Volvo Construction Equipment, at a special media event, introduced three new products at Flagler Construction Equipment in Tampa. Flagler is the exclusive Volvo dealer in Florida.
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DeFazio Introduces Transportation Funding Bill
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced legislation that would save the Highway Trust Fund from insolvency.
Read MoreObama Signs Water Infrastructure Bill
President Obama signed HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, into law. The law streamlines the Army Corps infrastructure authorization process, authorizes new projects, deauthorizes old projects, and accelerates project delivery.
Read MoreCompany Touts Solar Roads
Forget everything you ever learned about road construction. A company called Solar Roadways Inc. is working to develop solar-powered roads. You heard that right.
Read MoreBuilder Confidence Rises Four Points in June
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose four points in June to reach a level of 49 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). It remains one point shy of the threshold for what is considered good building conditions.
Read MoreLehigh Hanson Recognized as a Top CIO Company
Lehigh Hanson Inc. was recognized by CIO magazine as one of the 2014 CIO 100 companies. The 27th annual award program honors organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology (IT).
Read MoreVolvo L250H Wheel Loader
The Volvo L250H wheel loader is a high production machine designed to deliver excellent productivity and profitability inapplications including quarry, mining and heavy infrastructure. Operators will experience short cycle times, high breakout force and excellent controllability with this heavy-duty machine. Specifically in North America, the wheel loader is perfectly matched to on-highway trucks, and the L250H will load a 25-ton…
Read MoreMSHA Issues Mine Fatality Data; Convenes Meeting
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a summary of U.S. mining deaths that occurred during the first quarter of 2014. From Jan. 1 to March 31, eight miners died in accidents in the U.S. mining industry. Three were killed in coal mining accidents and five in metal and nonmetal mining accidents. The previous quarter…
Read MoreOperators Must File Accident Reports of Contractors Under Their Control
By Ellen Smith The unambiguous language of accident reporting requirements of §50.20(a) impose an unconditional duty of operators to submit accident reports to MSHA when contractor employees are injured at the operator’s mine when those employees are under the control of the operator, according to a ruling of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read MorePrinciple Number Three: Compliance = Safety
This is the third in a series of six columns exploring traditional principles of safety. Previous parts were entitled: “Safety First” and “Safety is Just Common Sense.” – Ed.
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