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Protecting Your Crew, Even While Driving

You must not only take care of yourself, you must be more focused to ensure that everything you and your crew do to complete work, including driving, is done with the highest level of safety possible.

May 27, 2021

Time for Rental to Think Outside the Box

Doing something a little different can challenge you, create opportunity, open new avenues for success and growth, and change outlooks. When was the last time you looked outside the box when it comes to your business?

May 24, 2021

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Avoiding Struck-By Incidents, Hosted by CPWR

CPWR -- The Center for Construction Research and Training

As a part of the second annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Struck-By Incidents, the Center for Construction Research and Training conducts a Struck-By Webinar series to spread awareness on how to prevent accidents — best practices included.

May 14, 2021

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Geotab, Together for Safer Roads Partner for Safe Driving Awareness

Geotab and Together for Safer Roads have issued a road safety challenge to commercial fleets in recognition of the United Nations' Global Road Safety Week.

May 14, 2021

Geotab vehicle safety

Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8

Don’t Let Brakes Slow Productivity

Maintain air brake systems to keep your medium- and heavy-duty trucks rolling.

May 11, 2021

Brakes being out of adjustment is a common DOT citation. On an air brake system the slack adjuster is used to adjust the brakes. It takes up the slack is the stroke as the friction surfaces wear away. Modern trucks are equipped with automatic slack adjusters that adjust themselves during full brake applications and should only require manual adjustments during installation.

Roadside Safety Measures

Hops & Highways Episode 27: How to Improve Work Zone Safety

Maintenance Coatings

In honor of National Work Zone Awareness Week, Jess & Dormie talk to an industry professional about her experience with work zone safety and share best practices to improve crew safety in the field.

April 30, 2021

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Illinois Congressional Leaders Introduce Distracted Driving Bill

The bill is aimed at reducing crashes involving distracted drivers and preventing roadside deaths through the use of technology and increased public awareness

April 30, 2021

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Communications Equipment

Mesh Communication Offers A New Way to Connect the Construction Worksite

Sena Technologies, Inc.

Compare radios vs. new communication headsets, such as those using proprietary Mesh Intercom protocol, and the implications for worker safety and productivity.

April 29, 2021

Bluetooth headsets such as those using Sena's proprietary Mesh Intercom protocol allow hands-free communication across a worksite.

OSHA’s 11: Enforcement Changes Coming to a Construction Jobsite Near You

Safe Site Check In LLC

Here’s a look at 11 recent and anticipated changes and their potential impact on your construction business.

April 28, 2021

David Brian Ward is the CEO and founder of Safe Site Check In.

Work Zone Fatalities Reach 15-Year High

In 2019, the most recent year for which data are available, 842 people died in highway work-zone crashes compared to 757 the year before. The 11.2-percent increase is the largest percentage increase of highway work zone fatalities since 2006.

April 27, 2021

TDOT crews were called out to make emergency pothole repairs on I-24 in the Antioch area. Even with traffic control vehicles and a work zone setup, a driver in a red pickup truck with a trailer full of construction supplies slammed into the work zone at a high rate of speed. Thankfully, the attenuator behind the TDOT trucks absorbed most of the impact from the crash and no TDOT employees were hurt.

Best Practices for Residential and Commercial Paving

Getting back to the basics with tips on how to plan, prepare and execute successful paving jobs.

April 27, 2021

Starting the pull at the right depth is an important step while paving.

Asphalt Companies Strive to Improve Work Zone Safety

Asphalt Materials Inc.

Asphalt Materials Inc. has created a culture of safety at their company to achieve their goal of getting every worker get home to their families each night.

April 26, 2021

Recognize the Barriers to Successful, Profitable Construction Projects

GB Financial Services, LLC

Understanding and addressing the barriers to successful project completion can help you get them done profitably.

April 14, 2021

Heavy Trucks: Class 7 & 8

New Smart Truck Technology Minimizes Jobsite Collision Risks

Vocational trucks are adopting on-road truck safety technology to prevent construction jobsite collisions and enhance the safety of those working around them.

April 8, 2021

Mack Trucks added the next generation of Bendix Wingman Fusion to its Granite vocational truck line, improving safety for those on the road or traveling to a jobsite.

Industry Responds to Biden Infrastructure Plan

The American Jobs Plan is a comprehensive infrastructure package that will create millions of good paying jobs and make America more competitive. Here's a breakdown of the proposed spending and potential issues with the plan.

April 1, 2021

Biden's Plan Includes $621 Billion for Transportation Infrastructure

President Biden will unveil his full American Jobs Plan today that includes roughly $2 trillion in spending over eight years and would raise the corporate tax rate to 28% to fund it

March 31, 2021

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How to Maintain Safer Work Zones

Crystal May, vice president of Safety and Environmental Operations at CRH Americas Materials, offers these tips for contractors looking to help improve worker safety both inside and outside of the work zone

March 19, 2021

To optimize safety in work zones, CRH supplies every worker with high-vis PPE and a Halo Safety Light for their hard hat.

13 Infrastructure Projects & Technologies Changing the Construction Industry

The American Society of Civil Engineers has unveiled 13 groundbreaking infrastructure projects and programs that are transforming the way engineers plan, build and adapt to the nation’s infrastructure needs

March 11, 2021

NDDOT's first autonomous vehicle will be used in the workplace to enhance safety by removing workers from hazardous areas and using the driverless vehicle intead.