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May 2017 Print Issue

Software
How Jobsite Cameras Can Help Construction Companies

The world of construction is changing as companies struggle with recruiting skilled workers, the demands of investors and rising accident an...

May 26, 2017
Software Case
Economy Grade Systems for your Track Loader

The human eye is a magical thing, but when it comes to leveling dirt for an athletic field or a basement subgrade, eyeballing loses much of ...

May 25, 2017
Business Health Care
Even the Best Laid Plans

The results of the 2016 elections gave Republicans control of both chambers of Congress, the Executive Branch, and, as a result of the previ...

May 24, 2017
Equipment John Deere articulated dump truck
Articulated Dump Truck Showcase

Caterpillar NUCA GOLD PARTNER Offering a 45.2-ton rated payload capacity, the new Cat 745 articulated truck features a world-class cab desig...

May 22, 2017
Safety Management Hydrocodone pills
Opioid Drug Use in Construction

Construction work can be rough on the body and that often results in aches and pains. Like anyone else, when the pain gets to be too much wo...

May 19, 2017
Equipment
Articulated Dump Trucks Provide the Perfect Partner for Moving Materials

Some things just go together. Like spaghetti and meatballs, chocolate and peanut butter, an excavator and articulated dump truck (ADT). Now ...

May 18, 2017
Safety & Training NUCA’s Confined Space Training Program
Keep Crews Safe with Proper and Reputable Trench Safety Training...

Training is essential for anyone heading out on a busy jobsite. Just like workers are taught how to operate equipment, it’s just as im...

May 17, 2017
NUCA Ted Bragger
Long-Time NUCA Member and Past President, Ted Bragger, Passes Away...

NUCA is saddened to report the passing of its colleague and friend Ted Bragger, who passed away peacefully April 16, at the age of 92. Ted s...

May 15, 2017
NUCA
Get Set for NUCA’s National Trench Safety Stand Down, June...

NUCA is requesting all contractors, municipalities, military and others involved with trenching operations to hold a Trench Safety Stand Dow...

May 15, 2017
Software John Deere Simulator
Simulators Allow New Operators to Learn the Ropes Without Costly...

Putting rookie operators in the driver seats of heavy equipment is the last thing most contractors do. At risk are machines sometimes valued...

May 12, 2017
NUCA Bruce Wendorf, 2016 Ditchdigger of the Year
NUCA Honors Bruce Wendorf with 2016 Ditchdigger of the Year...

Upon being named NUCA’s Ditchdigger of the Year for 2016, Bruce Wendorf first had to share the news with his mom and dad. It’s a...

May 11, 2017
Safety & Training Certified trainers course
NUCA Adds 16 New CPT, CSE Instructors to Its Certified...

Congratulations to NUCA’s newly certified trainers, who recently completed NUCA’s two Instructor Training (also known as Train t...

May 10, 2017
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Leading and “Following”

A few years ago, I decided it was time to see what that little blue bird I saw everywhere was all about. So, with the help of my oldest daug...

May 8, 2017
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