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AISC’s free pubs
The American Institute of Steel Construction has a variety of free technical resources available on their website, including specifications, codes and a technical library. To access or download these documents, visit the freePubs section of their website.
January 5, 2010
Business
Jim Owens as Secretary of Treasury
Granted this is just coming from a website Business Insider, and the writer includes several other options, but it is an inspired choice. Owens, if you don’t know, is the CEO of Caterpillar, but he is set to retire next year. I’ve heard Owens speak several times and he’s always impressive: clear, methodical, well prepared and […]
December 15, 2009
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2008 WINNER – Steve Montgomery – Red Hill Construction – Weir, MS
While researching construction equipment that he was in need of buying on EquipmentWorld.com, Steve Montgomery of Red Hill Construction noticed a chance to win some for free in the Contractor’s Dream Package sweepstakes! Steve filled out the on-line registration form, submitted it and forgot all about it. In mid-October, Steve received a surprise phone call […]
December 10, 2009
Safety
AGC, Zurich offer new worker safety program
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Zurich have teamed up to create a new safety training program, the Highway Worker Safety Program. The program aims to reduce the nearly 100 deaths per year on roadside construction sites. “There isn’t an infrastructure project in this country that’s worth the life of a single construction […]
November 11, 2009
Roadbuilding
And the bridges continue to crumble
From The Roadologist (www.betterroads.com), sister blog to the ConstructionPundit blog. And the crumbling bridges continue. I thought we finally learned something from the Minnesota I-35W bridge collapse two years ago. But since then, we’ve had the much-publicized closure of the Oakland Bridge and most recently the Bay Bridge. That’s two in California in less than […]
November 11, 2009
Business
Mack opens new World Headquarters in Greensboro, N.C.
Mack Trucks introduced itself to the Piedmont Triad Thursday, September 3, as the company officially celebrated the grand opening of the new Mack World Headquarters on National Service Road in Greensboro, North Carolina. “Today begins a new chapter in Mack’s long and illustrious history,” says Dennis Slagle, Mack president and chief executive officer. “We have […]
November 11, 2009
Technology
Doosan announces new Pennsylvania dealer
Doosan Infracore Portable Power added Highway Equipment and Supply of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to its team of authorized dealers. Highway Equipment and Supply serves the eastern Pennsylvania area and will offer the full line of Ingersoll Rand-branded mobile and truck-mounted air compressors, portable and mobile generators, light towers, rammers, walk-behind plate compactors and rollers.
October 6, 2009
Safety
Safety Vision’s SafeDrive MiniDVR monitors fleets
Safety Vision introduced the SafeDrive MiniDVR mobile digital video recorder to help contractors monitor fleets with a forward-facing, road-view camera and a rear-facing, cabin-view camera. The MiniDVR records video, audio and metadata to a removable CompactFlash card, included behind lock and key within each unit. Video is automatically recorded when a vehicle operator is speeding […]
October 6, 2009
Technology
Doosan announces new dealer in Arizona
Doosan Infracore Portable Power announced Arizona Generator Technology (Gen-Tech) as an authorized dealer of its Ingersoll Rand- branded line of generators, light construction equipment and lighting systems. Gen-Tech, which specializes in power generation systems, services Arizona and southern Nevada.
October 6, 2009
Technology
Hertz joins SmartEquip Network
Hertz Global Holdings announced that Hertz Rental Corporation has joined the SmartEquip Network. SmartEquip supplies software to manufacturers, dealers and fleet owners in the construction industry and aims to increase return on investment while lowering costs of service.
October 2, 2009
Technology
BASF selects Spider for training
BASF Construction Chemicals – Building Systems named Spider as its national supplier for Competent Person Training for technical and sales teams. An initial 94 BASF professionals will train at 12 Spider locations to prepare to meet the OSHA 1926.503 standard.
October 1, 2009
Technology
AISC launches social networking site
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) introduced steelTools, a new social networking and file sharing website for designers, engineers and others in the construction industry. SteelTools allows users to post, download and vote on documents, software and other utilities on the website. Users on the free site can also form networks and participate in […]
October 1, 2009
Business
HCSS makes Wall Street Journal’s top 15 small workplaces list
Construction software developer HCSS, of Sugarland, Texas, was named one of the top 15 small workplaces in America by the Wall Street Journal‘s September 28 edition. The WSJ chose winners based on company teamwork, flexibility and employee benefits. HCSS benefits include open book management, professional development classes, a wellness program, an exercise facility with weekly […]
September 30, 2009
Technology
Product Report
Refinements put precision behind a big dozer’s brute power Even though it’s the second biggest dozer in Komatsu’s lineup, the D375A series serves in a lot of different roles. In addition to being a production mining dozer, this size dozer also performs general purpose/utility tasks, including large construction and earthmoving applications such as pushing scrapers, […]
September 28, 2009
Equipment
Reporter
Garner retrofit dollars in 2010 With the signing of the stimulus act earlier this year, President Obama made $300 million available to heavy-duty equipment and vehicle owners for retrofitting their fleets. Already, the majority of funds – which swelled to six times last year’s amount – have been administered by the EPA through its Diesel […]
September 28, 2009
Maintenance
Marketplace
Editor’s pick LAND LEVELER Kubota’s KX121-3 Super Series compact excavator features a float angle blade or an optional 6-in-1 hydraulic blade to be angled 25 degrees and tilted 10 degrees for greater efficiency when leveling and backfilling. The 40.5-horsepower KX121-3 has a load-sensing hydraulic system that provides optimum oil flow to each cylinder. SLICK SOLUTION […]
September 28, 2009
Technology
Maintenance – September 2009
More than just a way to move the machine, the rubber tracks on compact track loaders are engineered systems that have a direct bearing on the performance of your machine. Emerging as it did in the late 1990s the compact track loader wouldn’t have been possible without the unique design of its rubber tracks. But […]
September 28, 2009
Safety
Machine Matters – September 20091
14-to-15-foot-dig-depth-class backhoes address control preferences With backhoes, it’s all about the hydraulics, especially in the production-minded 14- and 15-foot dig depth size classes. Still-popular manual controls, mechanically connected to the hydraulic spool in the valve block, give operators a sense of feel, but also have longer throws, requiring more effort. And so another option appeared […]
September 28, 2009
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