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Roadbuilding
Tests show effectiveness of police cruisers’ flashing blue lights in freeway work zones
Florida DOT tests in both Daytona Beach and Gainsville both say yes. See the stipulations and test results here on Equipment World.
June 6, 2018
Workforce
Construction adds 25,000 jobs in May, unemployment drops 3 points
May's gain follows an infusion of 21,000 workers in April, following a revision by the Labor Department to that month's total. Unemployment is up by 3 points.
June 1, 2018
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Workforce
How to hire military veterans as equipment operators and machine techs? AEMP has a guide for that.
Spurred by a lack of understanding, AEMP developed a guide to help construction industry employers hire veterans who lack civilian job searching skills.
May 31, 2018
Workforce
Texas summer camp will introduce teens to construction through team-based project
The camp will introduce 9th & 10th graders to equipment used on construction sites. Students will be able to apply their STEM skills to real-world applications.
May 30, 2018
Safety
Construction worker killed by loader pinning at gravel pit in S. Dakota
A loader operator did not see the truck driver get out of his truck and ended up pinning him between the loader and the truck. An investigation is being held.
May 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Asphalt truck backs over, kills flagger in Mich. work zone
While a construction worker was checking the pavement density a semi truck driver was backing up to put asphalt into paving machine. The victim did not survive.
May 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
Work Zones Get Smart: Mobile, cheaper technologies making safety easier to achieve
A plethora of affordable intelligent traffic systems are making smart work-zone systems achievable for DOTs, which increases work-zone safety and more.
May 22, 2018
Business
AGC: Most states adding construction jobs; aluminum, steel tariffs pose risk
Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia saw an increase in construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, according to Associated General Contractors of America. AGC attributed the growth to “strong private-sector demand and new public-sector investments in school and airport construction.” The nonprofit association, however, cautioned that a worker shortage and potential impacts […]
May 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Road and bridge jobs fall for first March in 5 years; construction adds 17k workers in April
March saw the first decline in road and bridge construction employment in five years, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. Compared to March 2017, there were 2,100 fewer highway and bridge construction workers in March 2018, ARTBA says, citing recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline represents a […]
May 7, 2018
Safety
OSHA slaps N.D. company with $454k fine for multiple trench violations
Kamphuis Pipeline Company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing employees to a long list of trench cave-in hazards. The fines total $454,750. Based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company was inspected last fall at a job where it was installing water metering pits and lines for the municipalities […]
April 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
For moving road projects, MnDOT develops remote control flagger robot
Working with a trailer manufacturer, a Minnesota research team has developed a moving automated flagger assistance device (AFAD) that signals traffic at work zones. Field testing on the well-received device continues as this construction season gets underway. Minnesota Department of Transportation developed this Automatic Flagger Assistance Device (AFAD) for moving road work zones, such as […]
April 13, 2018
Roadbuilding
For Work Zone Awareness week, NAPA launches “WatchForUs” campaign against distracted driving
With more than 80,000 crashes each year in roadway work zones, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) is kicking off WatchForUs, a new distracted driving campaign for National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9‒13. Every year, between 500 to 1,000 people are killed in work-zone accidents, Federal Highway Administration statistics show. “With WatchForUs, NAPA […]
April 10, 2018
Workforce
Streak of construction employment gains snapped in March with loss of 15,000 jobs
The U.S. construction industry lost 15,000 jobs in March, snapping a seven-month-long streak of employment gains. The industry’s employment total now sits at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 7.150 million Americans and is up 3.3 percent over the March 2017 total, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. Construction’s unemployment rate fell from 7.8 […]
April 9, 2018
Dealers
AEM leads new effort to increase high school courses tied to equipment industry
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) ag sector board is leading a new effort to increase the number of classes taught in high school to foster greater awareness of the equipment manufacturing industry – as well as spark enthusiasm for it in the next generation of workers. With help from the Equipment Dealers Association (EDA), […]
April 6, 2018
Dealers
Amid growing worker shortage, ARA, TechForce team up to inspire students to pursue equipment technician careers
To encourage young people to pursue trade and technical careers that are necessary to support the equipment rental industry, the American Rental Association (ARA) is teaming up with TechForce Foundation of Scottsdale, Arizona. They’re collaborating to dispel the old stereotype of “grease monkey” as they raise the profile of those who work in the industry – […]
March 27, 2018
Workforce
Construction sees largest jobs gain in 11 years in Feb.
The U.S. construction industry added 62,000 jobs in February, the single largest monthly addition of jobs the industry has seen in the last 11 years, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The previous high mark for gains was set in November 2015 when 52,000 jobs were added. February’s jobs gain brings the industry’s […]
March 12, 2018
Safety
OSHA silica rules boost dust vac sales as contractors ‘tool up’ to comply
Tool manufacturers have seen a big boost in sales on products designed to meet recent federal regulations to reduce workers’ exposure to crystalline silica dust. And solutions that involve a vacuum attached to the tool to extract dust appear to be leading the charge. “Demand in the market has skyrocketed,” Eric Hollister, Hilti senior director […]
March 6, 2018
Business
Construction adds 36,000 jobs in Jan.; 2017 spending up 2.6%
The U.S. construction industry began 2018 with a bang, adding 36,000 jobs in January. Total industry employment increased for the fifth consecutive month in January and now stands at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 7.1 million workers, according to the Labor Department. The January total is 3 percent higher than the January 2017 […]
February 7, 2018
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