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New Campaign Highlights Improving Worksite Efficiency

What happens when you leave a huge piece of construction equipment sitting idle? Well, sometimes it turns into a cow’s back scratcher....

July 26, 2019
Safety & Training HDD Circuit Training
Invest in Training for Better Employee Retention

The skilled labor shortage crisis facing the construction industry gets personal when one of your most valuable crew members leaves for anot...

July 26, 2019
Safety & Training NUCA’s 2015 William H. Feather Safety Award Winners
The Evolution of Personal Protective Equipment on Job Sites

Millions of workers wear hard hats every day on their job sites. But that critical piece of personal safety equipment would not exist today ...

July 25, 2019
Business workers using field log
The Case for Job Costing Construction Equipment

Software helps contractors establish accurate rates and track utilization for a true assessment of profitability How much money they make &n...

July 25, 2019
Business
ASCE to Grade Stormwater in 2021 Infrastructure Report Card

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), National Municipal Stormwater A...

July 24, 2019
Business pilot tube method in Mequon, Wisconsin
Easing Flooding in Wisconsin

City of Mequon Turns to Trenchless for Construction of New Relief Sewer In response to flooding issues that resulted in numerous basement ba...

July 24, 2019
Business
Sure Shot Holdings Acquires Four Utility Service Companies

Sure Shot Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Sure Shot Drilling, announced today the acquisition of four Colorado-based utility ...

July 23, 2019
Chairman’s Message United States Capitol Building
Speak Up During the August Recess

Summer’s here, and if my recent schedule is any indication, I’d expect many of you are quite busy. While this is certainly a bet...

July 23, 2019
NUCA NUCA 2019 Washington Summit
Advancing the Cause: NUCA Members Attend Annual Washington Summit

NUCA members from around the country descended on our nation’s capital May 21-23 to take part in the 2019 Washington Summit. Direct ad...

July 22, 2019
Equipment grade management solutions significantly improve productivity
Weighing the Options for Grade Management Technology

On a worksite, maximizing productivity during every phase of a job is key. This is especially critical during the site development process, ...

July 19, 2019
NUCA NUCA Workforce Committee
Recruiting and Developing Our Future Industry Workforce

  The NUCA Workforce Committee, under the direction of chairman Mark Scoccolo, co-owner of SCI Infrastructure LLC (SeaTac, Washington),...

July 19, 2019
Equipment Efficiency Production Trench Shield
Product Profiles: July/August

Engcon Tiltrotators Engcon is developing its own tilt sensor for the market’s most common excavator guidance systems. Engcon is a lead...

July 18, 2019
Business BigRentz risk management guide
Construction Risk Management Guide for 2019

BigRentz, an online construction rental marketplace, has released its Construction Risk Management Guide for 2019. Risk management is the pr...

July 18, 2019
Business
Trust Your Engineers to Choose the Right Project Materials

As a professional engineer, I have spent my career focused on infrastructure projects.  While this has given me a unique perspective on...

July 17, 2019
Business
GPS Tracking of Light/Medium Duty Fleets: Increasing Profitability through Driver...

For any company with a fleet of light or medium duty vehicles, from service contractors to vendors and those in the transportation industry,...

July 17, 2019