Join us in Quarzsite, Arizona, for desert camping. We will carpool to the Quartzsite RV Show (a FREE RV show) and have our traditional potluck and evening campfires. Camping is considered to be "dry," therefore there is NO CHARGE! A water service and a pump out service are available for a fee. Campers will need to bring generators to provide power.
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We are proud to be an official supporting organization for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011. CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 is your source for what’s new in construction and will be the meeting place for construction industry professionals. Make Las Vegas your destination for ideas and products that positively influence everything you do—from safety, to sustainability, to your bottom line.
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February 27 - March 2, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas

 

Machines made by digger firm JCB played their own small part in the Chilean mine workers’ rescue drama. A fleet of around 10 JCB products operate at the San Jose copper and gold mine in Chile's Atacama desert, where 33 miners were trapped more than 2,000 feet underground for 69 days when part of the pit collapsed on August 5th. In the minutes leading up to the successful rescue mission, a JCB 531-70 Loadall telescopic handler – made at the company’s World HQ in Rocester – arrived at the rescue shaft to deliver, on a set of forks, the capsule which brought the miners back to safety.
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A recent company press release stated that PS Furniture's Revolution® Portable Dance Floor is now available in a sophisticated black or white finish. The dance floor is lighter (45 lbs.) and thinner (0.6") than any competitive portable dance floor. A Revolution 4' x 4' panel covers 78% more surface area than traditional dance floor panels, making for dramatically easier and faster setup and removal. The Revolution's cam-lock fastening system eliminates the potential problem of panels separating while the dance floor is in use. With the addition of Black or White, Revolution is now available in four high-wear laminate finishes.
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Earlier in 2010, Bobcat unveiled the S850 skid-steer loader and the T870 compact track loader, both of which have been well-received by the media and have been featured extensively in many top publications. A Bobcat T870 compact track loader showcases the industry-leading lift height of Bobcat's newest and largest M-series loaders. The two largest loaders in Bobcat’s line up got a major over-haul in both performance and operator comfort.
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Ron DeFeo, Chairman and CEO of Terex Corporation, recently appeared on Fox News to discuss the need for a bipartisan effort to establish a long-term infrastructure plan and highway bill. Congress has been unable to enact legislation to reauthorize surface transportation programs since the previous law (SAFETEA-LU) expired on September 30, 2009. Click on "Learn More" to see the newscast.
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Kubota Tractor Corporation and Paladin Construction Group announced October 1 a strategic marketing alliance for the sale of performance-matched, allied-approved attachments for Kubota’s SVL compact track loader series. Selected Kubota Dealers now have the opportunity to offer Paladin-branded attachments, such as buckets, trenchers, sweepers, augers, dozer blades, power rakes and more, that are allied-approved for use with the Kubota SVL compact track loader series, to retail customers.
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Through its worldwide dealership network, the Ditch Witch® organization now offers optional GPS systems for tracking and managing both construction and non-construction equipment, according to a November 11th company press release. These state-of-the-art systems are web-based, with no software to install, so they are accessible from any computer, laptop or mobile device. Each GPS system can be configured for daily updates or for 5- or 10-second live tracking, the fastest updates in the industry.
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Deere & Company is introducing a new name – John Deere Financial – for its business unit that offers credit and other financial services. The change is being made to better represent the full breadth of products and services offered by the business. It had previously been known as John Deere Credit.
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Wacker Neuson breakers and floor saws are "tough on concrete, gentle on the operator," states a November 10 company press release. Wacker Neuson’s powerful EHB 7 and EHB 11 electric breakers are the perfect tools for breaking and drilling concrete thanks to their extremely powerful percussion rates, long lifespan and ease of use; and Wacker Neuson's floor saws are designed to channel maximum power from the engine to the concrete.
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An October 29 article on signonsandiego.com reported that an energy efficiency program funded through utility bills aims at saving power and money. More than two dozen small businesses in San Diego have benefitted from recent energy retrofits as contractors with San Diego Gas & Electric focus on an energy efficiency push.
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According to a Fresno Bee article, at a lunch conference on October 28, Federal Railroad administrator Joseph Szabo gave state officials a ceremonial $715 million check for California's high-speed rail program – funds that bring the total federal allocation for California's proposed 800-mile system to nearly $3 billion since last fall. However, federal officials have told the state that the grant must be used for construction either between Merced and Fresno or between Fresno and Bakersfield – or not at all.
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Joel Fox, of Fox & Hounds Daily, foxandhoundsdaily.com, is of the opinion that Governor-elect Jerry Brown’s goal of reforming and restructuring California will follow the path of tax reform, as did Brown’s two immediate predecessors, Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both of these governors called together state commissions to study restructuring the state tax system.
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The results of the campaign for state insurance commissioner might have high stakes for Californians, as a result of federal health care reform. "From a pocketbook perspective, the results of the insurance commissioner's race has more of an impact on the daily lives of Californians than any other race," said Doug Heller, director of Consumer Watchdog, a nonpartisan advocacy group in Santa Monica. "The insurance commissioner is often consumers' first and only line of defense against the insurance industry."
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Even as the number of people working in construction increased by 5,000 between September and October 2010, the industry’s unemployment rate rose to 17.3 percent, according to an analysis of federal employment figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Temporary government investments boosted commercial construction employment, offsetting further job losses in residential construction, association officials noted.
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For almost two years, home foreclosures have swept the nation, undermining efforts to restart the economy. But a bigger problem may turn out to be the millions of Americans who are still paying their mortgages on houses worth far less than before the real estate bubble burst. The problem is not that these homeowners will stop making their payments, but the opposite – that they will keep making them.
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Navistar International executives reported earlier this month that their company has built and shipped about 17,000 vehicles to U.S. and Canadian customers in the past quarter, more than 15,000 of them with EPA-compliant 2010 diesels. Officials also said that they have submitted certification for Navistar's upcoming MaxxForce 15, and plan to certify the MaxxForce 13 at 0.2 gram of nitrous oxide in the next few months, far ahead of when high volume production of this version would be required.
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California air regulators took steps in April of this year to delay the nation's toughest rules to slash emissions from diesel-powered construction equipment. The California Air Resources Board stated that they want to give companies more time to comply as harmful emissions have been significantly reduced because of construction in the state being down about 50 percent since the regulations were adopted three years ago.
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The Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation applies to all self-propelled off-road diesel vehicles over 25 horsepower used in California, except personal use vehicles, vehicles used solely for agriculture, vehicles that are awaiting sale (rental vehicles are not exempt), vehicles covered by the cargo-handling rule, or vehicles which can only be moved on rail.
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CARB's Off-Road Mobile Sources website pertains to off-road large spark-ignition (LSI) equipment greater than 25 horsepower, including farm, construction and industrial equipment, powered by gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other alternate fuels. To see the LSI page, click "Learn More."
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The ARB's Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection Program and Periodic Smoke Inspection Program were adopted into law in 1988 (Senate Bill 1997) and 1990 (Senate Bill 2330) to control excessive smoke emissions and tampering from heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses. The regulations – CCR Title 13, Sections 2180-2189 for HDVIP; and CCR Title 13, Sections 2190-2194 for PSIP – governing these programs were last amended in 2007.
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Driving Toward a Cleaner California (DTCC) is a coalition of owners-operators, farmers, construction contractors and other business and community leaders committed to working with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to craft a sensible truck and bus replacement rule that both cleans the air and keeps California's economy moving forward.
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