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Straw used for construction in Southwest

Due to a high demand nationwide for building products such as cement, steel and plywood, a few contractors in the Southwest are building with unusual materials — including two-foot-thick rice straw bales. At a 20,000-square-foot office building being built in Santa Clarita, Calif., straw bales are being stacked like blocks on top of steel rebar. […]

October 15, 2004

Congress passes eight-month transportation bill extension

Congress has eight more months to work on the highway reauthorization bill that funds highway projects. The most recent legislation, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, will set funding levels until May 2005 and is the sixth such extension. The previous spending extension expired for highway programs on Sept. 24, and for all other […]

October 15, 2004

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Yanmar settles ‘gray market’ lawsuit

Yanmar Company of Japan and Yanmar America Corporation have settled a lawsuit involving the alleged illegal importation of “gray market” Yanmar tractors. The Yanmar companies filed suit against Wallace International Trading Company of Anderson, Calif., and its principal, Michael D. Wallace, alleging the defendants facilitated and brokered the importation to the United States of used […]

October 10, 2004

Ingersoll-Rand head describes global growth strategy

Ingersoll-Rand’s chairman, president and chief executive has detailed the company’s efforts to build a diversified business positioned for long-term, global growth. At Prudential Equity Group’s “Inside Our Best Minds” conference last month, Herbert Henkel said he expects Ingersoll-Rand to generate annual organic revenue growth of 4 to 6 percent and annual bolt-on acquisition growth of […]

October 10, 2004

OSHA gives ABC grants for safety training

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently gave the Associated Builders and Contractors thousands of dollars in federal grants to help fund safety awareness programs. One of the grants, a $147,538 Susan Harwood Training Grant, was awarded to ABC’s Trimmer Education Foundation on Sept. 22. ABC’s Trimmer Education Foundation works with ABC chapters to provide […]

October 7, 2004

Bridgestone, Continental to develop tire pressure monitoring systems

Bridgestone and Continental AG are joining forces to develop an advanced tire pressure monitoring system for commercial vehicles. The companies plan to begin mass producing the system in 2007. Tire-pressure monitoring systems could help enhance safety and lower vehicle maintenance costs by alerting drivers to improper air pressure, which accelerates tire wear and can cause […]

October 4, 2004

Speakers discuss maintenance, technology at Construction Symposium

During the 2004 Construction Symposium, sponsored by ChevronTexaco, experts from the equipment, technology and insurance sectors gave presentations on how you can extend the life of equipment through high-tech maintenance management, and how to lower insurance premiums. Approximately 50 construction industry professionals attended the two-day event. At a presentation on preventive maintenance and engine oil […]

September 27, 2004

Roadway workzone fatalities decrease in 2003

Fatalities in roadway construction zones decreased in 2003, the first drop since 1997, according to data recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Approximately 1,028 people were killed in roadway work zones in 2003compared to 1,186 fatalities in 2002. The most significant drop in work zone deaths occurred in Georgia, which had 24 […]

September 14, 2004

Efficiency Production/Safe-T-Shore name director of dealer development

Efficiency Production and Safe-T-Shore have named Wendell Wood director of distributor development. Wood has worked in the trench shielding and shoring industry for 25 years, most recently as vice president of the construction products division at GME. He will be responsible for advancing the growth of Efficiency and Safe-T-Shore’s national distribution base of more than […]

September 13, 2004

FMCSA seeks stay of current trucking hours rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asked a federal appeals court Aug. 30 to keep the current hours-of-service regulations in place for at least six months – and probably considerably longer — while the agency works to address the court’s concerns. Requiring the trucking industry to return suddenly to the old rule would “produce a […]

September 2, 2004

ConExpo-Con/Agg 2005 adds seminar tracks

At next year’s ConExpo-Con/Agg tradeshow, which will be held March 15-19 in Las Vegas, attendees will notice several changes in the seminar programming. Show officials have added three new seminar tracks, will include information technology at all sessions and will also offer simultaneous translation of seminars for foreign attendees. Seminars at the show are grouped […]

September 1, 2004

AEM produces safety manual in Chinese

To help promote safety in the booming construction industry in China, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers now publishes its hydraulic excavator safety manual in Chinese. The organization has made a distribution agreement for its new Chinese safety manual with the China Construction Machinery Association, a construction equipment manufacturing trade association in China with more than […]

August 19, 2004

Forklift attachments video provides safety tips, load capacity calculation info

In an effort to provide information about forklift attachments used to lift increasingly heavy loads into smaller spaces, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has produced a 15-minute program available in DVD and VHS formats. The “Forklift Rigging Attachments” video includes descriptions, typical usage information and safety tips for common forklift attachments, including booms, winches, […]

August 5, 2004

High-pressure washer cleans metal

Powered by Honda gasoline engines that range from 11 to 24 horsepower, the new Landa MP series cold-water pressure washers blast out water at up to 5,000 psi and 4.5 gallons per minute – enough to strip concrete from steel forms. This extremely high pressure combined with a rotary nozzle approaches sandblasting in its effectiveness […]

August 2, 2004

Driver/operator coaching/training

AEM elects chairman, first vice chairman

The board of directors for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers has elected Charles Stamp, Jr. AEM chairman. Stamp is vice president of public affairs worldwide for Deere and Co. The board also elected Gerald Shaheen, group president of Caterpillar, first vice chairman. Stamp and Shaheen previously served as AEM first vice chair and second vice […]

August 2, 2004

Absorbent mat keeps ground, floors clean

Even the best machines leak a little fluid every now and then. If you put machines in a place where these drips might cause a safety hazard, violate environmental regulations or look bad, consider the Pig Diaper Mat from the New Pig Corporation. This absorbent mat catches oil, hydraulic fluids, anti-freeze, water and other liquids […]

July 26, 2004

ARTBA taking applications for safety awards

Does your state’s department of transportation do a good job of promoting safety in roadway work zones? Has your company taken extra measures to make sure employees are trained in work zone safety best practices? If so, The American Road and Transportation Builders Association wants to hear from you. ARTBA is accepting applications for the […]

July 23, 2004

Safety gate maker offers discount to American companies

FabEnCo, a manufacturer of self-closing safety gates, announced June 7 the launch of a “Support America” campaign that will offer discounts to companies that create jobs within the United States. The company will give a 10 percent discount off the price of any safety gate to contractors, manufacturers or construction companies that have the gates […]

July 7, 2004

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