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DeFazio Expects 9% Less than SAFETEA-LU for next Highway Bill

Long-time House transport-committee member warns that Congress expects to have only $260 billion to spend on transportation in the next six years

Earthmoving Equipment

Operators Hold the Keys to Backhoe Safety

The most important backhoe loader safety device sits in the operator’s seat.

The operator is the ultimate safety device, with responsibility for keeping everyone safe on the excavation.

Medium Duty Trucks: Class 4 - 6

Selection Drives Tire Performance and Costs

Make the best compromises to optimize productivity and operating costs when selecting vocational tires.

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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

When Banks Won't Lend: Alternative Sources of Financing for Construction Firms

Numerous methods to secure financing are available, and contractors need to determine which method best fits the company's goals and circumstances.

Financing, Insurance & Leasing

The LMI Program

Lift Management Insurance

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Lifting Equipment

SC&RA Offers Free Comprehensive Crane Accident Investigation Guide

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)

The guide's primary focus is on the determination of the facts surrounding lifting incidents and the lessons that be learned to prevent future similar occurrences.

Equipment Trailers

Don't Pinch Pennies on Trailer Capacity

Despite similarities in appearance, important differences exist in trailers designed to haul specific pieces of construction equipment.

The largest typical load allowable behind a 10-wheel dump truck is 42,000 lbs.

Rent Pumps That Won't Leave You All Wet

Take time to understand the parameters of your dewatering project before renting a pump for your jobsite.

It’s important to understand how the jobsite layout will influence pump configuration and setup. Here, a Griffin non-clog pump is shown using a wickpoint dewatering method.

ABC and ICBA Urge Congress to Ease Regulations on Small Business Lending

Associations send letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate urging them to promote small business lending and job creation.

A New Way to Issue SBA Loans?

Should SBA lenders avoid financing small businesses in certain industries? Because loan performance is much worse in some industries than in others, tax payers should consider this question.

Lifting Equipment

Crane Delivers Shelter to National Parks

Bailey Construction uses a PALFINGER PK 150002H knuckleboom crane to install over 50 precast vaults and shelters throughout the western U.S.

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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

Transitioning for Success on Calgary Bridges

The Graham Group successfully completes the Highway 2 bridge project near Calgary using a Gomaco C-450 finisher with transitional framework.

Graham Group Ltd.’s new GOMACO C-450 finisher with transitional framework was put to work right away on Highway 2 just north of Calgary. The project involved placement of 620 cu. yds. of silica-fume concrete on side-by-side bridges.

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