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Doosan Portable Power names Red Hat Rentals as authorized dealer for light construction equipment

Doosan Portable Power has named Red Hat Rentals of Fairfield, Texas, an authorized retail dealer of its line of light construction equipment. Red Hat Rentals, a full-service rental company of equipment for construction contractors and homeowners, has previously offered Ingersoll Rand-branded lighting systems and light compaction equipment on a rental basis; however, this expanded agreement […]

May 13, 2010

Advice from the Top Winter Maintenance Leaders: Extreme Equipment Maintenance and Fleet Management

The economy is still faltering. Cutbacks are the norm. And that may mean no — or very little — new equipment is being purchased. That means you need to know to hold on it, when to let it go, and how to care for it in between it all. It shouldn’t be a gamble. And […]

April 26, 2010

Sustainability Tip of the Month: Learning from U.S. and Canadian Emissions Paths

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a monthly series of short articles from John Deere that highlight emissions and sustainability topics, providing information and tips for contractors to help them best manage their fleets. During the last several years, Canadian off-road emissions regulations have been aligned with U.S. EPA regulations; however, there are some […]

April 26, 2010

Missouri DOT cancels bid opening…again

Seems like it’s becoming a habit. Last month, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) cancelled its February bid opening and now the state agency is canceling its March bid opening — originally planned for March 26 — because of concerns about federal funding levels. When MoDOT canceled the Feb. 26 bid opening, it announced future bid openings […]

March 11, 2010

2009 a difficult year but ‘devastating’ to the construction industry

It’s no secret that it’s rough out there. It’s been that way for a while now. But in the construction industry, we’ve been one of the hardest hit job sectors. While only 5 percent of the U.S. workforce, construction workers shouldered 20 percent of non-farm layoffs last year, Stephen E. Sandherr said in the Associated […]

January 21, 2010

Recruiting & retention

Kokosing recruiting workers in anticipation of stimulus boom

One of the biggest drags on the coming infrastructure stimulus package being proposed by President-Elect Obama will be the lack of workers to carry out these ambitious plans. Finding qualified labor was tough enough before the recession and housing market collapse, and despite last year’s layoffs it won’t be any easier this spring. So the […]

January 11, 2010

Contractors to Equipment Manufacturers: It’s not who you know but how well you know them

It seems like a common sense: The more you know about your customers, the easier it is to serve them in a profitable manner. But this means knowing more than what’s in their construction equipment fleet. “The focus needs to be on customers and their expectations and needs,” said Greg Kittle, vice president of corporate […]

January 11, 2010

Turner hits new LEED certification high mark

Mega-builder Turner Construction announced that it now has 81 of it’s 160 New Jersey-based staff members LEED accredited, more than any other construction management firm in the United States. Last year the firm completed more than $3-billion in LEED certified projects. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and has become a legitimate […]

January 11, 2010

A job to die for

Ah Craigslist! A funeral home director in New York is offering a free funeral service to any contractor in exchange for building him a patio.

January 6, 2010

Builders snapping up lots in Atlanta

Can’t say that I blame them, seeing how the price is right: Ryland Homes and D.R. Horton are buying.

January 6, 2010

Design-build criticized

According to this editorial, small, local contractors get cut out of a lot of business when federal contracts call for design-build services. The heart of the matter: “…many Oklahoma contractors were enticed into spending tens of thousands of dollars in proposal preparations and presentations, when in reality they had no reasonable chance of being selected.” […]

January 6, 2010

Con Edison supervisors in NYC busted

Eleven of them in total. For bribes and kickbacks. The arrests came after the president of a construction company (unnamed in the article) wore a wire in cooperation with federal officials.

January 6, 2010

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