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Pile Drivers Enhance Noise Control

August 20, 2023

In its largest construction project to date, the University of Rochester is utilizing unique construction equipment to implement its brand new emergency room and patient tower. Pile drivers allow crews to vibrate metal plates weighing thousands of pounds into the ground to create a strong foundation for the building. This will limit the finished patient care area...

Cummins' North American sales up in Q2 31%

August 20, 2023

Cummins recently announced its second quarter 2023 results, which included a 31% increase in North American sales. Revenues for the second quarter were $8.6 billion, an increase of 31% compared to the same quarter in 2022.Due to the addition of Meritor and strong demand from most global markets, North American sales increased 31%, and international revenues increased...

Nonresidential Construction Employment Grows 2.5% in July

August 20, 2023

The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in July, according to an analysis of data from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Year-over-year, the industry added 198,000 jobs, an increase of 2.51 TP3T. Nonresidential construction employment increased by a net 10,600 jobs,...

Alaska Highway project budget doubles

August 20, 2023

Estimates for the bypass project around Cooper Landing, Alaska, have more than doubled since 2018, leaving the state scrambling for additional funding, including possible grants through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The initial estimate was $350 million, but now the highway...

Non-food crops target biofuel demand

August 20, 2023

While soybeans and corn struggle to feed the world, scientists are exploring non-food crops as a source of the oil needed to make renewable fuels like biodiesel. According to the Wall Street Journal, CoverCress has developed an oilseed rape that contains more oil than soybeans. The company suggests using it during the off-season harvest...

ABC: Construction equipment prices continue to rise

August 20, 2023

According to Associated Builders and Contractors, construction input prices were unchanged in July compared to the previous month. Nonresidential construction input prices were down 0.11 TP3T for the month. Overall construction input prices were down 3.11 TP3T from a year ago, and nonresidential construction input prices were down 2.71 TP3T. The one exception was construction...

Cummins and Chevron expand low-carbon partnership

August 20, 2023

Cummins and Chevron U.S.A. announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to capitalize on complementary positioning in the hydrogen, natural gas and other low-carbon fuel value chains. The announcement expands the companies' previous strategic collaboration on hydrogen and renewable natural gas and is expected to cover other liquid renewable fuels, such as re...

Alta Q2 sales up on improved supply 15%

August 20, 2023

Alta Equipment Group reported second quarter total revenues of $468 million, an increase of 15.21 TP3T over the same period in 2022.New and used equipment sales for the quarter totaled $255 million, an increase of 171 TP3T over the second quarter of 2022.Product support revenues for the quarter increased by 19.11 TP3T, with the zero portion of the...

Nikola recalls 209 trucks after June fire

August 20, 2023

Nikola is recalling 209 8 Tre battery-electric trucks following a June investigation into fires in its battery packs. The company is also temporarily halting sales of new trucks. According to Nikola, a third-party investigation found coolant leaks within individual battery packs as the probable cause of the truck fires.On Aug. 10, the public...

New Deere plant to produce battery electric components in Kernersville

August 20, 2023

Deere will build a 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to expand production of Kreisel Electric products. The new plant will be located in Kernersville, N.C., where the company already manufactures excavators. John Deere acquired a majority stake in Kreisel in 2022, which...