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Roadbuilding

Authorities crack down on left-lane drivers in Houston

Do you ever get annoyed by someone driving in the left lane? Everyone knows it’s only to pass another vehicle, right? To some, it’s an urban myth, but in Texas, it really is the law – and is being enforced now, according to The Austinist. According to Texas law, it’s illegal for a motorist to […]

November 13, 2013

Workforce

In response to shortage of construction supervisors, Houston contractors form their own training courses

With the oil and gas industries booming in Texas pulling away much of the state’s experienced laborers, construction companies there are having a hard time finding workers in general. But now the problem has spread to an inability to find the guys who oversee all the work. According to a report from the Houston Chronicle, […]

October 23, 2013

Construction Equipment

Slow motion implosion of Houston department store

Built in 1945, the life of the downtown Houston Macy’s department store came to an explosive end on Monday. According to KHOU 11, the implosion had been planned for nine months with nearby buildings taking safety precautions and rail service to the area suspended since Friday last week. Judging by some of the photos and […]

September 24, 2013

Construction Equipment

Full-size pickup sales up 25% annually thanks to home construction, energy sector

Automakers saw sales of full-size pickups soar 24.7 percent in the last year, thanks to recent increased demand from those in the construction and energy sectors, reports the Detroit News. In all, automakers sold 1,444,626 cars and trucks here in the U.S. last month. For comparison, car and SUV sales were only up 5.7 percent compared […]

June 5, 2013

Workforce

Energy boom contributes to Houston’s shortage of skilled construction workers

Like just about every other metro area of the country, the Houston-area construction industry is feeling the negative effects of strong demand with the inability to find enough skilled workers to meet it. Unique to Houston’s shortage however is the contribution, or complication, the energy boom in Texas has made, according to Houston’s ABC affiliate […]

May 20, 2013

Roadbuilding

Kobelco USA opens North American headquarters in Houston

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has opened its new North American headquarters in Houston, Texas. This comes on the heels of the termination of a 10-year agreement with CNH in December. The company will begin directly marketing Kobelco excavators in the United States and Canada. The new headquarters is located at 4690 World Houston Parkway and […]

April 11, 2013

Roadbuilding

Bigge adds Grove RT9130E and RT9150E rough terrain cranes to fleet

Bigge Crane and Rigging has added two new Grove rough terrain crane models to its Houston operation’s fleet: the RT9130E and the RT9150E. The addition of the two models brings the company’s Houston, Texas, fleet to a total of six machines, with more than three dozen Grove RT890E rough terrain cranes. The RT9150E boasts 197 […]

April 9, 2013

Telematics

Thief steals backhoe in broad daylight

The video below just goes to show you how much of a problem equipment theft is becoming. In Houston recently, a thief walked up to a construction site, donned a safety vest and swiped a backhoe, valued at $40,000, in broad daylight. A camera at a convenience store on the corner of South Gessner Road and […]

January 30, 2013

Business

Caterpillar, Ariel form joint venture in oil and gas industry

Caterpillar and Ariel Corporation have formed a 50-50 joint venture to provide well service pressure pumping products for customers in the global oil and gas industry. The combined venture, known as Black Horse, acquired pump manufacturer ProSource of Houston, Texas. Black Horse plans to expand ProSource’s existing product line. Frac pumps sold through the combined venture […]

December 5, 2012

Construction Equipment

LiuGong adds Noble Iron as authorized dealer in Houston

LiuGong North America has added Noble Iron to the company’s dealer network. Noble Iron is located in Houston, Texas, and will provide sales and service of LiuGong equipment in Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Tyler, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Waller, Walker and Washington counties. Noble Iron […]

October 18, 2012

Maintenance

Tadano announces new hires

Tadano has filled two positions at the Tadano America headquarters in Houston, Texas. Tadano promoted Tony Trosclair to general manager of customer support for Tadano America, a position in which he will manage after sales support in the Americas, supervise a staff of 33 in the United States and Canada and act as a liaison […]

July 20, 2012

Roadbuilding

K-Tec constructs facility in Manitoba

K-Tec Earthmovers has begun full-scale production at a new manufacturing plant located in Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada. The 12,280 square foot facility houses the pre-fabrication division and welding team and features a mezzanine to hold several shop offices. The facility is solely dedicated to the production of K-Tec construction equipment scrapers. This building is the first […]

May 3, 2012