Construction unemployment rate drops to 13.2 percent despite 6k-job loss in April
The unemployment rate for the construction industry fell this month to 13.2 percent despite the industry experiencing a ... Read More...
Reinventing the Tweel
After more than a decade of tinkering, the first of Michelin's Tweel series is hitting the market, beginning with the ... Read More...
Bell exec offers more details on company’s North American re-entry
Neville Paynter, Bell NA's managing director, stands beside the B50D, the company's largest artic truck.
Following Bell Equipment’s ... Read More...
Saving Time and Money
An Indiana limestone operator reduces conveyor carryback and spillage, freeing up maintenance crew for other tasks.
The 243 Complex consists ... Read More...
Caterpillar unveils the 336EH, its first hybrid excavator
By Marcia Gruver Doyle
During a press event at its headquarters in Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar unveiled its very first ... Read More...
Former gravel quarry-turned-landfill transforms into nature reserve
A former gravel quarry site that was used as a landfill (top) has been turned into a ...
District judge orders Shelbyville, Wright Paving to file status report on quarry case
U.S. District Judge Harry S. Mattice has ordered the city of Shelbyville, Tennessee, and Wright Paving/Custom Stone LLC ...
April housing starts drop 16.5 percent, building permits increase 14.3 percent
Following a month of high housing starts, the start of home construction fell in April, while an increase ...
Product of the Week: Komatsu WA270-7 wheel loader
Komatsu’s 28,836-pound WA270-7 wheel loader achieves 10-percent lower fuel consumption compared to its predecessor, the WA250-6, our sister ...
District court orders American Industries to pay overdue mine safety fines to Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor has won a lawsuit against American Industries in which the DOL argued the ...
Bobcat breaks ground on $20 million Bismarck expansion
Birds-eye concept of Bobcat's Bismarck facility expansion Bobcat Company has broken ground on its $20 million renovation and ...
AGGREGATES INSIDER
Guest Blog: Housing increases more than offset by falling federal spending
A new home undergoes construction. (Photo: Cecil Cardinal / Flickr) Merger and acquisition activity remains slow, but steady, as the outlook for many construction markets remains flat and disappointing. Spending ...
Guest Blog: FMSHRC redefines “flagrant violation”
Adele Abrams, Esp., CMSP In a precedential decision, the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission (FMSHRC) has reversed an Administrative Law Judge’s ruling and, in doing so, expands the ...
FEATURED EQUIPMENT
Editor’s Pick — Dust Control Technology’s DustBoss DB-R Ring
Dust Control Technology’s new DustBoss DB-R Ring is designed specifically for use at conveyor discharge points. The stainless-steel ...
Komatsu D37-23 and D39-23 crawler dozers
Komatsu America Corp. says its new line of D37-23 and D39-23 crawler dozers designed using customer feedback are ...
State and Province News May 2013
Keep up to date with this breakdown of industry news in the United States and Canada.
Pump it up … and out
Keep your operation dry with an assortment of pumps for the market.
Keep Safety in Mind
According to data released by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 2012 had the lowest fatality rate ...
