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Roadbuilding

Worker killed by dump truck on Georgia interstate

A construction worker was killed in Rockdale, Georgia after being hit by a dump truck. Tristram Harvey, 51, was killed inside of a road work zone on Interstate 20 after being backed over by the truck, according to a report from the Rockdale News. According to troopers, the truck was backing up alongside other equipment when Harvey […]

October 2, 2014

Roadbuilding

Driver hops out of truck and attacks construction worker

As if workers in road work zones didn’t have enough to worry about between speeding cars and inattentive drivers, the driver of a tanker truck was recently arrested for allegedly attacking a construction worker near Fairbanks, Alaska. According to a report from NewsMiner.com, 26-year-old truck driver Alan Osborn Baxter pulled up to the work zone, left […]

September 22, 2014

Workforce

Construction worker calls in fake bomb threat to Coast Guard to get off work early

A construction worker in Corpus Christi, Texas, is facing up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000 for calling in a fake bomb threat. The reason? He wanted to get out of work early. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 40-year-old Steve M. Gutierrez III, pleaded guilty […]

September 17, 2014

Business

These 3 changes to your day-to-day will make you a more productive worker on the construction jobsite

“Work smarter, not harder.” How many times have you seen that quote? Over time, the idea that your best performance is a result of how you work, not how long you work, has become widely accepted. Studies have shown that the last employee to leave each day isn’t necessarily the hardest worker; they may simply […]

August 25, 2014

Roadbuilding

Road worker killed while picking up construction cones

Dylan Joseph Snyder was killed in Kansas after being hit by a trash truck.  Snyder, 22, was picking up road construction cones and signs when the truck rear ended one vehicle and sideswiped two others stopped for the construction. After hitting the vehicles, the truck struck Snyder who was airlifted to Christi Medical Center’s St. Francis […]

July 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

Man disguises himself as a construction worker, robs elderly woman

In the Queens borough of New York City, police are looking for a purse snatcher who disguised himself as a construction worker. According to a report from NBC New York, the man disguised himself wearing a hard hat and tool bag and covered his face with a surgical mask. Surveillance video in the victim’s apartment […]

April 7, 2014

Workforce

The 10 Best Construction Jobs

As we discussed yesterday, construction hiring isn’t exactly growing as quickly as we’d all like it to be. But the fact of the matter is, it is growing and there are still quite a few jobs to be had out there. But as U.S. News and World Report recently pointed out, you need experience. With […]

March 22, 2013