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Safety Watch
Unsafe openings Don’t risk falling when working above ground The accident: A crew was working in a cement plant that was under construction. A worker climbed on a balcony approximately 50 feet above the ground to retrieve a tank that had been placed on the balcony, and fell through a 48-inch-diameter opening for an air […]
August 3, 2011
Safety
Product Report
American Augers’ DD-1100RS Short setup time gets drill ready to work in three hours By Amy Materson When American Augers designed their DD-1100RS horizontal directional drill, one design directive was a quick and easy setup process. Although setup time varies depending on the job, the Rapid Setup offers a huge time savings, says Greg Jeter […]
August 3, 2011
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Trucks
What your truck tire treads are trying to tell you Correctly reading and interpreting tire wear can save you money By Jack Roberts Your truck and trailer tires are a virtual wealth of information, and can give you clues on driver behavior, alignment issues, worn components and even improperly spec’d tires. Make sure your truck […]
August 3, 2011
Safety
Associated Pennsylvania Constructors supports transportation funding plan
Associated Pennsylvania Constructors supports transportation funding plan
August 3, 2011
Safety
President Obama announces 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency standard
President Obama on July 29 announced a historic agreement with 13 major automakers to pursue the next phase in the Administration’s national vehicle program, increasing fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year 2025. The President was joined by Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar/Land Rover, Kia, […]
July 29, 2011
Safety
Final CAFE standards mean $65+ billion loss for highway, transit improvements
A July 29 Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) between 2017 and 2025 would result in the loss of more than $65 billion in federal funding for state and local highway, bridge and transit improvements, an analysis by the American […]
July 29, 2011
Business
ASCE report: Failing to invest in transportation will cause job loss, shrink household incomes
The nation’s deteriorating surface transportation infrastructure will cost the American economy more than 870,000 jobs, and suppress the growth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product by $3.1 trillion by 2020, according to a new report released today by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The report, conducted by the Economic Development Research Group of Boston, […]
July 27, 2011
Safety
Sens. Boxer and Inhofe release outline for bipartisan transportation reauthorization bill
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member, on July 19 released an outline for Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), a bipartisan proposal to reauthorize the nation’s transportation programs for two years. (Click here for an archived Webcast of […]
July 26, 2011
Business
Topcon total stations are chosen for Europe’s largest construction project
Topcon Europe Positioning B.V. announces the recent award of an order for more than 100 high precision robotic total stations for the Crossrail project in London, UK. The order is one of the single largest orders for total stations ever recorded. In order to satisfy specific monitoring requirements, ESS Safeforce, confined space safety consultant company, […]
July 26, 2011
Safety
LaHood: $24.3 million in grants to boost Keystone Corridor train Speeds to 125 mph
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 21 said that work can begin on closing the last three highway-rail grade crossings on the Keystone Corridor with the signing of $24.3 million in grant agreements between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Eliminating the grade crossings, areas where a highway and a […]
July 22, 2011
Business
Volvo customers win big in Vegas
Fairchild Brothers has been moving dirt for more than four decades. But now they’ll be doing it in style with the new Volvo MCT135C tracked skid steer loader they won at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. In Las Vegas, the odds of winning aren’t good – ‘the house always wins’, as they say. But during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, which took […]
July 19, 2011
Safety
LaHood announces $527 million in funding for third round in TIGER grant program
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on June 30 announced that $527 million will be available for a third round of the TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) competitive grant program, which funds innovative transportation projects that will create jobs and have a significant impact on the nation, a region or a metropolitan area. “Through the […]
July 11, 2011
Safety
House rolls out six-year reauthorization proposal: Funding at last or financial road to ruin?
Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee leaders have rolled out a new six-year transportation reauthorization proposal that streamlines and reforms federal programs, expedites the project approval process, maximizes leveraging of limited resources, provides flexibility for states, and ensures long-term funding stability for job-creating transportation programs. Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) and Committee leaders on July […]
July 11, 2011
Safety
Mica, House transportation leaders to roll out transportation reauthorization proposal
House Transportation Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) and Committee leaders will roll out a comprehensive, multi-year transportation reauthorization proposal on July 7.
July 6, 2011
Safety
Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas to host safety summit
The Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas (HCAT) has announced "The Construction Safety and Health Summit," a regional event structured to train, educate and promote heightened awareness of jobsite safety.
July 5, 2011
Safety
Safety Watch
Don’t get pinned Safe operation starts with the basics The accident: The contractor instructed an excavator operator to move dirt, clear debris and fill a trench, and then left the jobsite. Upon his return, he saw the excavator – which was an older model that had been purchased used – positioned over the trench, with […]
July 4, 2011
Safety
Product Report
Volvo continues 50-machine rollout By Marcia Gruver Doyle Volvo Construction Equipment’s Tier 4 Interim engines took center stage during its Volvo Days event in May in Sweden. “The only thing customers will notice on these engines is the required diesel particulate filter change after 4,500 hours,” said Arvid Rinaldo, global communications strategy manager. “The filter […]
July 4, 2011
Safety
Trucks
Short Stops? Changes to the stopping distance regulations are here. But manufacturers say they’ll easily clear the bar. By Jack Roberts The first phase of National Highway Traffic Administration’s new stopping distance regulations for heavy trucks become law on August 1. At first glance, the stopping distance regulations seem daunting: Passenger cars in the United […]
July 2, 2011
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