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Worksite Equipment

GEOTERRA GTO mats

Presto Geosystems

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First-to-last-pass accuracy

Komatsu America Corp

Komatsu excavators with Intelligent Machine Control assist the operator to minimize over-digging and finish with a clean and accurate graded surface.

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South Sinks US Housing Starts Another 9.3% in June

National Association of Home Builders

Despite second month of falling housing starts, June’s 893,000-unit annual rate remains 7.5% above the June 2013 level

June's 9.3% housing-starts plunge follows a 7.3% drop in May, but the annual rate of total U.S. housing starts remains 7.5% above the June 2013 level.

June US Housing Starts: Can the South Rise Again?

A large share of new home construction in the South has been lower-priced homes but the market may be bumping into affordability constraints

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Why High-Quality Training Is Worth the Investment

Getting North American contractors to embrace training has always been a challenge. Getting them to spend time and money on high-quality training is even more difficult, excuses for workers going untrained hold less and less weight.

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Trucks & Accessories

35-ton 3553TA Traveling Axle Trailer

Talbert Manufacturing

Features steel beam construction with Corsol WB Corrosion Protection

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3315 and 4421 Telescopic Cranes

Electric, on/off or proportional versions with Crane Dynamics Technology system

Stellar 4,000-lb.-capacity 4421 telescoping crane

Safety & Security Equipment

Aluminum Truck Tonneau Cover

Highway Products Inc.

Lightweight cover protects valuables from weather and theft

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Video: Alabama Mine Tests Titan LSW tires

Cedar Lake Mining tries out the Titan STL3 Low Sidewall (LSW) tires on their Cat wheel loaders.

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Dynamic Stretching Promotes Safety for Workers

Prior to performing our work, the goal is to warm up muscles and joints and prepare the nervous system. A dynamic warm-up is one that incorporates all the necessary components of stretching without losing anything.

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Demolishing Minnesota's Metrodome

Using a Volvo high reach excavator, a Minneapolis-based contractor brought down the 900,000 sq.-ft. structure, recycling 80% of the materials and debris

A Volvo EC480D high reach excavatorwas used for reaching up and pulling all chairs and debris down to the field level. Once the project was completed, the boom was removed and the machine was fitted with a conventional stick for processing and load out work.

NCCCO Launches Boom Truck Operator Certification Program

The new OSHA crane rule (29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC) requires operators to be certified when using cranes with capacities exceeding 2,000 lb. in construction applications

EPA Rescinding Valid Clean Water Permits Threatens Transportation & the Economy

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

Nick Ivanoff warns Congress that the EPA decision to revoke a Clean Water Act permit from a mining operation could affect the ability of public agencies and private firms to deliver transportation improvement projects for the nation.

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