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Product Focus: Trailers – April 2008
Save time with trailer deck’s bucket pocket Transport a variety of heavy equipment including loaders, excavators and cranes with Rogers Brothers’ 55-ton-capacity dropside trailer, which features a detachable gooseneck with front folding ramps, wheel pockets and removable center boards. A bucket pocket in the deck enables operators to haul excavators without breakdown, and an auxiliary […]
April 6, 2008
Business
Light Equipment: Electric hammers and breakers
There are a lot of good ways to break up concrete and masonry. The most powerful breakers and hammers draw their strength from air compressors or hydraulic systems, but when these power sources are not available or pose problems you can still get a lot of bang for your buck out of hand-held electric hammers […]
April 5, 2008
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Cover Story/Machine Matters: Educated excavators
Full-size excavators have always held center stage on jobsites but have often been restricted to playing the dawdling heavy. With improved controls and electronics, today’s 40- to 50-metric ton excavators are able to extend their range and are being cast for jobs requiring more dexterity. Taking direction Many of the 40- to 50-metric ton models […]
April 5, 2008
Business
Contractor of the Year Finalist: Kevin and Keith Urig
Brothers Kevin and Keith Urig got their start in the construction business from their dad. Whenever school and other commitments weren’t pressing they earned their keep helping out with their father’s basement rehabilitation business – digging out around old, deteriorating basements, repairing foundations and re-applying water proofing. The experience taught them the value of hard […]
April 5, 2008
Safety
Safety: Asphalt paver precautions
The accident: One crew member started to move an asphalt paving machine, and struck another laborer, who became trapped under the machine. The paver operator left the site before emergency personnel pronounced the laborer dead. The bottom line: Approximately 75 percent of “struck-by” fatalities involve heavy equipment, says OSHA. Large asphalt pavers, which have a […]
April 5, 2008
Safety
Marketplace
Increased load capacities allow telehandlers to lift up to 12,000 pounds Designed with a high-profile boom configuration, Gehl’s DL Series Dynalift telescopic handlers provide maximum visibility in any working environment. Load capacities have been increased on the models, with lift capacities from 7,000 to 12,000 pounds and lift heights from 40 to 55 feet. The […]
April 5, 2008
Business
Compact Equipment: Filling a void
Contractors no longer use compact double-drum compactors only for the smallest of jobs. While they are still useful for bike paths, driveways, parking lots and sports courts, these machines – which feature a drum width of 40 inches or less – now tackle a variety of asphalt surfaces including municipal roads and the compaction of […]
April 5, 2008
Safety
OSHA to host PPE webinar
Employers have until May 15, 2008 to comply with new OSHA guidelines regarding employer payment for personal protective equipment. To help explain the new PPE standard, the National Safety Council (NSC) will host a web seminar on April 23, 2008 from 10 to 11 a.m. CST. Jim Maddux of OSHA’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance […]
April 2, 2008
Business
Safety Vision appoints Ondruch as new CFO
Michael Ondruch has been appointed chief financial officer of Safety Vision, global provider of mobile digital video solutions. As CFO Ondruch’s responsibilities will include a business strategy leadership role within the company while also serving as financial liaison within the business community. Before joining Safety Vision, Ondruch held CFO positions at Victory Packaging and Academy […]
April 1, 2008
Workforce
Cat Executive to serve on AEM trade group board
Douglas Oberhelman, Group President of Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois has been selected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The board is a North American-based international trade group representing companies that manufacture equipment, provide products and services used globally for construction, agriculture, mining, forestry and utilities. As AEM director, Oberhelman […]
March 25, 2008
Safety
AGC awards CSEA and Aon Build America Awards
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) announced their 2008 winners for Construction Safety and Excellence Awards (CSEA) and the Aon Build America Awards at the AGC’s 89th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barnhart Incorporated of San Diego, California was chosen above other CSEA first place winners and awarded the CSEA Grand Award for […]
March 19, 2008
Safety
National Work Zone Awareness Week 2008
The ninth annual National Work Zone Awareness week will be held April 7-11, 2008. This year’s theme is “Slow for the Cone Zone,” and the national kickoff for the event will be in Sacramento, California, April 8 at 11 a.m. The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association […]
March 17, 2008
Safety
Reach new heights with the Gehl DL11-55 Telescopic Handler
A powerful 115-horsepower, turbocharged engine allows the Gehl DL11-55 telescopic handler to take 5,000 pounds to a maximum height of 55’1″ helping your jobsite productivity to soar. The Dynattach quick-attach system will allow attachment changes to transition smooth and fast. The Gehl DL11-55 also offers a remote control boom option that allows a single operator […]
March 17, 2008
Safety
Wyoming’s McMurry Training Center wins AGC National Construction Craft Training Award
The Wyoming Contractors Association’s (WCA) awarded the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) the National Construction Craft Training Award at AGC’s 89th Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The WCA founded the McMurry Center to provide members with continuous training of employees, and to provide a source of workers through high school, apprentice, […]
March 13, 2008
Safety
NRMCA re-hires Vickers as managing director of operations of OES
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has strengthened their Operations, Environmental and Safety (OES) Division with the re-acquisition of Greg Vickers. Vickers, who is a 30-year veteran of the concrete-related industries, returns as the OES managing director of operations. Vickers will join Gary Mullings, senior vice president of operations, and David Ayers, managing director […]
March 4, 2008
Roadbuilding
Cover Story: Forecast: Increased flexibility
In conversations about future paving work during this year’s World of Concrete in Las Vegas, contractors say they have work lined up for this year until fall – but are taking a wait-and-see attitude after that. A good fallback position, according to many: paving equipment that is flexible and able to adapt to a wider […]
March 2, 2008
Safety
ConExpo-Con/Agg: 99 years and counting …
BLUE LOT Skyjack, Booth B-958 (also in Gold Lot, Booth G-300) Telescopic boom offers axle based four-wheel drive jib Skyjack will showcase its 66-foot tall SJ 66T telescopic boom with a jib featuring axle-based four-wheel drive, direction sensing drive and steer controls. A 61-foot version without a jib, the SJ 61T, is also available. CENTRAL […]
March 2, 2008
Safety
Safety Watch: Strap yourself in
The accident: Operating a truck, an operator lost control as he backed toward a steep embankment to dump a load of dirt. The truck began sliding backwards and did at least one complete rotation before coming to a stop. The operator, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained head and torso injuries and was […]
March 2, 2008
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