on I-80 between Reference Post 46 at Brownson and Reference Post 61 at Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR).,Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 4 on I-80 between Reference Post 46 at Brownson and Reference Post 61 at Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR).,Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 4 on I-80 between Reference Post 46 at Brownson and Reference Post 61 at Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR).,Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 4 on I-80 between Reference Post 46 at Brownson and Reference Post 61 at Sidney, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR).

August 30, 2012

Equipment

John Deere’s 460E is its largest articulated dump truck yet

The 46-ton 460E ADT joins the 370E and 410E as the latest entry in Deere's E-Series. Deere says the 460E was designed for mining, quarry, aggregate, highway and site development applications.

August 28, 2012

Business

Contractor shows school spirit with loud loader paint job

Many businesses simply adopt a nearby school's colors or patch a team logo on their uniforms or shirts to show that special connection. But Smith commissioned a special Murray State Racers paint job for the company’s new Case TR270 compact track loader.

August 27, 2012

Maintenance

What’s in a tow rating?

During the second day of the 2012 Construction Symposium in Dallas, General Motors trailering engineer Robert Krause delivered a presentation on the process behind tow ratings and the new SAE standardized ratings.

August 24, 2012