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Business

AGC urges Trump administration to back off threat of cutting Calif. highway funding

The Associated General Contractors has weighed in on the dispute between California and the Trump administration, calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to delay any cuts to highway funding to the state. AGC officials say cutting funding would put at risk “the livelihood of thousands of construction workers and the success of hundreds of […]

September 27, 2019

Dealers

Flour to sell AMECO construction rental unit in effort to gain profitability

Fluor Corporation will sell its AMECO equipment services business along with its government-facing business, according to a report by DallasNews.com. The actions come after the Irving, Texas-based company reported its worst-ever quarterly  performance and replaced its chairman, CEO and chief financial officer. Second quarter results showed the firm “took $714 million in pretax charges from […]

September 27, 2019

Construction Equipment

Genie updates entire GS scissor lift line ahead of new ANSI standards

In preparation for new standards for aerial lifts that take effect in December, Genie has unveiled two new scissor lift models for the U.S. market, along with upgrades to its full line of GS slab scissors. During a press event September 17 at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the company announced that it will add […]

September 26, 2019

Construction Equipment

What to see at ICUEE 2019: Hyundai, Terex Utilities, Vanair, VMAC, Doosan Portable Power, American Eagle in Areas K & L

The ICUEE Demo Show is set for Oct. 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the International Construction and Utility Equipment Expo, we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you an idea of what to look for. Check out yesterday’s guide to the show’s South Wing here. […]

September 26, 2019

Roadbuilding

WVDOT uses new PBTG technology to build Fourteen Mile Bridge

The West Virginia Division of Highways is building the new 58-foot Fourteen Mile Bridge along Lincoln County Road 37 near Ranger using a technology that hasn’t been used in the state before, the TimesUnion reports. The new bridge is being built using a press-brake-formed steel tub girder (PBTG) bridge, which consists of galvanized shallow trapezoidal […]

September 26, 2019

Dealers

United Rentals opens registration for 2019 Total Control & Innovation conference in San Antonio

United Rentals has opened registration for the 2019 Total Control & Innovation Conference, which will be held November 11-13 in San Antonio, Texas. The company bills the conference as an event designed to help executives and professionals in the construction and industrial sectors drive performance on their worksites through technology. Specifically, “how to leverage innovative […]

September 26, 2019

Construction Equipment

What to see at ICUEE 2019: Thunder Creek, Auger Technologies, CM Labs, DICA, SMI Compact, Step-N-Secure in the South Wing

The ICUEE Demo Show is set for Oct. 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the International Construction and Utility Equipment Expo, we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you an idea of what to look for. Here is a sample of some of the equipment ICUEE […]

September 25, 2019

Dealers

Dealer Q&A: West Virginia Tractor’s Gary Grady talks customer loyalty, staying afloat in a tough economy

Succeeding his father-in-law, Gary Grady became president of West Virginia Tractor Company, Charleston, West Virginia, in 1982, when the third generation of owners stepped into leadership roles of the Basham family-owned business. The company, based in Charleston, West Virginia, represents Elgin sweepers, Vactor sewer cleaners, Hyundai Construction Equipment, LBX excavators, Allied Construction Products, and a […]

September 25, 2019

Class 7-8

Volvo Trucks‘ new Dynamic Steering option is “like having an extra hand on the wheel”

Volvo Trucks North America, during a press tour at its Dublin, Virginia, truck manufacturing plant, has introduced Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) – an electrically assisted hydraulic steering system designed to lessen steering input, helping reduce driver fatigue and increase road safety. Volvo’s VDS, which debuted in Europe for the 2014 model year, will be available […]

September 24, 2019

Recruiting & retention

Dozer Day is building the next generation of equipment operators and construction professionals

What kid doesn’t love big construction machines? While the industry struggles to find manpower, Dozer Day is exposing kids ages 2 to 12 to the world of heavy equipment in the hopes that they’ll carry that enthusiasm into their teenage years, their educational choices and eventually their adult careers. That’s the theory anyway, behind Dozer […]

September 24, 2019

Dealers

Runnion Equipment adds Stellar to lineup

Runnion Equipment, Hodgkins, Illinois, will now offer Stellar Industries products to its equipment offering. The company will focus on Stellar’s mechanics trucks and service cranes as well as the TMAX line of steel and aluminum service bodies. “We are a traditional full service dealer that offers sales, service, parts and rental and are proud to […]

September 24, 2019

Safety

Excavating company fined $509,071 for trench violations, contractor surrenders license

A Michigan-based excavation company has agreed to close business operations and pay a $509,071 penalty for not protecting workers from trench collapse, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The company’s owner must also surrender his contractor’s license. OSHA says the agreement was reached after its inspectors on three separate occasions between September […]

September 23, 2019