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Construction Equipment
Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards governing aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1 looked at the new training standards and can be viewed by clicking here. Part 2 (click here) examined the need to develop a safe-use program, including a rescue plan, […]
November 5, 2019
Roadbuilding
Lindsay water-filled crash cushions made for quick, easy installation
Lindsay Corporation says its new Absorb-M water-filled crash cushion system is designed for “rapid deployment and retrieval” and can be used in narrow areas with limited road and work space. The 21-foot-long, 24-inch-wide non-redirective safety cushions do not require a foundation or anchors for installation, can be used on most road surfaces and adapt to […]
November 4, 2019
Construction Equipment
New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1, which you can view here, looked at the new training standards. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, […]
October 31, 2019
Construction Equipment
Contractors, are you ready for the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts?
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. You can view Part 2 by clicking here. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift […]
October 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
Summer transportation construction rises in 2019
In the summer of 2019, U.S. contractors took on $45.6 billion in transportation or transportation-related projects, $4.8 billion more than last year.
October 23, 2019
Construction Equipment
Deere offers new mechanical angle blade for 950K, 1050K dozers
The mechanical angle blade for the Deere 950K and 1050K crawler dozers is stronger, more durable, better at shedding material. Details here on Equipment World.
October 17, 2019
Safety
OSHA inspectors save workers just before Colo. trench collapse
While inspecting a job site in Colorado, OSHA inspectors asked workers to exit an unprotected trench. Soon after, one of the trench walls collapsed. More here.
October 16, 2019
Contractor of the Year
Facing an empty bank account, Rita Lawrence started a paving business to survive. Now they call her “Mama Bear”
Rita Lawrence shares how she and her husband started L & L Asphalt and what it is like owning an asphalt company in the construction industry. Details here.
October 10, 2019
Business
Pa. adopts new law requiring construction contractors to E-Verify employees
Pennsylvania has adopted the Construction Industry Employee Verification Act, requiring construction contractors to e-verify its employees. Details here.
October 8, 2019
Technology
Command Alkon’s Connex platform designed to improve jobsite material delivery
Command Alkon’s new Connex Platform connects contractors, project owners and jobsite inspectors with construction-material suppliers and haulers to increase productivity, improve material-supply logistics and reduce paperwork. The system allows material producers to track in real time the plant inventory, material sales and tonnage in transit. Plant crews can see live truck movements and load progression. […]
September 17, 2019
Business
AGC: 80% of contractors report hiring difficulties, though confidence in industry is high
As construction firms continue to report difficulty in finding workers, Associated General Contractors is calling on federal officials to help the industry, including investing more in career and technical education. AGC seeks a doubling in federal funding for such programs over the next five years. It also wants Congress and President Trump to reach an […]
August 29, 2019
Dealers
ARA survey: Majority of contractors plan to increase equipment rentals
A new study for the rental equipment industry indicates a majority of contractors plan to increase rentals during the next year. Most contractors surveyed (93 percent) rented equipment last year, and 52 percent of them said they expected to rent more equipment over the next year. Another 40 percent expected to  rent at least as much […]
August 29, 2019
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