Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction

ASCC Webinar Series: Pervious Concrete: Density is our Destiny

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

The American Society of Concrete Contractors presents Pervious Concrete: Density is our Desitny on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 4:00pm Eastern Time.

BrimGuard ID & DripGuard ID

BrimGuard ID and DripGuard ID provide a color coded solution for work group identification, work function and access authorization.

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Loader Operator Dies Trying to Free a Stuck Truck, OSHA Cites Contractor

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Gehring Construction faces penalties after a broken chain launches tow-rope hardware through the cab window and kills the loader operator trying to move a stuck mixer truck

Process Heating Company Lo-Density Rigid Tubular Drywell Tank Heaters

Process Heating Co.

Provides even heat distribution throughout the reservoir to prevent coking or damaging of temperature-sensitive emulsion material

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ForConstructionPros Video Library

VIDEO: Caterpillar Puts a Golf Course on Wheels

Watch two Japanese golf pros tackle a course made entirely of moving heavy equipment in the latest edition of the Cat #BuiltForIt Trials

VIDEO: Caterpillar Puts a Golf Course on Wheels

ForConstructionPros Video Library

VIDEO: How iPad Makes Traylor’s Inspections Better and Faster

How Traylor Bros. uses an iPad camera and notes to gain unique advantages with digital inspection checklists for quality audits of each machine when it ships to and arrives on projects

Why Traylor Uses iPads to Rate Equipment Quality

Equipment Today 2015 Excavator Spec Guide

A compilation of specifications for hundreds of excavator models from leading suppliers

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The Right Way to be the Lowest Bidder on Construction Projects

Construction Business Coaching

An original bid proposal should be for the bare minimum required by the bid documents to keep pricing lower and help get that first important meeting

Keep your original bid to the bare minimum to help get that first meeting. At the meeting, discuss every option to upgrade the project, improve the quality of materials, add-on additional items, or present prices for things required to fill the gaps and complete the work.

Diesel Fuel Housekeeping Cuts Construction Equipment Downtime

Tier 4 engines depend on clean diesel fuel to maximize up time.

Above-ground tanks are more prone to significant daytime to nighttime temperature swings, which generate water. The fuel temperature drops at night, lowering the water solubility limit, and moisture drops out of the fuel.

Refresher on Use and Care of Hydraulic Breaker Attachments

Proper operating techniques and routine maintenance can enhance breaker performance and extend operating life.

When a breaker is sized properly to the carrier, energy transmits to the work surface to effectively break material.

Volvo EC20D Excavator is 10% More Fuel Efficient

Volvo Construction Equipment

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Construction App of the Week: Dual Rate Overhead Allocation Calculator

Use the Dual Rate Overhead calculator to help with project bidding, costing and allocating corporate overhead to multiple divisions

The calculator apposes banking information, regression analysis and yearly overhead budget among other factors to help contractors bid projects, cost existing projects and allocate corporate overhead to multiple operating divisions.

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