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Equipment
John Deere updates construction website
John Deere Construction & Forestry recently enhanced its North American construction website to better serve its key audiences. The new site’s features include easier-to-navigate functionality and even more interactivity. The update, which is part of a larger JohnDeere.com upgrade, features a more customer-friendly, visually dynamic design with faster access to more information on products, such as specifications, […]
May 19, 2011
Safety
NCCER announces construction photo contest
NCCER is looking for striking photography of real-life construction scenes from interesting or dramatic projects. The purpose is to raise awareness of construction as a fulfilling career path with equal and rich opportunities for all. Selected photos may be used in NCCER curricula and related marketing materials, as well as in any electronic formats. Images […]
May 12, 2011
Roadbuilding
That has to be a safety violation
We know the Obama administration wants to build bike paths and nature trails and the like, and we we know this sort of work will create jobs.  Here’s an example of how not to do it. Although, it will probably get done.
May 4, 2011
Roadbuilding
Yes, we should.
Looking at the latest Washington Technology  it’s hard not to jump back from the screen at the sight of this headline: Should we care if a contractor dies in a warzone? WT makes the point that military deaths are quickly well publicized, “Meanwhile, contractors are seen as expendable or of little consequence, although they are […]
April 26, 2011
Home
JM Wood truck and equipment auction
JM Wood Auction Company is hosting a gigantic one-day auction Thursday, April 21, 2011. The auction is in Columbia, South Carolina, and begins at 8 a.m. CST. Online bidding is also available. Auction includes trucks, construction and forestry. Click here for more information.
April 19, 2011
Roadbuilding
Mile High Club First
Here we are talking about being bold in looking at how we think of American infrastructure spending and building, and the Saudis are setting out to build a tower one mile high. So high it will have a special mechanism to stop it tipping over. Which may go to prove an old, obvious point. There […]
April 12, 2011
Roadbuilding
Reading CONEXPO’s Upbeat Signs
The “official” stamp of success will come later when all the numbers are run, but CONEXPO certainly feels like we have reached the end of the beginning of the turnaround.I’m enjoying the upbeat feeling here. OEMs have presented numbers that are evidence of a slow but concrete upward movement and their lead executives’ press conference […]
March 25, 2011
Construction Equipment
IronPlanet to hold construction online auction
More than ­­­­­­­­­­­600 items located across the United States and Canada are up for auction, including aerial work platforms, backhoe loaders, drilling equipment as well as other construction equipment.    The March auctions feature equipment from many different sellers, including the complete liquidations of Aiken Grading in Georgia, Triangle Grading in North Carolina, and Tyger Excavating in […]
March 16, 2011
Construction Equipment
IronPlanet to host construction auction
The auction features more than 1,000 items located across the U.S. and Canada including complete liquidation of Tyger Excavating, equipment from the Waterford Group and many other sellers. The March auctions feature equipment from many different sellers, including the complete liquidations of Aiken Grading in Georgia, Triangle Grading in North Carolina, and Tyger Excavating in […]
March 16, 2011
Construction Equipment
IronPlanet to host agricultural, construction, cranes auction
More than 1,100 items across the United States are for sale, including complete liquidations of Aiken Grading and Triangle Grading, equipment from Phillips & Jordan and many other sellers, plus farm tractors, combines, cranes and more equipment.  The March auctions feature equipment from many different sellers, including the complete liquidations of Aiken Grading in Georgia, Triangle […]
March 16, 2011
Roadbuilding
Construction firms plan to hire, not cut, workers
More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs, according to a survey released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Navigant. While 55 percent of firms laid off staff and only 20 percent of firms added employees in 2010, the outlook is more positive in 2011, […]
January 25, 2011
Business
Construction firms plan to hire, not cut, workers
More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs, according to a survey released by the Associated General Contractors of America and Navigant. While 55 percent of firms laid off staff and only 20 percent of firms added employees in 2010, the outlook is more positive in 2011, […]
January 25, 2011
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