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How to do Everything Better

How to stop operators from idling too much

This tip came from a 2014 Equipment World Contractor of the Year finalist Landon Floyd of Precision Pipeline in Cedar City, Utah: Have all your guys park their personal vehicles in the yard one day and drive them out to the site in a van or have them carpool. Make them leave their keys at […]

July 29, 2019

Business

Ecuadoran immigrant builds successful construction company after hurricane

After studying engineering in Ecuador, Michel Noury immigrated to South Florida at age 20 to see if he could make a go of it in the United States. He joined forces with his brother-in-law, also from Ecuador, and the two of them worked for several construction companies before starting out on their own in 1991. […]

July 18, 2019

Business

Construction trades may be excluded in Trump’s new apprenticeship proposal

Trump's apprenticeship proposal to change the way apprenticeships are managed may not include construction trades. If included IRAPs would control the programs.

June 28, 2019

Safety

Wyo. developer sued after 2 workers die in trench cave-in

After two died in a trench collapse back in September, representatives of those workers are taking legal action against the developer for wrongful death.

June 20, 2019

Business

Opinion: Any “fix” for global warming should require skin in the game

The government’s track record on fixing things isn’t particularly good. Remember when President Johnson declared war on poverty? We lost. I was still a teenager when the government declared war on cancer. We lost that, too. The war on drugs? A weed tycoon was the second-highest paid CEO in the country last year. Sounds like […]

June 19, 2019

Business

Amish contractor’s faith, leadership talent help grow construction firm. Meet the 2019 Contractor of the Year

Joseph Shrock of Shrock Premier Custom Construction has been named the 2019 Contractor of the Year. Details on Schrock and this award here on Equipment World.

June 12, 2019

Business

Trimble’s new Contractor WorkZone app automates back office tasks

Trimble’s new Contractor WorkZone app automates back office functions and eliminates paper work. Learn more about how the app works on Equipment World.

May 31, 2019

Contractor of the Year

Minn. contractor’s hard-scrabble start with little shut-eye pays off

Reshetar Systems is a full-service contractor employing about 70 people on commercial projects, including demolition, construction, carpentry and snow removal.

May 28, 2019

Workforce

Opinion: Tragedy of Notre Dame points to neglect of vocational education

Amid all the reporting about the Notre Dame fire in the press, one fact is particularly disturbing. According to The Wall Street Journal, the fire was caused by – get this – deferred maintenance. An excerpt: In 2013, the cathedral hired Didier Dupuy and his son to scale the building and install lightning rods at different […]

May 16, 2019

Contractor of the Year

How cattle, competency and character made contractor Turner Reed a Texas institution

When the Great Recession hit in 2008, contractors everywhere scrambled to stay afloat. Some sought desperate measures. But how one person responds differs from the next, and for Tommy Turner, the solution was hard, but ever so Texan. He sold his cattle. “If it hadn’t been for my cattle operation, I would have gone under,” […]

May 10, 2019

Business

Moving dirt—and rivers—all part of Kissner G.C.’s sterling reputation

Bryan owns Kissner G.C. and works with his sons and crew on civil engineering projects and more. Details on this Contractor of the Year finalist here.

April 23, 2019

Workforce

If kids raised on the jobsite are any indication, more industry exposure will solve construction’s worker shortage

Could construction industry exposure reduce construction worker shortage? Read what three brothers say about growing up and working in construction here.

April 2, 2019