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Roadbuilding
Worker falls 30 feet onto another worker at Oregon’s Ross Island Bridge
Authorities say two workers suffered serious injuries Feb. 8 when one fell at least 30 feet from scaffolding on the Ross Island Bridge and landed on another worker, The Oregonian/OregonLive reports. The workers were repainting the bridge, which is part of a rehabilitation project that began in 2014. Fire crews were called to the bridge south of downtown Portland at approximately 8:25 […]
February 14, 2017
Workforce
Komatsu treats college students to day in the life of a construction worker/miner
Komatsu recently hosted more than 30 students from Chattahoochee Technical College, Reinhardt University, and Kennesaw State University at its Cartersville, Ga., customer training center in order to experience a day in the work life of construction and mining employees. The students strapped on hardhats and received hands-on training on how to operate Komatsu machines including bulldozers, excavators, wheel […]
February 13, 2017
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December 31, 2025
Business
Construction adds 36,000 jobs; home starts end 2016 on strength of multi-family units
The latest data from the federal government indicate increases in both construction employment and the start of construction on new homes. The U.S. construction industry added 36,000 jobs in January and now employs 6.809 million Americans, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. The figure represents a 2.5-percent increase over the January 2016 employment total […]
February 6, 2017
Dealers
EquipmentShare secures funding to launch telematics application ES Track, add P2P marketplace locations
EquipmentShare has secured $26 million in funding that will allow it to launch ES Track, a mixed-fleet telematics application, as well as open eight additional peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace locations in the U.S. The company reports investors Insight Venture Partners and Romulus Growth led the funding, with Y Combinator contributing. “Since our founding, we’ve committed ourselves […]
January 24, 2017
Workforce
Though optimistic about 2017 demand, more U.S. contractors hobbled by skilled labor shortage
The latest construction hiring outlook from the Associated General Contractors of America contains both good news and bad. While the majority of U.S. contractors expect demand to grow in the public and private sectors across all market segments, they continue struggling to find qualified employees to meet that demand. And, according to the results of […]
January 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
Roadtec offers asphalt paving and milling tech training at Chattanooga offices
Roadbuilding equipment manufacturer Roadtec is offering paving and milling technology classes in January and February at its training facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company says the training sessions are “intended for advanced and head mechanics, field technicians, and service technicians who have a working knowledge of electrical and hydraulics schematics, and electrical meters.” “Roadtec factory […]
January 11, 2017
Business
Construction loses 3,000 jobs in Dec. but employment remains up from 2015
After reaching an 8-year high in November, employment in the U.S. construction industry fell slightly, losing 3,000 jobs in December. According to preliminary data from the Labor Department, construction now employs 6.699 million Americans. Despite the loss, construction employment remains at its highest point since December 2008 Since this is preliminary data, job data for 2016 likely won’t […]
January 6, 2017
Safety
Runaway dump truck kills 5-year-old boy, crashes into home near N.C. construction site
A 5-year-old boy was killed earlier this week after a dump truck rolled away from a residential construction site in North Carolina and ran him over. A worker on the site at the time of the incident has been charged by police with the boy’s death and officials say he is in the country illegally. […]
December 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio high school engineering students get up-close look at bridge reconstruction project
Engineering students at Kings (Ohio) High School were provided with an opportunity visit the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge, which is undergoing reconstruction, the Journal-News reports. The students learned about the project team and about the steps involved in bridge construction — from installing various foundations to support the bridge to pouring individual bridge segments and using post-tension tendons to hold the bridge […]
December 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Man arrested for intentionally striking road construction worker with car in Calif.
A Novato, California, man was arrested after he intentionally struck a road construction worker with his vehicle at approximately 8:45 a.m. Dec. 2, the Novato Patch reports. The Novato Police Department responded to the incident and reported that the driver left the scene in his vehicle. The Police determined that, when the construction worker held up a stop […]
December 8, 2016
Workforce
Lifetime of learning brings Travis Elliot to top of his profession, AEMP Tech of the Year finalist honors
Travis Elliot, equipment technician for the Virginia Department of Transportation, learned a lot of what he knows at his father’s side. His dad worked as a diesel tech from more than 30 years and as Travis says, “For as long as I can remember I was outside in our home garage with him when he […]
December 5, 2016
Workforce
Tribes: Why construction should strive to build tight-knit communities
It’s Thanksgiving, the day Americans celebrate the preservation of our pilgrim ancestors thanks to the generosity of the Native American Wampanoag tribe. In large part, the Wampanoag showed the Puritans how to properly exist in this new land. Their gift was the foundation of the new American community, much of which ran deep in the history […]
November 23, 2016
Roadbuilding
West Virginia DOH seeks public assistance to establish fallen worker memorial
The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is asking for the public’s help in establishing a statewide fallen worker memorial for highway safety to honor employees who have been killed on the job. The first step of this project, the agency says, is collecting the names of those killed on the job. WVDOH has collected […]
November 22, 2016
Safety
Three inventors recognized for ideas to reduce work-related hearing loss
During the first ‘Hear and Now – Noise Safety Challenge’ held on October 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., three inventors were recognized for their ideas for reducing work-related hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health […]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Five workers fall into canal while painting NY bridge, one drowns
On the morning of November 6, a cable is believed to have broken, sending five contract workers who were painting the Smiths Basin Bridge on Route 149 in Kingsbury, N.Y. for the New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) into the waters of the Champlain Canal, Time Warner Cable News reports. One worker was killed in the accident […]
November 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety present highway safety awards
The Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety (MCRS) recently presented five awards for statewide highway safety programs and 13 awards for regional programs at the 2016 Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference. The awards are presented every two years. “We very much appreciate the efforts of all who are involved to encourage safe driving, and we will […]
October 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Two workers injured in fall on NYC’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Two construction workers were injured on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during rush hour October 20 when they fell 15 feet. Pix 11 reports a spokesman from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said the two men were carrying a wooden board on the upper roadway around 7:35 a.m. when a car hit the board and threw the men from the upper […]
October 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
ARTBA Foundation launches safety certification program for transportation professionals
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has launched a new safety certification program aimed at transportation professionals who make safety-related decisions on projects. The program, Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP), is also designed as a means of creating a safety benchmark for “future civil engineering and construction management […]
October 13, 2016
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