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Contractor of the Year
A & R Construction – Finalist
Owner of Brawley, California-based construction firm honored for business achievements and industry representation LAS VEGAS, March 2011 – Terry Robertson, owner of A & R Construction based in Brawley, California, is among 12 national finalists for Contractor of the Year 2011, sponsored by construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar and leading construction trade magazine Equipment World. Robertson […]
March 30, 2011
Contractor of the Year
Basham Construction and Rental – Finalist
Owner of Fairdale, Kentucky-based construction firm honored for safety record, business achievements at 2011 Contractor of the Year event LAS VEGAS, March 2011 – Randall Basham, owner of Basham Construction and Rental based in Fairdale, Kentucky, was honored as a Contractor of the Year finalist, and received the Contractor of the Year Safety Award from […]
March 30, 2011
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Contractor of the Year
Force, Inc. – Winner
An out-of-the ordinary success story catches the attention of magazine editors LAS VEGAS, March 2011 – Bryan Force, owner of Force Inc., based in Indiana, Pennsylvania, won the 11th annual Contractor of the Year award sponsored by construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar and leading national trade magazine Equipment World during a March 5 at Caesars Palace […]
March 30, 2011
Safety
‘Consolidate duplicative federal programs’: Duncan at reauthorization hearing
The Highways and Transit Subcommittee began a two-day hearing on March 29 on a pending surface transportation reauthorization and is seeking suggestions from the transportation community on how to streamline and consolidate programs, cut red tape to speed up the infrastructure project approval process, and create jobs through wise investment of limited resources.
March 29, 2011
Safety
Two-day hearing to focus on surface transportation bill
The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-Tenn.), will conduct a two-day hearing on Tuesday, March 29 and Wednesday, March 30 on the reauthorization of the nation’s surface transportation programs. The Committee will hear testimony from the surface transportation community and other witnesses, and receive their suggestions for […]
March 26, 2011
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Kobelco launches Tier 4 Interim Mark 9 excavators
Kobelco Construction Machinery America plans to introduce 13 new machines in 2011, the company announced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The units include three Mark 9 excavators introduced at the show; the 181-horsepower SK260-9, the 197-horsepower SK295-9 and the 269-horsepower SK350-9. Operating weights for the excavators range from 59,524 to 80,909 pounds, with dig depths from between 23 feet […]
March 25, 2011
Safety
Safety Watch
Balancing act Keeping a level load helps ensure your dump truck remains upright The accident: Two dump truck operators were moving dirt to build an embankment as part of a highway project. The driver of one truck thought his dirt was emptied and pulled forward, tipping onto an adjacent dump truck. The driver of the […]
March 24, 2011
Safety
Marketplace
By Amy Materson EDITOR’S PICK Creature Comforts Boost performance with Hyundai’s R60CR-9 compact radius excavator, which has a range of features aimed at improving productivity. The 13,010-pound machine’s Yanmar 4TNV98 engine delivers 56 net horsepower at 2,400 rpm, and includes heavy duty rings, pistons and bearings manufactured from high strength alloys. An advanced hydraulic […]
March 24, 2011
Safety
Machine Matters More
Churning ahead Regardless of what you call them, milling machines are at home in front of pavers By Mike Anderson Some manufacturers call them “cold planers.” Others market them as “cold milling machines.” Yet another puts the two terms together for “cold planer milling machines.” There’s more, too. “Milling equipment” and simply “planers” bring the […]
March 24, 2011
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Telogis Fleet able to co-locate assets
By Mike Anderson LAS VEGAS – The newest feature for Telogis Fleet extends the vehicle management system’s reach to the breaking down of field supervisors’ daily routines. Introduced at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011, the GPS-based Field Management Co-Location Module tracks such parameters as time spent at a jobsite, time spent driving, vehicle miles and time spent at […]
March 24, 2011
ConExpo-Con/Agg
Miller Welding adds new line of industrial gloves
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has added a new line of industrial gloves to its Arc Armor Welding Protection portfolio. The gloves are designed to endure the long-term, repetitive abuse prevalent within manufacturing, fabrication and construction welding applications. Miller’s industrial glove line not only provides a level of comfort unmatched by traditional welding gloves, but also […]
March 19, 2011
Business
NORCO ATTACHMENTS ACQUIRES BAIRD TO ACHIEVE ONE STOP ATTACHMENT SERVICE GOAL
Brownsville, TX – Norco Attachments has announced that it will begin marketing the highly respected coupler and attachments operations recently launched by Randy Baird of Ohio, through the Norco Attachments network. Baird, one of the industry’s early leading innovators in the development and application of wheel loader quick attach couplers and attachments, re-entered the market […]
March 18, 2011
Safety
AEM to host product safety, compliance, liability seminars
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ 2011 Product Safety and Compliance seminar, “Making It Stick,” will be on May 2-4 in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The seminar will be followed by AEM’s annual Product Liability seminar on May 5, which will also be in Bloomingdale. The product and safety compliance seminar will refresh, reinforce and expand on key […]
March 16, 2011
Safety
AEM offers seminars on product safety, compliance, liability
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ 2011 Product Safety and Compliance seminar, “Making It Stick,” will be on May 2-4 in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The seminar will be followed by AEM’s annual Product Liability seminar on May 5, which will also be in Bloomingdale. The product and safety compliance seminar will refresh, reinforce and expand on key […]
March 16, 2011
Safety
Safety tips from a winner
G.A. & F.C.Wagman in York, Pennsylvania, received recognition from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association for their safety programs. Here’s how the company upped their safety success. Promote communication: Maintaining and promoting open lines of communication between the shop and field operations will ensure safe, productive equipment operations, says Carter Dicken, equipment manager. Avoid complacency: […]
March 16, 2011
Business
Highway Reauthorization: The (Long?) Road Ahead
AggBeat Congress moves forward with seven-month extension of highway and transit programs in the nick of time. by Tina Grady Barbaccia In early March, Congress passed another extension of highway, transit, and highway safety programs. The seven-month extension, passed by a 421-to-1 vote in the House and by voice vote in the Senate, was signed […]
March 15, 2011
Safety
Florida Congressional hearing on major transportation bill today
House Transportation Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) conducted a Congressional field hearing today in Central Florida on pending major transportation legislation. This will be the only scheduled field hearing in Florida on the transportation bill. The Committee is conducting an extensive series of meetings across the country with state and local officials and transportation […]
March 14, 2011
ConExpo-Con/Agg
NCCCO exams, examiner workshops offered at ConExpo-Con/Agg
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) will be offering written, practical, and recertification exams for OSHA-recognized and ANSI-accredited crane operator and related certification examinations at ConExpo-Con/Agg, which is being held March 22-26 in Las Vegas. Also, for the first time, practical examiner accreditation workshops for nearly all CCO programs will also […]
March 14, 2011
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