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Recruiting & retention
Looking for new technicians? Think local.
The Associated Equipment Distributors has re-released the results of a 2008 study of equipment technician recruitment for a good reason — not much has changed. As outlined by a focus group of equipment managers in our May issue, recruiting issues are not easily solved. Two things resonated in the AED study: Since 59% of techs […]
June 19, 2012
Business
Universities vs. trade schools
Education, trade schools, universities, construction,
June 19, 2012
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Construction apps evolving into essential tools
If you’ve seen the June issue of Equipment World, you might have noticed I included some of the latest construction apps in Reporter, our news section. These apps were just a few of the newest offerings out there; I wish we had the room to run more. Even if you don’t see articles about them, […]
June 19, 2012
Business
It’s a jungle out there. Truck drivers are getting safer, but what about everybody else?
Somebody’s got to say it, and I guess it’s going to be me: Americans can’t drive worth a darn. You and I both know it’s true, and I’ll admit straightaway that it’s a hard pill for many of us to swallow. After all, Americans may not have invented the automobile, but we certainly took the […]
June 19, 2012
Business
Tell us where it hurts
AEMP, telematics, tier 4, fleet managers, asset management, OEMs, diesel particulate filters, Equipment World, Steve Cosper, Granite Contracting, Contractor of the Year.
June 19, 2012
Business
Autodesk aims to boost cloud and mobile computing on construction job sites with Vela Systems acquisition
Autodesk recently announced its acquisition of Vela Systems a provider of cloud-based field management software for the construction industry.
June 18, 2012
Technology
Middle schoolers to build Cummins engine from 30,000 Legos
Olympic arenas, Batman and Robin, countless pieces of construction equipment and even Mount Rushmore have all been meticulously sculpted with the classic building blocks of our youth, Legos. Saturday, the latest Cummins engine joins the fray. Cummins announced Thursday its Brickworld Build Team, made up of middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students and teachers from three Chicagoland […]
June 15, 2012
Technology
Product Focus
Field Service Trucks By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle Truck Accessories EFI OPTION Miller Electric’s Bobcat 250 welder/generator has 40 to 250 amps (275 amps with the EFI option) for the DC Stick/TIG and AC TIG/Stick applications. Rated at 104-degrees Fahrenheit, the machine has 11,000 watts peak and 9,500 watts continuous power – or 12,000 watts […]
June 14, 2012
Business
Survivor Stories
Changing Schedule Pays Off With the recession forcing professionals to re-evaluate their business practices, one New Jersey landscaper went back to his law-enforcement roots and watched as his profits grew. By Lauren Heartsille Dowdle “It’s the best year we’ve ever had,” says Patrick Donovan of Classic Landscaping in Edison, New Jersey, with 28 years […]
June 14, 2012
Safety
Volvo launches new D-Series wheeled excavators
With more fuel-efficient engines, improved digging performance and modern styling, Volvo Construction Equipment has fundamentally redesigned its popular wheeled excavators. Introducing the D-Series for North America — the EW180D and EW210D. Volvo Construction Equipment has significantly updated its wheeled excavators with the launch of its new D-Series. These rugged, quality machines are highly mobile, productive […]
June 14, 2012
Technology
Methanol may be the best alternative fuel yet
Alternative fuels, methanol, ethanol,
June 13, 2012
Equipment
Diesel exhaust said to be a carcinogen
Diesel exhaust, cancer, carcinogens, diesel emissions, EPA, World Health Organization
June 12, 2012
Safety
Court rejects EPA’s Navistar engine exemption
A federal appeals court on June 12 rejected the Environment Protection Agency’s ruling that allowed Navistar to sell heavy-duty diesel engines that don’t meet the agency’s 2010 emissions standards limiting the amount of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in diesel exhaust. An interim final rule (IFR) issued in January allowed Navistar to pay fines and continue […]
June 12, 2012
Business
What a professional photographer can teach you about recruiting
Technician recruiting, education, technician shortage
June 12, 2012
Technology
Put these bridge guys to work
Inside the Convention Center downtown Pittsburgh some really impressive American bridge technology. Outside, old bridges. Its frustrating, to put it mildly,to see so much know-how and capabiity being underused. I know, I know, I bleed reauthorization. But America’s bridges keep aging and we are far too slow to address the problem on the job. This […]
June 11, 2012
Safety
Caltrans calls for full retraction of Sacramento Bee Bay Bridge story
Source: Caltrans In an effort to raise public awareness about the safety and integrity of the new east span of the Bay Bridge, Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty called on the Sacramento Bee to retract a recent story that made false claims about the bridge. In a letter to Sacramento Bee Executive Editor Joyce Terhaar, Dougherty […]
June 9, 2012
Technology
Send your kid to heavy equipment camp
Do you have a high schooler with idle time this summer? As reported in the the Associated Equipment Distributor’s newsletter yesterday, you could send them to one of the one-week heavy equipment camps put on by Central Arizona College’s Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology Department. For only $250 they’ll learn the basics of operating, maintaining […]
June 8, 2012
Technology
Hauling 80,000 pounds in a fuel efficient manner
Featured in the Diesel Technology Forum‘s “Meet the Leaders” forum, David McKenna, Mack‘s director of powertrain sales and marketing, talks about today’s fuel-efficient heavy truck engines. [youtube UjUBmpKzNuc nolink]
June 7, 2012
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