Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

7 Issues to Consider Before Financing Construction Equipment

Checklist of seven key issues construction should consider when making decisions about leasing equipment

Terex To Provide Vermeer With Forestry Compact Track Loader

Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)

Terex will engineer the compact track loader specifically for Vermeer's applications, and manufacture it at the Terex Grand Rapids facility

App of the Week: Toodledo To Do List

Manager your tasks, notes and customized to-do lists with one of Apple's top ranked apps for the iPhone, the Toodledo To Do List mobile app

Contractors may also want to use the length/timer field for tasks so they can estimate times for the tasks and track the actual time, which can then be used for billing.

Three Trains of Excavators Rebuilds Boston Commuter Railway

Using three "trains" of multiple excavators mounted on railroad bodies and outfitted with semi-automated hydraulic attachments helped contractor rebuild commuter railway ahead of schedule

Hitachi ZX80 excavators with special attachments were mounted to high-rail bases in order to remove the old ties during rebuilding of Boston's commuter rail.

Schwarze Industries Unveils State-of-the-Art Schwarze Training Academy

Schwarze Industries LLC

The new facility will provide advanced, maintenance and hands-on training for all Schwarze® products.

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Post River Software Releases Asphalt Pro iPhone App

Post River Software

Asphalt Pro is designed with the professional asphalt contractor and inspector in mind. The free app includes a number of tools to match workflow and inspection practices in the field.

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Concrete Contractors Honored for Exemplary Safety at ASCC Annual Conference

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

T.A.S. Commercial Concrete Construction and T.B. Penick & Sons receive the highest recognition for their 2012 safety records

T.A.S. Commercial Concrete Construction is a Burr Bennett Winner is the Specialty Contractor category. Left to right: Mike Poppoff, president, ASCC; Edwin Villarreal, Tim Manherz, and Hector Valenzuela, T.A.S. Commercial Concrete; and Helen Prince and Wayne Kirkland, CNA.

ASCC Publishes Sealer Selection and Application Guide for Decorative Concrete Contractors

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

The guide will help concrete contractors choose, apply and troubleshoot acrylic, film-forming sealers.

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CSDA Announces Fall 2013-Winter 2014 Training Dates

Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA)

Classes in sawing, drilling and concrete polishing will be held in Clearwater, Fla., Bakersfield, Calif., and Las Vegas, Nev.

MSA V-Gard® GREEN Hard Hat

MSA, The Safety Company

MSA's V-Gard GREEN Protective Helmet is the first industrial safety product made of green polyethylene (GPE), a sustainable sugarcane-based ethanol.

How A Construction Equipment Lease Affects Your Financials

Three areas where leasing equipment can positively affect your construction business financials

Business owners can maintain their cash and reduce the risk of purchasing new equipment with an equipment lease.

Four Contractors Cited For Safety Violations at NY Jobsite

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Four contractors face proposed fines of $272,720 for safety hazards during construction of midtown Manhattan hotel

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