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Roadbuilding

New, Used, Rental

As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies:

February 27, 2012

Roadbuilding

Come Together, Right Now, Over Bill

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is taking what I think will become a pretty popular position on the House’s HR7 reauthorization bill, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act (AEIJA), just passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. It’s now with the Ways and Means Committee where sudden enlightenment on how to pay for […]

February 3, 2012

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

Within a handful of bright, or at least not gloomy, spots there may be opportunities for transportation agencies and highway and bridge contractors to be pro-active in their fight against the agonizingly slow recession climb-out.

January 12, 2012

Business

New Used Rental

Decisions, decisions As most contractors enter their fourth year of uncertain work, equipment choices become more critical. Some key factors to consider as you determine your 2012 equipment strategies: Why Buy New? Aging, slowing fleets best remedied by buying new, efficient equipment The 30-metric-ton excavator you place your top operator into this season will be […]

January 9, 2012

Business

AEM outlook indicates expected growth

In the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ annual Construction Equipment Outlook survey, members were asked to rank several factors affecting future business. The replies recognized the state of the general economy, including consumer confidence and credit availability, plus steel prices and the protracted slump in single-family housing starts, are significant negative factors influencing future sales. A […]

January 3, 2012

Construction Equipment

AEM names inaugural Pillar of the Industry award winners

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its I Make America (IMA) campaign have honored four companies with AEM’s first annual Pillar of the Industry award. Angus-Palm, Caterpillar Inc., International Construction Equipment and Stone Construction Equipment were recognized “for their outstanding contributions to the people and communities of the equipment manufacturing industry through their extensive […]

November 14, 2011

Business

Association of Equipment Manufacturers elects 2012 officers

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its newly-elected 2012 officers: •Chair is Russell Fowler, president & CEO of Krone NA Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. •Vice Chair is Stuart Levenick, group president of Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois. •Treasurer is Brian Kober, vice president of corporate planning & strategy of Komatsu America Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill. •Secretary […]

November 10, 2011

Construction Equipment

‘I Make America’ campaign turns 1; celebrates with virtual march on D.C. for infrastructure investment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the I Make America campaign celebrated the campaign’s first anniversary, and to mark the occasion, industry supporters held a virtual march on Washington, D.C. AEM called on its supporters to send letters, sign a petition, and call their elected officials in Congress to demand they take a stand […]

October 6, 2011

Roadbuilding

‘I Make America’ campaign turns 1; celebrates with virtual march on D.C. for infrastructure investment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the I Make America campaign celebrated the campaign’s first anniversary, and to mark the occasion, industry supporters held a virtual march on Washington, D.C. AEM called on its supporters to send letters, sign a petition, and call their elected officials in Congress to demand they take a stand […]

October 6, 2011

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

AEM’s new revenue-neutral solution for America’s interstates, Fed grants boost state DOT budgets the EPA backs of its “numeric turbidity linmits” and new infrastructure rankings are among the featured news items.

September 7, 2011

Roadbuilding

Federal Signal’s FS Solutions now has 3 online training courses

Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group has announced that FS Solutions now offers three online training courses as part of the company’s comprehensive training programs to help its customers increase job safety, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance in a variety of applications. The courses provide introductory content or serve as prerequisites for advanced classroom and hands-on […]

May 31, 2011

Roadbuilding

I Make America launches “Picture a Better America” photo contest

National participants to show Congress the urgent need to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the I Make America campaign launched the Picture a Better America photo contest to demonstrate the urgent need to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure.  The contest will showcase the hard-working men and women who […]

May 31, 2011