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Business Services
Hands-on Training Opportunities Create Interest in Construction Jobs
Some nationwide programs are using hands-on experiences to generate interest and train future construction industry employees
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Business
Team of Demolition Contractors Dismantle, Rebuild After Snowstorm Collapses Building
NDA members American DND Inc. and Empire Dismantlement Corp. save a building from collapse after 70 inches of snow falls in 72 hours
The roof of the building collected approximately 6 million pounds of snow from the extreme amount of snowfall in such a short time period. In some areas of the roof, the snow load was two to three times heavier than the roof loading was originally designed for.
Asphalt
Road Projects Win Awards for Cost Savings, Innovation & Community Focus
Eight state department of transportation projects are winners in this year's second regional contest in the America's Transportation Awards competition.
Truck Accessories
Golight Model GXL 4021 LED Work Light
Golight Inc.
4,500 max lumens emanate from a compact aluminum housing
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Construction Safety
Worker Crushed by Steel Pipe, Construction Company Cited for Safety Failures
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. faces $38,250 in fines for failure to survey and plan for safety hazards at its jobsite
Construction Safety
PA Considering Automated Speed Control for Road Construction Work Zones
Successful Maryland program has reduced vehicles speeding 12 mph above limit in work zones from 7% to 1%
Asphalt
NAPA Names National Awards for Safety Innovations
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
Awards celebrate innovations that improve worker safety in the asphalt paving industry
Construction Technology
Software Streamlines 7,200-cu.-yd., 12-hour Concrete Pour
Suite of ready-mix producer's software helps Silvi Concrete pump a truck full of concrete every 66 seconds for 12 hours into a monolithic, 49,000-sq.-ft. foundation
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Pickup Trucks & Vans
Ford Cameras to Improve Next Super Duty's Safety
Ford Motor Company
Auto maker is pioneering multiple cameras and split-view presentation to help drivers see obstacles all around pickups and trailers
Ford's available split-view cameras help drives see traffic and obstacles that enter the vehicle's path from the side by displaying a 180-degree view of the area in front of or behind a vehicle. A tri-panel display (right) shows if an obstacle is coming from either side or straight on.
Asphalt
Report: More Americans Using Toll Roads
5.7 billion trips taken on America’s toll roads in 2015, a 14% increase in the last four years
Construction Safety
Making Mid-Season Replacement Purchases
The middle of the season might not be your ideal time to buy, but some tools and wear parts should be on your mid-season replacement radar. Here’s what to replace and what can wait.
“In order to lay the best product down, one that’s going to perform well and last, you need to have tools that are in top shape,” says Jon Bongiovanni vice president of sales at BonTool.
Construction News Tracker
Video: Highway Work Propels US Construction Spending Over $1 Trillion
US construction spending hit the trillion dollar mark in April as business spending, employment and housing are all showing growth; plus more industry news on the June 11, 2015 edition of Construction News Tracker
Video: Highway Work Propels US Construction Spending Over $1 Trillion
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