[VIDEO] What's Trending on ForConstructionPros Today?

ForConstructionPros.com Editor Larry Stewart and Equipment Today Editor Becky Schultz talk about the news and subjects trending on ForConstructionPros.com and in the construction industry right now.

April 23, 2020


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