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In support of Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit that provides specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans at no cost to...

OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Employee Representation During OSHA Inspections

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a Letter of Interpretation (LOI) authorizing non-unionized employ...

Keeping an Eye on the WRDA

As the first quarter of the 113th Congress comes to a close, Congress has very little to show for it. So far, the actions in Congress can be...

Two Members Receive National Community Service Award

During NUCA’s Washington Summit, members gathered at the annual Awards Luncheon to celebrate some of the most outstanding accomplishments...

Dave Schmitt Construction Co.

When the call for volunteers to install playground equipment in the bedroom community of Fairfax, Iowa, went largely unanswered, the Parks C...

The Right Size

Over the past decade, there’s been a surge in the popularity of compact excavators. These small, but mighty machines deliver strong perfor...

The Big Three

In 1978, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) mandated the use of a trench protectio...

Beyond Compliance

Safe work is efficient work and efficient work is profitable work. Any contractor who’s been around the track a few times knows that these...

Compact Excavator Showcase

Dive into Product Offerings from Nine Different Manufacturers...

Down with Downtime

Even with easy-to-access maintenance features, a compact excavator that is running a large job or project will unfortunately often miss rout...

Keeping Utility Contractors Safe

When working below ground-level, safety is a top concern. Dirt doesn’t really have a conscious, and it won’t care if people are in a tre...

HCSS Unveils Time Card App for Smartphones

Thanks to a new app from HCSS, recording employee time cards just got easier. The construction software developer has added a mobile phone t...

Taking a Safe Approach

On the jobsite, safety is not a choice — it’s a priority. Adhering to proper safety procedures during a project helps to ensure that eve...

Groff Tractor & Equipment Buys Assets of Vernon E. Stup...

Groff Tractor & Equipment, an authorized full-line dealer of Case Construction Equipment, has purchased the assets of Vernon E. Stup Co. in...

McElroy Reports on Success of Certified McElroy Rental Program

McElroy, a leading manufacturer of pipe fusion equipment, is celebrating the success of the Certified McElroy Rental Program. Certified McEl...