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.
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Saving Time and Money
An Indiana limestone operator reduces conveyor carryback and spillage, freeing up maintenance crew for other tasks.
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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...
ISEE requests student director applications
The International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) Board of Directors is searching for a student director to add ...
Graniterock wins 2012 UCON R.E.A.L. Safety Award
United Contractors (UCON) has chosen Graniterock as one of the recipients of the 2012 UCON R.E.A.L. Safety Award; ...
Product of the Week: Hyundai HL770-9A and HL780-9A wheel loaders
Hyundai HL770-9A wheel loader Hyundai Construction Equipment has added its HL770-9A and HL780-9A wheel loaders to its 9A ...
Alternate truck route rejected in Carter County, Tennessee
The proposed alternate route would have redirected trucks that travel in and out of a quarry near ...
Two suspects charged with arson in Jack’s Mountain Quarry case in Virginia
The two trucks belonging to Jack's Mountain Quarry (point A) were discovered on Jack's Mountain Road (highlighted ...
Vulcan-blocking bill dies in Alabama legislature
Alabama House of Representatives (Photo: Exothermic / Flickr) Alabama lawmakers this week rejected a Madison County, Alabama, bill ...
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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 ...
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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.
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