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Management
Estimate Master
Coon Creek Software
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Safety
Rule Changes Slam Brakes on Construction Truck Driver Hours
Changes in hours-of-service rules don’t address construction's major pain points but will require contractors to plan reset intervals carefully
Dump truck drivers typically spend more time driving, so they need to be aware of the new penalties for diving too many hours in a day.
Dirt Work
What's Your Best Bet to Get the Load Out
Wheel loader size and setup for efficient load out are a balancing act between production and versatility.
Poland Sand and Gravel demands versatilty and speed since its loaders have to perform several functions. They have found the 5- to 61/2-yd. machines best fit this application.
Safety
Safety Success During the Construction of the San Diego Central Library
Morley Construction Company ran three safety meetings a day to keep workers and their jobsite safe at the construction of the San Diego Central Library.
Work at heights, such as columns and the concrete gravity arch, necessitated fall protection like horizontal life lines and self-retracting life lines.
Management
TakeOff Plus
Contractors Software Group
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Management
Amendment Ensures Fair and Open Competition on Military Construction Projects
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Federal agencies cannot require contractors to sign anti-competitive and project labor agreements (PLAs) after the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations passed an amendment for the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill
Workforce
Do More To Get More Work
Construction Business Coaching
Improve customer relationships and gain a competitive edge with these 41 proactive ideas and tips
Improve your customer relationships to get more work.
Safety
Riwal CEO to Deliver Keynote Speech at Europlatform
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
Riwal CEO Norty Turner will deliver the keynote speech at the Europlatform access rental conference to be held on 20 September 2012 in Edinburgh, UK.
Riwal CEO Norty Turner will deliver the keynote speech at the Europlatform access rental conference to be held on 20 September 2012 in Edinburgh, UK.
Management
Federal Court Throws Out NLRB Ambush Election Union Rule
Union election rules in force before April 30 will be restored until the National Labor Relations Board takes further action
Technology
HCSS Launches Field Entry Mobile Apps
Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)
New mobile applications from HCSS allows contractors to collect field data using smartphones and tablets and integrate the data with HCSS's back-end databases
HCSS's new mobile applications work with iPhones, iPads and Android-based phones and tablets.
Management
Highway-Bill Congressional Conference Takes Off, AED Urges Swift Action
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)
Equipment distributors offer an easy way to tell conference committee members to move reauthorization forward before it expires June 30
Management
ABC Applauds Overturn of NLRB Ambush Elections Rule
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Associated Builders and Contractors applauds the District Court for overturning the National Labor Relations Board "ambush" elections rule
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