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Q3 Update Forecasts 3.7% Expansion in Heavy Equipment

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Real equipment and software investment growth is projected to be 3.7% in 2024, with activity expected to pick up later in the year after the Fed lowers interest rates.

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released a third-quarter (Q3) report today measuring the temperature of the heavy equipment industry.

VMAC Launches High-Voltage Electric Vehicle Business

VMAC has announced its new High-Voltage Electric Vehicle (HVEV) air brake business alongside the development of its electric air brake compressor system for heavy-duty commercial electric and zero-emission vehicles.

Cael Husband, Canada Trade Commission; Tod Gilbert, VMAC; Hong Yu, NRC-IRAP.

Oshkosh Appoints VP

With more than two decades of combined legislative and executive branch experience, Ambrose will head the company’s global public policy and its federal legislative, state and local government affairs priorities.

Angela M. Ambrose has been named vice president of government operations at Oshkosh Corporation

Cummins, Accelera, Daimler Trucks and PACCAR Break Ground on Mississippi Battery Cell Factory

The 500-acre site will be home to a 2 million square-foot, energy efficient facility. Amplify plans to begin battery cell production in 2027 and is expected to create more than 2,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs.

Amplify Cell Technologies, a joint venture between Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and PACCAR, begins construction of Mississippi battery cell factory.

Training & Education

6 Best Certifications for Construction Career Development

How to fast-track your career progression, open new opportunities in construction.

Bridgit produces construction reporting solutions to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Where Are All The Workers? | No Edge Lines Season 2 Episode 3

Eosso Brothers Paving

Everyone is dealing with the labor shortage in different ways, but some are having more success than others. In part two of our trip to Ocean County, New Jersey, we attend a massive construction-centered job fair for high school and vocational students.

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Training & Education

Best Practices for Showing Appreciation to Construction Workers

Spec on the Job

Construction companies should view employee appreciation as a strategic investment in their workforce.

Offering tangible rewards like gift cards, bonuses, or other incentives is also a great way to make workers feel valued.

Construction Technology

Cybersecurity Should be at the Top of Your List

Bulk Construction Materials Initiative (BCMI)

As the construction industry continues to become more digitally connected, let's talk about how the industry can prevent, protect, and prepare for these types of threats and attacks. Part one of a four-part series on cybersecurity.

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Construction Safety

Interior Protective Systems on Construction Sites

Cleanwrap Interior Protection Systems

What to know about interior protective systems and how they can help keep construction sites work-friendly and safe.

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LBX Celebrates 150 Years of Link-Belt Brand

Link-Belt Excavators

LBX Company employees celebrated 150 years of the Link-Belt brand with an event at the Customer Experience Center in Lexington, Ky.

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Grose Joins Grote Industries

Grote Industries Inc.

With over 14 years of experience at Whirlpool Corp., Grose has held various leadership positions, most recently as COO and general manager of Yummly, a software company and Whirlpool subsidiary.

Andrew Grose.

Brigade Electronics Shares How to Enhance Rental Heavy Equipment Safety

Brigade Electronics Inc.

Brigade has provided a guide for heavy equipment rental providers, recommending essential safety devices for the most common types of heavy machinery.

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