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Telematics

Why most contractors don’t use telematics and how AEMP and AEM are trying to change that

One of the biggest and most confounding challenges in the heavy equipment industry is how to get more construction companies to use telematics to monitor and manage their fleets. The technology is well established and the ROI well proven, yet surveys continue to find only a small percentage of contractors using the technology. The Association […]

July 25, 2013

Safety

New bulletin offers explosion warning on ultra low sulfur diesel use

A new best practices bulletin, “ULSD…Not Your Same Old Diesel Fuel Anymore,” from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, warns of the static electricity ignition hazards of ULSD. ULSD, because of the removal of sulfur and other compounds, has an increased ability to store static charge while the fuel is flowing through delivery systems. As a […]

June 14, 2013

Safety

Contractors, manufacturers, AEM question new OSHA crane operator certification requirements

During meetings that ran April 2-3, contractors, industry organizations representatives of several crane manufacturers and more voiced their opinion to OSHA that the safety administration needs to make changes to the operator and certification requirements before they take hold in November 2014. The controversy surrounds the cranes and derricks in construction standard, 29 C.F.R. 1926.1427, approved […]

April 10, 2013

Business

Growth slows in U.S. exports of construction equipment

After enjoying surges of 43 percent in 2011 and 28 percent in 2010, growth in U.S. exports of construction equipment slowed in 2012 to 13 percent, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Construction equipment exports grew to $26.7 billion in 2012. Despite the slowing in growth, things are much better now than they were […]

February 27, 2013

Safety

Associations issue aerial work platform safety document

Four associations have joined together to issue a 36-page best practices document on workplace risk assessment and selecting the most appropriate aerial work platform for a job, it was announced at The Rental Show. The American Rental Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the International Powered Access Federation and the Scaffold & Access Industry Association […]

February 13, 2013

Roadbuilding

Find out who won AEM’s Pillar of the Industry awards

AEM announces winners of annual Pillar of the Industry awards Member companies recognized for active support of I Make America pro-manufacturing campaign The Association of Equipment Manufacturers(AEM) and the I Make America campaignannounce the 2012 recipients of the annual Pillar of the Industry awards, given to companies achieving or maintaining Gold status in the campaign. The awards recognize the […]

November 27, 2012

Business

AEM inducts Deere, Bataille and Wood brothers to Hall of Fame

On Friday November 9, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers added three new inductees into the AEM Hall of Fame, which seeks to recognize ”outstanding individuals in the off-road equipment industry, and their legacy of innovation, service and leadership.”

November 12, 2012

Safety

Truck-mounted safety manual gets update

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has published an extensive update to its  Truck-Mounted Forklift Safety Manual. The manual outlines common situations encountered during normal operation and maintenance of truck-mounted forklifts and suggests safe ways of dealing with these conditions. The manual is not a substitute for the manufacturer’s operatingmanual(s). The 48-page manual includes: More accurate information […]

September 18, 2012

Safety

Safety Watch

Backhoe Woes   Make sure your machine is blocked or chocked before leaving it on a slope   By Amy Materson       The accident: A backhoe operator was working on covering a pipe in a drainage ditch next to a retaining wall. He parked the machine on a slope and exited the backhoe […]

August 28, 2012

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus

Life within our fractious union can be cohesive; people with different life goals and agendas do have shared interests; and when we come together to pursue shared interests, good things happen for all of us.

June 10, 2012

Construction Equipment

Do you know anyone who should be in the Hall of Fame?

A tinkerer’s heart is at the soul of construction equipment industry. For several years now, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers has recognized this, honoring individuals whose inventions, ideas and leadership helped the industry take great leaps forward. Do you know anyone who is a natural for AEM’s Hall of Fame? To find out if your […]

June 8, 2012

Technology

NTEA Work Truck Show 2012 sets new records

NTEA, the Work Truck Show 2012, held March 6-8 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, was the biggest work truck event in history. It broke all standing event records, with a verified 10,408 attendees checking out work trucks and equipment from 563 exhibitors. The event’s Green Truck Summit on March 5-6 also hit new […]

March 27, 2012