On August 4 diesel fuel was $4.502 per gallon in the United States. In March 2001 it was $1.338 and a year ago it was $1.604. An aggregate operation whose profitability factors in diesel prices of less than $2 per gallon is hard hit by fuel prices that have nearly tripled in a year. Read More
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Blue Goose Construction is making their fleet of Extreme Reach excavators equipped with GPS computer grade systems available to contractors and clients on a rental basis. Read More
Richard Rhoads has transitioned to business unit leader for Moffatt & Nichols Walnut creek California office. Read More
The recently-released Second Announcement for the 3rd International Dredging Conference and Exhibition in Tianjin China includes details for registration and hotel bookings together with information on the congress program and site visits. Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and the co-located IFPE 2008 expositions set records in March for attendance exhibit space and number of exhibiting companies. Read More
On June 26 2008 Dredging Supply Company Inc. (DSC) signed a contract with the Port of New Orleans for a new 24-inch cutter suction dredge. Read More
Photos from the 2008 Conexpo/Con-Agg Convention Read More
In response to challenges of responding to spills in the environmentally sensitive regions of Alaska Elastec / American Marine has developed a vacuum system that can be towed by all terrain vehicles including most ATVs and utility vehicles. Read More
Maj. Gen. Van Winkle retired from the Corps in 2003 has been named to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board by President George W. Bush. Read More
Construction industry leaders are concerned that this vital industry is not attracting enough young people. With an average age in the 50’s they are wondering who will take over when… Read More