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Montana builder wins Caterpillar Safety Award
William Pierce, a custom home building from Helena, Montana, was named the winner of Caterpillar’s Safety Award on Friday, as part of the Equipment World Contractor of the Year event, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. NASCAR driver Jeff Burton presented the award. While all 12 of the Contractor of the Year finalists had above […]
January 6, 2010
Business
L.E. Davis named Equipment World Contractor of the Year
It’s official: Harrison, Arkansas contractor Larry Davis of L.E. Davis Construction was named Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year, in a ceremony Saturday night at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. One of twelve finalists in the Contractor of the Year program, Davis was chosen by the magazine’s editors for his thorough, detailed approach to his business, […]
January 6, 2010
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Safety
NUCA charters a Colorado chapter
The National Utility Contractors Association has organized a Colorado chapter. The Denver-based unit will kick things off with an April 23 celebration. NUCA offers a boat-load of training and safety resources, plus plenty of networking opportunities. And they advocate for utility contractors at all levels of government.
January 6, 2010
Safety
If you’re on Route 422 in Ebensburg, PA, check this out.
Next week, the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania will put up series of billboards featuring children’s artwork that stresses work zone safety. The drawings, from kids ages 5 to 12, are winning entries in the association’s Kids Construction Safety Calendar Contest, open to relatives of CAWP contractor members. Four of the entries will be on display the […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
New manual incorporates allowable stress, load factor, and load and resistance factor rating methods
There’s a new manual out from the Association of American Safety and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) that incorporates allowable stress, load factor, and load and resistance factor rating methods. The book provides guidelines for the procedures and policies used to determine the physical condition, maintenance needs and load capacity of highway bridges. It also includes […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
Webinar: Anatomy of a crash
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is hosting a free webinar, Anatomy of a Crash, next Tuesday on the topic of temporary work zone safety. The speaker, Scott Wolf of Dicke Safety Products, will present a case study of an actual crash involving a temporary work zone. Participants will examine the action taken, and what […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
American Society of Highway Engineers joins Roadway Infrastructure Safety Coalition
The American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) has joined The Roadway Infrastructure Safety Coalition (RISC). RISC was created to work to reduce deaths on America’s roadways by improving roadway safety infrastructure through the federal legislative, regulatory and budgetary process. Evidence suggests that roadway infrastructure plays a significant role in as much as one third […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
OSHA targets Texas
Saying Texas has more construction related deaths than any other state, the Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says OSHA plans a “constructive safety initiative,” in the Lone Star State. The initiative begins in July and OSHA’s ramp up will include hiring 130 more inspectors and 25 more “discrimination” inspectors. Speaking at the annual meeting of the […]
January 6, 2010
Safety
Awards programs can cut your taxes
Do you give your employees awards for achievements such as safety or length of service? If so, you can deduct the cost of the awards — up to $1,600 per employee — on your taxes. Click here for IRS rules.
January 6, 2010
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Jay Proffitt
Perhaps it’s appropriate when you arrive at Jay Proffitt Construction’s office on a bitter Iowa winter morning you feel the warmth as soon as you enter the small building. You could attribute it to the radiant floor heat of the six-year-old office, but another source is just as likely: Jay and Helen Proffitt. The Proffitts’ […]
January 5, 2010
Safety
TRIP releasing ‘Future Mobility in Idaho’ report tomorrow
TRIP will release a new report, “Future Mobility in Idaho: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” tomorrow at a news conference in Boise at 10:30 a.m., on the front steps of the State Capitol Annex. The report evaluates the current condition, use and funding of Idaho’s highway transportation system. It analyzes road […]
January 5, 2010
Safety
Is your construction project award worthy?
Think your company has done a great job on a construction project or do you know of a colleague or agency who has? If so, why not nominate yourself or someone who know for the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) 2009 Awards Program. The program is now underway and award nomination forms are available for […]
January 5, 2010
Safety
Name the mascot
The National Work Zone Information Safety Clearinghouse is holding a contest to name their new mascot. Clearinghouse staff will choose three names from all the submissions, and the winner will be chosen via an online vote. The person or organization that submits the winning name receives work zone safety products and materials, a copy of ARTBA’s […]
January 5, 2010
Safety
FMCSA to reconsider hours rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to conduct another rulemaking regarding hours-of-service regulations as part of an Oct. 26 settlement with groups challenging the current regulations. A federal appeals court has twice rejected hours rules FMCSA has implemented since January 2004, and several groups have been challenging the current regulations for allowing 11 […]
January 5, 2010
Business
Survey: 40-percent-plus transportation construction firms will not buy new equipment in ’10
The Transportation Construction Coalition’s just released survey shows that 81.2 percent of 527 transportation contractor respondents say they will not buy new construction equipment in 2010. A contractor on the teleconference that announced the survey put this figure in prospective: “We have 60 percent of our equipment parked in our yard with nothing to do,” said […]
November 13, 2009
Safety
NRMCA introduces mixer driver safety program; webinar
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has introduced a safety training program on 3 Points of Contact and has added a Webinar on safety metrics to its list of ready mixed concrete industry-specific offerings. The program is available in two separate formats. The 3 Points of Contact in Binder Format is a CD-based presentation that […]
November 11, 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
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