It’s no secret that the last few years have been tough ones for the construction industry. With the unemployment rate still very high (it...
Over the past few years, the “perfect storm” of recession and market uncertainties has left many construction firm owners and executives...
“Generator control unit” is an ambiguous term that could mean a variety of things to an owner or operator of a mobile generator. It coul...
Securing reliable light sources to illuminate nighttime construction projects is imperative for utility contractors whose work requires them...
When considering how location intelligence technologies are deployed — systems such as GPS-based fleet management, routing, navigation and...
In 2011, the equipment rental industry outperformed the industries it serves, and expectations are that the momentum will continue as the be...
When it comes to construction, excavators are often one of the first machines to hit the jobsite. While compact excavators are commonly thou...
Over the past year, Bobcat has produced a number of excellent Advantage videos, which showcase Bobcat machines going head-to-head with the c...
The 811 Bike, a custom motorcycle built by Paul Jr. Designs to promote underground utility damage prevention, will be featured on the Feb. 2...
JCB has comprehensively upgraded its 1CX product — the smallest member of its world-leading backhoe loader family — with a new a...
TEI Rock Drills makes pretty cool attachments. The Montrose, Colo.-based company manufactures a fairly awesome MME260 rock drill a...
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today released its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for the fourth quarter of 2011. CBI de...
The proposed 50 percent reduction in funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) in the Obama Administration’s 2013 proposed...
Restraints on credit for home buyers and home builders alike continue to impede the housing and economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman ...