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Business Matters: The value of contractors’ associations
It is entirely possible to run a construction business and never participate in any of the associations that serve this industry. But if you’ve shied away from them – thinking perhaps it’s all just backslapping and golf – think again. In addition to providing education, training and professional development, many of these associations serve as […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
On Record: Old pros
Since FEMA could use a few lessons in how to conduct its basic mission, I offer up the expertise of the construction industry. Several companies, old pros at responding to disasters, mobilized early for Hurricane Katrina. “We put an emergency response team together more than three years ago,” says Michael Kneeland, vice president of operations, […]
June 12, 2007
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Cover Story: Dangerous Digging
Utility strikes cost money and lives. Here’s what’s being done to prevent this potentially devastating problem. The luckiest guys alive It was supposed to be a routine job – a simple water line installation for a private home. And for Tony D’Angelo, a supervisor with Gen-Con Excavating in Philadelphia, that was a good thing. On […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Final Word: Dangerous digging: What needs to change
Over the past six years the Common Ground Study and the Common Ground Alliance served as the main focus of this country’s underground damage prevention efforts. The work these people have done is solid and commendable and has no doubt contributed to everyone’s safety. But now it’s time to turn what everybody acknowledges to be […]
June 12, 2007
Business
First Word: Training is always affordable
I picked up the Sunday edition of the local newspaper last week, and there on the front page was a mess: The lead photo showed what looked like a jumbled mass of rebar, twisted, bent and contorted into unrecognizable shapes. Closer inspection revealed the mess in the picture was the remains of a crane boom […]
June 12, 2007
Business
ICUEE 2005: The Demo Expo
Forget kicking the tires. At ICUEE, also known as The Demo Expo, you’ll also get the chance to drive on them, skid them and get them dirty. ICUEE offers one of the few chances you’ll have to get in-seat time on several machine brands, all located within yards of each other. Show sponsor Association of […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year finalist: Aaron Smith, Smith Trucking and Construction
Aaron Smith has been around heavy equipment all his life. When he was still in diapers, Smith regularly rode on a bulldozer with his father, often until he fell asleep. As a boy, he operated the dozer in open spaces where he couldn’t damage anything. His father, Tommy Smith, kept his company purposefully small. Most […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Application Tips: Air compressors
Using an air compressor is a versatile, economical way to power tools. In the construction world, tow-behind, rotary-screw units are by far the preferred compressor type because of their efficiency, portability and relative quietness. When buying an air compressor, think about where your business is going in the future and match the compressor’s specifications to […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
RentSmart: Trenchers
Rental dealers have a full arsenal of trenchers available, including walk-behind (also called pedestrian) and ride-on units. Another option is renting a trencher attachment to put on a compact machine such as a skid steer or compact rubber-track loader. Most non-attachment rental trenchers are machines in size categories up to 50 horsepower, although there is […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Trucks: Five to drive
Truck manufacturers have been busy the past several years. Between the Chicago Auto Show in February and the NTEA Work Truck Show last month in Atlanta, no fewer than five new trucks aimed at contractors and vocational applications appeared. The five new models cover the gamut from International’s new heavy-duty, “prestige” pickups to Sterling’s new […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Cover Story/Productivity guide: Pull-behind scrapers and power units
As earthmoving systems became increasingly mechanized in the 1930s and ’40s, pull-behind scrapers, usually coupled with dozer power units, were a highly popular and effective way of excavating and transporting large amounts of dirt. Eventually, pull-behind units were supplanted by motorized scrapers. By the 1990s, hydraulic excavator/articulated dump truck teams were considered the state-of-the-art way […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Productivity Guide: Telescopic handlers (6,000 pounds lift capacity/40-foot reach height)
Telescopic handlers are among the most specialized types of construction equipment working on jobsites today, but contractors who use these machines solely in logistical roles are robbing themselves of productivity in other areas. Telehandlers in this class can use buckets for limited site prep or cleanup work in addition to other attachments such as augers […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Productivity Guide: Articulated dump trucks 25 to <35 metric tons
A key component for ensuring high earthmoving productivity is identifying the right types of equipment to do the job. For many contractors, hydraulic excavators in the 45- to 90-metic ton classes are ideal, high-production earthmoving machines. But while excavators excel at digging earth, they are not suited for removal of spoil material. When that becomes […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Truck Management: Truck News
Mack celebrates 100 years in Lehigh Valley In 1900, John Mack and his brothers hammered together their first commercial vehicle – a sight-seeing bus. That bus went on to log more than 1 million miles before retiring. And 100 years ago, in June 1905, the success of the Mack brothers’ commercial trucks led them to […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Special Report: Tire trouble
China’s explosive growth, the war in Iraq, a shortage of raw materials and the boom in mining and construction all came together in late 2004 to create a huge spike in demand for earthmover tires. How tight is the market? If you attended the ConExpo-Con/Agg construction equipment trade show in March you were no doubt […]
June 12, 2007
Safety
Application Tips: Utility locating systems
If you’re using utility locating systems before hand digging or vacuum excavating around One Call marks, you’re ahead of the curve. The majority of contractors don’t use utility locating devices, says Dave Gasmovic, president of McLaughlin Boring Systems. If you are one of those contractors, you could save yourself a lot of time and perhaps […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year: Duke Long, Interstate Sawing, West Bend, Wisconsin
During his 12-year stint as a concrete cutter working for another company, Duke Long would practice a mind game. “Every time I stepped out of a truck on a job, I pretended it was my business and my job,” he says. The fantasy only went so far, however. When he was 33 years old, Long […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Jim Schier, Schier Construction Company
Why work? For Jim Schier, president of Schier Construction, it was just part of his nature to build things. As a child he obsessed over building blocks and erector sets, a fascination that eventually led to a career in construction. But after 25 years of running his own company what seems to motivate Schier today […]
June 12, 2007
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