The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) announced that it is holding its 31st Annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition. The show will be held at the HCEA’s National Construction Equipment Museum, 16623 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green, Ohio, from Friday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 15, and is open to the public.
Read MoreDay: August 12, 2019
Tracking Communication as a Performance Measure
The Industry’s Health and Safety Requirements Are Evolving and New Tools Are Needed. By Emily J. Haas and Joseph McGuire
Read MoreThis Is Not Your Father’s MSHA Safety Training
Reaching a Higher Level of Involvement in an Effort to Attain New Levels of Safety on the Job. By Joseph McGuire, Emily Haas and Chad Ferguson
Read MoreA Century of Meditations on Public Relations
Following Are 100 Observations That Quarry Operations Can Consider and Utilize. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreHumpty Dumpty and the Zombie Apocalypse
A Recent Supreme Court Decision Could Change The Way Courts (Including The Federal Mine Safety And Health Review Commission) Decide What Regulations Really Mean. By Mark Savit and Erik Dullea
Read MoreMSHA Report
Update from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed a major upgrade to its primary data system – the Mine Data Retrieval System (MDRS) – bringing increased functionality and more intuitive navigation to this widely used feature.
Read MoreReview of Road Conditions
The Nation Is Falling Behind When It Comes to the Condition of Our Roads. Between 2009 and 2017, the percentage of the roads nationwide in poor condition increased from 14 to 20%. The percentage of roads in “good condition” increased only slightly: from 36 to 38% over that eight-year period.
Read MoreEconomic Update
The Market Is Sending Mixed Signals at the Mid-Way Point in the 2019 Construction Season. Through the first five months of 2019, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were $295.0 billion, down 9% from the same period a year ago, according to according to Dodge Data & Analytics. On a 12-month moving total basis, total construction starts for the…
Read MoreEquipment Update
A Big-Picture Look at Issues in the Equipment Market. After two consecutive years of solid growth, equipment and software investment growth is likely to slow in 2019 to 3.9%, down from 4.5% in the second quarter, according to the third-quarter update to the 2019 Equipment Leasing & Finance “U.S. Economic Outlook” released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.
Read MorePublicly Traded Companies
The Aggregates Industry’s Publicly Traded Companies Reported First-Quarter Results.
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