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Roadbuilding

Denver RTD introduces girls to transportation, construction careers

Denver's Regional Transportation District introduced several young girls from Colorado and New Mexico to jobs in the transportation and construction industries.

July 9, 2018

Business

New ‘Chart Book’ offers detailed, expansive view of U.S. construction industry

The sixth edition, published by the nonprofit the Center for Construction Research and Training, contains data on all aspects of the US construction industry.

July 4, 2018

Business

U.S construction spending reaches all-time high on strength of residential projects, public spending

Despite the record rate in spending, Simonson warns of the potential for rising material costs, due in part to the Trump administration's new tariffs.

July 3, 2018

Death by Trench

What to expect when an OSHA compliance officer investigates

June 11, 2018

Workforce

How to hire military veterans as equipment operators and machine techs? AEMP has a guide for that.

Spurred by a lack of understanding, AEMP developed a guide to help construction industry employers hire veterans who lack civilian job searching skills.

May 31, 2018

Business

Dodge economist: Trump tariffs won’t halt construction growth

Though there are some concerning signs on the horizon, including President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, they won’t stop the continued expansion of the overall construction industry through 2018 and into 2019, according to Bob Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. Murray said the industry was able to absorb the […]

April 6, 2018

Safety & Compliance

ELD mandate: Full enforcement has begun; AGC to seek construction exemption

Though full enforcement of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate began April 1, the Associated General Contractors of America has not given up on seeking an exemption for the construction industry. Brian Deery, senior director of AGC’s Highway & Transportation Division, said that over the next few months AGC will be talking with other industry […]

April 5, 2018

Construction Equipment

Epiroc integrates dust suppression into new SB hydraulic breakers

In an effort to help the construction industry meet OSHA’s silica-dust reduction regulations, Epiroc has added a dust suppression system to its new line of hydraulic breaker attachments. Epiroc, a subsidiary of Atlas Copco that is being spun off into its own company, has added an internal water port as standard on the SB Series […]

March 20, 2018

Roadbuilding

Calif. road law to rev up construction industry, state economy, ARTBA says

California’s $54 billion plan to repair and build roads and bridges will boost the state’s economy, including the construction sector, by $183 billion over the next decade, a new report says. Of that amount, the state’s construction industry would see an additional output of $34 billion and the creation or support of 160,000 jobs, according […]

March 1, 2018

Business

How an insurance rating could unfairly cost contractors jobs

A complicated calculation for determining workers compensation premiums has evolved into a do-or-die benchmark on whether contractors are qualified to bid on many jobs, and some say that’s not fair, especially for smaller contractors. It’s called the experience modification rate (EMR), and it’s based on previous workers comp claims versus payroll and other factors. The […]

January 17, 2018

Safety

OSHA’s new silica dust rule upheld in U.S. Court of Appeals

On December 22, 2017, a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected challenges to a 2016 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule toughening workers’ exposure levels for silica dust, Engineering News-Record reports. The panel said OSHA had met legal requirements for determining what standards are feasible, economically and […]

January 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

New study shows technology, design can improve construction safety

A new study from Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) andUnited Rentals, reveals two critical trends for improving construction safety — jobsite technologies and the practice of Prevention through Design (PtD). The study, Safety Management in the Construction Industry 2017,is the third in a series of […]

January 5, 2018