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Articulated, Rigid Dump Trucks
The New Articulated Truck Alternative
A new truck provides the latest technology for increasing productivity and reducing operating costs.
Features like automatic traction control (ATC) can make trucks more productive on the jobsite.
Earthmoving Equipment
Know What You're Getting with Used ADTs
Careful inspection and a little research go a long way when purchasing a used articulated dump truck.
Do your research and ask for all maintenance records prior to bidding on a used articulated truck.
Rental
Volvo Rents Opens New Store in Scott City, MO
The new store is Volvo Rents’ sixth in the state of Missouri and will service all of southeastern Missouri and certain areas in northern Kentucky and southwestern Illinois.
Business
'Fiscal Cliff' Leads Top 5 Pieces of Unfinished Congressional Business
Bush tax cuts, temporary payroll tax cut and extended unemployment benefits all set to expire as higher Medicare taxes and severe cuts to Federal spending begin
Business
Volvo Road Institute Releases 2012-2013 Course Schedule
Volvo Construction Equipment
The Volvo Road Institute will start its 48th year of training members of the hot mix and warm mix asphalt industries
Training & Education
NDA Offers Over 2,000 Online Training Courses
National Demolition Association
National Demolition Association's NDA Online Training offers over 2,000 online interactive training courses covering topics including environmental, health and safety, transportation and IT skills
Construction Safety
Save Your Breath: Take Silicosis Risk Seriously
Protecting construction workers' lungs from airborne silica dust is not difficult, but you have to start by taking the risk seriously
Steps should be taken to reduce exposure to silica dust, which could lead to lung damage and related health issues in future.
Training & Education
How to Know When Your Sealcoat is Dried and Cured
cumulative water loss happens rapidly in the early stages of film drying—in other words the first 80-90% of the film dries relatively fast, but the release of the last 15-20% of water takes much longer, requiring the right set of ambient and pavement conditions. For optimum performance, all water must leave the film: 80-90% is not good enough.
Business Services
How to Put a Stalled Economy Behind You
8 Tips for succeeding in a tough economy
Business Services
Why Do Your Workers Stand Around?
why your workers stand around on the job -- and what you can do about it
Business Services
Boy, Old Ben Was Right
Business
Hot Mix
Jonathan Holmes says Georgis Tech Research Insititute is 12 to 18 months away from a fieldable system, 'conditional on the additional research required to get there. We feel a full-scale system (14-foot-wide) needs to be built and tested prior to being ready, but we do not yet have the funding required to build a full-lane system,' he said.
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