Dixie Contractor articles from July 2005

Dixie Contractor archives from July 2005

Making Tracks.(contracts and equipments of Sunbelt Asphalt Surfaces Inc.)
July 4, 2005... By Gini and Dan McKain That's the specialty of Sunbelt Asphalt Surfaces, and a recent project at Auburn University in Alabama is a good case in point. Asphalt paving projects come in all shapes and sizes. But few are as demanding as...

Editor's Report.(services of The Road Information Program )(Column)
July 4, 2005... By Steve Hudson Back when I was young, after I got my driver's license but before I got good sense, I had this really neat truck. It had sharp angular lines and a huge engine and seats that felt like upholstered pieces of rough-sawn...

ARTBA Foundation Hosts 10th Annual Young Executive Development Program.(American Road & Transportation Builders Association)(American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation)(Young Executive Development Program)
July 4, 2005... Staff More than two dozen "rising stars" in the U.S. transportation construction industry recently participated in the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation's (ARTBA-TDF) 10th annual...

Jobsite Safety.(product information of Safety Maker)(product introduction of Worldwide Vision Technologies )
July 4, 2005... Staff Insulated Tools Staff Klein Tools' line of insulated tools comply with NFPA-70E standards protecting against shock as well as IEC 60900 and ASTM F1505 standards for insulated tools. The National Fire Protection Association...

Workplace Safety & Injury Prevention.(safety and security measures of RSC Equipment Rental )
July 4, 2005... Staff Well-maintained rental equipment and training promotes customer safety. Chances are, if you were to ask any construction professional what his main job-related priority is, he'd respond that safety is number one. Obviously,...

Occupational Safety Needs More Visible Action.(Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways )
July 4, 2005... Staff Revised Guidelines Are Positive Step Toward Enhanced Safety. Last year's revised Section 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) is raising awareness of occupational safety issues and...

Roadway Work Zone Safety Is Our Business.(celebrations of National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse)
July 4, 2005... By Gerald L. Ullman, Ph.D., P.E., Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute Earlier this year, the transportation construction industry marked an important safety milestone: the seventh anniversary of the opening of the National...

Intertraffic North America Coming To Baltimore in September.(Amsterdam RAI )
July 4, 2005... Staff For the first time ever in the United States, purchasers of products, services and technology used in the infrastructure, traffic management and parking industries will be able to meet -- and conduct business with -- the world's...

Raising The Bar On Safety.
July 4, 2005... By Marvin Sasser The safety director for a large southeastern contractor shares his insights on the value and implementation of an effective safety program. As corporate safety director for Hardin Construction, I have the awesome...

After The Slide.(Phillips and Jordan )
July 18, 2005... By Steve Hudson When a decades-old fill on I-75 failed near Knoxville, Tenn., the Tennessee Department of Transportation and contractor Phillips & Jordan quickly went to work to fix the problem with new technology and old-fashioned hard...

Down At The Docks.(M.R. Bulk Stevedores)
July 18, 2005... By Steve Hudson M.R. Bulk Stevedores keeps a fleet of heavy equipment, including a number of large wheel loaders, busy handling bulk material at several Florida ports. Construction equipment turns up on all sorts of job sites. You...

Reed Construction Data Joins Forces With ConstructionJobs.com To Offer Industry Employment Service.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff Reed Construction Data has announced a new marketing alliance with ConstructionJobs.com, an online employment resource for the construction, design and building industries, to integrate their highly marketed job board and resume...

APAC-Southeast Purchases J.W. Conner & Sons.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Staff APAC-Southeast, Inc. has announced the purchase of the construction operations of J.W. Conner & Sons, Inc. Conner, a family-owned-and-operated company, has been in business for more than 70 years, with its primary business being...

PCEA And ASPE Present Golden Hammer Award To Hardin Construction President And COO Bill Pinto.(Professional Construction Estimators Association of America and the American Society of Professional Estimators)
July 18, 2005... Staff The Atlanta chapters of the Professional Construction Estimators Association of America (PCEA) and the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) jointly awarded Hardin Construction President and COO Bill Pinto the...